William (Bill) Nugent is a professor in the College of Social Work, University of Tennessee-Knoxville. He has been teaching and doing research in the College since 1991. His primary research interests are measurement, suicide, and quantitative research methods. He is a Fellow in the Society for Social Work and Research. To date he has published over 100 peer reviewed journal articles, multiple book chapters, and is the author or co-author of 2 books.