Mark M. Leach, PhD, was awarded a Presidential Citation for his multifaceted, long-standing, varied and enduring contributions to education and training in psychology.
Spanning nearly 25 years, Leach’s superb contributions include service as training director of two accredited doctoral training programs, as chair of the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP), as CCPTP’s liaison to the Council of Chairs of Training Councils, as the continuing education chair of the Society of Counseling Psychology, and as one of three organizers of the 2014 Counseling Psychology Conference. Leach has also made landmark scholarly contributions to international psychology professional ethics, and to the timely topic of internationalizing psychology ethics and training curricula. He has authored, co-authored or co-edited seven books, nearly 100 journal articles and book chapters, and has over 100 scholarly conference presentations. Many of those articles, chapters and presentations address significant issues related to education and training in psychology. Despite his many noteworthy accomplishments, Leach is uncommonly warm and supportive.