Millennial Press: USSA: A. Dean Byrd

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Where to Turn and How to Help:
Understanding Same-Sex Attraction

A. Dean Byrd, PhD, MBA, MPH, serves as president of Thrasher
Research Fund, which funds research for children’s health around the
world. He is also a clinical professor with the University of Utah School
of Medicine, with appointments in the Department of Family and
Preventive Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry. He is a past
president of the National Association for Research and Therapy of
Homosexuality (NARTH), a board member of the Association of
Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists (AMCAP), and a director of
the Foundation for Attraction Research. Employed more than twenty-five
years with LDS Family Services as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Byrd is a
prodigious writer, with numerous published books, book chapters, and
peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles to his credit. He is also one of
the editors of Understanding Same-Sex Attraction. Dr. Byrd is an
internationally recognized expert in the field of research and treatment
of unwanted homosexual attractions.

Author: A. Dean Byrd, PhD, MBA, MPH