Paul Emmelkamp Becomes "Ambassador of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment".

Abstract

Paul Emmelkamp is a scientist-practitioner pur sang. From the start of his career on, he has put an emphasis on the importance of integrating science and clinical practice, providing many important contributions to Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treat­ ment in Europe and beyond. In 1975, Paul obtained his PhD on ‘The behaviou­ ral treatment of agoraphobia’ from the University of Utrecht, where he had previously studied and com­ pleted his postdoctoral training in psychotherapy. He then moved to the University of Groningen, starting as an Assistant Professor and being appointed as a Full Professor in Clinical Psychology and Psychother­ apy in 1986. Since 1996, he has been based as a University of Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Amsterdam. In 2006, Paul received the very prestigious appointment as Academy Professor of the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). From 2013 to 2016, he then served as the Rector of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS). He is currently a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Paris. Paul Emmelkamp (2018) (Source: Paul Emmelkamp's own private collection)