Simmons College

Gerald P. Koocher became dean of the Simmons School of Health Sciences in June 2001.  For the previous 30 years, he served on the staff of Children’s Hospital Boston and the Judge Baker Children’s Center, including positions as chief of psychology since 1988, and as associate professor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Koocher also served as president of the American Psychological Association, the largest association of psychologists worldwide, in 2006. Additionally, he served as executive of the Linda Pollin Institute at Harvard Medical School, former editor of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology and the Clinical Psychologist and is the current editor of "Ethics & Behavior," the best selling ethics text for psychologists. He was the first psychologist in the U.S. to earn board certification in five specialty areas.  He completed his B.A. in psychology at Boston University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Missouri.