Jonathan Kellerman (born August 9, 1949) is an American psychologist and author of suspense novels. His writings on psychology (and specifically psychopathology) include Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children. Most of his stories take place in a clinical setting, and feature the popular character of Alex Delaware, a child psychologist. He has also written several essays and children's books.
Kellerman was born in New York City and grew up ...
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Jonathan Kellerman (born August 9, 1949) is an American psychologist and author of suspense novels. His writings on psychology (and specifically psychopathology) include Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children. Most of his stories take place in a clinical setting, and feature the popular character of Alex Delaware, a child psychologist. He has also written several essays and children's books.
Kellerman was born in New York City and grew up in Los Angeles. He received a B.A. in Psychology at UCLA and a Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Southern California, where he is currently Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine.
His internship and post-doctoral fellowship were at the Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles/USC School of Medicine, where he became founding director of the Psychosocial Program, Division of Hematology-Oncology.
Kellerman lives in Los Angeles with his wife Faye Kellerman, herself a well-known mystery writer. Both of them practice...
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