Department of Psychology

About Dr. Pomerantz

Andrew M. Pomerantz received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from St. Louis University in 1996. His graduate training included a year-long APA-approved predoctoral internship at Indiana University School of Medicine. He is currently Professor and Program Director of the Clinical Adult Psychology Graduate Program at SIUE. He has taught graduate courses in individual, group, and family psychotherapy and in ethics in psychology, as well as undergraduate courses in clinical psychology, psychopathology, personality, and introductory psychology. His research interests include psychotherapy and ethical/professional issues in clinical psychology. He is the author of the textbook Clinical Psychology: Science, Practice, and Culture.  His work has been published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, the Teaching of Psychology, Ethics & Behavior, the Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, and has been presented at conferences of the American, Midwestern, and Missouri Psychological Associations.

Mentoring Expertise

Dr. Pomerantz is available to assist students interested in mental health careers such as clinical psychology.

Representative Publications

• Pomerantz, A. M.  (2011).  Clinical Psychology: Science, Practice, and Culture (2^nd ed.).  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage. 
• Pomerantz, A. M.  (in press).  Informed consent to psychotherapy (Empowered collaboration).  In S. J. Knapp (Ed.), Handbook of Ethics in Psychology.  Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
• Pomerantz, A. M.  (2008).  Clinical Psychology: Science, Practice, and Culture.  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage.
• Pomerantz, A. M.  (2008).  Increasingly informed consent: Discussing distinct aspects of psychotherapy at different points in time.  In D. N. Bersoff (Ed.), Ethical Conflicts in Psychology (4^th ed.), pp. 339-341.  Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association. 
• Pomerantz, A. M.  (2008).  Informed consent.  In F. T. L. Leong (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Counseling, pp. 645-647.  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage. 
• Williams, B. E., Pomerantz, A. M., Pettibone, J. C., & Segrist, D. J. (2010).  How impaired is too impaired?  Ratings of psychologist impairment by psychologists in independent practice.  Ethics & Behavior, 20, 149-160.
• Gregory, C., Pomerantz, A. M., Pettibone, J. C., & Segrist, D. J.  (2008).  The effects of psychologists’ disclosure of personal religious background on prospective clients.  Mental Health, Religion, & Culture, 11, 369-373.
• Lowe, J., Pomerantz, A. M., & Pettibone, J. C.  (2007).  The influence of payment method on psychologists’ diagnostic decisions: Expanding the range of presenting problems.  Ethics & Behavior, 17, 83-93.
• Pawlow, L., Pomerantz, A., & Sullivan, B. (2007). Protecting undergraduate volunteers: Balancing confidentiality with the duty to protect and/or warn.  Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 1, 147-152.
• Pomerantz, A. M. & Segrist, D. J. (2006).  The influence of payment method on psychologists’ diagnostic decisions regarding minimally impaired clients.  Ethics & Behavior, 16, 253-263. 
• Pomerantz, A. M.  (2005).  Increasingly informed consent:  Discussing distinct aspects of psychotherapy at different points in time.  Ethics & Behavior, 15, 351-360.
• Pomerantz, A. M. & Pettibone, J. C.  (2005).  The influence of client characteristics on psychologists’ ethical beliefs:  An empirical investigation.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61, 517-528. 
• Kielbasa, A. M., Pomerantz, A. M., Krohn, E. J., & Sullivan, B. F.  (2004).  How does clients’ method of payment influence psychologists’ diagnostic decisions?  Ethics & Behavior, 14, 187-195.
• Pomerantz, A. M. & Handelsman, M. M.  (2004).  Informed consent revisited: An updated written question format.  Professional Psychology:  Research and Practice, 35, 201-205.
• Pomerantz, A. M. & Grice, J. W.  (2001).  Ethical beliefs of mental health professionals and undergraduates regarding therapist practices.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 57, 737-748.
• Tubbs, P. & Pomerantz, A. M. (2001).  Ethical behaviors of psychologists:  Changes since 1987.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 57, 395-399.
• Pomerantz, A. M.  (2000).  Could peer review inadvertently lead to “educational malpractice?”  Teaching of Psychology, 27, 137-140.