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African American CONTRIBUTORS to BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
Samuel Mathew Turner, Ph.D.
Samuel Mathew Turner (1944 – 2005), Ph.D., was born in Macon, Georgia, in 1944. A United States Air Force, veteran, in 1975, he became the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Georgia. Dr. Turner’s primary academic, research, and clinical interests were anxiety disorders, and behavioral analyses and treatment. He was the author of more than 200 scientific articles and eighteen books, including subjects covering behavioral treatment for chronic PTSD in combat veterans and behavioral approaches to mental health treatment in the Black community. In 1997, he was the recipient of the American Psychological Association (APA) Award for Distinguished Contributions to Professional Knowledge and, in 1998, he was the recipient of the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Association of Medical School Psychologists. He joined the faculty at the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1998, where he was Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Maryland Center for Anxiety Disorders (MCAD), a clinical research center for the study of anxiety in adults and children.
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