XVI ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Award. In 1998, the University of British Columbia selected him
to serve in their Noted Scholar’s Program.
Brown is a licensed professional counselor in North Carolina
and maintains a small private practice. In 2002, he was among
the first to become a fellow in the National Career Development
Association.
Steven D. Brownis a professor in the Department of Leadership,
Foundations, and Counseling Psychology at Loyola University in
Chicago. He received a B.A. degree in psychology from Muskingum
College in 1969, a master’s in experimental psychology from the
University of Virginia in 1972, and a Ph.D. in counseling psychol-
ogy from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1977.
Brown is also a licensed clinical psychologist in Illinois, spe-
cializing in career counseling and consulting. His research focuses
primarily on topics of vocational psychology and applied psycho-
logical measurement.
Brown was the 1995 recipient of the John L. Holland award for
outstanding contributions to career and personality research from the
Division of Counseling Psychology of the American Psychological
Association. In addition to his collaborations with Robert Lent and
Gail Hackett on social cognitive career theory, Brown and Lent are
coeditors of three editions of the Handbook of Counseling Psychology
(Wiley). Brown serves on the editorial boards of vocational, social,
and personality psychology journals and is a fellow of the American
Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, and the
American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology.
Audrey Collinis professor emeritus of career studies at DeMonfort Uni-
versity, Leicester, U.K. Her interests are in interpretative approaches
to career research, mentoring, and the role of organizations in the
construction of career. Her publications, including two edited books
(with Richard Young), have argued for new approaches to the under-
standing of career. Her most recent book is The Future of Career
(Cambridge University Press, 2000).