Barbara A. Cubic, PhD, ABPP, was awarded a Presidential Citation in recognition for leading the charge to integrate psychology into primary care medicine and beyond.
Recognized as a trail blazer in integrated primary care, Cubic has been a central force in training psychologists to serve as clinicians, faculty, researchers and leaders in primary care settings. Via multiple training programs at Eastern Virginia Medical School, Cubic has mentored countless professionals in integrated primary care. Cubic wrote one of the first Health Resources and Services Administration Graduate Psychology Education grants and continues to successfully obtain critical training funding. Cubic’s leadership roles have included President of the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers, Treasurer for the Society of Clinical Psychology, and Member-at-Large for the Council of Health Psychology Training Programs. In 2010, she was awarded the PSYCHE Prize by the American Psychological Foundationopens in new window and, in 2014, she received the Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Health Psychology Award from the Society of Health Psychology (APA Div. 38). Cubic exemplifies integrated care in her collaborative approach to finding health care solutions.