Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D., ABPP is Professor of Public Health, Psychology and Pediatrics and is Dean of the College of Health Professions at Temple University.  Dr. Brown is a diplomate in Clinical Health Psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology, and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, the Society of Behavioral Medicine, and the National Academy of Neuropsychology.  Dr. Brown has been the recipient of numerous grant awards from the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services.  Dr. Brown currently is the Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology and serves of the Behavioral Medicine and Intervention Outcomes of the Center for Scientific Review of the National Institutes of Health.  He has published over 200 articles, chapters and books related to childhood psychopathology and health psychology.  He also has served on the editorial boards of 11 journals related to child and adolescent psychopathology.  Dr. Brown also serves as a liaison to the American Academy of Pediatric subcommittee on the assessment and practice guidelines for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.  Dr. Brown also serves as Chair of the Board of Scientific Affairs of the American Psychological Association and serves on the Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association.