
Institution: Florida State University
Position: Psychology Mentor (Cohort 1)
Frank D. Fincham is Eminent Scholar and Director of the Florida State University Family Institute. As a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, he obtained his doctoral degree in social psychology. After postdoctoral training in clinical psychology at Stony Brook University he was an assistant professor at University of Illinois where he ultimately became professor and Director of Clinical Training. The author of over 400 publications, his research has been widely recognized by numerous awards, including the President’s Award for “distinguished contributions to psychological knowledge” from the British Psychological Society, the Ernest Burgess Award for “outstanding scholarly and career achievement in the study of families” from the National Council for Family Relations, the Distinguished Career Award from the International Association for Relationship Research, and most recently, the Bier Award for “outstanding interdisciplinary work on issues of psychology of religion,” from Division 36 of the American Psychological Association. His current research focus is on divine forgiveness.
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