Gregory Sims, Ph.D.

Gregory Sims has been awarded academic appointments in numerous colleges and universities including: the University of California, Berkeley, Yale University, Temple University, The University of Nevada, Reno, and Santa Clara University. He is a psychologist, receiving his Ph.D. from Stanford University. In addition, he has been involved in many academic fields of interest and study, He was for three years a Visiting Scholar in Anthropology at Stanford University. His current clinical facility appointment is in Adolescent and Child Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine Dr. Sims has an enduring interest in rekindling inspiration in and through education. For two years he was a co-chairperson of the Mendocino County California Congressional Education Committee. He also has been active in the field of peace psychology. He is one of the co-founders of the Division of Peace Psychology within the American Psychology Association. He was instrumental in the founding of a Northern California Chapter of Psychologists for Social Responsibility.

Dr. Sims is currently clinical director of the Unicorn Youth Services, in Philo, California. He serves as a commissioner of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in his home county of Mendocino. He has lectured widely and for the past several years made several presentations before the American Academy of Pain Management on numerous aspects of the intersection between spirituality, psychology, medicine, contemplation and meditation. He is moderator for a thread on spirituality and pain management on www.painmanage.org. He also has a radio program on KZYX-Z public radio entitled "Contemplative Mediatations". He is married to Clarrisa Schaeffer and they have a blended family of five children and six grandchildren.