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S TAT E L E A D E R S H I P C O N F E R E N C E Honoring excellence The following people and groups were honored at the 2012 State Leadership Conference: Kathryn Saylor, PsyD, executive director of the New Hampshire Psychological Association, won the State, Provincial, and Territorial Psychological Association Affairs Outstanding Staff Member award from APA’s Div. 31 (State, Provincial and Territorial Psychological Association Affairs) for her efforts to promote psychology through multifaceted advocacy and organizational effectiveness. Nanci Klein, PhD, of Utah, won the Outstanding Leadership Award for defending her colleagues in the practice of psychology through the CPT® coding process. Diana Prescott, PhD, won the APAPO Outstanding Federal Advocacy Coordinator Award for excellence in advancing the profession of psychology through federal advocacy in Maine. Michael Rosmann, PhD, of Iowa, won the APA Committee of State Leaders State Leadership Award for his exceptional service to the profession of psychology as a resolute advocate for rural mental health. The Tennessee Psychological Association won the APA Div. 31 Diversity Award for advancing and sustaining diversity for its members and leadership. The Alaska Psychological Association won the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) Award for Outstanding State, Provincial and Territorial Psychological Association of the Year for superior performance in promoting graduate student development, involvement and joint membership in APAGS and Div. 31. This award is co-sponsored by the APA Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice and Div. 31. U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) won the APA Outstanding Leadership Award for his outspoken leadership on mental health issues in Congress, including cosponsoring the bill to add psychologists to the Medicare definition Dr. Katherine C. Nordal presented the APA Outstanding Leadership Award to Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.). “The passage of both the Wellstone–Domenici Act and the Affordable Care Act represented important investments in our health-care system that spoke to social and economic justice in a noble measure,” Tonko said. “These were both victories, a climb to the mountaintop. But that’s only the beginning of the story. If we see that as the end, we will fall short. We must make certain that insurance companies incorporate the spirit and letter of the law to the fullest measure.” of physician and championing health-care reform that continues the work of the Wellstone/ Domenici Parity Act by integrating mental health with primary care. He was also recognized for his work to avert the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate cuts and extend the restoration of Medicare reimbursement that was cut from outpatient mental health services in 2007. The Montana Psychological Association won the APA Div. 31 Most Outstanding State, Provincial and Territorial Psychological Association Award for its innovative programming and membership development efforts. Sen. Mary Kay Papen (D-N.M.) won the APAPO State Legislator of the Year Award in recognition of her extraordinary advocacy on behalf of psychology in the state of New Mexico, and for her commitment to enhancing the lives of those living with mental illness. n 70 M O N I T O R O N P S Y C H O L O G Y • M AY 2 0 1 2

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Monitor on Psychology - May 2012

Monitor on Psychology - May 2012
Letters
President’s Column
Contents
From the CEO
Math + science + motherhood = a tough combination
The rights of indigenous people take center stage at AAAS meeting
Interdisciplinary programs that are leading the way
Good Governance Project moves into its next phase
APA publishes third edition of seminal ADHD book for kids
Government Relations Update
In Brief
Random Sample
Judicial Notebook
Psychology’s first forays into film
Time Capsule
Questionnaire
Presidential programming
Obesity researchers receive lifetime achievement awards
Top speakers for psychology’s top meeting
Science Watch
Homing in on sickle cell disease
Psychologist Profile
Alone in the ‘hole’
Public Interest
State Leadership Conference ‘12
Perspective on Practice
Education tops council’s agenda
Meet the candidates for APA’s 2014 president
Presidential election guidelines
Division Spotlight
American Psychological Foundation
Support for sexual miniorities
Personalities

Monitor on Psychology - May 2012