For his passionate example as a true scientist practitioner, a role at the core of psychology’s identity and values but one that is rarely fully realized. Through his practice and his research, Edward A. Wise has developed, refined, and integrated assessment and treatment strategies for more than 20 years. As a practitioner, he has compassionately treated patients in multiple outpatient and inpatient settings, among other accomplishments developing an innovative and cost-effective outpatient intensive treatment program. As a scientist, he has published more that 25 peer-reviewed articles without the incentives provided by a traditional academic career. As an advocate, he has advanced public acceptance of psychology. As a mentor, he has guided many fledgling psychologists. As a humanitarian, he has served the indigent and incarcerated. As a friend, he has enhanced the lives of those who know him.

Edward A. Wise, PhD, received his BS, cum laude, from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri in 1975. He received his PhD from the University of Wyoming and completed his internship at the University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences at Memphis in 1980. He was employed at a mental health center before establishing a multidisciplinary group practice, where he serves as the executive director. He was instrumental in the founding of the Division of Psychology at Methodist Hospital, Memphis, one of the largest medical-surgical hospitals in the country, where he provided individual and group therapy and performed psychological evaluations for patients with eating disorders, substance abuse, personality, and medical disorders. In addition to traditional mental health services, Dr. Wise has provided forensic evaluations for indigent offenders and contracted with state and national organizations to provide mental health services to inmates in correctional settings. He has also developed, implemented, and empirically validated an intensive outpatient program that operates as a hospital diversion program within his practice. He has authored more than 25 peer-reviewed publications in the areas of personality assessment, psychotherapy outcomes, and program evaluation. He was recently nominated for the Health Care Hero Award by the Memphis Business Journal for collaborative work with the health care and business communities. Dr. Wise is a Fellow of the Society for Personality Assessment and has served as an ad hoc reviewer for numerous journals. He currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal for Personality Assessment.

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