William (Bill) J. Ray (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is a professor of psychology, director of the SCAN (Specialization in Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience) Program, and previous director of the Clinical Psychology Program at Pennsylvania State University. A former Fellow in Medical Psychology at the University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, Ray has worked in a number of mental care hospitals and clinics where he developed an appreciation of the experiences of those with mental disorders. Focusing on approaching clinical research questions from a neuroscience perspective, Ray has used psychophysiological and brain imaging techniques such as EEG, MEG, DTI and fMRI to study… emotionality, psychopathology, and individual differences. His work has been published in such influential journals as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , Journal of Neuroscience , Psychophysiology , Physiological Reviews , Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , Developmental Psychology , Journal of Abnormal Psychology , Cognitive Brain Research , Biological Psychology , and Clinical Neurophysiology.