Steven Hollon, PhD

Gertrude Conaway Professor of Psychology at Vanderbilt University

Steven Hollon, PhD, is Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology at Vanderbilt University. His primary interest lies in the etiology and treatment of depression in adults, with work extending from basic psychopathology to prevention and treatment. In 2020, Dr. Hollon received the prestigious Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology from the American Psychological Association, which is given each year to a psychologist who has made serious theoretical or empirical advances in practical issues within psychology. His work has been cited over 50,000 times; historically, he has centered his research around the relative contribution of cognitive and biological processes to depression, and how the relative efficacies of psychosocial versus pharmacological interventions compare.