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Dean Byrd
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Albert Dean Byrd
August 22, 1948 |
| Died | April 4, 2012 (aged 63) |
| Resting place | Highland City Cemetery, Utah |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
| Spouse(s) | Elaine Harlow Byrd |
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Albert Dean Byrd (1948 – 4 April 2012) was a former president of the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH). He was a psychologist. Although raised by a Buddhist mother and a Baptist father, Byrd converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Professional life
Byrd received a Ph.D. in psychology from Brigham Young University (BYU), a post-doctoral degree in Child and Family Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University and Medical College of Virginia, and a post-doctoral degree in Behavioral Medicine from Loyola University, Chicago. He also received both an M.P.H. from the University of Utah (U of U), School of Medicine, and an M.B.A. also from the U of U. He was a diplomate in forensic medicine.
Byrd served as the Director of Clinical Training for LDS Social Services, was a Clinical Professor at BYU, and was, at the time of his death, a Clinical Professor at the University of Utah, School of Medicine, with appointments in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine and in Department of Psychiatry, with an adjunct clinical appointment in the Department of Family Studies, also at the University of Utah. As member of the faculty at the U of U, he lectured training medical students about disparities in health care in the population. He was also a member of the American Psychological Association, the Utah Psychological Association where he served on the governing board, with professional affiliations in the American Orthopsychiatric Association, where he was a fellow, the American Public Health Association, the American Board of Forensic Examiners and the Prescribing Psychologist Register, a training and credentialing organization for psychologists in psychopharmacology. He was also a former member of the Evergreen Board of Trustees. He was also the president of Thrasher Research Fund, a pediatric research granting institution. In 2007, he was elected as president of NARTH for 2008. Byrd had visiting professor appointments in Israel and Poland. He also had training in genetics, biochemistry and neurochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley.
Death
Byrd died of cancer on 4 April 2012.
