Dr. Fred Shaffer
Professor of Psychology
MWF 9:00-9:20 am, TTh 11:00 AM–11:50 AM, and by Zoom appointment, MWF 3:00-4:00 pm
M.S. Clinical Psychology, Oklahoma State University
Ph.D. Social-Personality Psychology, Oklahoma State University
Fredric Shaffer, PhD, BCB-P, BCB-HRV-P is a biological psychologist and professor of Psychology and former Department Chair at Truman State University, where he has taught since 1975 and has served as Director of Truman’s Center for Applied Psychophysiology since 1976. In 2008, he received the Doris and Walker Allen Fellowship for Academic Excellence. In 2013, he received the Truman State University Outstanding Research Mentor of the Year award. In 2019, he received the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) Distinguished Scientist award and was named an AAPB Honorary Fellow. In 2024, he received AAPB’s Donald Moss Servant-Leader Award, and in 2026, he received the Biofeedback Federation of Europe’s Lifetime Impact Award. His current research focuses on techniques to increase heart rate variability.
Dr. Shaffer consults with publishers on Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychopharmacology. He frequently teaches BCIA’s Biofeedback and HRV Biofeedback didactic courses and Biofeedback and HRV Bootcamps with Drs. Inna Z. Khazan and Donald Moss. Since 2023, he has provided Champion HRV Biofeedback training and Neurofeedback training for the Veterans Administration.
Dr. Shaffer was the principal co-editor of Evidence-Based Practice in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback (3rd ed.) and the second co-editor of the 4th edition (2023). He co-authored A Primer of Biofeedback (2022) and co-edited Physiological Recording Technology and Applications in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback (2019) and Foundations of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback: A Book of Readings (2016) with Donald Moss. Through BioSource Software, he authored the Biofeedback Tutor and HRV Biofeedback Tutor and co-authored the Neurofeedback Tutor and qEEG Tutor (2026). He is a consulting editor for the journal Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback and a contributing editor for Biofeedback.
Dr. Shaffer is a BCIA Senior Fellow in Biofeedback and is BCIA-certified in HRV Biofeedback. He is the Past-Chair and current Treasurer of the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA) and has served on its board since 2005. He served as President of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) from 2022 to 2024 and is currently its Past-President.