Morrison, James K.

WESTERLO — James K. Morrison died on his 51st wedding anniversary on Saturday, June 12, 2021, while his beloved wife was holding his hand. He was 83.

A well-known clinical psychologist in the Capital District, he was also well-respected internationally. The author of over 100 articles in professional journals, he regularly received postcards (with interesting stamps!) from graduate students around the world requesting copies of his doctoral dissertation in pre-internet days. For many years, he was a featured speaker and panelist presenting research papers at the American Psychological Association’s annual Convention held in various cities. In 1979, he edited "A Consumer Approach to Community Psychology," a book analyzing this approach in the Capital District, with numerous contributors from the Capital District Psychiatric Center, the University at Albany, Siena College, the Veteran’s Administration Hospital, and Albany Medical College. He also authored chapters in 15 books authored by other professionals.

Dr. Morrison was born on January 5, 1938, in Plattsburgh, N.Y., to T. Harry Morrison and Emma Goodhart Morrison. He received his B.A. from St. Bonaventure University in 1959. From 1959-1963, he studied in Europe, receiving his S.J.B. and S.T.L. from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. His European educational and traveling experiences made him fluent in Italian and German, with reading fluency in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. He could get around nicely in Spanish and