C. Steven Richards - The Oxford Handbook of Depression and Comorbidity

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C. Steven Richards

C. Steven Richards is a professor of psychology and director of graduate studies at Texas Tech University. His primary research interests include depression, relapse prevention, comorbidity, self-control, and health psychology. He has held fourteen administrative positions during his career, at three different universities: Texas Tech University, Syracuse University, and the University of MissouriColumbia. He has over sixty publications, numerous convention presentations, andworking with his collaboratorshas attracted grant funding from state, regional, and federal agencies along with private foundations and societies.