Nancy Ruddy, PhD As my tenure winds down, I want to take this opportunity to reflect on what I learned in my year as the President of the Society for Health Psychology. A brief summary: The Society for Health Psychology truly is the perfect “professional home” for any psychologist interested in the interplay of the […]
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Adrienne A. Williams, PhD It is hard to believe that I am coming to the end of my term as editor of The Health Psychologist. When I took on this position three years ago, I was overwhelmed with the idea of trying to put together a newsletter that people would want to read. Like many […]
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Nancy Ruddy, PhD It is difficult to believe that I am almost halfway through my presidential year. I had been warned the time goes quickly, and that certainly is true. At this midway point there are three areas that I would like to highlight: The Society for Health Psychology Midwinter Executive Committee Meeting Presidential Initiative: […]
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Adrienne A. Williams, PhD I stood next to the leader of the community group in the city where I had just moved as he introduced me to a room of 100 people: “This is Adrienne. She is a nurse at the local hospital.” “Nope! No, I am not a nurse. I am a doctor. What […]
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Nancy B. Ruddy, PhD President I have joked since learning that I was elected President of the Society for Health Psychology that I am the “Accidental President.” Like many who agree to run for executive positions, I assumed that running was all I would do. However, I am happily surprised to be serving the Society […]
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Adrienne A. Williams, Ph.D. After accepting an offer for my first job after post-doctoral fellowship, I moved to a new city where I experienced a form of discrimination that I did not yet know how to name. This was not the first time I had moved to a new city on my own, but it […]
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By Justin M. Nash, PhD We are who we are and who we are is quite remarkable. We, the Society for Health Psychology that is, have membership that is reaching all-time highs (topping out at over 3,400). There are 130 members actively working on 15 councils and committees. One-hundred and sixteen of our members are […]
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By Adrienne A. Williams, Ph.D. When I first became editor of The Health Psychologist, I was pretty nervous about finding contributors for the recurring column “Health Policy Corner” for every issue. At that time, I did not know very many people working on health policy as it relates to psychology, and it seemed that only […]
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Justin M. Nash, Ph.D. We are at the halfway point in my role as President of the Society. I continue to develop a deeper appreciation for the organization and its people. I find that there is an investment on the part of those who are involved in all levels of the organization, from Barbara Keeton […]
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Adrienne A. Williams, Ph.D. When I first joined SfHP (“Division 38” back then), I primarily joined to have access to the list serve and the Health Psychology journal. Since then, I have been amazed with all of the new and developing member benefits and opportunities. In fact, SfHP has helped me in ways that […]
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