Paul Ka’ikena Pearsall, PhD
1942-2007

[ Dr. Pearsall was hospitalized for some tests, due to be discharged, became unresponsive and died of a spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage July 13, 2007. ]

Dr. Pearsall was one of the most requested speakers in the world, having given over 6000 keynote addresses to groups including IBM, AT&T, Sprint, Volvo Corporation, Prudential Financial, the American Academy of Surgeons, The Academy of Cardiologists, Cleveland Clinic’s Heart/Mind Institute, The 9th District Judges of the United States, the American Psychological Association, the Million Dollar Round Table, the 50 Governors of the United States, the United States Army War College, and at sunrise from the steps of the Acropolis for the Young Presidents Organization. Including Hawaiian, he spoke four languages and was often joined by his Hawaiian family to present edu-concerts illustrating the wisdom of ancient Hawaiian psychology and medicine as they relate to modern medical research in healthy balance between working and healthy family life.

Dr. Pearsall wrote 18 best-selling books, all of which have been translated to several languages and many of which were number one on the New York Times list. His most recent book came out in October, 2007, and is titled Awe: The Delights and Dangers of our 11th Emotion.

Dr. Pearsall received numerous awards for his research on the relationship between the brain, heart, and immune system and his ground-breaking research on heart transplant recipients receiving the memories of their donor led to the formation of the Cleveland Clinic’s new Heart/Mind program. His research on 500 of the most successful men and women in the world titled Toxic Success: How to Stop Striving and Start Thriving earned him the prestigious Trail Blazer in Medicine Award from the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine. He was selected by the Oxford Biographical Society as one of the 1000 most influential scientists of the 20th Century, and is listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Care. He was presented with the Book of the Year Award in medicine in London, England for his book Super Immunity: Master Your Emotions, Improve Your Health. He served on the editorial board for American Psychology On Line and regularly consults to CNN, Dateline, 20/20 and to Fortune Five Hundred Companies. He had appeared several times on the Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, and Good Morning America.

Dr. Pearsall was licensed clinical neuropsychologist, clinical professor at the University of Hawai`i, and on the Board of Directors of the Hawai`i State Consortium for Integrative Health Care. He was a member of the heart transplant study team at the University of Arizona School of Medicine and Senior Research Advisor for the Human Energy Systems Laboratory at the University of Arizona. He was a member of the Clinical Advisory Board of the Hawaiian Healing Program at the Waimanalo Health Center and on the Board of Directors of the Aw International Center for Health and Healing Education. He was president and CEO of Ho`ala Hou, a non-profit institute based in Hawaii dedicated to the study and application of ancient Hawaiian principles to healthy balance in living, loving and working.

Dr. Pearsall graduated from Wayne State University where he received the Phi Kappa Phi Award for academic excellence and from the University of Michigan where he received the Distinguished Scholar Award. He did his post-graduate studies at the Harvard and Albert Einstein Schools of Medicine. His former positions include professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, Director of Behavioral Medicine at Beaumont Hospital, Director of Professional Education at the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction and founder and Chief of the first positive psychology clinic in the world at Sinai Hospital where he received the American Psychiatric Association’s Rush Gold Medal for scientific and clinical excellence.

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EDUCATION

• University of Michigan, Graduated Distinguished Scholar, 1963
• Wayne State University, Masters Degree in Educational and Clinical Psychology with Honors, 1965
• Wayne State University, Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical and Educational Psychology, with Honors, 1968
  

POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION

• Indiana University, Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction
• Reproductive Biology Research Institute, St. Louis, Missouri
• Arizona School of Medicine
• Harvard School of Medicine
• Albert Einstein School of Medicine
• United States Army War College
  

POSITIONS HELD

• Clinical Professor, Department of Nursing, University of Hawaii at Manoa
• Clinical Advisory Board, Ai Kupele Integrated Behavioral Hawaiian Health and Healing Program, Waimanalo Health Center
• Board of Directors, Hawaii State Consortium for Integrative Health Care
• Senior Research Advisor, Human Energy Systems Laboratory, University of Arizona School of Medicine
• Heart Transplant Study Team, Departments of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Medicine, University of Arizona
• Advisory Board, Aw International Center for Health and Healing Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa
• President and CEO of Ho`ala Hou [To Reawaken], an international institute for the study and application of ancient Hawaiian principles to modern life
• Editorial Board, American Psychology Journal On Line
• Clinical Psychologist, Detroit Public Schools
• Professor, Department of Educational and Clinical Psychology, Wayne State University
• Clinical Neuropsychologist, Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sinai Hospital of Detroit
• Professor of Psychology, Henry Ford College
• Founder, Director, and Chief, Problems of Daily Living Psychiatric Clinic, Sinai Hospital of Detroit
• Director of Professional Education, Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Indiana University
• Co-Founder of Program for Reversal of Heart Disease, Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Beaumont Hospital
• Director of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Beaumont Hospital
• Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine
  

LICENSURE

• Fully licensed and board certified clinical neuropsychologist, License Number 000773

AWARDS

• Rush Gold Medal Award from the International Psychiatric Association
• Distinguished Scholar Award, University of Michigan
• Gold Key Award for Number One Ranking in Graduating Class, University of Michigan
• Phi Kapa Phi, University of Michigan
• 10 Teacher of the Year Awards, Henry Ford College
• Designated as one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century by Oxford University Biographical Society
• Book of the Year Award, London, England, for Super Immunity: Master Your Emotions and Improve Your Health
• One of the Leading Psychotherapists in the United States, 1990, Ladies Home Journal
• Scripps Clinic Trail Blazer Award for Contributions to Integrative Medicine, 2002
  

MEMBERSHIPS

• American Psychological Association
• Michigan Psychological Association
• Institute of Noetic Sciences
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Ka Ha Naupaka
• Kuhai Halau O Kawaikapuokalani Pa `Olapa Kahiko

PUBLICATIONS/BOOKS

• 'Over 200 professional journal and lay articles
• 48 research presentations published in medical and scientific meeting proceedings
• Author of the following books.

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• Awe: The Delights and Dangers of Our Eleventh Emotion - Read a testimonial here.
• The Beethoven Factor: The New Positive Psychology of "Hardiness, Happiness, Healing, and Hope
• The Last Self-help Book You'll Ever Need: Repress Your Anger, Think Negatively, Be a Good Blamer, and Throttle Your Inner Child
• The Secret to Invincibility - CD series
• Sex Education for the Heath Care Professional
• Super Immunity: Master Your Emotions and Improve Your Health
• Super Marital Sex: Loving for Life
• Super Joy: Learning to Celebrate Everyday Life
• The Power of the Family: Strength, Comfort, Healing
• Making Miracles: Finding Meaning In Life's Chaos
• Ten Laws of Lasting Love
• A Healing Intimacy: The Power of Loving Connections
• The Pleasure Prescription: To Love, To Work, To Play, Life in the Balance
• Write Your Own Pleasure Prescription: 60 Ways to Create Balance and Joy in Your Life
• The Heart's Code: Tapping the Wisdom and Power of Our Heart Energy
• Partners in Pleasure: Sharing Success, Creating Joy, Fulfilling Dreams…Together
• Miracle in Maui: Letting Miracles Happen in Your Life
• Toxic Success: How to Stop Striving and Start Thriving

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