John R. Seeley was a Senior Scientist at the Oregon Research Institute for 40 years and is now an ORI Scientist Emeritus. His areas of special interest included (a) emotional and behavioral disorders in youth, (b) behavioral health intervention, (c) research design and program evaluation, and (d) health-related technology. He served ORI as a research programmer, data analyst, project manager, co-investigator, and principal investigator on over 45 National Institutes of Health, Department of Education, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration research grants regarding the epidemiology, etiology, treatment, and prevention of depression and behavioral disorders.