Division 18 - Psychologists in Public Service

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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.

A Closer Look: Click here to read about the division in the Monitor on Psychology, a publication of APA

Membership Application: http://www.apa.org/divisions/div18/d18application.htm

President: Timothy J. Lawler, PhD, Miami, FL

Secretary-Treasurer: Gilbert O. Sanders, EdD, Anchorage, AK

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

Division Sections:

• Community and State Hospital
  William Paul Deal, PhD, Department of Psychology Learning Diagnostic Center, Missouri State University, 502 Alumni Center, 901 South National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65897, Phone: 417-836-6631, Fax, 417-836-5475

• Criminal Justice
  Jennifer Boothby, PhD, Department of Psychology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47801, Phone: 812-237-3950, Fax: 812-237-4378

• Police and Public Safety
  Lorraine W. Greene, PhD, Behavioral Health Services Division, Nashville Police, 1900 Church Street, Suite 500 Building B, Nashville, TN 37203, Phone: 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 Street, Suite 120, Seattle, WA 98105, Phone: 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, Phone: 505-994-0468, Fax: 505-265-1711 ext. 2440

Division Meeting: APA Annual Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 6-9, 2009, Website: www.apa.org/convention/

Awards: www.apa.org/about/division/div18awards.html

List of Presidents: www.apa.org/about/division/div18pres.html

For Additional Information Contact: Allyson Baker, PhD, Membership Chair, Allyson Baker, PhD

Homepage: www.apa.org/divisions/div18