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Ruperto (Toti) M. Perez, PhD, is assistant director for clinical services and clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida Counseling Center. Dr. Perez received his PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Missouri—Columbia. He served as counseling services coordinator and internship training director at the University of Georgia from 1993–2002 as well as adjunct assistant professor. Dr. Perez is a fellow of the American Psychological Association's (APA's) Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology) in which he served as chair for the Section on Ethnic and Racial Diversity and as vice president for Diversity and Public Interest. Dr. Perez presently serves as special interest groups coordinator. He has also served as the Division 17 liaison to the APA Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI) and is a current member of BAPPI. In addition, Dr. Perez is a member of the American College Personnel Association Commission for Counseling and Psychological Services (CCAPS) and has served as directorate body member, commission chair, and CCAPS liaison to APA Division 17. Dr. Perez's areas of professional interest include counseling issues related to diversity and multiculturalism; gender issues; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered concerns; outreach and consultation; and supervision and mentoring. He is coeditor of the Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients (with K. J. Bieschke & K. A. DeBord; APA, 2000). |