William M. GrayWilliam (Bill) Gray received his Ed.D. in Educational Psychology and Statistics from SUNY at Albany in 1970. He has taught courses in child development, adolescent development, parenting, Piagetian theory, thinking and reasoning, theories of development, and statistical analysis via computers. He has been the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research and, presently, he is the Interim Chair of the Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership. His continuing research interests have focused on adolescent and adult thinking and reasoning with a specific focus on formal operations. In addition, he has strong interests in the effects of parenting styles on children and adolescents, as well as theories of development.. Dr. Gray has served on the Board of Directors of the Jean Piaget Society, as the Society’s vice president for four years, and the Society’s treasurer for four years. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Adult Development and he is an ad hoc reviewer for several other development journals.