Keith Renshaw, PhD

Keith Renshaw is the Senior Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education. Prior to beginning this role in August 2023, he served as department chair of psychology in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences from 2017–2023. Dr. Renshaw was an active member of George Mason’s Faculty Senate from 2013 to 2023, serving on the Executive Committee for many years and as Faculty Senate Chair from 2016-2019. In 2020, Dr. Renshaw led the formation and launch of the Military, Veterans, & Families Initiative at Mason, an ongoing effort to leverage the many strengths of Mason in service of the military and veteran community. 

As a professor of psychology, Dr. Renshaw specializes in anxiety, stress/trauma, and interpersonal relationships. With over 100 publications, 150 conference presentations, and $3 million in extramural funding, much of his work has focused on the experiences of service members/veterans and their families, with a recent shift in focus on scalable, culturally responsive, evidence-based mental health care.  

Dr. Renshaw has been recognized both at Mason and nationally for his teaching and mentorship, receiving Mason’s Teaching Excellence Award in 2015 and the American Psychological Association's Division of Military Psychology’s Distinguished Mentor Award in 2021. More recently, he was honored by Mason’s Alumni Association as the Faculty Member of the Year for 2023. 

Learn more about Dr. Keith Renshaw‘s research and publications by visiting his faculty profile.

Education

PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
MA, Clinical Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
BS, Psychology, Duke University