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Steven E. Wallis, PhD.

1960 - 2021

Memorializing His Academic Brilliance, to Inspire Others to Continue His Legacy.

Explore the Works of Dr. Steven E. Wallis

Steven E. Wallis was born on October 4, 1960 in Southern California. In 1994, he earned a BA in sociology and in 1998, an MA in organizational psychology at Sonoma State University, using those skills for occasional consulting projects. In 2006, Steven earned his PhD from Fielding Graduate University in Human and Organizational Systems and began to study knowledge – how we know what we know to be useful understandings of the world around us.

About Dr. Wallis

In 2014, Steven served as a Fulbright Specialist in Germany and a visiting scholar in Italy. He became an award-winning scholar and was Director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Social Theory.  His passion was researching and consulting on theory, metatheory, policy, and strategic planning. An interdisciplinary thinker, his publications cover a range of fields including psychology, ethics, science, management, organizational learning, entrepreneurship, policy, and program evaluation with over 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals, a monograph, and a textbook on “practical mapping.” In addition, he spent ten years supporting doctoral candidates at Capella University.


Dr. Wallis passed away in July 2021. It is hoped that this website of his writings serves as a memorial to his academic brilliance and will inspire others to carry on his legacy to change the world.

Education and Focus

2006

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

Emphasis: Theory of theory; complexity-informed dimensional synthesis of theories.


2004

MA, Fielding Graduate Institute

Santa Barbara, CA

Emphasis: The explanatory capacity of theory.


1998

MA, Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

Emphasis: Organization Development; Emotion and communication in work teams


1994

BA, Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

Sociology, With Distinction


1981

AS, College of Marin

Kentfield, CA

Electronics Technology

Physical Science

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