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

Kelly G. Wilson, Ph.D., is a Professor of psychology at the University at Mississippi. He is Past 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.