SIS

Journal of Projective Psychology & Mental Health

International Peer-Reviewed Publication β€’ Semiannual β€’ Published from Medina, Ohio, USA

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πŸ›οΈ Historical Lineage & Scientific Leadership

Founders & Society Leadership

Honoring over three decades of seminal projective psychometrics, somatic apperception research, and clinical education pioneered by Professor Bankey L. Dubey, Ph.D. and Dr. Wilfred A. Cassell, M.D., founders of the Somatic Inkblot Society and the SIS Journal of Projective Psychology & Mental Health.

Professor Bankey L. Dubey Official Academic Portrait
Professor Bankey L. Dubey Society Leadership Portrait
Founder & President

Professor Bankey L. Dubey, Ph.D.

Ph.D., D.M.&S.P. (NIMHANS), D.P.M., F.S.I.S., F.I.A.C.P.

A distinguished pioneer in projective techniques and the leading global authority on the Somatic Inkblot Series (SIS) assessment system.

SIS President (2012–2019, 2024–Pres.) IACP President (1984–1985) Editor Emeritus, SIS Journal Director, SIS Center Alaska 6 U.S. Best Research Paper Awards

πŸ›οΈ Academic Leadership & Presidencies

Professor Bankey L. Dubey serves as President of the Somatic Inkblot Society (2012–2019 and 2024–present), Editor Emeritus of the SIS Journal of Projective Psychology & Mental Health (since 2006), and heads the SIS Internet Therapy Division.

He served as President of the Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (IACP) in 1984 and 1985, shaping national clinical training standards and ethics. He is Director of the SIS Center in Anchorage, Alaska, and an elected Fellow of the Somatic Inkblot Society (FSIS).

Professor Bankey L. Dubey Directing the SIS Center in Anchorage Alaska
Professor Bankey L. Dubey conducting an advanced seminar at the SIS Center in Anchorage, Alaska.

πŸ“š Seminal Research & Publications

A renowned author, clinical educator, and psychometrician, Dr. Dubey co-authored the seminal volume Inkblot Personality Test: Understanding the Unconscious Mind (SAGE Publications, 2019), widely recognized as the definitive contemporary textbook bridging somatic projective theory with empirical diagnostic protocols.

Over his distinguished career, Dr. Dubey has authored four reference books and approximately 170 peer-reviewed research papers. His empirical studies on projective response boundaries, combat trauma in military personnel, and cross-cultural somatic symbolism earned him six Best Research Paper Awards in the United States (1991, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008).

πŸŽ“ Education & Clinical Lineage

Dr. Dubey completed his Master's in Psychology in 1965 and completed 26 months of rigorous postgraduate training leading to the prestigious D.M.&S.P. at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore in 1968.

He earned his D.P.M. in 1975 and his Ph.D. in 1978, with doctoral research examining Indian Army personnel using projective inkblot techniques. In 1991, Dr. Dubey underwent specialized research collaboration and training under Dr. Wilfred A. Cassell, M.D. in the United States, cementing their international partnership.

Clinical Discussion and Case Presentation
Clinical case conference reviewing projective protocol scoring and differential diagnostic criteria.

🌐 Global Influence & International Masterclasses

Widely celebrated internationally across clinical, academic, and executive domains, Dr. Dubey has trained clinicians, psychiatrists, and corporate psychologists worldwide. He has led invited seminars and workshops across:

  • North America: Anchorage (Alaska), Boston (Massachusetts), San Francisco (California)
  • Europe: Geneva (Switzerland), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Brussels (Belgium)
  • Australasia: Sydney (New South Wales), Hobart (Tasmania)
  • Asia: Singapore, New Delhi, Chandigarh, Bangalore
Strategic Leadership Workshops
Strategic Leadership & Projective Decoding Seminar.
Personality Assessment Field Research
Personality Assessment Training and normative data collection.
Originator & Co-Founder

Dr. Wilfred A. Cassell, M.D. (1927 – 2012)

Canadian-American research psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and creator of the Somatic Inkblot Series (SIT). Dr. Cassell revolutionized projective assessment by shifting focus from traditional apperception to somatoperception—how unconscious body-boundary imagery, organ anxiety, and tactile-kinesthetic sensations manifest through structured projective inkblot stimuli.

Dr. Cassell authored the monumental 700-page Somatic Inkblot Series Handbook and spent over three decades collaborating closely with Dr. Bankey L. Dubey, jointly establishing international clinical norms, diagnostic indices, and the Somatic Inkblot Society.

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