The Board of Professional Affairs (BPA) will enhance the profession of psychology by fostering the application of psychological knowledge, theory, and approaches to promote public well-being, functioning, health, health care, and policy. Members of the Board of Professional Affairs are elected to represent the range of interests characteristic of the profession of psychology.
Board of Professional Affairs
Members
Chair: Paul W. Kettlewell, PhD, ABPP (2024–26)
Vice chair: Paul Korte, PhD (2025–27)
Tiffany Brown, PhD (2025–27)
Nicolle Cai, MA (2025–27)
Michelle Casimir, PsyD, ABPP (2025–27)
April Harris-Britt, PhD (2024–26)
Janine M. Jones, PhD (2024–26)
Krithika Malhotra, PhD (2024–26)
Elena Mikalsen, PhD, ABPP (2026–28)
Nataliya Pilipenko, PhD, ABPP (2026–28)
Eric Russ, PhD (2025)
Theresa Schultz, PhD (2025–27)
Catherine C. Vieira-Baker, PhD (2023–25)
Kendra Jo Westerhaus, PhD (2026–28)
Staff
Lynn Bufka, PhD, ABPP
Head of Practice
Madeline Boening
Advisor, Elected and Appointed Leadership
Task forces and working groups
- Task Force on Serious Mental Illness and Severe Emotional Disturbance (TFSMI/SED)
- The Board of Educational Affairs (BEA)/Board of Professional Affairs (BPA) Task Force to Delineate Competencies for Students Completing Master's Level Programs in Health Service Psychology
- Working Group to Recommend an Appropriate Master’s Title and Scope in Health Service Psychology
- Working Group to Review Scientific Literature for High Conflict Family Relationships with Child Involvement
Meetings, annual reports, major events
- BPA February 2026 Town Hall: Draft Revised Model Licensure Act (PDF, 403KB)opens in new window
- 2025 Fall (November 17) virtual meeting minutes (PDF, 132KB)opens in new window
- 2025 Fall (October 17) virtual meeting minutes (PDF, 163KB)opens in new window
- 2025 Fall (September 15) virtual meeting minutes (PDF, 89KB)opens in new window
- 2025 Summer (July 21) virtual meeting minutes (PDF, 101KB)opens in new window
- 2025 Summer (May 2) virtual meeting minutes (PDF, 99KB)opens in new window
- 2025 Spring (March 14) virtual meeting minutes (PDF, 118KB)opens in new window
- 2024 Fall (October 25 & 26) consolidated meeting minutes (PDF, 233KB)opens in new window
- 2024 Fall (September 13) virtual meeting minutes (PDF, 168KB)opens in new window
- 2024 Summer (July 12) meeting minutes (PDF, 152KB)opens in new window
- 2024 Spring (May 6) meeting minutes (PDF, 167KB)opens in new window
- 2024 Spring (March 21 & 22) consolidated meeting minutes (PDF, 178KB)opens in new window
- 2024 PSLC conference program (PDF, 340KB)opens in new window
- 2023 annual report (PDF, 308KB)opens in new window
- 2019 Fall meeting highlights (PDF, 117KB)opens in new window
- 2019 Spring meeting highlights (PDF, 138KB)opens in new window
- 2018 Fall meeting highlights (PDF, 158KB)opens in new window
- 2017 Spring meeting highlights (PDF, 377KB)opens in new window
- 2016 Fall meeting highlights (PDF, 448KB)opens in new window
- 2015 Fall meeting highlights (PDF, 297KB)opens in new window
- 2010 annual report
- 2009 annual report
- 2008 annual report
- 2007 annual report
Guidelines and other statements
- Guidelines for practitioners
APA has approved a variety of practice guidelines and related criteria as APA policy in such areas as multicultural practice, child custody evaluations, and treatment of gay, lesbian, and bisexual clients. These guidelines are intended to educate practitioners and provide recommendations about professional conduct. As such, they are useful tools for psychologists in practice to develop and maintain competencies and/or learn about new practice areas. - Serving a diverse public
The Board of Professional Affairs and Board of Education Affairs have collaborated on educative statements and tools to guide psychologists on competent care and serving a diverse public in accordance with existing association policy and the APA Ethics Code (2010).
Last updated: February 2026Date created: 2009