Guy J. Manaster, Ph. D., graduated from Columbia University and received a Doctorate from the Committee on Human Development at the University of Chicago. He also held a certificate in psychotherapy from the Adler Institute of Chicago and practiced as a psychotherapist in Austin, successfully counseling teenagers.
He served as Professor of Educational Psychology and the Charles H. Spence Professor of Education at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was for many years Graduate Advisor and later Chairman of the Department.
Guy published books and numerous papers on developmental and social psychology, adolescence, cross-national studies, and rural education.
His involvement in Adlerian psychology was evidenced by his publications, including Individual Psychology: Theory and Practice, written with Ray Corsini, and nineteen years editing the Journal of Individual Psychology. He served on the board and as President of the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology and the International Association of Individual Psychology.
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Tim Hartshorne contributed to this biographical essay.