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Frank Fincham

Election Year: 1977

Election Constituency: Southern Africa

Scholar Status: Scholar Alum

Rhodes Identifier: Natal & Balliol 1977

Frank Fincham

Biography

Frank Fincham, D.Phil. did doctoral research at Oxford University. He then completed postdoctoral training in clinical psychology at Stony Brook University before assuming a position as assistant professor at University of Illinois where he ultimately became professor and Director of Clinical Training. He was SUNY Distinguished Professor at University at Buffalo before assuming his current position as Eminent Scholar at Florida State University. The author of over 350 publications his research has been widely recognized by numerous awards, including the President’s Award for "Distinguished contributions to psychological knowledge" from the British Psychological Society, the Ernest Burgess Award for “Continuous and meritorious contributions to theory and research” from the National Council for Family Relations, and the Distinguished Career Award for "a full career of eminent, notable contributions to research and theory in relationship science" from the International Association for Relationship Research. A Fellow of six different professional societies, Fincham has been listed among the top 25 psychologists in the world in terms of impact (defined as number of citations per paper).