The Making of Psychohistory: Origins, Controversies, and Pioneering Contributors by Dr. Paul H. Elovitz, PhD (2018) – follow the link to order from the publisher (ISBN # 978-1-138-58749-6, use FLR40 code to get a 20% discount).
Read Excerpts from Ch. 1 and Ch. 2 and Table of Contents from The Making of Psychohistory.
William McKinley Runyan
William McKinley Runyan, PhD, has been at UC Berkeley since 1979, where he has served as Professor in the School of Social Welfare and Research Psychologist at the Institute of Personality and Social Research. He received Emeritus status in 2010 and became Professor of the Graduate School. His books include Life Histories and Psychobiography: Explorations in Theory and Method (1982), Psychology and Historical Interpretation (1988), and he co-edited A History of Psychology in Autobiography (Vol. 9, 2007) with Gardner Lindzey. A set of his writing is available on his website, williamrunyan.com. He may be contacted at .
Articles (5)
- Elovitz, P. H., & Runyan, W. M. (2025). Introduction to psychobiographies pt IV. Clio’s Psyche, 32(3), 315-316. https://doi.org/10.70763/a860a7886d7c7e2a8d3eaac96f76dc0d
- Elovitz, P. H., & Runyan, W. M. “Mac”. (2025). Introduction. Clio’s Psyche, 32(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.70763/d72a7ed33514158ae5e68ed6d80177b9
- Elovitz, P. H., Ponterotto, J. G., & Runyan, W. M. (2024). Psychobiographies and the autobiographies of psychobiographers-Special Issue, Part I: Introduction. Clio’s Psyche, 31(2), 135-137. https://doi.org/10.70763/b27d5296bede63b1493a5d321d4e8092
- Anderson, J. W., & Runyan, W. M. (2021). Who first wrote about the methodology of psychobiography: Runyan or Anderson? Clio’s Psyche, 27(3), 363-372. https://doi.org/10.70763/70c445ee64b1ed0583367a12a79a9ef2
- Elms, A. C., Runyan, W. M., & Anderson, J. W. (2014). Encountering psychobiography and Erik Erikson: Three personal perspectives [Interview]. Clio’s Psyche, 20(4), 480-489. https://doi.org/10.70763/f0f6cc51dacebe556699ccb45e2d43a8
Interview with Paul H. Elovitz, PhD, the Author of The Making of Psychohistory (conducted by Ken Fuchsman, EdD, week of July 2, 2018) – View it here https://youtu.be/noYaOoC3Lig