Thomas G. Plante

Thomas G. Plante, PhD, ABPP, is professor of psychology, director of the Center for Professional Development at Santa Clara University. He is also adjunct clinical associate professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and consulting associate professor in the Stanford University School of Education. Dr. Plante is a licensed psychologist with a private practice in Menlo Park, CA. For more than a decade, he has taught classes in ethics at Santa Clara and Stanford universities and conducted workshops in ethics for psychologists. He is the author of numerous books and professional articles. He conducts research concerning religious faith and health outcomes, the psychological benefits of exercise, and psychological issues among Catholic clergy. Plante has appeared and been featured on CNN, PBS’s News Hour with Jim Lehrer, National Public Radio, and local television news shows as well as in national magazines and newspapers including Time, US News and World Report, USA Today, and Newsweek.