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First female president of the American Psychiatric Association. [36] First female editor-in-chief of the American Psychiatric Association Press (1986). [37] First director of Partners Office for Women's Careers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (1998). [37] John A. Talbott: 1984-1985: 113th president [38] George Tarjan: 1983-1984 [39] H. Keith ...
She later became president of the American Psychological Association and the American Philosophical Association, and was the first woman to be president of both. She taught psychology and philosophy at Wellesley College for four decades, and conducted research there and at Harvard University for the majority of that time.
APA is a corporation chartered in Washington, D.C. APA's bylaws describe structural components that serve as a system of checks and balances to ensure democratic process. The organizational entities include: APA President. The APA president is elected by the membership. The president chairs the Council of Representatives and the Board of Directors.
In 1989, Matarazzo served as president of the APA. [4] He is a professor emeritus at OHSU, where his research interests include behavioral cardiology and neuropsychology. [5] He is credited with naming and laying the foundation for the field of health psychology. [1] He was the first president of the APA's Division of Health Psychology in 1978. [6]
The APA president in 2005, Steven Sharfstein, praised the pharmaceutical industry but argued that American psychiatry had "allowed the biopsychosocial model to become the bio-bio-bio model" and accepted "kickbacks and bribes" from pharmaceutical companies leading to the over-use of medication and neglect of other approaches.
In 1887, Hall founded the American Journal of Psychology, and in 1892 was elected the first president of the American Psychological Association. [5] In 1889 he was named the first president of Clark University, a post he filled until 1920. [1] During his 31 years as president, Hall remained intellectually active.
In 1917, Yerkes served as president of the American Psychological Association (APA). Under his influence, the APA began several programs devoted to the war effort in World War I . As chairman of the Committee on the Psychological Examination of Recruits, he developed the Army Alpha and Army Beta Intelligence Tests, the first nonverbal group ...
[1] [2] He served as the president of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology in 1922. [10] A decade later, he served as the president of the American Psychological Association in 1934, becoming first APA president who worked at a Southern university. [2] He was also the editor of Psychological Monographs. [2]