John Thomas Rucker
Florida Institute of Technology

Professional Bio
John Rucker is a 4th year graduate student at the Florida Institute of Technology's doctoral program in Clinical Psychology. He was recently awarded a research grant from the Society for Personality Assessment to develop an evaluate an object relations measure for the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank. John is known for his professionalism, warmth and commitment to education. His primary clinical interests involve the application of psychoanalytic psychology within psychotherapy, scholarly writing, and personality assessment. John's career goals after the completion of his internship are to extend his training in a post-doctoral internship position emphasizing depth-oriented approaches. As the son of a teacher, John hopes to maintain a connection to higher learning by pursuing a position in academia in the future, while simultaneously managing his own private practice. In addition, John hopes to pursue training and certification as an adult psychoanalyst.
Born and raised in a small town outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, John is a hopeless fan of the Carolina Panthers and North Carolina State Wolfpack. In his spare time he enjoys working out, reading, going to the theatre, sampling wine, and wrestling with his dog. His favorite movie is Airplane!, his favorite book is Anxious People, his favorite play is The Band’s Visit, and his favorite meal is wherever he is surrounded by friends and family. If you would like to contact John, he can be reached at jrucker2018@my.fit.edu.
Born and raised in a small town outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, John is a hopeless fan of the Carolina Panthers and North Carolina State Wolfpack. In his spare time he enjoys working out, reading, going to the theatre, sampling wine, and wrestling with his dog. His favorite movie is Airplane!, his favorite book is Anxious People, his favorite play is The Band’s Visit, and his favorite meal is wherever he is surrounded by friends and family. If you would like to contact John, he can be reached at jrucker2018@my.fit.edu.
Institution/Organization
Parent: Florida Institute of Technology
150 W. University Blvd. School of Psychology Melbourne, FL 32901 USA
321.674.8104

Interest Group
Collaborative-Therapeutic Assessment, Psychoanalytic Assessment
Practice Assessment Activity Areas
Outpatient
Practice Assessment Populations Served
Adolescent, Adult