Speaker Bio: James Prochaska, Ph.D.

James O. Prochaska is Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Rhode Island and Director of Cancer Prevention Research Consortium. He is the author of over 150 publications, including three books, Changing for Good, Systems of Psychotherapy and The Transtheoretical Approach. He is internationally recognized for his work as a developer of the stage model of behavior change. He is the principal investigator on over $60 million dollars in research grants for the prevention of cancer and other chronic diseases.

In addition, he has served as a consultant to the American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control, Health Maintenance Organizations, National Health Service of Great Britain, major corporations and numerous universities and research centers. Dr. Prochaska has won numerous awards including the Top Five Most Cited Authors in Psychology from the American Psychology Society, an Honorary Chair of Medicine from the University of Birmingham, England, and the Society of Prospective Medicine L.C. Robbins Award for Career Contributions to Health Promotion.

Related links:

Helping Populations Progress Through Stages of Change
Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Distinguised Researcher Webcast Series

Dr. Prochaska's list of publications

The Cancer Prevention Research Consortium web site

University of Rhode Island web site