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Arthur M. Nezu, MA, PhD, DHL, ABPP

Distinguished University Professor of Psychology
Drexel University
Long Beach Township, New Jersey, United States

Dr. Nezu is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus (Psychological and Brain Sciences, Drexel University), and the recipient of numerous honors, including two Lifetime/Career Achievement Awards, an honorary doctoral degree, and designation by ABCT as a “CBT-Pioneer.” Additionally, an annual award given for diversity dissertation research was named after him by the American Board of Professional Psychology. As a clinician, he co-developed the evidence-based Problem-Solving Therapy (newly revised as Emotion-Centered Problem-Solving Therapy) and has trained thousands of mental health professionals in this and other CBT interventions. He also co-developed Moving Forward, a program geared to foster resilience among Veteran and Active-Duty populations, currently implemented as face-to-face protocols and as a web-based course. As a scholar and researcher, Dr. Nezu published hundreds of journal articles and book chapters, and 26 books and has presented myriads of papers, invited addresses, webinars, and workshops worldwide. His research has been funded by NCI, NIMH, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, the U. S. Air Force, and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Editorial appointments include current Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, previous Editor of Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and the Behavior Therapist, and previous Associate Editor of American Psychologist and Archives of Scientific Psychology. Professional activities include Past President of both AABT (now ABCT) and the American Board of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and Head of the World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies. In addition, Dr. Nezu was a member of multiple APA groups: Board of Scientific Affairs, Clinical Practice Guidelines Panel for the Treatment of Depressive Disorders, Task Force to Revise the Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS-Quantitative Research), Task Force to Revise the Publication Manual (7th ed.), and the Presidential Advisory Work Group on the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice in Health Service Psychology.

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