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: Edmund J Nightingale, PhD, West Saint Paul, MN

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, and Timothy Lawler, PhD, VAMC Miami, FL

Division Sections:

• Community and State Hospital
  Patricia Alexander, PhD, Department of Psychology, Mississippi State Hospital, Whitfield, MS 39193, Phone: 601-351-8010, Fax: 601-351-8086

• Criminal Justice
  Robert D. Morgan, PhD, Texas Tech University, PO Box 42051, Lubbock, TX 79409-2051, Phone: 806-742-3711 x 239; Fax: 806-742-0818

• Police and Public Safety
  Scott W. Allen, PhD, Psychological Service Section, Miami-Dade Police Department, 8525 Northwest 53rd Terrace, Suite 215, Doral, FL 33166-4521, Phone: 305-591-1106, Fax: 305-597-7812

• Psychologists in Indian Country
  Connie Hunt, PhD, Mental Health/Social Services, Portland Area IHS, Federal Building, Room 476, 1220 SW Third Avenue, Portland, OR 97204, Phone: 503-326-2005, Fax: 503-326-7280

• Veterans Affairs
  Robert A. Zeiss, PhD, Office of Academic Affiliations (143), VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC 20420, Phone: 202-357-4028, Fax: 202-357-4057

Division Meeting: APA Annual Convention, Boston, MA, August 14-17, 2008

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

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

For Additional Information Contact: Bret A. Moore, PsyD, CPT, MS, Membership Chair, 9597 Jones Road #218, Houston, TX 77065, Phone: 281-743-5214, Email: Bret A. Moore, PsyD, CPT, MS

Homepage: www.apa.org/divisions/div18