Richard J. Morris, Ph.D. is the David and Minnie Meyerson Distinguished Professor of Disability and Rehabilitation and Director, School Psychology Program in the Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies, College of Education, at the University of Arizona. Dr. Morris is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Charter Fellow of the American Psychological Society, and Fellow of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. He has authored or edited 13 books and more than 115 journal articles and book chapters in the areas of behavior disorders, psychotherapy, disability policy, and professional issues in the delivery of psychological services to both children and adults.
His most recent books are: Disability Research and Policy: Current Perspectives (2006), The Practice of Child Therapy, 4th edition (2008, edited with Thomas R. Kratochwill, Ph.D.), and Evidenced-based Interventions for Students with Learning and Emotional Difficulties (2008, edited with Nancy Mather, Ph.D.).
His current research interests include: the relationship between disability and juvenile delinquency; legal and ethical issues in the delivery of children's mental health services; and, managing childhood aggressive and disruptive behaviors in the classroom. Dr.
Morris is a licensed psychologist and a past-president of the APA Division of Rehabilitation Psychology, past Chair of the APA Membership Committee and past member of the APA Ethics Committee. He is also a past Chair and two-term Board Member of the State of Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Association Insurance Trust.
