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, a national leader in the study of treatment programs for children with behavioral problems and their families, died suddenly Wednesday, Aug. 13. He was 61.

A University of Florida associate professor in the , the director of the , and the director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology, Boggs joined the faculty of the in 1986. He quickly impressed his UF colleagues with his passion for teaching and commitment to his patients.

鈥淪teve was a thoughtful and caring teacher, a dedicated and compassionate clinician, and a kind and gentle man,鈥� said , dean of the and the endowed professor of clinical psychology. 鈥淗e will be missed greatly by his students, colleagues and friends.鈥�

In his research, Boggs focused on the use of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for the treatment of child behavior issues. Originally developed by Boggs鈥� UF colleague ., Parent-Child Interaction Therapy is a live-coached parent-training model that is designed to improve parenting skills, decrease child behavior problems and enhance the quality of the parent-child relationship. Boggs published more than 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and scholarly chapters on this technique and other child health psychology issues. In 2009 he received the National Award for Significant Contributions to Parent-Child Interaction Therapy from PCIT International.

鈥淚 am deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of my close friend and colleague,鈥� said Eyberg, a distinguished professor emeritus. 鈥淗e was a fun, caring, loyal friend, and a colleague who modeled true commitment to training and high standards of intellectual honesty.鈥�

Over the course of his career, Boggs鈥� research was funded by agencies that included the American Cancer Society, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, the Children鈥檚 Miracle Network, the Florida Disabilities Council, the National Institute of Dental Research, the National Institute of Child 网红黑料 and Human Development, and the National Institute of Mental 网红黑料. He was a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology, a fellow of the American Board of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

For all his many achievements at the local, state and national levels, fellow faculty members said that Boggs鈥� most lasting legacy may be the 184 doctoral and master鈥檚 students he mentored over the past 25 years, twice winning his department鈥檚 teaching excellence award.

鈥淪teve鈥檚 commitment and energy for student training and for the department of clinical and health psychology, among so many other things, will be dearly missed both personally and professionally,鈥� said, Ph.D., an associate professor and interim chair of the department.

Boggs earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in psychology from West Virginia University, a master鈥檚 degree in psychology and applied behavior analysis from University of the Pacific and a doctoral degree in child clinical psychology from West Virginia University.

Boggs鈥� death is a great loss to the profession and to the UF clinical psychology program, said Russell Bauer, Ph.D., a professor in the department of clinical and health psychology.

鈥淗e was, above all, a sentient, caring and dedicated person whose influence will be felt mostly by the students he helped, the faculty he led, and by his friends and family, to whom he was an enduring source of strength and loyalty,鈥� Bauer said. 鈥淚t is hard for me to imagine the department of clinical and health psychology without Steve Boggs.鈥�

He is survived by his mother Dottie Boggs, cousin Tammy Ward and godson Benjamin.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the UF Craniofacial Clinic in Boggs鈥� name. He worked tirelessly for children with craniofacial anomalies, family and friends said, and working with children at the clinic and at the weekend Cranio Camps was one of his great joys and passions. Please make donation checks payable to 鈥淯FF鈥� (University of Florida Foundation) and reference 鈥淔amily Network project F003647鈥� to support Cranio Camp. Mail to Jeff Jurgens, UF department of clinical and health psychology, P.O. Box 100165, Gainesville FL 32610-0165.