Richard "Dick" McFall
Clinical Science Visionary Award
Significant Contributions
Richard M. McFall, Ph.D. is a Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University and is the former Executive Director of the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS; 2008-2017). Dr. McFall's scientific contributions to clinical science – and to psychological science more generally – are widely recognized and appreciated. From the outset of his career, Dr. McFall conducted influential and groundbreaking research and produced citation classics that shaped the field. Dr. McFall also has made an indelible mark on the professional aspects of clinical psychology. In 1990, Dr. McFall became president of the SSCP; the article based on his presidential address, “Manifesto for a Science of Clinical Psychology” (1991), articulated the cardinal principle that “Scientific clinical psychology is the only legitimate and acceptable form of clinical psychology.” Dr. McFall is the chief architect of the clinical-science training model in clinical psychology. He is the recipient of numerous awards from the APA, APS, and other professional organizations, including serving as an APA Div. 12 Fellow (1992) and an APS Fellow (1998), an award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology through Education from the American Association of Applied and Preventvive Psychology (1996), a Festschrift Honoree through APS (2004), and a 2006 SSCP Distinguished Scientist Award.
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