With the constant stream of discoveries coming from researchers in the cognitive sciences, as well as physical brain research, it is important that The Pacific Institute maintain direct relationships with some of the most respected scientists in the world today.

Each program from The Pacific Institute is based on the research of such international luminaries as Dr. Albert Bandura of Stanford University, Dr. Martin Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania (both past presidents of the American Psychological Association), and Dr. Gary Latham of the University of Toronto (a past president of the Canadian Psychological Association). "I have counted on these experts, and so many others over the years, to keep my teaching correct and up to date. We all owe them a debt of gratitude, for their perseverance and persistence in helping all of us understand the intricacies of the human mind".

Lou Tice's Master of Education, with a focus on Mental Health, puts him in a unique position to take the research from the cognitive sciences and social learning theory and make it easy to understand and even easier to use. "Not everyone has a Ph.D. in psychology," says Lou, "and some of this research is difficult to understand for the layman. It is important information, and even more important that everyone have the opportunity to understand it and use it to their own benefit, and for the benefit of the people around them. That is where our programs come in - we make the difficult easy, understandable and do-able".