OVERVIEW
Dr. Rabe serves as interim chair of the Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology program in Chicago, bringing more than three decades of leadership experience across higher education, clinical psychology, health care, and public advocacy. His work is guided by a clear vision: to prepare psychologists who are not only clinically excellent but also socially conscious, civically engaged, and ready to shape the systems they enter.
Dr. Rabe brings a rare breadth of experience to academic leadership. He has served as a senior academic executive, a licensed clinical psychologist, a health care administrator, a legal researcher, a forensic consultant, and a political strategist, and he brings these diverse applications of psychology to the work of leading this department. Earlier in his career, he founded and led a civic engagement division at a nationally recognized graduate psychology institution, building community partnerships, directing large-scale service initiatives, and extending the institution’s mission internationally. He has also contributed to consequential legal and policy work, including research for a landmark United States Supreme Court case that established social worker-client privilege under federal law.
At Adler, Dr. Rabe is focused on building a program culture where students, faculty, and staff feel genuinely supported, seen, and positioned to succeed. His leadership approach is collaborative, direct, visionary, and rooted in the belief that compassion and high standards should support each other. He is drawn to Adler’s founding commitment to social interest and the conviction that individual well-being and community health are inseparable.
Dr. Rabe holds a Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Music Composition from Concordia University Chicago, and a Certificate in Legal Studies from Harper College. Outside his academic work, he composes music and is a fine artist specializing in commissioned oil portraiture.
