Richard R. Abidin is a noted psychologist who has devoted much of his career to studying the relationships between parents and children.

[1][2] Abidin retired in 2003; he is now emeritus professor, lecturer and consultant to Curry Programs in Clinical and School Psychology at the same university.

Abidin has been honored with the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Distinguished Career Award in 2017,[5] and the Abidin Award was established to recognize and support a distinguished early career psychologist.

Abidin has created several assessment measures that aid clinicians in determining the functionality of a parent-child relationship.

Abidin helped organize in 1967, served on the board of directors and was consultant to Oakland School, Keswick, VA.[12]