User:RBCanty/sandbox John Weisz

John R Weisz, Ph.D. ABPP is a professor of Psychology at both Harvard University and Harvard Medical School. He is a Member and Fellow of divisions 12 and 53 of the American Psychological Association as well as a Member and Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. He has also been a member and past-president of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. His papers have received thousands of citations and his work has received high impact ratings. In addition to being a renowned psychologist, he was also a member of the U.S. Peace Corps from 1968 until 1971.

Dr. Weisz received an B.A. in psychology from Mississippi College and an M.S. and Ph.D. in clinical and developmental psychology from the Yale University. His research focuses on interventions for youth mental health problems and on the characterization of mental health care for youth patients; he aims for his work to improve the quality of personalized treatment. His research has been funded by national (the National Institute of Mental Health   , the US Dept. of Education's Institute of Education Sciences , and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ), state (the North Carolina Department of Human Resources  and the Connecticut Health & Development Institute ), and private foundations and programs (such as Tufts University , the Annie E Casey Foundation , the Norlien Foundation , the MacArthur Foundation , and the Spencer Foundation ).

Research
Dr. Weisz conducts research into child and adolescent mental health care. To this end, his research concerns the analysis and interpretation of outcome research and effectiveness trials as well as developing and testing interventions and therapies for youth patients.

Books
Dr. Weisz has authored at least 11 books, notably Psychotherapy for children and adolescents: Evidence-based treatments and case examples (Cambridge University Press) and Evidence-based psychotherapies for children and adolescents (Co-edited with Alan Kazdin; Guilford Press). Some of his works have been translated into other languages.

Professional Roles
He was the President and CEO of the Judge Baker Children's Center from 2004 until 2012. Dr. Weisz was also the president of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. He has also been the Director of Research and Psychological Services at the Virginia Treatment Center for Children in Richmond, VA.

Dr. Weisz has also served on numerous boards and committes, including:
 * Committee on Evidence-Based Practice, Children's League of Massachusetts
 * Board on Children, Youth, and Families, National Academy of Sciences/Institute of Medicine
 * Director and Principal Investigator, Research Network on Youth Mental Health
 * Scientific Advisory Board of Aim for Mental Health

Honors and Awards

 * In 2015, he was awarded the Klaus-Grawe Award for the Advancement of Innovative Research in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy by the Klaus-Grawe Foundation for the Advancement of Psychotherapy Research
 * In 2013, he was awarded the James McKeen Cattell Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association for Psychological Science.
 * In 2005, he was awarded the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology's Distinguished Career Award.
 * In 2004, he was awarded the Nicholas Hobbs Award by the American Psychological Association's Division of Child, Youth, and Family Services as well as the Distinguished Scientific Achievement in Psychology Award by the California Psychological Association.