G. Terence Wilson

Title: Professor II and Oscar Krisen Buros Professor
Area: Clinical Psychology
Phone: 732-445-2060/2194
Email: tewilson@rci.rutgers.edu
Campus: Busch
Building: Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology A349/EDC

I received B.A. and B.A. Hons degrees from Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, South Africa (1965, 1966), and my Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook (1971). I joined the faculty at Rutgers in 1971. Currently I am the Coordinator of our clinical program and Director of the Eating Disorders Clinic. I have co-authored or edited several books, including Binge Eating: Nature, Assessment, and Treatment (with Chris Fairburn, M.D.) and Evaluation of behavior therapy: Issues, evidence, and research strategies (with Alan Kazdin, Ph.D.); published numerous scientific articles; and am the editor of Behaviour Research and Therapy. I am a former President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (1980-81) and twice a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, California (1976-77; 1990-1991).

Throughout my career I have focused on the application of social learning theory to the analysis and treatment of clinical problems. A particular interest of mine has been clinical research on the evaluation of behavioral and cognitive therapies, and analysis of psychological mechanisms of change. The treatment of weight and eating disorders has been a major focus of my research. In this connection I collaborate actively with colleagues (clinical psychologists and psychiatrists) from other universities in funded clinical research trials. These studies involve comparing different psychological therapies in the treatment of Bulimia Nervosa and obese patients with Binge Eating Disorder. I am also interested in trying to develop more effective, theory-driven interventions for treatment-resistant patients with eating disorders.

My primary commitment at Rutgers has been mentoring graduate students to become successful clinical researchers and skilled, evidence-based therapists. Many of my former doctoral students have gone on to achieve distinction in the field of clinical psychology.