2017 Theme: Broadening the Impact and Visibility of Behavioral Sciences in Healthcare and Health Policy “Patience and perseverance have a magical effect, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” – John Quincy Adams This quote has really enlightened me as I reflect on serving as President of the Society for Health Society these past […]
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Adrienne A. Williams, PhD The time since the last issue of The Health Psychologist has been full of changes in leadership. Within the American Psychological Association (APA), Jessica Henderson Daniel, PhD was elected the 2017 APA president-elect, and will serve as APA president in 2018. APA also named Arthur C. Evans, Jr. PhD as its […]
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2017 Annual Meeting Theme: Broadening the Impact and Visibility of Behavioral Sciences in Healthcare and Health Policy It is with great pleasure that I begin my term as the 39th President of the Society for Health Psychology (SfHP). I came back from the annual meeting in Denver energized and excited about the innovative advances that […]
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Adrienne A. Williams, PhD As editor of this newsletter for the past three years, Annie Bradford set out “to make The Health Psychologist alive and relevant to members of Division 38 and, perhaps, to potential future members as well.” She certainly achieved her goal. From introducing the recurring Mentoring Spotlight feature, to taking the entire […]
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Alex Rothman, PhD It’s convention time! By the time you read this newsletter, there will be fewer than 38 days until we gather in Denver, CO, to celebrate the 38th year of our organization. I hope you will find time to join us. Thanks to the hard and thoughtful work of our members, led by […]
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Andrea Bradford, PhD I was amused to find out that the Society for Health Psychology and I share a birth year. It’s nice to know that long before I even knew what a health psychologist was, Division 38 was always there – I just had to find my way! With this being my final editor’s […]
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Alex Rothman, PhD What makes a professional society successful? Is it the number of members it attracts? Although membership size may be a marker of success, numbers alone are likely not sufficient. In a successful society, members are active and engaged, demonstrating directly and indirectly with their efforts that they support the goals and mission […]
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Andrea Bradford, PhD This issue marks the second anniversary of The Health Psychologist as a web-based publication! I would like to extend heartfelt appreciation and thanks to Barbara Keeton, Keith Cooke at APA Division Services, Alex Rothman, Jerry Suls, and our many recent contributors for their essential support to turn our updated newsletter concept into […]
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Alex Rothman, PhD One of the many signs that fall has arrived is the appearance, in our email inbox, of The Health Psychologist – and with it, a column and welcome from the new President. It is both my honor and pleasure to serve as the President of the Society for Health Psychology — yes, […]
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Andrea Bradford, PhD “The Society for Health Psychology.” I still smile when I read the new name for our division, in part because it emphasizes what brings us together, rather than the fact of being a fragment of a larger entity. The fall issue of the SfHP newsletter is always an opportunity to become more […]
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