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Committee on Division/APA Relations

The Committee on Division/APA Relations (CODAPAR) shall be generally concerned with the mutual involvement of divisions and APA in fostering psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting human welfare and shall:

  1. Serve an advisory function to the Division Services Office and Chief Executive Officer on the mutual implication and impact of activities of APA and divisions;

  2. Provide leadership to facilitate coordination and communication among divisions and between divisions and APA;

  3. Make proposals to enhance structural, functional and policy relations between APA and divisions;

  4. Plan and host the Division Leadership Conference;

  5. Provide leadership in developing training programs for division officers at the Division Leadership Conference, the APA annual meeting or other such forums, to enhance the functioning and benefits offered by divisions and the diversity of the Association; and

  6. Act as a facilitator in resolution of disputes among divisions.

Staff Liaison

Chad Rummel (email)

Members

  • 2013 Chair: Debra Major, PhD (2011-2013)
    Old Dominion University
    Liaison to the Basic Divisions: 1, 2, 3, 10, 24, 25, 26, 32 and 36

  • 2013 Vice Chair: John Westefeld, PhD (2011-2013)
    University of Iowa
    Liaison to the Body/Physical Divisions: 6, 22, 28, 38, 40, 47, 50, 55 and 56

  • Maureen McCarthy, PhD (2012-2014)
    Kennesaw State University
    Liaison to the Applied Divisions: 5, 8, 13, 14, 19, 21, 23, 31 and 46

  • Carolyn Schroeder, PhD (2012-2014)
    University of Kansas
    Liaison to the Developmental Divisions: 7, 15, 16, 20, 33, 37, 43, 53 and 54

  • Ellen Mandinach, PhD (2013-2015)
    WestEd
    Liaison to the Public Interest Divisions: 9, 27, 34, 35, 44, 45, 48, 51 and 52

  • Fred Rotgers, PsyD, ABPP (2013-2015)
    John Jay College, CUNY
    Liaison to the Practice Divisions: 12, 17, 18, 29, 30, 39, 41, 42 and 49

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