Education
Bachelor, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1966. Doctor of Medicine, State University of New York, Syracuse, 1970.
Bachelor, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1966. Doctor of Medicine, State University of New York, Syracuse, 1970.
Pediatric intern State University of New York, Syracuse, 1970-1971. Pediatric resident University Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, 1973-1974. Pediatric fellowship University Oregon Health Sciences Center, 1974-1976.
Assistant professor University Iowa, 1976-1981, associate professor, 1981-1986, professor, 1986-1990, Vanderbilt University, 1990-2001, director division child development, director child development center, 1990-1999, director center for chronic illnesses and disabilities in children, 1990-2000. Investigator J.F. Kennedy Center for Research on Education and Human Development, 1990-2001. Professor pediatrics, director Child Study Center Oklahoma University of Health Sciences Center, since 2001, Edith Kinney Gaylord presidential professor, 2010.
Medical supervisor University Iowa Division of Development Disabilities, 1980-1990. Visiting professor Great Ormond St. Hospital for Sick Children, London, 1983, University Cape Town, Rondebosch Cape, South Africa, 1986, Columbus Children's Hospital, Ohio State University, Department Pediatrics, 1988. Member Iowa State Foster Care Review Board.
Co-editor Advances in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 1981-1992. Consultant editor American Journal on Mental Deficiency. Editorial advisory board A Guide to Parent Counseling.
Editor The Classification of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders in Primary Care-Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders in Primary Care Child and Adolescent Version, 1996. Consultant reviewer Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, Pediatrics, Nutrition and Behavior, Journal Pediatrics, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Applied Research in Mental Retardation, Journal of Clinical Psychology, Journal Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Clinical Pediatrics, others. Contributor numerous articles to professional publications.
Fellow American Academy Pediatrics (committee 1992-2000, chair committee on psychosocial aspects child and family health 1997-2000, chair child and adolescent health action group 2000-2004, chair-elect management committee, since 2004, chairman management committee since 2006), American Academy Cerebral Palsy and Development Medicine. Member Society for Development and Behavioral Pediatrics (president 1994-1995, program director 1990-1993), Society Pediatric Psychology Association (associate, Lee Salk award for distinguished service), Society for Pediatric Research (senior ), American Academy on Communications in Healthcare (charter), American Pediatric Society, Center Diseases Control & Prevention (member board science counsellors).