Keith Renshaw, PhD

Dr. Keith Renshaw is the senior associate provost for Undergraduate Education at George Mason University. Prior to beginning this role, Renshaw served as department chair of psychology in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences from 2017-2023. He 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, Renshaw led the formation and launch of the Military, Veterans, & Families Initiative, an ongoing effort to leverage the many strengths of George Mason in service of the military and veteran community.  

Renshaw has been recognized both at George Mason and nationally for his teaching and mentorship, receiving George 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 George Mason’s Alumni Association as the Faculty Member of the Year for 2023.  

As a professor of psychology at George Mason, 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.  

Renshaw received a BS in psychology from Duke University and a MA and PhD in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

Learn more about 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