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Edward R. Christophersen, PhD, is a staff psychologist at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City and a professor of pediatrics at the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine. He received his PhD in developmental and child psychology from the University of Kansas in 1970. He focuses his research on behavioral pediatrics with an emphasis on documenting empirically supported validated treatment procedures (ESTs); increasing cost efficiency; injury control; training interns and postdoctoral fellows in clinical child psychology, pediatric residents, psychiatry fellows, medical students, and family practice residents. Dr. Christophersen is certified in clinical psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. In 1988 he was elected honorary fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for his unique and substantial contributions to child health. In 2001 he received the Dale Richmond Award from the AAP. Dr. Christophersen is a fellow of Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology) of the American Psychological Association (APA). He is the author of several books, including Treatments That Work With Children: Empirically Supported Strategies for Managing Childhood Problems (with S. L. Mortweet; APA, 2001) and Parenting That Works: Building Skills That Last a Lifetime (with S. L. Mortweet; APA, 2003). He has appeared on over 300 television and radio interviews, has been quoted in over 180 print interviews, and is an accomplished lecturer throughout most of North America. |