Hal Arkowitz, PhD, is Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Arizona. His main research interests are in understanding how people change and why they don’t. Dr. Arkowitz has published widely in the areas of psychotherapy and motivational interviewing (MI).?He is a co-columnist for Scientific American Mind and a past editor of the Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. Dr. Arkowitz maintains an active clinical practice.
William R. Miller, PhD, is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico. He introduced the concept of MI as a clinical method in a 1983 article. With over 50 published books and 400 articles and chapters, he is listed by the Institute for Scientific Information as one of the world’s most highly cited scientists. With Stephen Rollnick, Dr. Miller is coauthor of the classic work Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change, now in its third edition.
Stephen Rollnick, PhD, is Honorary Distinguished Professor at the Cochrane Institute of Primary Care and Public Health at Cardiff University, United Kingdom. A clinical psychologist with many years of experience and a codeveloper of MI, as well as a cofounder of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, Dr. Rollnick provides consultancy and training on the subjects of motivation, change, and MI. His research and guidelines for good practice have been widely published, and his work on implementation continues, with a current focus on children with HIV/AIDS in Africa, pregnant teens in deprived communities, and MI for teachers and sports coaches.
