Psychologists in Public Service

Division 18: Psychologists in Public Service responds to the needs of the public in areas such as psychological practice, research, training, and policy formation. The division is comprised of five sections representing a variety of settings: community and state hospital psychologists, criminal justice, police and public safety, psychologists in Indian Country, and veterans affairs. The division and its sections provide a forum for its members to discuss common professional interests, to advocate for the mental health needs of the public, and to promote the use of evaluation and research in public research programs. The newsletter Public Service Psychology is sent to members three times a year.

President

Linda P. Bodie, PsyD, Greenwood, IN
View a list of past presidents

Secretary-Treasurer

Bret A. Moore, PysD

Journal

Psychological Services (quarterly beginning in Spring 2004)
Editor: Patrick DeLeon, PhD, Bethesda, MD

Newsletter

Public Service Psychology (three issues per year)
Editor: Jacqueline Remondet Wall, PhD, HSPP, CRC, University of Indianapolis, IN

Read about Division 18 in the Monitor

A home for Indian country psychologists
Prescription privileges, loan-repayment options and more visibility are among the priorities for an up-and-coming section of Div. 18.

• Community and State hospital 
  William Paul Deal, PhD
  Department of Psychology Learning Diagnostic Center
  Missouri State University, 502 Alumni Center, 901 South National Ave.
  Springfield, MO 65897
  Telephone: (417) 836-6631
  Fax: (417) 836-5475

• Criminal justice
  Jennifer Boothby, PhD
  Department of Psychology, Indiana State University
  Terre Haute, IN 47801
  Telephone: (812) 237-3950
  Fax: (812) 237-4378

• Police and public safety
  Lorraine W. Greene, PhD
  Behavioral Health Services Division, Nashville Police
  1900 Church St. Suite 500 Building B
  Nashville, TN 37203,
  Telephone: (615) 862-7887
  Fax: (615) 880-3092

• Psychologists in Indian Country
  Lisa R. Thomas, PhD
  Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington
  1107 NE 45th St, Suite 120
  Seattle, WA 98105
  Telephone: (206) 897-1413
  Fax: (206) 543-5473

• Research Psychologists in Public Service Section is in formation

• Veterans affairs
  Brian M. Pilgrim, PhD
  3330 Mario Drive, SE
  Rio Rancho, NM 87124
  Telephone: (505) 994-0468
  Fax: (505) 265-1711 ext. 2440

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