Richard McCarty is Professor of Psychology at Vanderbilt University, where he previously served as Dean of the College of Arts and Science and as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost. He received his PhD from The Johns Hopkins University, then completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health, where he was a Fellow in the Pharmacology Research Associate Training Program. He later received a National Research Service Award to support sabbatical research at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. His research interests have focused on physiological and behavioral adaptations to stress using a variety of animal models.