Jack W. Finney
Jack W. Finney, professor of psychology in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, is associate dean for administrative and faculty affairs. His responsibilities include strategic planning for academic programs within the college and working closely with faculty, department leaders, and university administration in identifying and advancing the interests and welfare of the faculty at all levels.
Finney joined the faculty at Virginia Tech as assistant professor of psychology in 1987 and was made full professor in 1998. Before coming to Virginia Tech, he was assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. Finney received a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from West Virginia University. He then pursued additional graduate work at the University of Kansas, where he received a master’s degree and Ph.D.
He is a fellow in the American Psychological Association and a past recipient of a Virginia Tech Certificate of Teaching Excellence. Finney has been a member of several grant review panels for the National Institutes of Health, has served as a grant reviewer for the Research Council of Canada, and has served two terms as associate editor for the Journal of Pediatric Psychology. He has also been active in college and university initiatives, including AdvanceVT, the Ad Hoc Core Curriculum Steering Committee, and the SACS-QEP Committee.
Finney is a clinical child psychologist whose research interests include psychosocial determinants of health care use, adherence to medical regimens, and prevention of children’s injuries. He is the author of more than 75 journal articles and book chapters on child health psychology.
- Jack W. Finney
- 113 College of Science Administration Building (0405)
- Blacksburg, VA 24061
- finney@vt.edu