The Executive Committee consists of the Division 37 Board of Directors and several elected and appointed representatives.
President (2026)
Apryl Alexander, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Health Management and Policy
University of North Carolina
Charlotte, NC
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President-Elect (2026, President in 2027)
Yo Jackson, PhD, ABPP
Professor
School of Science and Engineering – Department of Psychology
Co-Director, Violence Prevention Institute
Tulane University New Orleans, LA
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Past–President (2026; President in 2025)
Jodi Quas, PhD
Professor of Psychological Science
Fellow, Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Founding Member, Center for Psychology and the Law
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
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Secretary (2026–28)
Helen Milojevich, PhD
Research Scientist Center for Child and Family Policy
Duke University Durham, NC
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Treasurer (2024–26)
Yoojin Chae, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Human Development & Family Sciences
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
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Member at Large—Advocacy Coordinator (2026–28)
John L. Cooley, PhD
Assistant Professor
School Psychology Program
College of Education
University of Florida Gainesville, FL
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Member at Large—Communications and Technology (2023–26)
Jennifer Blossom, PhD (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Maine
Orono, ME
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Member at Large—Early Career Professionals (2026–28)
Shaquanna Brown, PhD
Assistant Professor Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
Providence, RI
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Member at Large—Task Force Coordinator and Diversity Issues (2025-28)
Elizabeth Lozano, PhD
Founder of Concept Connections
California Northstate University
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Representative to APA Council (2026–28)
Cindy Miller-Perrin, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Psychology
Social Science Division, Seaver College
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
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APA 2026 Convention Program Co-Chairs
Monica Barreto, PhD
Clinical Director
Primary Care Integrated Behavioral Health
Nemours Children’s Health
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Austen McGuire, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Developmental and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Pediatrics
University of Kansas Medical Center
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Fellows Chair (2025–26)
Jenelle R. Shanley, PhD
Professor
Director of Clinical Training (Internship)
School of Graduate Psychology
Pacific University
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Social Media Co-Chair (2025–26)
Quincy Miller, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of California
Irvine, CA
Graduate Student Representative (2025–26)
Emma Simpson, MA
University of California
Irvine, CA
Co-Editor, The Advocate
Jon Poquiz, PhD, LP (he/him)
Assistant Professor
Eli Coleman Institute for Sexual and Gender Health
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, MN
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Co-Editor, The Advocate
Katie Stone, PhD, LP (she/her)
Assistant Professor
Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience
Department of Pediatrics
Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, MN
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Editor, Advances in Child and Family Policy and Practice (2021–24)
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
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President, Section on Child Maltreatment
Kristin Valentino, PhD
Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
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Membership Chair (2026–28)
Joanna Peplak, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC, Canada
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