The Archives of the History of American Psychology (AHAP) will host Dr. Don Routh, Wednesday, Oct. 14, from noon to 2 p.m. in Student Union Ballroom E, on the University of Akron’s Main Campus. Routh’s presentation, titled “Psychology and the American Indian,” begins the AHAP’s fall colloquium series.
Routh has written numerous journal articles and edited books, and is the author of “Clinical Psychology Since 1917: Science, Practice, and Organization” (New York: Plenum Press, 1994). He received an M.S. in psychology in 1965 and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 1967, both at the University of Pittsburgh. Most recently, Routh attended Florida Gulf Coast University and obtained a second B.A. in history in 2006, and is currently working on completing an M.A. in history. His current research project focuses on the dialogue between professional psychology and the American Indian. He has served as professor at various institutions since 1967, but spent most of his career at the University of Miami, where he has been professor emeritus since 2002.
Routh was also president of several divisions in the American Psychological Association, and has been awarded fellowship status in many of them. He has received a variety of honors, including the Nicholas Hobbs Award, Edgar A. Doll Award and the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions in Clinical Psychology.
For more information, contact Dorothy Gruich at ext. 7285 or visit the AHAP Web site. The Psychology Archives Colloquium Series is free and open to the public.
