Background
Ogles was born in Whittier, California but raised in Brigham City, Utah from the age of five.
Ogles was born in Whittier, California but raised in Brigham City, Utah from the age of five.
He graduated from Box Elder High School and then attended Brigham Young University receiving his bachelor"s degree in accounting.
Ogles totally switched his focus and entered a graduate program in clinical psychology at Brigham Young University. His Doctor of Philosophy advisor was Michael J. Lambert. Ogles did a clinical internship at Indiana University. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy in 1990 and that year became a professor of psychology at Ohio University.
He would later serve as head of the department of psychology at Ohio University.
Publications co-authored by Ogles have appeared in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice and the Journal of Child and Family Studies among other publications. He was the lead author of the book Essentials in Outcome Management written with Michael J. Lambert and South. Field.
Ogles was also the lead researcher involved in producing the Ohio Youth Problems, Functioning and Satisfaction Scales. Ogles is married to Maureen Garrett.