The Executive Committee consists of the Div. 37 Board of Directors and several elected and appointed representatives.
President (2022)
Christina Rodriguez, PhD
Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
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Past President (President in 2021)
Elizabeth (Liz) T. Gershoff, PhD
Professor
Human Development and Family Sciences
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
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President-Elect (President in 2023)
Stephanie D. Block, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, MA 01854
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Secretary (2020–22)
Jennifer Woolard, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C. 20007
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Treasurer (2021–23)
Jenelle Shanley, PhD
Associate Professor
School of Professional Psychology
Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR 97116
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Member at Large—Advocacy Coordinator (2020–22)
Mel Schneiderman, PhD
Senior Vice President
Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection
The New York Foundling
New York, NY 10011
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Member at Large—Communications and Technology (2021–23)
Spencer Evans, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL 33146
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Member at Large—Early Career Professionals (2020–22)
Thomas Vance, PhD
Director of Social Services
Boys & Girls Clubs of America,
Atlanta, GA
Visiting Research Scholar
The New School,
New York, NY
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Member at Large—Task Force Coordinator and Diversity Issues (2022-25)
Charissa D. Pizarro, PsyD, RPT, CCATP, CTMH
Licensed Psychologist
Private Practice
Hoboken, NJ 07030
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Representative to APA Council (2017–22)
Mary Ann McCabe, PhD, ABPP
131 E. Broad Street, Suite 201
Falls Church, VA 22046
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APA Convention Program Chair (2021–22)
Doris Pu, PhD candidate
Medical/Clinical Psychology Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Intern
UC Davis CAARE Center
Sacramento, CA
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APA Convention Program Co-Chair (2022–23)
Evan McCracken
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
University of Evansville, Evansville, IN
PhD candidate, Department of Psychology
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
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Membership Chair (2021–23)
Kelli Franco, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Violence Prevention
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX 77555
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Fellows Chair (2021–22)
Rick Jay Short, PhD
Dean and Professor of Psychology
College of Human Sciences and Humanities
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, Texas 77058
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Social Media Chair (2021–22)
Elisa Vele-Tabaddor, PhD
Assistant Director, Research and Evaluation
Research Associate, Harvard Medical School
Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, MA 02215
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Graduate Student Representative (2021–22)
Casie Morgan, PhD candidate
Medical Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35233
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Graduate Student Representative (2022–23)
Rayna Enriquez, PhD candidate
Department of Psychology
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616
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Editor, The Advocate
Kimberly Burkhart, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH 44106
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Editor, Advances in Child and Family Policy and Practice
Thomas J. McMahon, PhD
Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Child Study
Yale University School of Medicine
West Haven Mental Health Clinic
Connecticut Mental Health Center
West Haven, CT 06516
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President, Section on Child Maltreatment (2021–22)
Karen Appleyard Carmody, PhD
Director of Early Childhood Prevention Programs
Center for Child and Family Health
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
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Liaison to APA’s Committee on Children Youth and Families (2021–23)
Dara Blachman-Demner, PhD
Health Scientist Administrator
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892
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