RONALD J. COMER has been a professor in Princeton University’s Department of Psychology for the past 40 years, serving also as director of Clinical Psychology Studies and, currently, as chair of the university’s Institutional Review Board. His courses—Abnormal Psychology, Theories of Psychotherapy, Childhood Psychopathology, Experimental Psychopathology, and Controversies in Clinical Psychology—have been among the university’s most popular offerings.

Professor Comer has received the President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching at the university. He is also a practicing clinical psychologist and consultant to Eden Autism Services and to hospitals and family practice residency programs throughout New Jersey.

In addition to writing Abnormal Psychology, Professor Comer is the author of the textbook Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology, now in its seventh edition; coauthor of the introductory psychology textbook Psychology Around Us (second edition); and coauthor of Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology (second edition). He is the producer of numerous videos for courses in psychology and other fields of education, including The Higher Education Video Library Series, Video Anthology for Abnormal Psychology, Video Segments in Neuroscience, Introduction to Psychology Video Clipboard, and Developmental Psychology Video Clipboard. He also has published journal articles in clinical psychology, social psychology, and family medicine.

Professor Comer completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania and his graduate work at Clark University. He lives in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, with his wife, Marlene. From there he can keep a close eye on the Philadelphia sports teams with which he grew up.

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