Sandy's Take on APA Graduate Student Voting Privileges
Question: Should APA Graduate Student members be given the privilege to vote on all association matters within APA after one year of membership? Sandy's Response: Graduate students have important voice to contribute to APA. I value their contributions and support their voting and representation. Voting is an opening invitation that can lead to greater engagement in APA, but we must couple voting with opportunities for leadership training/development; meaningful ways to giv
Sandy and International Psychology
Question 1: What are your goals, as APA President, for APA’s international engagement and for infusing an international perspective into APA’s own vision, activities, and initiatives? In its 2009 vision statement, APA aspired to be “a principal leader and global partner promoting psychological knowledge and methods to facilitate resolution of personal, societal, and global challenges…” Yet, the 2009 implementation of the strategic plan reflected no international perspective
Sandy's Ongoing Commitment to People of Color and Indigenous Peoples Within and Beyond Psycholog
Question 1. In what ways have you promoted the wellbeing of People of Color and Indigenous peoples in psychology and/or within society more broadly? In my early years, I grew up in post-war transitional housing and a low income, urban housing project, both interracial environments. I interacted with people of many colors daily, where lines were often drawn by race, SES and religion. I directly witnessed social injustices towards People of Color, and these experiences never
Sandy's Commitment to Advancing LGBT Issues
Question 1: What is your evidence of a record of commitment to advance lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues in education and training, in research, in practice, and/or public interest? I have a longstanding record of commitment to advance lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues: a. In the late 1980’s, when HIV/AIDS emerged in Columbus, Ohio, as a community health crisis, our behavioral health practice, a major EAP provider, made a commitment to help address the
Sandy's Contribution to State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Associations
Question 1: Describe your activities on the local/SPTA/national/APA level which have strengthened or benefited SPTAs. a. I have spent most of my career involved with SPTAs. In Ohio, in the early 90’s, I was centrally involved in the transition from a one-person ED office to the hiring of a professional ED (Michael Ranney) and administrative staff. Over time, OPA has enhanced its success as an SPTA, built on a sound administrative, managerial and strategic framework. I s
Question 4: According to its 2009 vision statement, APA aspires to be “a principal leader and global
Sandy’s Response: Addressing global challenges such as health, poverty and geopolitical violence requires globally aware partners working side-by-side. US psychology must broaden its global perspective. We could Define global partnership as central in APA’s strategic plan Integrate multicultural and cross-cultural methodology, training and practice throughout APA Encourage international psychologists to join APA Take action steps to develop paths for practica/internships ou
Why now? Why APA President?
APA is at an inflection point—a critical moment of transformation. We need to listen and learn from each other so we can build a real community of psychologists, supported by the strength of our diversity, far beyond our current fragmentation. Our society needs the resources and solutions that psychology can provide. As a unified, dedicated organization, we can lead and contribute to resolution of key national and global issues such as healthcare, poverty, violence, and immig
