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Commission on Accreditation

The Commission on Accreditation shall evaluate doctoral, internship and postdoctoral residency programs in professional psychology, in accordance with published criteria and procedures.

There shall be no fewer than 32 persons appointed to the Commission on Accreditation. To achieve appropriate balance between academic institutions and programs, practitioners of the profession, and the publics served by accreditation, appointments to the Commission on Accreditation shall represent in addition the following domains of perspective and responsibility with regard to professional education and training in psychology, each of which is essential to the balance of viewpoints expected in accrediting bodies and their activities.

Should you need to contact the Commission on Accreditation or any of its members regarding any accreditation issue that correspondence should be sent directly to the Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation. Members of the Commission on Accreditation, as part of their role and their responsibilities to the Commission, are prohibited from consulting with programs during their term of appointment, and for a period of one year thereafter.

Staff Liaison

Susan Zlotlow, PhD (email)

Members

CoA Chair:  Elizabeth Klonoff, PhD
Associate Chair, Program Review:  Carl Paternite, PhD
Associate Chair, Quality Assurance:  Joyce Illfelder-Kaye, PhD

*Note:  All terms begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of the given years unless noted otherwise.

Representing the Breadth of the Scientific Discipline of Psychology

Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (COGDOP)

  • Mark H. Ashcraft, PhD (April 2010-2014) 
    University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    PhD, Experimental Psychology, 1975, University of Kansas
    APA Fellow (Div. 3) 

  • Wallace E. Dixon, Jr., PhD (2009-2014)
    East Tennessee State University
    PhD, Child Developmental Psychology, 1990, Miami University

  • Victoria M. Follete, PhD (2010-2012)
    University of Nevada, Reno
    PhD, Clinical Psychology, 1989, Memphis State University
    APA Member (Divs. 35, 56)

  • Carl E. Paternite, PhD (2010-2012)
    Miami University of Ohio
    PhD, Clinical Psychology, 1977, University of Iowa
    APA Member

APA Board of Scientific Affairs (BSA)
  • Jaime L. Diaz-Granados, PhD (2012-2013)
    Baylor University
    PhD, Psychology, 1994, University of Texas, Austin

Representing Professional Education and Training in Psychology

Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC)

  • Ana M. Faraci, PhD (2011-2013)
    Miami-Dade County Department of Human Services, Psychological Services 
    PhD, Clinical Psychology, 1982, Caribbean Center for Advanced Studies, Puerto Rico
    APA Member

  • Joyce Illfelder-Kaye, PhD (2007-2012)
    Pennsylvania State University
    PhD, Counseling Psychology, 1980, The Ohio State University
    APA Fellow (Div. 17)

  • Lawrence S. Schoenfeld, PhD (2011-2013)
    University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    PhD, Clinical Psychology, 1967, University of Florida
    ABPP (Clinical)
    APA Fellow (Divs. 12, 13, 38, 42)

Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP)

  • Kathleen J. Bieschke, PhD (2011-2013)
    Pennsylvania State University
    PhD, Counseling Psychology, 1991, Michigan State University
    APA Fellow (Divs. 17, 44)

  • Tammi Vacha-Hasse, PhD (2012-2014)
    Colorado State University
    PhD, Counseling Psychology, 1995, Texas A&M University
    APA Fellow (Divs. 17, 29, 42)/Member (Divs. 20, 51)

Council of Directors of School Psychology Programs (CDSPP)

  • David E. McIntosh, PhD (2010-2012)
    Ball State University
    PhD, School Psychology, 1990, Ball State University
    ABPP (School) 
    APA Fellow/Member (Div. 16)

  • Gary Stoner, PhD (2011-2013)
    University of Rhode Island
    PhD, School Psychology, 1986, University of Rhode Island
    APA Fellow (Div. 16) / Member (Div. 25)

Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP)

  • Debora J. Bell, PhD (2010-2012)
    University of Missouri-Columbia
    PhD, Child Clinical Psychology, 1989, West Virginia University
    APA Member (Divs. 12, 53)

  • Elizabeth A. Klonoff, PhD (2008-2013)
    San Diego State University
    PhD Clinical Psychology, 1977, University of Oregon
    ABPP (Clinical, Clinical Health)
    APA Fellow (Divs. 12, 35, 38, 45)

National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology (NCSPP)

  • Linda K. Knauss, PhD (2008-2013)
    Widener University Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology
    PhD, Clinical Psychology, 1981, Temple University
    ABPP (Clinical)
    APA Member (Divs. 12, 16, 31, 42, 52, 53)

  • Roger L. Peterson, PhD (2008-2012)
    Antioch New England Graduate School
    PhD, Clinical Psychology, 1971, Purdue University
    ABPP (Clinical) 
    APA Member (Divs. 2, 12)

APA Board of Educational Affairs (BEA) and National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology (NCSPP)
  • Mary Beth Kenkel, PhD (2012-2014)
    Florida Institute of Technology
    PhD, Clinical Psychology, 1978, Miami University of Ohio
    APA Fellow (Divs. 12, 27, 42)/Member (Divs. 35, 38, 52)
Academy of Psychological Clinical Science (APCS)

  • L. Stephen Miller, PhD (2012-2013)
    University of Georgia
    PhD, Clinical Psychology, 1990, University of Mississippi
    APA Member (Divs. 20, 40)

APPIC-Training Communities CoA Nominations Committee (ATCCNC)
Other Internship Groups

  • Loretta E. Braxton, PhD (2012-2014)
    VA Medical Center-Durham
    PhD, Counseling Psychology, 1989, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    APA Member (Div. 18)

  • Richard J. Seime, PhD (2008-2012)
    Mayo Clinic
    PhD, Counseling Psychology, 1974, University of Minnesota
    ABPP (Clinical, Clinical Health)
    APA Fellow (Div. 12)/Member (Divs. 31, 38)

Postdoctoral Training Groups

  • Brad Lee Roper, PhD (2008-2012) 
    Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    PhD, Clinical Psychology, 1992, University of Minnesota
    ABPP (Clinical Neuropsychology)
    APA Member (Divs. 12, 40)

Representing Practitioners of the Profession

APA Board of Professional Affairs (BPA) and APA Committee for Advancement of Professional Practice (CAPP)
Institutional Practice

  • Patricia P. Alexander, PhD (2007-2012)
    Mississippi State Hospital (Whitfield)
    PhD, Clinical Psychology, 1992, University of Mississippi
    APA Member (Div. 18)

  • Stephen L. Holliday, PhD (2011-2013)
    VISN 17 Heart of Texas Network
    PhD, Clinical Psychology, 1983, University of Arizona
    ABPP (Clinical Neuropsychology)
    APA Member (Div. 18)

Independent Practice

  • Charme S. Davidson, PhD (2009-2012)
    Private Practice
    PhD, Counseling Psychology, 1978, University of Southern Mississippi
    ABPP (Counseling)
    APA Member (Divs. 17, 35, 42, 56)

  • Nancy B. Ruddy, PhD (2011-2013)
    Mountainside Family Practice Residency
    PhD, Clinical Child Psychology, 1991, Bowling Green State University
    APA Member (Divs. 38, 43)

Council of Specialties (CoS)
Specialized Practice

  • Kim E. Dixon, PhD, MBA (2010-2013) 
    Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center
    PhD, Clinical Psychology, 2003, University of Alabama—Tuscaloosa
    APA Member (Divs. 12, 38)

Representing the Public Interest

General Public

  • Mary Anne Hanner, PhD (2011-2013)
    Eastern Illinois University
    PhD, Educational Administration, 1994, Indiana State University

  • H. Garland Hershey, Jr., DDS (2011-2013)
    University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    DDS, Dental Surgery, 1965, University of Iowa

Individual and Cultural Diversity (APA Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI)) 
  • Luis A. Vazquez, PhD (2011-2013)
    New Mexico State University
    PhD, Counseling Psychology, 1990, University of Iowa
    APA Member (Divs. 17, 45)

Representing Graduate Student Consumers of Education and Training

American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS)
  • Michael S. Boroughs, MA (2011-2012)
    Doctoral student, Clinical Psychology program, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 

Open CoA Seats

  • Changming Duan, PhD (2010-2012)
    University of Kansas
    PhD, Counseling and Social Psychology, 1992, University of Maryland, College Park
    APA Member (Divs. 17, 29) 

  • Kurt Freeman, PhD (2012-2014)
    Oregon Health & Science University
    PhD, Child Clinical Psychology, 1999, West Virginia University