The ASU Department of Psychology recognizes the contributions of faculty members who have passed away but helped build the foundation that we all stand on today. Through their selfless work, they have helped to make the world a better place that we understand more.
Thomas Dishion [[{"type":"media","fid":"6539","view_mode":"responsive_image","link_text":null,"attributes":{"alt":"Thomas Dishion, regents professor of psychology","title":"Thomas Dishion, regents professor of psychology","class":"media-element file-responsive-image","data-delta":"1"},"fields":{}}]] | Dishion was a Regents' Professor in the Arizona State University Department of Psychology. Dishion was also the founder of the ASU REACH Institute and was a major contributor to developmental psychology and intervention science. The REACH Institute is a unit within the Department of Psychology dedicated to bridging the gap between university-based research and real-world practice. One of Dishion's groundbreaking programs is the Family Check-Up, which is one of the institute's most widely disseminated programs.The Family Check-Up provides parent management training, teaching, positive behavior support, healthy limit setting and relationship building training. Dishion is also one of the pioneers of coercive joining and bullying research. When Thomas Dishion began his career in psychology in the 1980s, “intervention was a pipe dream.” “We didn’t really know if you could systemically prevent negative outcomes [in people’s lives and well-being] later down the road,” he said. After three-plus decades, nearly $100 million in research funding and more than 300 published papers on child and family intervention science, Dishion is considered a pioneer in the field. For his contributions to the understanding of child development and psychopathology, and how clinical psychology is conducted across the world, Dishion was named an ASU Regents’ Professor. |
Betty Capaldi Phillips
| Phillips, a professor of psychology throughout her academic career, had a tremendous impact as a higher-education administrator, creating in her leadership roles around the country student-centered universities that focused on the success of the undergraduates and graduates they served. She came to ASU in 2006 when she was named provost by President Michael M. Crow, a job in which she served for seven years. “Betty’s life was one dedicated to learning and teaching and discovery,” Crow said. “She had a relentless focus on helping universities do what we do better. ASU is fulfilling its vision as a New American University in no small measure because of her effort, creativity and leadership. It is a better institution and a better servant of the people because of Betty Phillips.” https://asunow.asu.edu/20170924-asu-news-transformational-provost-elizabeth-capaldi-phillips-dies |