Eugene M. DeRobertis holds a B.A. in philosophy from St. Peter's College and a Ph.D. in psychology from Duquesne University. He has been a college professor since 1996. Prior to committing himself to teaching full-time, Dr. DeRobertis worked as a developmentally oriented psychotherapist and addictions counselor. His most recent academic authorship focuses on applying existential-phenomenological humanism to the study of child development. Dr. DeRobertis was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on September 2, 1970. He spent his formative years learning working class values in suburban New Jersey. As a