Division of Infectious Disease & International Medicine
College of Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine

Michael D. Knox, PhD

Distinguished University Professor Emeritus

Biographical Sketch | Areas of Expertise | Publications
Education
PhD, Psychology, University of Michigan
Contact Information
E-Mail: knox@usf.edu  
Phone: (813) 974-1925
Office: MHC 2606

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Michael D. Knox, a licensed clinical psychologist, holds a joint faculty appointment in the Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine.  While at USF, Dr. Knox has been responsible for more than $50 million in grants and external funding.  In 1988 he founded the USF Center for HIV Education and Research and in 2002 the Florida/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center (F/C AETC), which is funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services.

 

Dr. Knox is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society and is listed in the latest editions of Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in America.  He chairs the US Peace Memorial Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity, and is editor of the US Peace Registry.  In 2007, he was awarded the Marsella Prize for the Psychology of Peace and Social Justice at the 115th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association.  Dr. Knox has traveled throughout the world to deliver presentations, consultations, and to develop collaborations.  His work has focused on behavioral approaches to disease prevention and training primary care clinicians to treat HIV/AIDS.

Areas of Expertise

 
Disease Prevention, Training Clinicians, Ethics, Peace Studies.

Selected Publications

Knox MD. (2011). World Peace: A First Step.  Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 38 (2), 199-202.

Frank L, Knox MD, & Wagganer A. (in press). HIV/AIDS and Mental Disorders. In B Levin & M Becker (Eds), Women’s Mental Health Services. New York, NY: Springer.

Knox MD, & Wagganer A.  (2009).  Honoring Peace and Anti-war Behavior: The US Peace Registry.  Peace Psychology, Fall/Winter. 

Knox MD & Wagganer A.  (2009).  A Cultural Shift toward Peace: The Need for a National Symbol.  Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 15, 97–101.

Knox MD. (2007). HIV and the Older Adult. In KS Markides (Ed), The Encyclopedia of Health and Aging. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

Zometa CS, Dedrick R, Knox MD, Westhoff W, Simán Siri R, & Debaldo AC. (2007).  Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of an HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Attitudinal Instrument. AIDS Education and Prevention, 19 (3),  231–244.

Knox MD & Chenneville T. (2006). Prevention and Education Strategies. In F Fernandez & P Ruiz (Eds), Psychiatric Aspects of HIV/AIDS (pp. 395–403). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Clark CF, Dow MG, & Knox MD. (2006). Identifying and Treating Depression, Anxiety, and Dementia. In J Beal, JJ Orrick, & K Alfonso (Eds), HIV/AIDS Primary Care Guide (pp. 383–402). Norwalk, CT: Crown House Publishing.

Knox MD. (2006). AIDS Education and Training (Foreword).  In J Beal, JJ Orrick, & K Alfonso (Eds), HIV/AIDS Primary Care Guide (pp. xi–xiii). Norwalk, CT: Crown House Publishing.