E. Philip Trapp

E. Philip Trapp, Ph.D., was born and bred in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, served as a navy officer landing Marines in WWII, and attained a Ph.D. degree in Clinical Psychology from Ohio State University. He taught 40 years at the University of Arkansas where he organized and directed the psychological clinic and the clinical doctoral program. He was for many years the Chairperson of the Department of Psychology. He also served as Associate Director of the College Honors Program and received the University Distinguished Teaching and Research Award.

Phil Trapp published many professional articles, wrote a popular text on the Exceptional Child, received a major grant from the National Science Foundation to study anxiety, and was a visiting professor at New Mexico State, University of Wisconsin, and New York State University at Oswego. He was past President of the Arkansas Psychological Association, Chairman of the Arkansas Board of Examiners, and author of the Arkansas Licensing Law. He is in Who's Who in America. He was the first recipient of the Arkansas Psychological Association's Distinguished Service Award and was awarded the Association's Distinguished Academician of the Year. He has been a consultant at hospitals, courts, industry and government. He headed a committee of the American Association of University Professors to investigate infractions of academic freedom.

In retirement, Phil Trapp published "The Red-Ribboned Letters," a WW II love story. His latest publication, "Did the Smarter Apes Stay in the Trees," takes a satiric look at such staples of everyday life like medicine, law, politics, and religion. He is currently working on a book on flowers and their messages, flora being one of his hobbies.