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Mission

There shall be an APA Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Education (CABE) whose mission shall be to:

  • Represent psychology faculty and students at undergraduate institutions
  • Promote within all undergraduate institutions the highest professional standards for teaching of psychology as a scientific discipline with applications to a wide range of human concerns
  • Promote within all institutions the highest standards in the teaching of psychology for undergraduate students
  • Develop leadership qualities among undergraduate psychology faculty and students, and increase their participation and representation in psychology organizations
  • Establish and maintain communication with all groups involved in the teaching of psychology and with the greater psychological community
  • Encourage scholarship on teaching and learning at all undergraduate institutions for the purpose of giving students the best possible educational opportunities

CABE will consist of eight members: four members who will represent psychology faculty at 2-year colleges offering the associate degree, and four members who will represent psychology faculty whose primary teaching responsibility is undergraduate coursework at colleges or universities offering the baccalaureate degree.

Staff liaison

  • Emily Leary Chesnes, MBA (email)

Members

  • 2026 Co-chair: David S. Kreiner, PhD (2024–26)
  • 2026 Co-chair: K. Des Robinson, MS (2026–27)
  • Alisa Beyer, PhD (2026–28)
  • Ngoc Bui, PhD (2024–26)
  • Albee Mendoza, PhD (2026–28)
  • Darshon Reed, PhD (2025–27)
  • Heather Schoenherr, MS (2025–27)
  • Liza Veliz, MS (2026–28)

     

Update on CABE activities

Learn more about CABE and APA’s support of associate and baccalaureate education.

Last updated: August 2026Date created: 2014