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Sheldon M. Cohen, PhD continues from page 82 improve, help/heal “the patient.’’ My professional background includes private practice, being a university professor and a clinical director of a community mental health center. In my late 30s, the retinas of my eyes began to tear. I was legally blind for years. I now have fairly normal sight in one eye. My left eye is totally blind. I’ve not even started to tell the story of my experiences publicly. However, I believe these experiences guide me in my personal life and will make me a unique APA president for our time. I hope to become the first bipolar visual president of APA. Cohen’s candidate statement No human being can relate face-to-face personally to 7 billionplus fellow citizens of the world or to 300 million-plus fellow Americans or to 150,000-plus fellow APA members of national APA.org. One challenge in the 21st century is to create townhall-like genuine democratic long-distance communication spaces within which people can easily share information, ideas and voting. The second related challenge is about human nearness, closeness and here-and-now immediacy. How do we upgrade (make better, fix, improve, help/heal) this person, this relationship, this family, this group, this community, this organization, this nation? What is the best way to maximize self-actualization/minimize waste of their human potential? To learn how I’ve been working on these challenges, go to www.realworldnewworld.com, www.scohen305.blogspot.com, www.meyercohen9islovelove.blogspot.com and www.facebook. com/AmericanPsychologicalAssociation. I’ve been posting on the APA Facebook site since August 2010. Take a trip back and forth on this site with me. I want to be a new age APA president who would continue to work on these challenges with you. n Services, which provided a venue to use psychology research in relation to development of federal health policies and programs. I am a clinical professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine — a regional health-care training consortium. In addition to earning my living through clinical practice in Alaska for 32 years, I have published more than 25 peer-reviewed articles and chapters on neuropsychology and rural health. I have served as a consulting editor for Professional Psychology and Journal of Rural Community Psychology and as a guest editor for several other journals, including Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. Practice, science and education are the fabric of my career. My presidential theme is “The Year of Our Youth.” Specifically, the foundation of my presidential platform is built on addressing the needs of our diverse students, early career and midcareer psychologists in the context of their educational, scientific and practice pursuits. To the extent APA’s leadership tenaciously focuses on the well-being of our next generation of psychologists, the future for all members of our profession will be brighter. Beyond my passion for psychology, I am an avid bicyclist. In 1976, I pedaled a bike loaded with camping gear from New York City to Oregon. As APA’s president, rest assured that I will bring the same level of persistence and determination that helped me bicycle from coast to coast, as I focus on how our association — the APA — can be of service to all of our members. Visit www.craigforapapresident.net to learn more about your candidate. Craig’s candidate statement “The Year of Our Youth” is the foundation of my candidacy for president-elect. When I contemplate serving as APA’s president, I am aware of the importance of supporting and promoting the youth within our profession — namely, our students, early career peers and midcareer psychologists. If the members of APA address the important issues facing our students and young colleagues, all facets of our profession will enjoy a brighter future. In my 20s, I committed to never becoming a curmudgeon. Whenever cynicism creeps in, I remind myself to consider actions I can take to positively influence the circumstances. Rather than endorsing pessimism, I focus on being creative, optimistic and forward thinking while working collaboratively and realistically toward an improved future. Pursuit of utopia is a fool’s game. But taking personal responsibility for creating positive outcomes is something all of us can do, individually and collectively. This attitude defines my leadership style. A variety of educational, scientific and practice-related issues merit APA’s attention as we address the future of our profession. Specifically, during “The Year of Our Youth” I intend to advance the future of psychology practice and our 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 Paul L. Craig, PhD continues from page 82 — not parochial advocacy for a specific interest group. As APA president, I will continue to focus on integration, collaboration and advancement of all facets of professional psychology. I am board-certified in clinical neuropsychology and served on the board of directors of the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology. I am a former president of the Alaska Psychological Association. In 2006, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Michael Leavitt, appointed me to the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human 84 http://www.APA.org http://www.craigforapapresident.net http://www.realworldnewworld.com http://www.scohen305.blogspot.com http://www.facebook.com/AmericanPsychologicalAssociation http://www.meyercohen9islovelove.blogspot.com http://www.facebook.com/AmericanPsychologicalAssociation

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