Brian Wilcox honored by American Psychological Association

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Brian Wilcox received the 2007 Nicholas Hobbs Award from the American Psychological Association at its annual convention in San Francisco this summer.

Wilcox is director of the Center on Children, Families and the Law and professor of psychology at UNL. He also serves as a senior program associate with the William T. Grant Foundation and on the boards of numerous state, national and international organizations serving children and youth. He received his doctorate in community psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and has published extensively. Wilcox is a fellow of the American Psychological Association.

The Hobbs Award, established in 1983, is presented annually by the American Psychological Association's Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice to a psychologist who exemplifies the ideals and devotion to child advocacy and policy characterized by Nicholas Hobbs. Hobbs (1915-83) was a pioneer in the field of child psychology.

CONTACT: Brian Wilcox, director, Center on Children, Families and the Law, (402) 472-3479