User:RBCanty/sandbox Rex Forehand

Rex Lloyd Forehand, Ph.D. is the Heinz and Rowena Ansbacher Endowed Professor and the University Distinguished Professor of Psychological Science at the University of Tennessee as well as the Senior Associate Director at Vermont Genetics Network. The Vermont Genetics Network is a coalition of colleges and universities that works towards advancing genetics research, organizing biological and genetic data, and engaging undergraduates in biomedical sciences.

Dr. Forehand received a B.A. (1967), an M.A. (1969), and a Ph.D. (1970) from the University of Alabama. His research concerns family stress and child psychological adjustment. He is a named author on over 500 papers, and he has been honored with the Distinguished Contribution Award by the American Psychological Association (APA) Section on Clinical Child Psychology, the Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training Award by the APA, and in 2010, he was awarded the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Distinguished Career Award.

His research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the William T. Grant Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Collaborative Activities to Promote Translational Research (CAPTR), and other grant programs.

Research
Dr. Forehand's research focuses on "parenting prevention and intervention efforts to enhance child adjustment in the context of family stress" (src).

"I recently completed an NIMH project involving the prevention of child mental health problems when a parent has experienced depression, an NICHD grant on the role of male coparents in mother-headed families, and an NIMH project parenting training grant on the role of technology in enhancing treatment."(src)

Professional Roles
Dr. Forehand was a professor at the University of Georgia until his retirement in 2003, after which he became a professor at the University of Vermont.

Professionally, he has been the Director of the Institute for Behavioral Research at the University of Georgia (1995-2002) and is currently the Senior Associate Director of the Vermont Genetics Network.

Dr. Forehand is a fellow of Divisions 12 (Clinical Psychology), 25 (Behavior Analysis), and 53 (Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. He is also on the American Board of Professional Psychology as well as a member of the The Academy of Clinical Psychology.

Awards and Honors
Dr. Rex Forehand has received numerous awards and honors for his work, including:


 * APA Division 53 Distinguished Career Award (2010)
 * University Scholar, University of Vermont (2010)
 * APA Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training Award (2008)
 * Heinz and Rowena Ansbacher Professor of Psychology, University of Vermont (2005)
 * His program "Helping the Noncompliant Child" was recognized as a Model Program by the National Registry of Effective Programs (2003) and as a "Best Practice" by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for 3 to 7 year-olds in 1999
 * Appointed Regents Professor of the University System of Georgia (2000)
 * William A. Owens, Jr. Award for Creative Research in Social and Behavioral Sciences (1987)
 * Rivendell Foundation Award for Outstanding Contributions to Improving the Research and Delivery of Mental Health Services to Children and Adolescents