Richard D. Todd
Richard D. Todd | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 |
| Died | August 22, 2008 (aged 56–57) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Vanderbilt University University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Spouse | Karen O'Malley |
| Children | Lucas F. Todd Anne M. O'Malley |
| Awards | Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2008) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Child and adolescent psychiatry Psychiatric genetics |
| Institutions | Washington University School of Medicine |
| Thesis | The Structure and Organization of Nucleosomes in Chromatin (1977) |
| Doctoral advisor | William T. Garrard Jr. |
Richard D. Todd (1951 – August 22, 2008) was an American psychiatrist who served as the Blanche F. Ittleson Professor of Psychiatry and director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. He specialized in the genetic and environmental causes of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism.[1][2] Born in Oklahoma, he was educated at Vanderbilt University, the University of Texas at Dallas, and the University of Texas at San Antonio.[3] He died of leukemia on August 22, 2008. At the time of his death, he was a member of the editorial board of the academic journal Biological Psychiatry, which published an obituary for him.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Memorial service for Richard Todd Nov. 2". The Source. 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ Hudziak, James J. (April 2009). "Richard D. Todd, Ph.D., M.D. (1951–2008)". Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 48 (4): 451. doi:10.1097/CHI.0b013e31819a1c33.
- ^ "Obituaries of Record". The Source. 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ March, John (November 2008). "In Memory of Richard Todd". Biological Psychiatry. 64 (10): e9. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.09.018. S2CID 54278597.
- American child psychiatrists
- American geneticists
- Psychiatric geneticists
- 1951 births
- 2008 deaths
- Deaths from leukemia
- Washington University School of Medicine faculty
- Vanderbilt University alumni
- Scientists from Oklahoma
- University of Texas at Dallas alumni
- University of Texas at San Antonio alumni
- American psychiatrist stubs