Richard Bootzin
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Dr. Richard R. Bootzin is a clinical and research Psychologist. Bootzin currently serves as a Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He is also the Director of the Insomnia Clinic of at the University Medical Center and the Director of the Sleep Research Laboratory in the Psychology Department.[1]
He received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1963. He received both his masters and doctorate degrees from Purdue University in 1966 and 1968 respectively. His research focuses on understanding and treating sleep disorders, cognitive processing during sleep, the role of expectancy and placebos in behavior change, and methodology in evaluating intervention outcomes.
[edit] Honors
Awarded 2011 Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society for the Science of Clinical Psychology. Received the 2008 Mary A. Carskadon Outstanding Educator Award from the Sleep Research Society. Elected President of the Board of Directors of the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System(PCSAS) 2008-2012. Elected member of Board of Directors of the Association for Psychological Science (APS) 2004-2007. Elected President (1998–2001) and founding board member (1995) of the Academy of Psychological Clinical Science (APCS).
