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Nathan W. Perry,
Jr., Ph.D.
July 5, 1932 ~ December 1, 2007
Chair,
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
1977-1998
Nathan W. Perry, Ph.D., who served as chairman of the
department of clinical and health psychology at the UF College of
Public Health and Health Professions for more than 20 years, died Dec.
1. He was 75.
“Nate Perry was a major
force for the advancement of psychology at the University of Florida
and throughout the nation,” said Michael G. Perri, Ph.D., interim dean
of the College of Public Health and Health Professions. “His
leadership blazed a trail that enabled others to make important
clinical and research contributions in health psychology. The success
of our department of clinical and health psychology stands as a
lasting legacy of Nate Perry’s pioneering efforts.”
Perry received his
doctorate in psychology from Florida State University in 1963 and
joined the UF faculty that same year. He was chairman of the
department of clinical and health psychology from 1977 until his
retirement in 1998. Perry was a leading advocate at the national level
for the “scientist-practitioner” model, which called for psychologists
to be trained in both the underlying science of the profession as well
as in clinical practice.
In his own research,
Perry focused on vision and cognition and he was considered an expert
on measurement of brain function and cognition using visual evoked
potentials to measure electrical activity in the brain in response to
visual stimuli.
“Nate was truly a giant
in the field of clinical psychology; he was not only a crackerjack
administrator and department chair, but he was also a first-rate
scientist, performing some key early work on brain
electrophysiological responses to complex visual stimuli,” said
Russell Bauer, Ph.D., chairman of the department of clinical and
health psychology.
Perry served as president
of the Florida Psychological Association, the Southeastern
Psychological Association and the Society of Clinical Psychology, and
was a member of the American Psychological Association’s board of
directors. He received the Florida Psychological Association’s
Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.
“He was a visionary, and
our department and college continues to benefit from that vision,”
Bauer said.
Perry is survived by his
wife, Suzanne Bennett Johnson, Ph.D., of Tallahassee, Fla.; his
brother, Kenneth Eugene Perry of Maryville, Tenn.; six children, Kathy
Lynn Hope of Lilburn, Ga., Warren Keith Perry of Gainesville, Kevin
Lee Perry of Camden, S.C., Karol Hanson Tutton of Lone Tree, Colo.,
Erika Marion Perry of Hoboken, N.J., and Marissa Clara Perry of New
York, N.Y.; and six grandchildren.
A memorial service for Perry will be held Sunday, Dec. 16 at
11 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom, FSU Alumni Hall, 1030 West Tennessee
Street in Tallahassee ~
Jill Pease
Click Here to Celebrate Nate's Life
The Nate Perry Memorial Scholarship Fund
has been established in his
honor
Department of Clinical
and Health Psychology
University of Florida Health Science Center
(Nate served as Chair of this department for over 20
years)
Make checks payable to:
University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
(note your gift is for the Nate Perry Memorial Scholarship Fund)
Send to:
University of Florida Foundation
PO Box 14425
Gainesville Florida 32604-2425
Call Marie Emmerson at 352-273-6540 for more information.
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