Give a Student the Gift of Membership in the 42 Family/Pat Pitta
Herbert Freudenberger Lifetime Achievement Award
Elaine Rodino and Lenore Walker - Heiser Awards
APA Postdoctoral Fellowships
Collaborative Workplace Practices/Michael Murphy
New Fellows
Application Deadline, Fellow Status
A Photographic View of APA 1999 in Boston
42 Honors its Founders
Minutes of the Board, February 1999 Meeting/Jean Carter

New Fellows

Dr. Reuben Silver, chair of the Fellows Nomination Committee, announces that APA has approved all seven of the nominees from Division 42 for Initial Fellow status effective January, 2000.

This is the second consecutive year that Division 42 has had 100% success. The Fellows are:

  1. Daniel Abrahamson, Ph.D., of Connecticut. One of the developers of an institute for the treatment of traumatic stress disorder, he has been a tireless advocate for psychology. He has served as Chair of APA’s BPA and he is a board member of AAP. He is one of psychology’s most articulate spokesmen for advocacy for professional psychology.
  2. Stephen M. Pfeiffer, Ph.D., of California. As Director of AAP, he has been a major player on the political scene advocating for psychology. As Editor of ADVANCE, he has written several hundred articles dealing with advocacy, thereby teaching psychologists about the need for political involvement. His “black tie” dinners for members of Congress have advanced the cause of psychology in many ways.
  3. Jeffrey Magnavita, Ph.D., of Connecticut. He h as made outstanding contributions in working dynamically within a time-limited framework with personality disordered patients. His numerous publications and workshops have been a source of enlightenment to a generation of psychologists. In addition, he is a founder of a multi-disciplinary group.
  4. William A. Myers, Ph.D., of Pennsylvania. As Editor of The Independent Practitioner, he took a newsletter and make it into a journal-like publication. In his role of editor, he exposed the membership and those who receive the publication to the real world of practice. He has had an impact on the thousands of readers of the IP. He also has been an important member of the Division’s Committee on Disability.
  5. Randy Phelps, Ph.D., of Washington, D.C. Even prior to his joining the Practice Directorate, where he is Acting Administrative Director, he made significant contributions to advocacy, legislation, and public policy psychology. His unique contributions continue to the present.
  6. Joseph Poirer, Ph.D., of Maryland. One of the few triple boarded diplomates of ABPP, he probably has examined more candidates (60) than most psychologists. His innovations in developing training programs in substance abuse, forensics, and child custody, have expanded the professional practice of psychologists.
  7. John Rudisill, Ph.D., of Ohio. He founded an innovative program in Family Medicine at the Wright State School of Medicine. He has established a multi-disciplinary professional organization, run by psychologists, which directs the health/mental health services for a large number of patients in the Dayton area. He has made more than 190 professional presentations dealing with his innovations.