Gerald Davison

Gerald C. Davison (born 1939) is an American psychologist and professor. He is the current Professor of Psychology and Gerontology and former dean of the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California.

Education

Gerald C. Davison completed a bachelor of arts in social relations at Harvard College in 1961. He completed a degree in psychology at University of Freiburg in 1962. He obtained a doctor of philosophy at Stanford University in 1965.[1]

Career

Davison served as president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.[1] He is the Professor of Psychology and Gerontology and former dean of the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California.[2]

He has authored more than 150 publications dealing with topics such as experimental analysis of psychopathology, therapeutic change and the links between cognition and a variety of behavioral and emotional problems. Davison has co-authored the textbooks Abnormal Psychology,[3] Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology[4] and Clinical Behavior Therapy.[5]

In 2018, he was featured in an episode of a Radiolab podcast, UnErased where he spoke about his role on the history of conversion therapy in the United States.[6]

Awards and honors

Davison received the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003 from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Society.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Gerald C. Davison, PhD". USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  2. University of Southern California (2007). Campus directory.
  3. Kring, A. M., Johnson, S. L., Davison, G. C., Neale, J. M., (2012). Abnormal psychology (12th edition). Wiley.
  4. Oltmanns, T. F., Martin, M. T., Neale, J. M., & Davison, G. C. (2012). Case studies in abnormal psychology (9th edition). Wiley.
  5. Goldfried, M. R., & Davison, G. C. (1994). Clinical behavior therapy. Expanded edition. Wiley.
  6. "UnErased: Dr. Davison and the Gay Cure | Radiolab". WNYC Studios. November 21, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
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