Frank D. Fincham obtained a doctoral degree in social psychology as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. He then completed postdoctoral training in clinical psychology at Stony Brook University before assuming a position as assistant professor at the University of Illinois, where he ultimately became a professor and the Director of Clinical Training. Following a brief period as a professor in the United Kingdom, he became a SUNY Distinguished Professor at the University at Buffalo before assuming his current position as Eminent Scholar and Director of the Family Institute at The Florida State University. The author of more than 250 publications, his research has been widely recognized by numerous awards, including the Berscheid-Hatfield Award for “sustained, substantial, and distinguished contributions to the field of personal relationships” from the International Network on Personal Relationships and the President’s Award for "distinguished contributions to psychological knowledge" from the British Psychological Society. He has served as the president of the International Association for Relationship Research and as a governor of United Kingdom College of Family Mediators. A Fellow of five different professional societies, Fincham has been listed in the Association for Psychological Science Observer as among the top 25 psychologists in the world in terms of impact (defined as number of citations per paper).