V. Mark Durand, Ph.D., is known worldwide as an authority in the
area of autism spectrum disorders. He is a professor of psychology
at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, where he was the
founding Dean of Arts & Sciences and Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs. Dr. Durand is a fellow of the American Psychological
Association. He has received more than $4 million in federal
funding since the beginning of his career to study the nature,
assessment, and treatment of behavior problems in children with
autism spectrum disorders. Before moving to Florida, he served in a
variety of leadership positions at the University at Albany-State
University of New York (SUNY-Albany), including Associate Director
for Clinical Training for the doctoral psychology program from 1987
to 1990, Chair of the Psychology Department from 1995 to 1998, and
Interim Dean of Arts and Sciences from 2001 to 2002. There he
established the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at
SUNY-Albany. He received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees -- all
in psychology--at Stony Brook University.
Dr. Durand was awarded the University Award for Excellence in
Teaching at SUNY-Albany in 1991 and in 2007 received the
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research and Creative
Scholarship at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Dr.
Durand is currently Co-editor of the Journal of Positive Behavior
Interventions, is a member of the Professional Advisory Board for
the Autism Society of America, and is on the Board of Directors of
the international Association of Positive Behavioral Support. He
serves on a number of editorial boards, has reviewed for dozens of
journals, and has more than 100 publications on functional
communication, educational programming, and behavior therapy. His
books include several best-selling textbooks on abnormal
psychology, Severe Behavior Problems: A Functional Communication
Training Approach (Guilford Press, 1990), Sleep Better! A Guide to
Improving Sleep for Children with Special Needs (Paul H. Brookes
Publishing Co., 1998), and When Children Don't Sleep Well:
Interventions for Pediatric Sleep Disorders, Therapist Guide
(Oxford University Press, 2008). In his leisure time, he enjoys
long-distance running and just completed his third
marathon.
A truly lasting legacy of being an optimistic parent is raising optimistic children who not only survive but prevail in future challenges they will inevitably meet. Children, indeed, learn what they live. Be an optimistic role model! --Ann Turnbull, Ed.D.
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