Presidential Goals

• All Psychologists must work together to strengthen our field and build the best future we can build for Psychology. 

       The goal of my Presidential Initiative, “Celebrating our Past, Enjoying our Present, and Building Psychology's Future: Educating Psychologists for Science, Practice and Serving the Public” is to bring together "The Family of Psychology" to build our future.
        The APA President must have a clear vision of the future of Psychology based upon an appreciation and understanding of the historical, philosophical, scientific, ethnic, cultural, and work-setting diversity of all Psychologists. The APA President should have experience with and the skills necessary to lead the Association as it confronts the current issues impacting the day-to-day lives of all psychologists while also focusing on the vitality, relevance, and future of our Association. It is essential that we have a thoughtful, strategic, optimistic, and enthusiastic approach to bringing together all of the diverse "communities of interest" in Psychology to accomplish this. 
       I have a leadership track record that illustrates that I am a successful consensus builder.  I have the experience and enthusiasm to bring us together and the energy necessary to successfully work towards that strong future.   As your President, I will ensure that the future of Psychology will be the best that it can be. I am proud to be a psychologist and a member of "The Family of Psychology."

• All Psychologists must work together to have a strong, coordinated, and articulate approach to advocating for Psychology. 
  
  • As President I will work diligently with all APA members, our excellent APA Staff, and other like-minded professional organizations to make certain that Psychology continues, and strengthens, its advocacy activities for important issues including:
    • improved health care reimbursement rates,
    • increased research funding,
    • guaranteed, ongoing peer review for grant funding,
    • additional funding for our education & training programs,
    • Institutional Review Board reform,
    • license mobility,
    • expanded scope of practice including prescriptive authority and hospital admission privileges for those who wish to have these responsibility,
    • mental health parity,
    • relevant continuing education,
    • tenure protection, and
    • assured diversity in our educational programs, in our Association, and throughout our field.
  • My successful experience as an advocate for Psychology is reflected in my being awarded the APA Heiser Award for Advocacy, being among the first cohort of those who successfully advocated in Washington for expanded educational funding, and my election or appointment to various leadership roles in Psychology.