In this wide-ranging conversation, Marc Applebaum and Scott Churchill explore one of the most contested questions in phenomenological psychology and qualitative research: the supposed divide between “descriptive” and “interpretive” phenomenology. Drawing on the work of Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, Amedeo Giorgi, Max van Manen and others, they challenge the common assumption that description and interpretation

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In this opening conversation, Marc Applebaum and Scott Churchill introduce the philosophical and psychological foundations of existential phenomenological research, centered on Churchill’s book Essentials of Existential Phenomenological Research. The discussion explores how phenomenology emerged within psychology through the influence of thinkers such as Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Viktor Frankl, Rollo May, Sartre, and Dilthey, while also

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First Phenolab Summer School–Applying Phenomenology: How, Why, and When?  When: June 3-7, 2024 Venue: Palazzo Trinci in Foligno (PG),  Umbria For any query or information please contact phenolab2019@gmail.com Keynote Speakers: • Prof. Dr. Scott Churchill, Full Professor of Psychology, University of Dallas, USA • Prof. Dr. Magnus Englander, Associate Professor of Health & Society, Malmö University, Sweden •

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Here I’m in dialogue with Davood Gozli on his podcast—he is a professor of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and theoretical psychology who teaches in Macau, China. His book “Experimental Psychology and Human Agency” was published by Springer in 2019. We had a wide-ranging conversation about phenomenological psychology and philosophy, how the tradition has informed my teaching

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Dr. Scott Churchill joined Dr. Ferrarello and myself to present a two-day seminar on Empathy, Phenomenology and Hermeneutics at Saybrook in August 2014. Dr. Churchill is Professor of Psychology at the University of Dallas, and Editor-in-Chief of The Humanistic Psychologist. We wanted to share a selection of his articles and a link to an interview with him

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