Education
- Ph.D., Auburn University (1992). Concentration: Clinical Psychology
- Internship, Florida Mental Health Institute (APA Accredited)
Experience
- Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Virginia
Scholarly Interests/Research Topics
- Executive Director of the International Beliefs and Values Institute (IBAVI), which examines the linkage between beliefs and values and actions, policies, and practices around the world through a range of scholarly, educational, and service initiatives (see www.ibavi.org)
- Editor-in-Chief of Beliefs and Values: Understanding the Global Implications of Human Nature, an interdisciplinary and international journal from Springer Publishing (http://www.springerpub.com/bv)
- Assessment, etiology, maintenance, and transformation of beliefs and values vis-à-vis Equilintegration Theory, the EI Self, and the Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory (BEVI)
- Principles and processes of Combined-Integrated Doctoral Training
- Global education and internationalization of the curriculum
- Cultivation of aware, reflective, and transformative leaders
- Development of professional interests and identity
- The “Therapeutic Home Parent” model of child and youth care
