Steinberg, Jill A.
Date Updated
12-12-2021
Department
Counseling and Psychological Services; Psychology; Undergraduate Studies
Academic Rank
Emeritus Professor
Year Retired from SJSU
2007
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Creator of MyRetirementWorks.com (MRW), an online site created to help make the retirement experience successful and purposeful and keep you “connected.”
Educational Background
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Clinical Psychology, 1978 PhD.
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, Psychology, 1972 A.B
Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Graduated with Honors/Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa
City College of London, semester abroad, 1970
Colorado State University Counseling Center APA Internship, Fort Collins, 1976-77
Honors: University Fellowship, Research Grant from the Office of Women’s Studies
Dissertation Title
Climbing the ladder of success--in highheels: backgrounds of professional women
Teaching Experience
Psychology Department, San Jose State University, 1978-2008
Administrative and Professional Experience
Founder and Director of The Peer Mentor Program, San Jose State University 2000-2009
Fellow, Salzburg Seminar, Salzburg, Austria, 2006
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Private practice, Santa Cruz, CA, 1981-2004
Clinical Psychologist, Counseling Services, San Jose State University, 1978-2000
Affiliate Scholar, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 1979-1982
Selected Publications
Steinberg, Jill. (2021). Successful retirement: From retiring to rewiring. In Aimee Drolet & Carolyn Yoon (Eds.), The Aging Consumer: Perspectives from Psychology and Marketing (2nd ed., pp. 143-163). NY: Routledge.
Steinberg, J. A. (1986). Clinical interventions with women experiencing the impostor phenomenon. Women & Therapy, 5(4), 19–26. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J015V05N04_04
Steinberg, Jill A. (1984). Climbing the ladder of success in highheels: Backgrounds of professional women. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Research Press.Files
Personal Commentary
Jill Steinberg is an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at San Jose State University, licensed clinical psychologist, Salzburg Fellow, author, and founder of MyRetirementWorks.com Her research and publications focus on "achieving success." Since retiring, Dr. Steinberg has been teaching classes and presenting her research on successful retirement to universities, Google, and other professional organizations, and enjoying ocean kayaking with her retirement dog Herbie.