Background
Horn, Wade Frederick was born on December 3, 1954 in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. Son of John David and Daisy Horn.
federal agency administrator psychologist
Horn, Wade Frederick was born on December 3, 1954 in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. Son of John David and Daisy Horn.
Bachelor in Psychology, American University, 1975. Master of Arts in Clinical Child Psychology, Southern Illinois University, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Child Psychology, Southern Illinois University, 1981.
Research assistant social skills development program Carbondale (Illinois) Elementary Schools, 1976-1978. Behavior analyst, psychological consultant early childhood program Wabash and Ohio Valley Special Education District, Norris City, Illinois, 1978-1979. Predoctoral intern department pediatric psychology Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, 1980-1981, postdoctoral clinical psychology fellow behavioral medicine research laboratory, 1981-1982.
Assistant professor department psychology Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1982-1986. Vice chairperson department pediatric psychology, director outpatient psychological services department psychiatry Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, 1987-1988. Director Pediatric Psychology Specialty Clinic, associate director Psychological Clinic Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1984-1986.
Attending staff child health care unit St. Lawrence Hospital, Lansing, Michigan, 1983-1984. Associate professor psychiatry, behavioral science and child health and development School Medicine, George Washington University, 1986-1989. Member presidential transition team Office of President Elect, Washington, 1988-1989.
Commissioner Administration on Children, Youth & Families United States Dept Health & Human Services, 1989—1993, chief Children's Bur Washington, 1989—1993, assistant secretary for children & families, 2001—2007. Director public sector practice Deloitte Consulting LLP, since 2007. Adjunct faculty department pediatrics College Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1983-1986, Public Policy Ibst., Georgetown University, 1993-2001.
Member National Commission Childhood Disability, 1994-1995. Member United States Advisory Board on Welfare Educators, 1996-1997.
(Book by Greenberg, Gregory S., Horn, Wade F.)
Member Health Care Advisory Group for George Bush for President campaign, 1987-1988. Member American Psychological Association (divisions clinical psychology and child clinical psychology), Association for Advancement Behavior Therapy, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Claudia Blair, January 7, 1977. Children: Christiana Watson, Caroline Lindley.