Clark Moustakas received his Ed.D.-Ph.D. in Educational and Clinical Psychology at Columbia University。 He is Emeritus President and co-founder of the Center for Humanistic Studies (CHS).
In 1949 Moustakas joined the faculty at the Merrill-Palmer Institute (MPI) at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI.
In 1956 he compiled Publication of The Self, the result of the dialogues between Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, himself and others, forging the Humanistic Psychology movement.
In 1980–1981 Clark Moustakas, Cereta Perry, Diane Blau, and Bruce Douglas co-created the Center for Humanistic Studies (CHS), establishing independence from the Merrill Palmer Institute (MPI).
In 1984 CHS received full accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).