Derek Hopko

Derek R. Hopko, PhD, is associate professor and associate department head in the Department of Psychology at The University of Tennessee. He graduated from West Virginia University and completed his residency and post-doctoral training at the University of Texas Medical School. His research and clinical interests focus on the behavioral assessment and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders. Hopko has strong interests in health psychology and conducts behavioral treatment outcome research with cancer patients diagnosed with clinical depression.

He is a recipient of grant funding from both the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Cancer Institute, has authored some sixty peer-reviewed publications, and serves on the editorial board of five journals.