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The Schools of Nursing and Pharmacy operate on both the Oxford and Jackson campuses. The Schools of Dentistry, Health Related Professionals and Medicine, and the Health Sciences Graduate School, are based in Jackson only. (Additional healthcare programs are available through the School of Applied Sciences on the Oxford campus.) Other than these exceptions, the schools above are on the Oxford campus.

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Joined UM: December 31, 1969

Areas of Expertise

  • BEHAVIOR THERAPY
  • BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY
  • LANGUAGE AND COGNITION
  • PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
  • PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT
  • PSYCHOLOGY
  • PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
  • PSYCHOTHERAPY
  • SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Brief Bio

Kelly G. Wilson, Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus of psychology at the University at Mississippi. He was the Founding President of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, Representative-at-Large of the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology, and is one of the co-founders of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Dr. Wilson received his B.A. Summa Cum Laude from Gonzaga University and his Ph.D. at the University of Nevada, Reno. After running a National Institutes on Drug Abuse clinical trial in Reno, he joined the faculty at the University of Mississippi in 2000 where he established the Mississippi Center for Contextual Psychology. Dr. Wilson is a devoted mentor, a university-wide Elsie M. Hood Award for undergraduate teaching and also the uni Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring. Dr. Wilson has devoted himself to the development and dissemination of ACT and its underlying theory and philosophy for the past 28 years, publishing 52 articles, 38 chapters, and 10 books. He has central interests in the application of behavioral principles to understanding topics such as purpose, meaning and values, therapeutic relationship, and present moment focused work. Dr. Wilson has presented his re 32 countries, and has participated as co-investigator in a wide range of research projects in the U.S. and internationally. Kelly G. Wilson, Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus of psychology at the University at Mississippi. He was the Founding President of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, Representative-at-Large of the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology and is one of the co-founders of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Dr. Wilson received his B.A. Summa Cum Laude from Gonzaga University and his Ph.D. at the University of Nevada, Reno. After running a National Institutes on Drug Abuse clinical trial in Reno, he joined the faculty at the University of Mississippi in 2000 where he established the Mississippi Center for Contextual Psychology. Dr. Wilson is a devoted mentor, a university-wide Elsie M. Hood Award for undergraduate teaching and also winning the university-wide Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring. Dr. Wilson has devoted himself to the development and dissemination of ACT and its underlying theory and philosophy for more than 30 years, publishing more than 100 articles and chapters, and 11 books. He has central interests in the application of behavioral principles to understanding topics such as purpose, meaning and values, therapeutic relationship, and present moment focused work. Dr. Wilson has presented his research in 32 countries, and has participated as co-investigator in a wide range of research projects in the U.S. and internationally.Kelly G. Wilson, Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus of psychology at the University at Mississippi. He was the Founding President of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, Representative-at-Large of the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology and is one of the co-founders of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Dr. Wilson received his B.A. Summa Cum Laude from Gonzaga University and his Ph.D. at the University of Nevada, Reno. After running a National Institutes on Drug Abuse clinical trial in Reno, he joined the faculty at the University of Mississippi in 2000 where he established the Mississippi Center for Contextual Psychology. Dr. Wilson is a devoted mentor, a university-wide Elsie M. Hood Award for undergraduate teaching and also winning the university-wide Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring. Dr. Wilson has devoted himself to the development and dissemination of ACT and its underlying theory and philosophy for more than 30 years, publishing more than 100 articles and chapters, and 11 books. He has central interests in the application of behavioral principles to understanding topics such as purpose, meaning and values, therapeutic relationship, and present moment focused work. Dr. Wilson has presented his research in 32 countries, and has participated as co-investigator in a wide range of research projects in the U.S. and internationally.

Degrees

BA
Psychology
Gonzaga University (1989)
PhD
Clinical Psychology
University of Nevada-Reno (1998)

Awards

Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award
2010