The Bowen Center Faculty

Michael E. Kerr, MD

Dr. Kerr is the co-author with Murray Bowen of Family Evaluation: An Approach Based on Bowen Theory which
was published by W.W. Norton & Company in 1988. He
has also written many articles and book chapters related to Bowen theory and its applications. He is the editor of Family Systems: A Journal of Natural Systems Thinking in Psychiatry and the Sciences published by the Georgetown Family Center.

Dr. Kerr’s primary research interests have been the relationship of Bowen theory to evolutionary theory, the relationship of physical, emotional, and social symptoms to family emotional process, and the process of differentiation in clinical work. At an Annual Family Symposium, he proposed a new concept in Bowen theory called, "the unidisease." He is developing an article on the unidisease concept for publication.

He speaks frequently around the country at medical schools, universities, meetings of national organizations, and regional conferences on these and other topics related to Bowen theory.

He has produced a videotape lecture series on Bowen family systems theory and its applications, a lecture tape entitled, “Why Do Siblings Turn Out So Differently?” and a lecture tape called, “Towards A Systems Concept of Supernatural Phenomena: A Status Report.”

Contact Information: mekerr@thebowencenter.org