Biographical Information

Educational History

• B.A. University of Natal, 1974
• B.A. (Hons) University of the Witwatersrand, 1975
• M.A. (Awarded with distinction) University of the Witwatersrand, 1976
(Developmental Psychology)
• D.Phil, Oxford University, 1980
(Social Psychology)
• Postdoctoral Training, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1980-82
(APA Respecialization, Clinical Psychology)

Some Honors and Awards

• Rhodes Scholar, 1977-1980
• Young Social Psychologist of the Year, 1979
British Psychological Society
• Gerald R. Miller Award for Early Career Achievements, 1989
International Network on Personal Relationships
• Elected Fellow, American Psychological Society, 1989
• Elected Fellow, American Psychological Association, 1990
• Finalist, Reuben Hill Award, 1992
National Council on Family Relations
• Berscheid-Hatfield Career Award, 1993 for "sustained, substantial, and
  distinguished contributions to the field of personal relationships"
  International Network on Personal Relationships
• Elected Fellow, British Psychological Society,1994
• Elected Fellow, American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology, 1995
• Listed among top 25 psychologists in world , 1996
Criterion: number of citations per published article
(American Psychology Society Observer, January)
• President's Award, 1996 for "Distinguished contributions to psychological knowledge"
  British Psychological Society
• Elected Fellow, National Council for Family Relations, 1998
• Selected to initiate annual "Distinguished Scholar Article" in Personal Relationships, 2000
  International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships
• Appointed as SUNY Distinguished Professor, 2002
• Appointed as Eminent Scholar, 2005
• Best article published Jan 2011 to Sept 2013.                      
   International Association for Relationship Research 2014
• Ernest Burgess Award for “continuous and meritorious
  contributions to theory and research”
  National Council for Family Relations, 2014
• Distinguished Career Award for "a full career of eminent, notable contributions to
  research and theory in relationship science"
  International Association for Relationship Research, 2018

Teaching Appointments

• Junior Lecturer
Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, 1976-77
• Assistant Professor to Full Professor
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois,1982-94
• Professor
School of Psychology, University of Wales, Cardiff, 1994-98
• Professor
  Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, 1999-2002
• SUNY Distinguished Professor
  Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, 2002-2005
• Eminent Scholar
  Florida State University, 2005-

Clinical Appointments

• Crisis Counselor, 1975-77
• Clinical Psychology Intern, 1981-82
• Consultant, Champaign School District, 1982-84
• Clinical Supervisor, 1982-94
• Private Practice,
• Chartered Clinical Psychologist, 1994-
• Family Mediator, 1996-

Administrative Appointments

• Associate Director of Clinical Training, 1987-88
University of Illinois
• Psychology Department Advisory Committee, 1988-89, 92-94
University of Illinois
• Counseling Center Advisory Committee, 1990-93
University of Illinois
• Associate Head of Department, 1993-94
University of Illinois
• Director of Clinical Training, 1993-94
University of Illinois
• Board of Directors, 1994-95
InterPsych
• Policy and Research Advisory Group, 1994-95
University of Wales
• Board of Governors, 1997-1999
United Kingdom College of Family Mediators
• Director of Clinical Training, 1999-2003
SUNY at Buffalo
• Board of Directors, 1998-2000
  Int. Soc. for the Study of Personal Relationships
• Director
  Florida State University Family Institute
• President
  International Association for Relationship Research
• Board of Directors, 2013-2016,
  National Council for Family Relationships

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Editorial Appointments

• Guest Editor:

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology (Special issue on child and adolescent disorders)
Clinical Psychology Review (Special issue on marital conflict)
Journal of Family Psychology (Special series on interparental conflict and child behavior)

• Associate Editor:

Cognition and Emotion (1987-1993)

• Member of Editorial Board:

Cognitive Therapy and Research (1986-); Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology (1983-); British Journal of Social Psychology (1986-98); New Ideas in Psychology: An International Journal of Innovative Theory (1983-1995); Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (1990-2005); Journal of Family Psychology (1991-2004); Journal of Marriage and the Family (1991-2005); Topics in Family Psychology and Counseling (1992-1993); Family Psychology and Counseling (1993-); Personal Relationships (1993-2002; 2006-); Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (1999-); Cognition and Emotion (1993-). Innovations in Psychology (1995-); Parenting: Science and Practice (2001-); Family Relations (2001-); Journal of Positive Psychology (2005-); Interpersona (2007-)

Professional Memberships

• American Psychological Association
Fellow, Division 8, Personality and Social Psychology Fellow, Division 12, Clinical Psychology Fellow, Division 43, Family Psychology
• American Psychological Society
Fellow
• American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology Fellow
• British Psychological Society
Fellow
• National Council for Family Relations
Rueben Hill Award Committee, Member 1994-97; Elected chair 2006-08
Fellow
• Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
Annual Convention Program Committee, 1889-1990
• Society for Research in Child Development Family and Kinship Relations Panel, 1992, 1994
• International Network on Personal Relationships
• Midwestern Psychological Association
Annual Convention Program Committee, 1991-1993
• International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships
Chair, Publications Committee, 1995-98
• United Kingdom College of Family Mediators
Chair, Publicity and Public Relations Committee, 1997-98

Professional Licenses

• Registered Clinical Psychologist, State of Illinois, 1984
• Statement of Equivalence for the Practice of Clinical
Psychology in the United Kingdom, 1994
• Mediator, United Kingdom College of Family Mediation, 1998