Tammy Hughes, PhD, was awarded a Presidential Citation for her efforts to advocate for and transform the science, training and practice of school psychology.
Fr. Martin A. Hehir, endowed chair for Scholarly Excellence, Duquesne University, Hughes has demonstrated ongoing leadership to Div. 16 (School Psychology) as its president and representative to the APA Council of Representatives. She has done the same within APA and beyond through her roles as member of the APA Board of Educational Affairs, president of the Trainers of School Psychologists and co-chair of the School Psychology Leadership Roundtable. She has lead the field in solving credentialing conflicts between national organizations preparing school psychologists, developing a training program model at her institution that is now being replicated throughout the country, and expanding and clarifying the role of the school psychologist as a health service provider within the school context. Hughes is recognized as a bright, passionate and dynamic psychologist committed to the development of school psychology in the 21st century.