Mark Koltko-Rivera

Mark Koltko-Rivera was born in 1956 to a multi-ethnic family (as reflected in his name). He was raised in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. He is a graduate of Regis High School (in New York City), Haverford College (BA, psychology), Fordham University (MS in Ed, counseling), and New York University (PhD, counseling psychology). He now lives just outside New York City. Mark is noted for his work in psychology, Freemasonry, the Latter-day Saint faith, and literary writing, each of which is described below.

PSYCHOLOGY

Mark holds a doctoral degree from the Department of Applied Psychology at New York University (NYU). For his scholarly work, he was elected a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), an honor bestowed on only about 6 percent of APA's membership. For his scholarship, he has received several awards: the Margaret Gorman Early Career Award in the psychology of religion (from The Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality), the Carmi Harari Early Career Award for Inquiry (The Society for Humanistic Psychology), and, on two occasions, the George A. Miller Award for an outstanding recent article on general psychology (The Society for General Psychology). He has taught at NYU, the University of Central Florida, Hunter College--The City University of New York, and elsewhere.

Amazon viewers, in doing a search on "Mark Koltko-Rivera in Books," will find that Dr. Koltko-Rivera's work (especially regarding worldviews, and Maslow's theory of motivation) has often been cited in textbooks.

On Amazon, his psychological insights are available in:

_The Psychology of Sleep and Dreams_ (Professional Services, Inc., 2001), and

_The End Is Not Yet (Fall 2015 Edition): Why the Four Blood Moons and the Shemitah Year Do **Not** Mean that the Economy Will Collapse, World War III Will Break Out, the Antichrist Shall Arise, or the Messiah Will Come_ (Exploration Media, 2015).

FREEMASONRY

Mark was made a Master Mason in Winter Park Lodge #239 F&AM (Florida). He is a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Freemason and a Masonic Knight Templar.

On Amazon, one may find his three books on Freemasonry to date:

_Freemasonry: An Introduction_ (Tarcher/Penguin, 2011),

_The Mysteries of Freemasonry: Essays on Masonic History, Symbolism, the Esoteric, and the Future of Freemasonry_ (The School of Freemasonry[tm] Books, 2017), and

_The Resurgence of Freemasonry: Why Masonry Must Not Just Survive but Thrive--and How Masons and Their Lodges Can Make That Happen_ (The School of Freemasonry[tm] Books, 2018).

One will also find a book that he co-authored a book with Denise Sutherland, featuring Masonic codes: _Cracking Codes and Cryptograms for Dummies_ (Wiley, 2010). Mark also contributed two chapters to _Secrets of The Lost Symbol_, edited by Dan Burstein and Arne de Keijzer, and available on Amazon.

THE LATTER-DAY SAINT FAITH

Mark converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) while attending college. He served for two years as an LDS missionary in the Jspan Okayama Mission. He has served in the Church as a home teacher (that is, a lay pastoral visitor), a Sunday School teacher, a member of a stake high council (like an Episcopal diocesan council), and a bishop's counselor (like an associate pastor in some other Christian churches). He remains an active member of the Church today. He writes "The Manhattan Mormon (tm)" blog.

On Amazon, one will find two books on the Latter-day Saints:

_The Rise of the Mormons: Latter-day Saint Growth in the 21st Century_ (LVX Books, 2012), and

_Latter-day Saint Women and the Priesthood of God: A Believer's Exploration_ (Temple Spire Books, 2014).

LITERARY FICTION

Mark's fiction has been published in several online literary journals, including _The Legendary_, _The Fear of Monkeys_, and _Foliate Oak_.

On Amazon, one may find his first short story collection, _Out of the Alley_ (Seventh Street Press, 2014).

He also annotated and contributed a foreword to _A Book of Bryn Mawr Stories: The Annotated Edition_ (edited by Margaretta Morris & Louise Buffum Congdon; The Bi-Co Press, 1914).