William E. Reay, Ph.D.

William (Bill) Reay has been a national leader in mental health and behavioral health services practice and research for more than 25 years. As one of the original Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) developers, Bill was associated with both child and family research centers in Portland, Oregon and Tampa, Florida, and Georgetown University. Bill was one of the founding members of the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, Washington, D.C. and has been central to organizing parents across the United States to improve mental health care for children. Bill is one of the original leaders and visionaries for the System-of-Care development and movement in the United States and served as a professional research member of the United States Department of Education’s evaluation team for the two (2) Research and Training Centers. Bill received his Master of Arts degree in Quantitative Psychology from the University of Nebraska, Department of Psychology at Omaha. He received his Ph.D. in psychology with a minor in law from the University of Nebraska, combined Department of Law and Psychology, College of Law, Lincoln Nebraska. Bill has written numerous professional articles on a variety of subjects associated with public health and behavioral health services. Bill is also a Professor of Psychology and Business for Northcentral University, Scottsdale Arizona, where he designs and develops international graduate student exchanges between the United States and other countries. In addition, Bill is the President of the Coalition for Research to Practice, a multi-university research initiative aimed at improving the alignment between graduate education and work-force needs. Bill is an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of Nebraska, Department of Law and Psychology; a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the University of Havana, Havana Cuba and Visiting Professor of Business at Irkutsk State University, Russian Federation, Eastern Siberia, and past visiting scientist at Vanderbilt University. Internationally, Bill consults with businesses and academic institutions in the European Union and the Caribbean. Most recently Bill has established contractual arrangements with The University of Havana, The Pedagogical University of Cuba, Havana, Cuba and the Cuban Center of Sociological and Psychological Research. Bill is a frequent lecturer in Havana regarding reform related academic considerations.