Steven Reiss, Ph.D. was the Founder of IDS Publishing Corporation. He graduated from Dartmouth College, earned a Ph.D. in psychology from Yale University, and completed a clinical psychology internship at Harvard Medical School. He was a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. As a Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago and at The Ohio State University, he contributed original ideas, new assessment methods, and influential research studies to four topics in psychology: anxiety disorders, developmental disabilities, intrinsic motivation, and the psychology of religion. Prior to his death in 2016, he authored eight books, was editor on two books, published numerous articles in prestigious scientific journals, and gave invited talks in 44 states as well as 12 foreign countries. His work was recognized with five national awards for research, clinical services, and leadership.