Sayyed Mohsen Fatemi, Ph.D, University of Columbia, 2003, Adjunct Faculty, BGSP

Contact information
smfatemi@hotmail.com

Background
Dr. Sayyed Mohsen Fatemi is a post doctoral fellow and a teaching fellow in the department of psychology at Harvard University and works in areas of social and cross cultural psychology. He holds doctorates in psychology and in language education and is a frequently published author and poet with numerous conference presentations.

He teaches in the department of psychology at Harvard University and Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis. Dr. Fatemi also teaches both graduate and undergraduate programs for the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Fatemi’s present areas of research focus on the psychological implications of mindfulness for negotiations, media, cultural understanding and communication, creativity and leadership, persuasive and influencing skills, clinical and counseling psychology.

He has taught courses on  language and psychology of negotiations, psychology of mass media, health psychology, social psychology, social issues in education, research methods in education, philosophy of education, social  foundations of education, existential psychology, psychology of propaganda, educational and counseling psychology, developmental psychology, political psychology, qualitative and quantitative methods of research, communication and language, hermeneutics, psychoanalysis, semiotics and culture, discourse and creativity, mindfulness and creativity, narrative inquiry, film analysis, critical thinking models and methods, application of learning theories in instruction, etc.  for the University of British Columbia, Harvard University, Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis, Athabasca University, Western Washington University, Upper Iowa University, New York Institute of Technology, University of Phoenix, Antioch University of Seattle, City University of Seattle, University of Tehran, Iran's University of Science and Technology and Meritus University.

Dr. Fatemi has been the keynote speaker of a number of International Conferences including the World Council for Psychotherapy, the seventh International Conference on Management, the first International Conference on e-Learning, the first national congress on psychodynamics and the first international conference on psychology, religion and culture. Dr. Fatemi will also be the keynote speaker of the 5th International and 10th National Congress of Clinical Psychology in Spain in 2012.

He has also conducted a wide variety of seminars and workshops on negotiation skills, intercultural skills, emotional intelligence, communication skills, presentation skills, creative thinking and creative writing, motivation and performance enhancement, language awareness and self-actualization, influencing skills, team building and effective leadership across North America and overseas. 

His new book “how we speak shapes how we learn, a linguistic and psychological theory of education” presents a new psychological theory on the relationship between mindfulness and creativity.

His latest interview on mindfulness can be found at http://www.thenewhumanism.org/ OR
http://www.thenewhumanism.org/authors/rick-heller/articles/mindful-learning

Current classes taught:
PC 779: Cultural Semiotics

Fatemi, S.M. (In press). Questioning the unquestionability of the perspective of the observer in psychology.
Fatemi, S.M. (In press). Exemplifying a shift of paradigm in humanities and social sciences. Wiley and Sons.
Fatemi, S.M. (In press). Islam, modernity and intercultural humanism.
Fatemi, S.M. (2010). Deconstructing global education. London Academy of Iranian Studies, Islamic Perspective Journal. Retrieved November 4, from http://iranianstudies.org/journals/islamic-perspective-journal-number-4-2010/
Fatemi, S.M. (2009). How We Speak Shapes How We Learn: a Linguistic and Psychological Theory of Education (book). Edwin Mellen Press. New York
Fatemi, S.M. (2008). Questioning the mastery of signs/celebrating the mystery of symbols. Educational Insights. Retrieved November 15, from http://www.ccfi.educ.ubc.ca/publication/insights/v12n01/articles/fatemi/index.html
Fatemi, S.M. (2008). In search of narratives, a tour to the flea market of signification. Integral Review. Retrieved December 3, from http://integral-review.org.
Fatemi, S.M. (2008). Dissonant discourses, creative language, mindful expressiveness and their implications for language education. (book)VDM Verlag Publication: Saarbrucken, Germany
Fatemi, S.M. (2008). From signs to symbols. Research and Practice in Social Sciences. Retrieved September 5, 2008, from http://www.researchandpractice.com/current.php
Fatemi, S.M. (2008). Personality analysis in organizations. (book) Sargol publication. Tehran, Iran.
Fatemi, S.M. (2007). Rade paye Lacan dar film [The implications of Lacanian psychoanalysis for films]. Special Issue on Psychoanalytic Criticism of Arts. Pazhouhesh nameh-e Farhangestan-e Honar, 4, 120-135.
Fatemi, S.M. (2007). In Search of a Model: Reading as Swimming. Inkshed,Newsletter of the Canadian Association for the Study of Language and Learning. Retrieved June 6, 2007, from http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/nlett607/index.htm
Fatemi, S.M. (2006). Passionate Winking; Avenues of Mysticism. Integral Review, 2. Retrieved June, 7, 2006, from integral-review.org
Fatemi, S.M. (2006). Emotional intelligence. (book) Sargol publication. Tehran, Iran.
Fatemi, S.M. (2005). Participatory Hermeneutics Research and language. Tehran: Tehran University and the Center for the Research on Social Studies and Humanities.
Fatemi, S.M. (2004). Fighting for 'Otherwise'. (Mindfulness, Creativity and Language Education) http://LearningConference.Publisher-Site.com (Australia-UK).
Fatemi, S.M. (2004). Creational Capabilities of Language (Language Implications for Our Narratives-Reflections for Rural Human Service Workers. In B. Cheers, R. Clews, A.M. Powers & L. Carawan(Eds.),Beyond Geographical and Disciplinary Boundaries. University of South Australia and St. Thomas University.
Fatemi, S.M. (2004). Deconstructing language education. Academic Exchange Extra Retrieved May 1, 2004 http://asstudents.unco.edu/students/AE-Extra/2004/5/index.html
Fatemi, S.M. (2003). Creative language and language creativity and its implications for language education. Inkshed, Newsletter of the Canadian Association for the Study of Language and Learning, Retrieved December 20, 2003, from http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/dec03.htm
Fatemi, S.M. (2002). The recount of a dream. Academic Exchange Quarterly Retrieved January 15, 2003, from http://asccsa.unco.edu/students/AE-Extra/. 2002/9/index.html
Fatemi, S.M. (2002). A jaywalker just yelled. Academic Exchange Quarterly. Retrieved January 15, 2003, from http://asccsa.unco.edu/students/AE-Extra/. 2002/9/index.html
Fatemi, S.M. (2001). The philosophical catch cold. English Quarterly.33(3&4), 63.
Fatemi, S.M. (2001). The narrative of We and I. We and I took a shower of hermeneutics last night. English Quarterly. 33 (1&2), 68.
Fatemi, S.M. (2001). The pragmatics of you. English Quarterly. 33 (1& 2), 69.
Fatemi, S.M. (2000) Authorial recognition. Educational Insights, 6 (1).Retrieved January 15, 2003, http://www.csci.educ.ubc.ca/publication/insights/online/v06n01/index.html
Fatemi, S.M. (2000) Gourmet restaurant. Educational Insights, 6 (1).Retrieved January 15, 2003, http://www.csci.educ.ubc.ca/publication/insights/online/v06n01/index.html
Fatemi, S.M. (1995) Political psychology and circumscribed society. (book)Minerva: London
Fatemi, S.M. (1995). Street talk. (book)Farhang Moaser, Tehran: Iran.
Beardsley, M. & Haley P. (1995). The history and problems of aesthetics ( S.M. Fatemi, Trans.). (book) Center for Religious Studies and Arts, Tehran: Iran (Original work published 1967).
Kierkegaard.S. (1995). Fear and trembling (S.M. Fatemi, Trans.). (book)Center for Religious Studies and Arts, Tehran: Iran (Original work published 1985).
S.M. Fatemi (1995). Political psychology. Fararavan, (book)Tehran: Iran
S.M. Fatemi (1990). Language and symbolism. (book)Enghellab publication, Tehran: Iran
S.M. Fatemi (1990) Personality and family. (book)Enghellab publication, Tehran: Iran