Donald R. Atkinson Explained

Donald Ray Atkinson
Birth Date:11 February 1940
Birth Place:Union City, Indiana
Death Place:Jackson County, Oregon
Resting Place:Santa Barbara Cemetery
Fields:Counseling psychology
Workplaces:University of California, Santa Barbara
Education:Baraboo High School
Wisconsin State College-La Crosse
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Thesis Title:The effect of using selected behavior modification techniques to increase student-initiated action on counselor suggested activities
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/609306250
Thesis Year:1970
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Doctoral Students:Bruce Wampold
Known For:Multicultural counseling psychology
Awards:2001 Distinguished Career Contributions to Research Award from section 17 of the American Psychological Association
2005 Leona Tyler Award from section 45 of the American Psychological Association
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Children:James Fredrick Atkinson (1966-1992)
Robert Kenneth Atkinson (1969-Present)

Donald Ray Atkinson (February 10, 1940, in Union City, Indiana–January 11, 2008, in Santa Barbara, CA) was an American counseling psychologist and professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He was known for his extensive work in multicultural counseling psychology. He was the director of training for UCSB's Counseling Psychology Program for ten years (1979-1989), and previously as Assistant Dean of the Department of Education there for four years (1975-1979). Atkinson grew up in Baraboo, Wisconsin and graduated from Baraboo High School. He served in the United States Navy for two years. He wrote a book about Baraboo: "Baraboo: A Selective History." He also wrote other books and articles about counseling. He died from pancreatic cancer in Jackson County, Oregon.[1] [2] He retired from the faculty of UCSB in 2002.[3]

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  1. Web site: Obituary: Donald Ray Atkinson, PhD . 14 January 2008 . www.independent.com . en . 2017-07-24.
  2. Web site: In Memoriam . March 2008 . UCSF Regents . 6.
  3. Web site: Campus Notes . 2008-02-04 . www.ia.ucsb.edu . 2017-07-25 . 2015-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150311102516/http://www.ia.ucsb.edu/93106_archived/2008/February4/notes.html . dead .