Rate My Professor Anthony Isacco

Anthony Isacco, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who served as Professor (Full) in Counseling Psychology within the Graduate Psychology Programs at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for sixteen years. He progressed from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor and served as Director of Training for the PsyD Program. Isacco taught courses such as research methods, statistics, and foundational psychology classes. He is affiliated with Chatham University's Women's Institute as a scholar and teacher focused on gender research and pedagogical practice. He founded the Psychology of Gender research team. His educational background includes a PhD in Counseling Psychology from Loyola University Chicago, an MA from Boston College, and a BA from Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Isacco's academic interests and research specializations include religious and spiritual factors in men’s health, psychological health of clergy applicants, and psychology of fatherhood. His clinical practice focuses on the psychological assessment of Catholic deacons, seminarians, and women religious. He co-authored the books All In: Breaking Barriers to Discerning the Priesthood (2018, Lambing Press) and Religion, Spirituality, & Masculinity: New Insights for Counselors (2019, Routledge Publishing). Key publications include "An Examination of Fathers' Mental Health Help Seeking" (2016, American Journal of Men's Health), "How Religious Beliefs and Practices Influence the Psychological Health of Catholic Priests" (2016, American Journal of Men's Health), "It's Not Like Undergrad: A Qualitative Study of Male Graduate Students at an All-Women's College" (2015, Training and Education in Professional Psychology), "The Impact of COVID-19 on Self-Compassion, Compassion, Psychological Well-being, and Ministry among U.S. Catholic Priests" (2022), and "Psychological Evaluations of Clergy Applicants in the Catholic Church: Answering Frequently Asked Questions" (2022). His work is cited 1,984 times on Google Scholar and 1,250 times on ResearchGate, contributing to advancements in men's mental health, masculinity studies, and faith-integrated clinical psychology. Isacco is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Catholic Psychotherapy Association.