John T. Franklin, Ph.D.

Dr. Franklin is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of addictive disorders and co-occurring mental illnesses. He has directed the addiction studies program since its inception in 1978. He teaches drug effects, theories of addiction, group methods, family systems, qualitative research and compulsive gambling.

His publications deal with chemical dependence among women, alternative education as preventive of substance abuse, treatment outcomes for adolescents and their families, and steroid dependence among male weight-lifters. His current interests are sexual addiction and the confluence of spirituality and psychotherapy. In 2002 he received the Distinguished Professor Award from his colleagues at UDM. Dr. Franklin holds a B.A. in philosophy from St. Mary of the LakeSeminary, an S.T.L. in theology from the Gregorian University, an M.A. in clinical psychology from the University of Illinois Springfield and a Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Michigan.