Gershen Kaufman, PhD, was educated at Columbia University and received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Rochester. Professor in the Counseling Center and Psychology Department at Michigan State University, he is the author of "Shame: The Power of Caring" (1992). He is the coauthor, with Lev Raphael, of "Dynamics of Power: Fighting Shame and Building Self-Esteem" (1991) and "Coming Out of Shame" (1996).