John H Riskind

John H. Riskind received his doctorate in psychology from Yale University in 1977. He had a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, Center for Cognitive Therapy, in the Department of Psychiatry, where he trained with Aaron Beck and served as his Director of Research for two years. He has held faculty positions at several universities and is now a Professor of Psychology, in the clinical psychology program at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. He has a strong background...See more

John H. Riskind received his doctorate in psychology from Yale University in 1977. He had a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, Center for Cognitive Therapy, in the Department of Psychiatry, where he trained with Aaron Beck and served as his Director of Research for two years. He has held faculty positions at several universities and is now a Professor of Psychology, in the clinical psychology program at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. He has a strong background in social psychology from his training at Yale University, and is an Associate Editor at Cognitive Therapy and Research and Editor Elect at Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. Dr. Riskind is the author of approximately 70 published articles and chapters in professional journals. His research interests center on cognitive vulnerability factors for anxiety and depression, and their disorders, in the nature of distinct and overlapping features of anxiety and depression. Dr. Riskind conducts a private clinical psychology practice in cognitive therapy in Fairfax, Va. See less