David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP
David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP, is a Professor of Psychology, Director of the Suicide Prevention Laboratory, and Associate Director of Clinical Training at The Catholic University of America. Dr. Jobes is also an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, at Uniformed Services University. He is the author of seven books and hundreds of articles and book chapters.
Dr. Jobes is a past President of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and the recipient of various awards for his scientific work including the 1995 AAS “Shneidman Award” (early career contribution to suicidology), the 2012 AAS “Dublin Award” (for career contributions in suicidology), and the 2016 AAS “Linehan Award” (for suicide treatment research). He is the recipient of the 2022 Alfred M. Wellner Award for Lifetime Achievement (for research excellence) from the National Register of Health Service Psychologists. He has been a consultant to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Academy of Medicine, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and served as a “Highly Qualified Expert” to the U.S. Army’s Intelligence and Security Command.
Dr. Jobes is a Board Member of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and he is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and is board certified in clinical psychology (American Board of Professional Psychology). Dr. Jobes maintains a private clinical and consulting practice in Washington, DC, and in Maryland.
Don McGeary, Ph.D., ABPP
Don McGeary, Ph.D., ABPP, is the Wurzbach Distinguished Endowed Professor in Psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio and a Research Health Scientist with the South Texas Veterans Health Care System. He received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2003 and completed his Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Health Psychology with the United States Air Force at Lackland Air Force Base, where he stayed until 2010. He is board certified in Clinical Health Psychology through ABPP.
Currently, Dr. McGeary is Professor with Tenure and Vice Chair for Research for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio and Vice Chair for the joint UT Health/VA Institutional Review Board. He developed and oversees specialty clinical services for mental health screening and treatment of individuals with polymorbid pain conditions (i.e., pain occurring in the context PTSD and TBI) and has developed novel services for psychological prehabilitation of individuals recommended for spinal injections or implantable technologies for chronic pain.
Dr. McGeary’s research focuses on applied clinical and pragmatic trials of interdisciplinary management for complex pain including neuropathic and musculoskeletal pain as well as headache. He is the Principal or Partner Principal Investigator of six active multisite clinical trials covering 20 sites across the United States with funding through the National Institutes of Health, the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), and the Department of Veterans Affairs. He recently completed his term as the inaugural Programmatic Chair of the CDMRP Chronic Pain Management Research Program and chairs/co-chairs several NIH grant review panels focusing on pain management and the HEAL initiative. His published research has appeared in high impact Psychology (e.g., American Psychologist) and medical journals (e.g., JAMA Neurology).
Ernest Wayde, Ph.D., M.I.S.
Dr. Ernest Wayde is the founder and CEO of Wayde Consulting, LLC, a company specializing in the integration of people, processes, and technology—particularly AI—into business strategies to drive growth and success. Dr. Wayde collaborates with leaders to seamlessly incorporate and leverage AI within their organizations.
In addition to his consulting work, Dr. Wayde serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin. He also hosts the podcast "Psych in Business," where he interviews experts and practitioners on the intersection of psychology and business.
Dr. Wayde holds doctorates in Clinical and Experimental Psychology from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, a Master’s degree in Information Systems from Wright State University, and various certificates in change management and artificial intelligence. With over 20 years of experience in the healthcare and technology industries, Dr. Wayde has been a trusted partner to executive leaders in both the public and private sectors.
Kathleen T. Bechtold, Ph.D., ABPP
Dr. Kathleen T. Bechtold is a clinical psychologist who is board certified in clinical neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology and specializes in the assessment and treatment of individuals with brain injury. She is an Associate Professor within the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been an active researcher for the past twenty years with over 50 publications focusing on recovery and adaptation to brain injury.
She is the Psychology Training Director for the Johns Hopkins Department of PM&R and provides supervision and training to psychology postdoctoral fellows, physiatry residents, and neuropsychiatry fellows in brain injury care. Dr. Bechtold is the President of the American Board of Rehabilitation of Psychology, serves on the American Board of Professional Psychology Ethics Committee, and previously served as a Trustee to the American Board of Professional Psychology. She provides national consultation and mentorship to professional colleagues regarding business practices as well as the legal and ethical considerations for the practice of psychology.
Melanie (Mel) M. Wilcox, Ph.D., ABPP
Dr. Mel Wilcox is an incoming (Fall 2024) Associate Professor in the Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program at the University at Albany, where she also earned her Ph.D. in 2015. Her research focuses on culturally and structurally responsive psychotherapy and training (including clinical supervision); racial and socioeconomic inequity in higher education; and whiteness, antiracism, and social justice more broadly. She has coauthored over 35 peer-reviewed articles in these areas.
She is currently President-Elect of APA Division 17, the Society of Counseling Psychology. She has previously served on the APA Board of Educational Affairs, having chaired that board in 2020, and now serves on the APA Committee on Socioeconomic Status. She also co-founded the Psychology of Social Class Organization, which is petitioning for a new APA Division focused on economic justice. She is an Associate Editor of Training and Education in Professional Psychology and serves on several other editorial boards, including those of The Counseling Psychologist and Journal of Counseling Psychology.
She is also a licensed psychologist and board certified in counseling psychology, and works part-time in private practice at the Atlanta-based Aguirre Center for Inclusive Psychotherapy providing individual psychotherapy, relationship therapy, psychological assessment, and clinical supervision via telehealth.
Gerald P. Koocher, Ph.D., LP, ABPP
Dr. Gerald P. Koocher earned his doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Missouri. He previously served as Chief of Psychology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and as health sciences dean at Simmons and DePaul Universities. In August, 2022, he joined Capella University as director of their clinical and school psychology programs. He retains appointments as a Senior Attending Psychologist at Children’s Hospital, Lecturer at Harvard Medical School in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and faculty member at the Harvard Bioethics Center.
Dr. Koocher is the founding Editor of the journal Ethics & Behavior, and previously served as Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology and The Clinical Psychologist. He is currently Associate Editor of Practice Innovations. He has published more than 350 articles and book chapters and authored or edited 17 books including Ethics in Psychology and the Mental Health Professions, the Psychologists’ Desk Reference, and The Parent’s Guide to Psychological First Aid.
He earned five specialty diplomas from the American Board of Professional Psychology (Clinical, Clinical Child /Adolescent, Family, Forensic, and Health Psychology) and holds active psychology licenses in Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New Hampshire. Dr. Koocher has served in many state and national professional leadership roles including as APA President in 2006.
Lynette M. Abrams-Silva, Ph.D., ABPP
Dr. Lynette Abrams-Silva is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist licensed in both New Mexico and Illinois. She is the Director of the Psychology Department Clinic at the University of New Mexico, overseeing clinical training experiences of graduate students as well as teaching several graduate-level courses through the Psychology Department. Dr. Abrams-Silva also provides comprehensive clinical and forensic neuropsychological evaluations for adults in private practice in Albuquerque.
Dr. Abrams-Silva earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of New Mexico and completed her pre-doctoral internship and 2-year fellowship in Chicago, at the University of Chicago and University of Illinois at Chicago, respectively. Prior to her current positions in New Mexico, Dr. Abrams-Silva held the position of Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, serving concurrently as Director of Assessment for the Parkland Hospital Psychology Service. She is chair of the Ethnic Minority Affairs committee of APA Division 40 (SCN), through which she continues to pursue mentorship opportunities for developing neuropsychologists. She has also been elected to the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN), serving a term on the Board of Directors from 2023 to 2028.
Carrie H. Kennedy, Ph.D., ABPP
Carrie H. Kennedy, Ph.D., ABPP is a Captain in the Medical Service Corps of the U.S. Navy and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. She is board certified in both clinical and police and public safety psychology and is a Fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and the American Psychological Association (APA).
Dr. Kennedy currently serves as Member-at-Large, American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology, and as Division 19 (Society for Military Psychology) Representative, APA Council of Representatives. Her awards include the Charles S. Gersoni and Robert S. Nichols Awards from APA Division 19, and she is a two-time Navy Psychologist of the Year winner. Dr. Kennedy has more than 70 publications in the areas of military psychology, aeromedical psychology, and neuropsychology. She is the author or editor of six books, which have been translated into four languages.
Philip Stahl, Ph.D., ABPP
Philip Stahl, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist based out of San Diego, California, though his work has taken him all over the country for over 30 years. Dr. Stahl is a practitioner, teacher, and author, specializing in high conflict families of divorce. He has served on numerous committees and task forces designed to improve the quality of work in his field. In addition, Dr. Stahl teaches judges, attorneys, psychologists and other mental health professionals about issues affecting families and children.
Dr. Stahl typically serves in any one of the three capacities, consultant, expert witness, or custody evaluator in high conflict families of divorce, relocation cases, and parenting after divorce. Dr. Stahl received his B.S. in Psychology in 1972 and his Ph.D. in 1983 from the University of Michigan. Dr. Stahl began his work in child guidance clinics in Michigan where he began to develop his interest in divorce. His dissertation thesis was a study on attitudes and beliefs on joint custody.