B.A.,
Psychology, University of Richmond, 1976
E-mail to: jmaddux@gmu.edu
Office located in David King Hall, Room 2019; Phone: 993-3590
The Director of the Clinical doctoral program, Dr. Maddux is a clinical
psychologist whose major interest is the integration of theory from clinical,
social, and health psychology. His research is concerned primarily with
understanding the influence of beliefs about personal effectiveness and control
on psychological adjustment and health-related behavior. He is the Editor of the
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology and serves on the editorial
boards of the Journal of Applied Social Psychology and Self and Identty.
He has published papers in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,
Health Psychology, and American Psychologist. He is co-author of
Social Cognitive Psychology: History and Current Domains and co-editor of
Psychopathology: Foundations for a Contemporary Understanding. He also is a
member of the Examination Committee of the Association of State and Provincial
Psychology Boards, which creates the Examination for the Professional Practice
of Psychology. Dr. Maddux is a Fellow of the American Psychological
Association's Divisions of General, Clinical, and Health Psychology.