Barclay, Allan G.

Allan G. Barclay was born in Masonville, Iowa on December 22, 1930. After serving in the US Army during the Korean War he received his BA in psychology from the University of Tulsa in 1955. He earned his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Washington University in St. Louis in 1960. Barclay accepted his first teaching position at St. Louis University in 1960 and by 1965 was Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics. He remained at St. Louis University for nineteen years and during that time held several positions including chief of the Psychology Service at Cardinal Glennon Memorial Hospital for Children, director of the Child Development Clinic for Mentally Retarded Children and associate university research administrator. He also worked as a consultant for several projects including President John F. Kennedy's Committee on Mental Retardation, the United States Children's Bureau and the White House Conference on Children.

In 1979 Barclay accepted a position at Wright State University as the associate dean of academic affairs in the School of Professional Psychology. While at Wright State he served as vice president of the faculty and also worked as a consultant for the US Air Force. In 1990 Barclay left Wright State University and returned to St. Louis University as Professor Emeritus and as an adjunct Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry. At this time he also accepted an appointment as Clinical Research Professor at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health.

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