Richard M. Marshall, Ed.D., Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological and Social Foundations at the University of South Florida, where he teaches courses in educational psychology, counseling psychology, and reading assessment. He is also an adjunct associate professor of Child Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the USF College of Medicine. He is a licensed school psychologist with specialty training in pediatric neuropsychology, a clinical therapist, and a developmental specialist .

His publications and presentations are aimed at helping parents and teachers gain a better understanding of the neurobiology of emotional, behavioral, and learning problems in children. His research focus includes the assessment and treatment of child and adolescent psychopathology, the neurobiology of learning and behavior problems, and the biological bases of neurodevelopmental disorders. His recently developed rating scale (the Pediatric Behavior Rating Scale) will be published in summer 2008 and he has just completed a grant proposal to study the genetic correlates of bipolar disorder.