J. Christopher Fowler, PhD
Executive Clinical DirectorDr. Fowler completed a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Tennessee. After an internship year at Harvard’s Cambridge Hospital, and a 4-year post-doctoral fellowship in clinical psychology at the Austen Riggs Center, he advanced to clinical leadership positions serving as Director of Clinical Research, and Clinical Team Leader. During a 16-year tenure at Austen Riggs he learned the critical role families play in the recovery process. In 2011, he and his family moved to Houston where he served as Associate Director of Research and Director of Psychology at the Menninger Clinic. In 2018, he joined Houston Methodist Behavioral Health as Director of Professional Wellness. Dr. Fowler currently holds academic appointments as Professor of Psychology at Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Baylor College of Medicine. He has over 140 publications in the areas of personality disorders, suicide, neuroimaging, and treatment outcome, and is an internationally recognized personality researcher. He is the past editor of The Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, and currently serves on several editorial boards including Journal of Psychiatric Practice and Psychotherapy.