Gerald Davison
Encyclopedia
Gerald C. Davison is Professor of Gerontology and Psychology and Dean of the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
at the University of Southern California
. He has authored more than 130 publications dealing with topics such as experimental analysis of psychopathology
, therapeutic change and the links between cognition and a variety of behavioral and emotional problems. Davison has co-authored the widely used textbooks Abnormal Psychology, Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology and Clinical Behavior Therapy. Some of his most recent publications are concerned with graduate education in clinical psychology.
Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
The Leonard Davis School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California, a leader in the field of gerontology, has pioneered educational programs including the world's first Ph.D. in Gerontology, the first joint Master's degree in Gerontology and Business Administration, and the first...
at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. He has authored more than 130 publications dealing with topics such as experimental analysis of psychopathology
Psychopathology
Psychopathology is the study of mental illness, mental distress, and abnormal/maladaptive behavior. The term is most commonly used within psychiatry where pathology refers to disease processes...
, therapeutic change and the links between cognition and a variety of behavioral and emotional problems. Davison has co-authored the widely used textbooks Abnormal Psychology, Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology and Clinical Behavior Therapy. Some of his most recent publications are concerned with graduate education in clinical psychology.