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Winter 2014
THE IOWA PSYCHOLOGIST
A publication
of the Iowa
Psychological
Association
iowapsychology
.org
State affiliate
of the American
Psychological
Association
From the President
Brenda Crawford
It’s amazing how quickly time
passes. As I sat down to write my
final article as IPA President for
The Iowa Psychologist, I was
struck by mixed emotions. I’ve
enjoyed my year as President, and
while it’s not been without its
challenges, I’m proud of what
we’ve accomplished. I would be
remiss if I did not specifically
mention the IPA Executive
Council, our Executive Director,
Carmella Schultes, Past President
Jason Smith, and President-Elect
Kevin Krumveida. I am honored
to have served in your presence
and I am extremely thankful for
your support, hard work, and
dedication to our organization.
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At the beginning of my
presidency, I made it clear that my
main focus was on building IPA
membership. To that end, we’ve
successfully established, with
nearly unanimous agreement
from membership, new
membership categories for Early
Career Psychologists (those within
3 years of earning their doctorate
degree) and Academic members
(those who are engaged in
teaching, research, or
administration at an academic
institution and do not engage in
the practice of psychology
outside their academic
responsibilities and who provide
documentation of membership in
another professional organization
dedicated to psychology). Within
these categories, members are still
considered “full” members, with
all of the benefits and rights
therein, but pay adjusted dues.
We are early in this process but
I’m hopeful to see an increased
recruitment of ECPs and
members from our state academic
institutions. We are also in the
process of communicating directly
with the faculty from the
University of Iowa, Iowa State
University, and the University of
Northern Iowa regarding both the
benefits of IPA membership and
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From the President
Brenda Crawford
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how to educate undergraduate and graduate students about
the importance of advocacy and membership in state
organizations.
I’m also very excited to report about other strides and
progress IPA has made over the past year:
We successfully managed a major financial audit and are in
the process of implementing changes to address the feedback we
received. Carmella has been incredibly flexible and helpful in this
process and reported on this in her yearly report in this issue.
We were successful in passing legislation for provisional
licensure for Psychologists in the 2014 legislative session.
This is meaningful to our profession in many ways, most
importantly to make the training project self-sustaining and
address the shortage of services in the state by retaining
more psychologists who don’t leave Iowa to be trained. The
implementation of this historic accomplishment will be
addressed in the 2015 legislative session.
The IPF secured a $50,000 Telligen grant to help fund
our IPA training program. Primarily, Dr. Michele Greiner
worked very hard to create a strong application and this is a
momentous accomplishment. It will help to fund another
intern, provide additional funding for the Training Director,
and will continue to ensure that our training program is
strong and financially solvent.
Membership voted for bylaws changes regarding term
limits for IPA’s state and federal advocacy positions and
approved a monthly payment plan option for yearly dues
payments.
We are living in tumultuous, yet exciting times in our
profession. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve
as IPA President this year. It has been a tremendous honor
for me, both personally and professionally. I’m proud to have
been part of the progress we’ve made, and I’m excited to see
what the future brings.
Psychology at Buena Vista University
Tracy Thomas
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Buena Vista University is a four-year,
undergraduate, liberal arts institution in
Storm Lake, Iowa. BVU has an on-campus
student population of approximately 900,
70 of whom are either psychology majors or
minors. The department includes three fulltime faculty: Wind Goodfriend, Ph.D. and
Bob Blodgett, Ph.D., both social
psychologists, and Tracy Thomas, Ph.D., a
clinical psychologist. At first glance, the
small size of the Psychology Department,
which has an average class size of 15 in
upper-level courses, might seem a
drawback. To the contrary, however, the
Tracy Thomas
small size allows BVU students unique
opportunities to collaborate with professors
and execute projects in a way that is typically reserved for
students in master’s-level studies.
While not always immediately regarded as a benefit by
students, psychology majors take part in a year-long
combined research methods and statistics course. Because the
course lasts a full year, rather than separate, one-semester
courses as is found in many undergraduate psychology
departments, students are able to develop and carry out a
meaningful research project. Every student presents his or
her project at either an undergraduate or professional
conference, benefitting their professional resumes or graduate
school applications. BVU psychology majors also have the
opportunity to participate in a year-long “Advanced Research
Thesis” course, with the goal of completing a project worthy
of presentation at a professional conference and submission
for publication in a professional journal. Over the last nine
years, sixteen students have had research theses published in
journals, with four additional articles
currently under review. The psychology
faculty routinely take students to
undergraduate and professional conferences
to present the work students complete while
at BVU. Complementing the focus on
scholarly projects, students are also
encouraged to gain applied experience
while in the program. Toward this end,
students take advantage of a three-week
January “interim” to complete a full-time
professional internship. The opportunity to
work full-time during “regular” business
hours for several weeks affords students a
sense of what it would be like to have a
“real” job and gives potential employers a
more substantial sample of work from students.
From students’ perspectives, the small size of the
department and the special opportunities available to
students are of great benefit. Jamie Rich, Sophomore
psychology major said, “Teachers here have helped me find
out what I want to pursue with psychology through research
and personal experiences. Even though the psychology
department is small, it has and will continue to make a great
impact on students in this field.” Patrice Crall, a Senior
psychology major adds, “I appreciate the relationship that is
established between the professors and the students; the
professors always want us to hand in our best work or apply
to the best graduate schools, so they are willing to work with
us in order to make us better students and future employees
in the workforce.” It is statements like those that remind
BVU psychology professors why they chose to work in a
small, student-focused department.
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‘Get Grounded:’ A Mindfulness App
Stacy Carmichael, Ph.D. ABPP
If you are like most of us, you have
often wished that there was “an app for
that!” with respect to helping clients
learn and practice concepts taught in
psychotherapy. Thanks to Dr. Paul
Conditt, of Conditt Psychological
Services in Cedar Falls, there is a new
brief mindfulness app on the market,
Get Grounded.
Dr. Paul Conditt received his PsyD
in Clinical Psychology from Fuller
Theological Seminary in 1998, and
owns a thriving psychology practice in
Cedar Falls together with his wife Dr.
Kristie Conditt (www.conditt.org). His
clinical philosophy is not centered on
what is wrong, necessarily, but rather
teaching patients coping skills that work
to help reduce anxiety. With the advent Stacy Carmichael, Ph.D. ABPP
of smart phone and explosion of apps
available to the public, Dr. Paul
on a scale from 1-10. They lead you in a
reported that a problem he had
breathing exercise, then redirect you to
encountered in practice could be easily
get involved in your environment by
solved, allowing patients to “be able to
identifying and thinking about objects in
take their therapists home with them.”
your environment and describing them
Creating an app allows Dr. Paul’s
in vivid detail, while prompting you to
patients, and others interested in
breathe, then re-rate your stress level. It’s
positive coping strategies,
quick, it’s simple, it’s
to immediately access
effective, and it’s available at
Common
assistance and refer back to
any time.
Therapy
Apps
the techniques they are
How does one go about
supposed to use and
• iCBT
creating an app once they
practice while allowing
• Get Grounded
have a winning idea? It’s an
them to refer to
• MyCalmBeat
involved process, but isn’t
appropriate coping
• BioBreathing
out of reach of most
strategies when stressed.
• BellyBio
psychologists, says Dr. Paul.
“I’d get frustrated that • eCBTCalm
Once you have your idea,
my patients didn’t have
• eCBTMood
you either need to learn
access to some of the tools • Cognitus DBT
how to code using Apple’s
I’d give them.” Rather than • Simply BeingXCode, or hire a coder or a
Guided Meditation
use the unrealistic 30
tech firm (which can cost up
• HeadSpace
minute mindfulness apps
to $10K). Dr. Paul was able
on the market, Dr. Paul has • Breathe2Relax
to hire a student coder from
• CalmMyselfDown
created an app that allows
the University of Northern
clients to take a quite doIowa who worked for a
able 2-3 minutes out of their day to
reduced fee over the course of a semester
pause, reflect and de-stress with
as part of his education. However, with
relaxation techniques. Dr. Paul tells
all the software tutorials, do-it-yourself
patients how to get out of their thoughts
app-creating software (App Inventory,
and into their senses. First, one chooses if Game Salad), video programs or other
they prefer Dr. Paul or Dr. Kristie’s voice websites out there to now help laypeople
for the relaxation exercise. Dr. Paul or
with code writing (Buzztouch.com or
Dr. Kristie have you rate your stress level ibuildapp.com), Dr. Paul states he is
“tempted to learn how to code for myself
next time.” He has also enjoyed meeting
other coders at gatherings of local Iowa
developers called “TechBrew” events. Dr.
Paul also was able to save money on app
development by contributing his own
relaxing piano music, supplying his own
voice and his wife’s voice in the app, and
by using the USB interface in the Garage
Band program by Apple.
Once you have your app put
together and ready-to-go, you still need
to go through the process of submitting
your app to the iTunes App Store, where
it must go through an approval process to
ensure minimal concerns with kids being
able to download inappropriate
materials, legal guidelines, and high user
satisfaction (see app store review
guidelines here: https://
developer.apple.com/app-store/review/
guidelines/) There are over 1,300,000
apps currently hosted in the app store, so
you need to make sure you are providing
an original, useful app. As a developer,
you will have to pay $99 dollars a year
for a developer’s license, which will allow
you to test out and submit your apps
(https://developer.apple.com/programs/
ios/). There are many other factors to
consider when developing an app in
addition to the idea, such as
attractiveness and marketability,
intuitiveness of your design and ease of
use, as well as enjoyableness and app
effectiveness.
When your app is published in the
app store, Apple takes 30% of the
revenue for hosting and providing
downloads. Once you earn over $250,
you will be sent a check or direct deposit.
At $1.99 per download, Dr. Paul has not
yet seen any profits from his Get
Grounded app, but he is optimistic. He is
already thinking ahead to the next app
idea, possibly one to “help families with
kids that are not all that compliant” by
using a point system to help kids earn
what they want, with fun add-ons such as
a monster voice when providing negative
feedback. We wish him much success and
look forward to hearing more in the
future!
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Governmental Surveillance Threatens
Client Privacy Samuel D. Lustgarten
Over the last two decades, the field of
psychology has benefited from technological
progress. Practitioners are using text messaging
(Norcross, Pfund, & Prochaska, 2013) and email
(Shapiro & Schulman, 1996) for extended client
care. Colbow (2013) found that psychologists and
helpers are showing growing interest in telemental
health therapy (remote therapy), which necessitate
teleconferencing programs (i.e., Skype or Google
Hangouts).
Each program and technology has
consequences for client privacy and confidentiality.
To manage risk associated with maintaining digital
records and communication with clients, the
American Psychological Association (APA) issued
two documents: the “Ethical Principles of
Psychologists and Code of Conduct” (2010;
hereafter referred to as, “Ethics Code”) and
“Record Keeping Guidelines” (2007). These
documents place responsibility for confidential
record management with psychologists.
Unfortunately, the ability for psychologists to
maintain privacy and confidentiality in the twentyfirst century is threatened. The evolution of
technology combined with governmental
surveillance and policy has led to vulnerabilities in
digital maintenance of client records. This article
reviews the current governmental threats to privacy
and provides 5 best practices for securing
information.
The NSA, Cloud Storage,
and Electronic Communications
Various national agencies conduct surveillance
in the service of state interests. Relevant to the
current article is the National Security Agency
(NSA; 2011), which is primarily tasked with
collecting signals intelligence (from foreign sources).
Until recently, it was believed that domestic
surveillance was considered unlawful.
In June 2013, Glenn Greenwald took possession
of top-secret documents from governmental
whistleblower, Edward Snowden (Greenwald, 2014).
The articles, known as “The NSA Files,” catalogued
covert surveillance operations that extended into the
U.S. (Greenwald, 2013). With the help of Snowden
and other journalists, Greenwald (2013) first
published evidence that the NSA was demanding
and receiving “records of millions of Verizon
customers daily.”
One program – “MUSCULAR” – allowed
NSA analysts to access cloud storage networks of
companies such as Google and Yahoo (Gellman &
Soltani, 2013). This enabled the NSA to download
and retrieve private information of U.S. citizens
About the Author
Sam Lustgarten is a counseling psychology
doctoral student at The University of Iowa. His
research focuses on issues of privacy and
suicide prevention.
using cloud-based services (i.e., Gmail, Google
Drive, and Yahoo Mail). It is possible the NSA could
have retrieved private health information (PHI),
notes, and work logs. If a provider and client
emailed back and forth, the NSA could have
accessed this information. These policies hinder
psychologists’ ability to uphold the APA Ethics Code
(2010), which states, “Psychologists have a primary
obligation and take reasonable precautions to
protect confidential information obtained through
or stores in any medium.”
Top-secret programs are only one type of
governmental threat to privacy. The Stored
Communications Act of 1986 (18 U.S. Code § 2703)
allows the federal government to access cloud-based
email when left on servers over 180 days. When the
Act was signed, the popular method for email was to
download messages to local computers –removing it
from servers. Now, people tend to archive messages,
rather than downloading or deleting (Google, 2014).
With corporations providing high-capacity cloud
services, communications with clients that are saved,
archived, and/or left on servers are vulnerable to
government data requests.
Governmental surveillance and access to
communications is easier at public institutions.
Anyone can make Freedom of Information Act
requests (FOIA; 5 U.S. Code § 552), and ask for the
emails of faculty and staff. For instance, while
communications between practitioners and clients is
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Governmental Surveillance Threatens Client
Privacy Samuel D. Lustgarten
Government agencies need additional information to
circumvent this process. One method of further account
security is two-factor authentication. This feature utilizes timeconsidered privileged information, emails between other
based tokens that change every 30 seconds. When activated,
practitioners and in indirect support of clients may not be
two-factor authentication is required after correctly providing
protected (University of Iowa, 2013).
username and password credentials. If a password were stolen,
Lastly, mental health providers have a duty to explain to
the encrypted token would still be necessary.
clients about requests for confidential information (ethics code
4. Buy an air-gapped computer – The Electronic Frontier
citation). The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may have
Foundation (EFF; 2014) suggests that with more sensitive
the authority to issue National Security Letters (NSLs) to
information, an air-gapped computer should be used. Airrequest client records (18 U.S. Code § 2709). NSLs may
gapped computers have all Internet capabilities disabled or
necessitate that the recipient not notify
forcibly removed. The NSA (2010)
persons involved, thus limiting the ability “There are risks to certain
recommends that Mac users have “an
for practitioners to share about
Apple-certified technician remove”
communication and storage
investigations affecting clients.
wireless cards. For high-risk clients, notes
mediums, especially when
Best Practices for Client
and information would be maintained,
using cloud-based providers.” but need to be moved via external device
Confidentiality
The APA Ethics Code (2010)
(i.e., USB flash drive).
suggests that failure to maintain confidentiality and related
5. Modify informed consent process – The APA Ethics
ethical standards may result in legal consequences (Benefield,
Code (2010) asks that informed consent be given at the outset
Ashkanazi, & Rozensky, 2006; Glosoff, Herlihy, Herlihy, &
of treatment. If client and practitioners express an interest in
Spence, 1997). While the APA (2007; 2010) provides standards digital technologies to enhance treatment, informed consent
and guidelines for the use of data, best practices are absent.
should properly explain, justify, and present risks to
Despite the aforementioned threats to client privacy and
communication methods (Devereaux & Gottlieb, 2012). If
confidentiality, there are methods to manage risk of unintended clients express concern during informed consent, and in the
disclosures. The following section outlines 5 best practices for
interest of autonomy and privacy, practitioners should consider
maintaining client confidentiality.
more basic methods (i.e., pen and paper).
1. Create a threat model – Practitioners should anticipate
Conclusion
security threats. While challenging to predict every concern,
Clients (Rubanowitz, 1987; VandeCreek, Miars, & Herzog,
practitioners can develop “threat models” (Barrows & Clayton, 1987) and psychologists have agreed that confidentiality is
1996; Lee, 2013). Threat models consider client populations
imperative for provision of care (Donner, VandeCreek,
(i.e., low, moderate, and high risk). By grouping clients into
Gonsiorek, & Fisher, 2008; Fisher, 2008; Glosoff et al., 1997).
different risk categories, practitioners can create greater
Additionally, the U.S. Supreme Court reasserted
protections when necessary (i.e., LGBT-identified clients,
psychotherapeutic privilege for client confidentiality in the
dissidents, politicians, and celebrities). Practitioners’ threat
1996 case, Jaffee v. Redmond. Despite this historical
models should be inversely related to risk: high-risk populations precedence, government policies have threatened privacy.
met with lower-tech mediums.
Each technological innovation provides greater flexibility
2. Encrypt everything – Practitioners should research
and accessibility for care. Unfortunately, as Baker and Bufka
encryption software to protect welfare. The APA Practice
(2011) suggest, psychologists are engaging with technologies
Organization (2014) catalogued three different types of options that have legal and ethical ramifications for clients, research
for client records: full-disk, virtual-disk, and file encryption.
participants, and third-party providers. While the APA has
Full-disk encryption provides protection for the entire file
created guidelines and standards for interacting with
system, and prevents organizations from files. If providers are
technology, there are risks to certain communication and
interested in backing up and storing client records on HIPAAstorage mediums, especially when using cloud-based providers.
compliant cloud-storage servers, files should be encrypted prior Now more than ever, practitioners should be circumspect to
to uploading via virtual-disk encryption. Micah Lee (personal
new technologies related to the communication and storage of
communication, September 28, 2014), technologist for The
client data. By adopting the best practices listed within this
Intercept, provided four suggestions: disk encryption, firewalls, article, practitioners will be taking a stand for client and human
strong passwords (unique per account), and cryptology in
rights.
communication (i.e., encrypted text messages).
3. Turn on two-factor authentication – Cloud-based
websites usually require usernames and passwords.
Editor’s Note: References available at iowapsychology.org
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Letter to the Iowa Psychological
Foundation Dr. Matt Dzak
To my future friends, colleagues, and mentors:
My challenge in writing this letter was figuring
out how best to merge a statement of sincere
gratitude with a brief autobiography, an explanation
of my professional interests, a current description of
my postdoctoral fellowship duties, and future career
aspirations. This was no easy task, so please forgive
my lack of brevity.
I would first like to share my appreciation with
all of you who gave of your own earnings to help
fund my postdoctoral position with Central Iowa
Psychological Services. Your generosity is rare
among professionals of any trade. To me, this speaks
volumes about your interest in the future of
psychology in Iowa and your dedication to the
people who call this state their home. One of my
goals is to provide you with a very good return on
your investment. I plan to accomplish this through
dedication to clinical excellence, implementing
creative business solutions, and building strong and
lasting relationships with folks like you.
I do not define myself by what I do for a living,
but rather, by who and what it is that I work for. In this
regard, I’d like to share with you a little about what is
most important to me, which is my family. I am the
husband of my lovely wife Andrea, to whom I’ve been
married for over 7 years. She is my best friend and she
has sacrificed greatly for me and for our future. She
has given selflessly, with love and patience, as I
transitioned from undergrad in Oklahoma, to grad
school in Missouri, to internship in Alaska, and now
to postdoc in Iowa. Our marriage has been a
wonderful adventure, but maybe we can finally settle
down now. We don’t yet have any children, as grad
school isn’t conducive to raising babies. However, new
circumstances are soon approaching that will make
growing our family a more realistic ambition. I’m also
the firstborn son of my parents, Jim and Georgina,
who have always encouraged me to pursue whatever
came next. I have two younger brothers, Brian and
Danny, whom I love very much. I am also very close to
a sizable group of in-laws, as they are very much like a
second family to me. I feel so fortunate to be blessed
with family like this.
When I’m not at work, I can be found exploring
the outdoors, wearing flannel shirts, tinkering in the
garage, reading dystopian literature, drinking good
coffee, enjoying craft beers, talking politics, and
relaxing with family and friends. I like to challenge
conventional wisdom and I often pick the minds of
my friends and mentors. I do this because I believe
that the best opportunities for growth occur when I
engage in discussions with intelligent people who
think differently than me. I’ve even learned the art of
tactfulness along the way. I hold some deep
About the Author
Dr. Matt Dzak is a postdoctoral trainee at
Central Iowa Psychological Services in Ames
under the supervision of Dr. Warren Phillips. His
position is supported, in part, by the generous
contributors to the Iowa Psychological
Foundation Postdoctoral Fundraising
Campaign. He was asked to write a letter to
donors telling about himself and his career
aspirations. He has given permission to share
his letter in TIP. Questions about IPA’s efforts to
facilitate postdoctoral training can be
addressed to Dr. Michele Greiner, Training
Development Director, at mgreiner@lisco.com Questions regarding the Iowa Psychological
Foundation can be addressed to Carmella
Schultes at ipf@iowapsychology.org convictions, but I am also open-minded and willing
to consider evidence that might result in the
transformation of my own beliefs. Through a process
of open dialogue and introspection, I continue to
develop a more accurate and honest understanding of
myself. I am confident, ambitious, and justiceoriented. However, each of these traits has the
potential to devolve and manifest as weakness if I’m
not careful, revealing my capacity to be prideful,
stubborn, and even abrasive. Fortunately, my
increasing awareness of these imperfections has
fostered personal growth and brought newfound
depth and richness to my relationships.
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Letter to the Iowa Psychological Foundation
Dr. Matt Dzak
program, in which I deliberately focused much of my
education on psychological assessment and rural mental health.
My career ambition as a psychologist consists of two major My APA-accredited internship in the interior of Alaska offered
me excellent training in psychological assessment and
components. First and foremost, I plan to continually increase
my proficiency in psychological assessment, eventually becoming psychotherapeutic intervention. In the Last Frontier, I
witnessed a broad diversity of incredible people and my eyes
a regionally sought after expert in the field. Second, I hope to
one day serve as a business leader in rural mental health through were opened to the human condition at its best and worst.
Additionally, I have gained experience across a wide variety of
roles in administration, management, and advocacy.
settings, including a VA hospital, a
Psychological assessment and
maximum security federal prison,
report writing are my clinical
“Psychological assessment and
strengths, and my fellowship with
private and group mental health
report writing are my clinical
CIPS is allowing me to grow and
practices, an integrated healthcare
strengths, and my fellowship with medical clinic, various community
refine these skills under the
mental health centers, a city police
supervision of Dr. Warren Phillips. I CIPS is allowing me to grow and
department, and even within clients’
am also learning more about how to refine these skills under the
run a practice, as Dr. Phillips is
supervision of Dr. Warren Phillips.” own homes. I’m grateful for these
opportunities, but I am nowhere close
teaching me what it takes to stay
to knowing all that I have yet to learn.
relevant and find success in a rapidly changing business
I’ll close for now, with hope that together we can mutually
environment. I am very happy to have been welcomed into the
family of professionals at CIPS. I can say with confidence that I become better at what we do, while continuing to touch the
have never before learned so much about being a psychologist
lives of those with whom we interact each day. Thank you for
in such a short period of time.
welcoming me into the profession. I look forward to what the
future holds.
I’ve had many unique training opportunities throughout
Sincerely,
my ongoing journey. I am a graduate of the Forest Institute of
Matthew Dzak, Psy.D., LMHC
Professional Psychology, an APA-accredited Clinical Psychology
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From the Executive Director
Carmella Schultes
If you haven’t already noticed it, a new IPA
position statement on assessment was posted to our
homepage earlier this year. The development of
the statement took several months of work by Dr.
Derek Grimmell and APAGS Rep. Jeritt Tucker.
Several drafts were brought to council and then
returned for more back-and-forth exchanges
between Dr. Grimmell and Mr. Tucker before the
final statement was approved. Take a look at it and
print it for sharing wherever it will do some good.
Drafting it, approving it and then just posting
it does no good unless it is shared with people who
need to be enlightened about the profession of
psychology. Despite all the media hype about
psychology generated every time there is a mass
shooting or a documentary on suicide rates or
bullying, the public still needs education about who
we are, what we do, and why we do it best.
Although an argument can be made that the
stigma is coming down, ignorance about the
profession in the general population is still
pervasive. Thanks to Jeritt and Derek for giving us
another tool to be used toward further educating
the public and, more importantly, our policy makers.
On another note … in 2012 when executive
council was considering a new chair for the
professional issues committee, discussion resulted in
suspension of that committee to try something new.
Dr. Gullickson, president at that time, appointed Dr.
Grimmell to be our Professional Issues maven. The
idea was that he would be the point person for issues
falling outside the scope of our standing committees.
It was acknowledged that we already had members
serving in professional issues positions such as
training, Iowa Board of Psychology Liaison, RxP
Education, and Medical Assistance Advisory
Council liaison. Further, every council meeting
agenda includes a section for Professional Issues
reports which includes all these aforementioned
positions. To ensure that the right hand and left
hand knew what each other was doing, the IPA rep
in its second year was given a new responsibility. It
would become the rep’s job to annually review all of
the reports from all of these committees and assess
how and if they interfaced, overlapped, or contained
gaps – and if IPA was being efficient in the use of its
volunteer resources.
Having received the first IPA Rep Synthesis
report posted below at the June meeting (provided by
second-year rep Molly Nikolas), the Executive
Council in October, by consensus, decided to
continue the “maven model” for another year. With
Dr. Nikolas’ permission, I am ending my column
with that report. It is a great snapshot of what some
of the worker bees of IPA are doing. Take a look.
Carmella Schultes
Iowa Psychological Association
Professional Issues – A Synthesis Report
June 7, 2014
A number of professional issues have been
discussed and address by the IPA Executive Council
during the past year (June 2013 – June 2014). Below
is a summary of these issues, their current status,
including a summary of areas in need of ongoing
discussion or attention.
Synthesis: Scope of Practice
and the Role of Psychologists
Several different issues regarding the scope of
practice of psychologists were raised by members
and the EC during the past year, including attempts
to more clearly define the benefits of psychological
assessment as well as ways in which the definition of
the scope of psychological practice is guarded and
maintained.
IPA Position Statement on the Benefits of
Psychological Assessment: Dr. Derek Grimmell, in
consultation with student representative Jerritt
Tucker, drafted a position statement that clearly
outlines the importance and benefits of
psychological assessment. This statement underwent
a revision process with input from multiple council
members and was approval by council at the June
2014 meeting.
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From the Executive Director
Carmella Schultes
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Iowa Board of Psychology and Scope of Practice
Definitions: Reports from IPA representatives to the Iowa
Board of Psychology noted that a request was submitted to the
Iowa Board of Psychology by a psychologist in Iowa to write a
letter of support for a specific component of that individual’s
practice. The Board elected to do so, prompting the Board to
begin generating guidelines for a process of evaluation and
review of scope of practice issues for psychologists in Iowa.
Occupational Therapists and Mental Health Care: A
member’s concern regarding the provision of mental health
services by occupational therapists was discussed at the
February 2014 meeting. Council elected to consult the
Professional Issues maven, Dr. Derek Grimmell, regarding
whether or not to consider this as a potential scope of practice
issue for psychologists. Dr. Grimmell’s report, shared at the
April 2014 meeting, stated “There appears to be a definite
scope of practice issue with this field. It’s easy to find
documents, even position papers, from OT training programs
that suggest an organized and intentional effort to become
mental health providers.” Follow-up discussion indicated that
Dr. Kettman would initiate a conversation with a contact in the
OT training program at St. Ambrose as a first-step toward
understanding this issue.
Relevant Definition Alterations: IPA is participating in
efforts at the federal and state level to make changes in
definitions that will be of great importance to practicing
psychologists. These include (1) adding psychologists as a
“physician” under Medicare, and (2) expanding the definition
of “urban mental health care professional shortage area.”
Billing and Codes
Dr. Payne noted that she had been monitoring the
APAPO posts in regard to published Medicare rates. It is her
understanding that there will be a small cut to CPT 90791
(Initial Diagnostic Appointment) and perhaps to CPT 96101
(Face-to-Face Testing) but all other rates should remain the
same.
The implementation of the changeover to ICD-10 codes
was delayed one year to October 2015.
Derek Grimmell noted issues with using health and
behavior codes 96150 and 96155 and laid out a plan for
addressing these issues in his April 2014 report. Legislative Efforts
Provisional Licensure: The bill specifying provisional
licensure was passed by the Legislature in April 2014. IPA
liaisons are working with the Iowa Board of Psychology to
implement these new procedures.
Prescription Privileges: Legislative efforts continued
during 2014 that aim to grant prescription privileges to
specially-trained psychologists. Dr. Lonning will continue
working closely with state advocacy liaisons and other
stakeholders to advance this legislation during the next year.
Other Professional Issues
Professional Issues maven Dr. Grimmell has been
researching the requirements for Illinois’ Firearm Owners
Identification Card act. The new requirements appear to
create a civil rights violation at the Federal level. The issues are tangled enough that Dr. Grimmell has
retained an attorney to provide an opinion. This will be
relevant to anyone who practices on the Illinois side of the
river. Dr. Nikolas is working with faculty at the University of
Iowa on a proposal to the licensing board to add the
Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS)
to the licensure regulations as an accreditor of doctoral training
required for licensure. Information and updates have been
provided to the Executive Council.
Thank You: IPA Committee Chairs & Liaisons
As we wind down 2014, IPA recognizes the following chairs of committees and liaisons for
their service this year. Many will be returning in their positions, some may be shifting to new
positions, and some may be taking a break from active service to IPA. Some of the names listed
are actively serving in more than one role. In all cases, these members have served us well and
contributed much towards what makes IPA the vibrant association we are. Thank you all.
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Karen Nelson – Ethics
Brenda Payne – Federal Advocacy
Greg Febbraro – State Advocacy
Jennifer Kauder – Membership
Amanda Johnson – Public Education
Elizabeth Lonning – Psychopharmacology
Education
Stewart Ehly – TIP Editor
Scott Young – Developing Psychologist
Diane Shelton – Website
Stacy Carmichael – Medical Assistance
Advisory Council
Earl Kilgore – Disaster Relief
Ruth Evans – APA Rural Mental Health
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The Unique Nature of OCAAT at
Cornell College Melinda Green
Cornell College operates on an academic
schedule in which students take one class at a time
(OCAAT) for three-and-a-half weeks. In the
Department of Psychology at Cornell College the
OCAAT schedule allows for a creative and flexible
approach to teaching which incorporates a strong
emphasis on experiential learning, project-based
learning, and collaborative learning. Psychology
faculty at Cornell use a variety of teaching tools
designed to accommodate a diverse array of student
learning styles. The nature of OCAAT allows for
considerable pedagogical flexibility as classes can
meet up to four hours per day. This flexibility allows
Cornell faculty to incorporate complex experiential
projects which would not be possible on a more
traditional learning schedule.
Research methodology is consistently
emphasized across Psychology courses at Cornell
College. The primary goal is train students in the
science of Psychology. The empirical underpinnings
of the field are highly emphasized. In addition, a
focus on the liberal arts encourages strong written
and oral communication abilities, an
interdisciplinary focus, quantitative reasoning skills,
and critical thinking skills. These skills are fostered
across the curriculum. For example, nearly every
course within our curriculum includes multiple
written assignments. These typically take the form
of sequenced assignments. Sequenced assignments
are intentionally structured to require students to
complete written assignments in a progressive and
stepwise fashion. Students receive ample feedback
on preliminary drafts and components in order to
improve their writing processes. For example, if
students are completing an original research project,
they may first be asked to submit an APA-style
references page which cites 25 empirical articles.
Then the professor will carefully critique the
references page for APA-style errors but will also
evaluate the selected literature to ensure it is primary
and closely related to the students’ thesis topic. This
may be the first step in paper completion;
subsequent steps may include multiple draft of each
component of the APA-style paper. Multiple drafts
receive written (and sometimes oral) feedback from
the professor to improve the quality of students’
scientific writing. Peers are also frequently involved
in the editing process. This ensures that students
also learn via observation, noting the strengths and
weaknesses of other students’ writing styles.
Professors adapt this type of sequenced learning
approach for the other learning objectives within
our curriculum. For example, several oral
communication assignments are embedded into
nearly every course we teach via formal
About the Author
Melinda Green is an Associate Professor and
Chair of the Department of Psychology at
Cornell College. She conducts research on
eating disorders and body dissatisfaction and
teaches courses in the realms of Health
Psychology, Counseling Psychology, and
Behavioral Neuroscience.
presentations, professor-facilitated discussion,
student-facilitator discussion, peer teaching
exercises, etc. Students receive feedback regularly
on oral presentation style and content as a function
of these assignments in order to improve their oral
communication skills. The OCAAT schedule allows
adequate time for these types of in-depth learning
exercises.
Programmatic highlights include the frequent
use of original research projects to augment content
knowledge and liberal arts skills. The topics of
student research projects vary widely from the use of
electrocardiography (ECG) to examine the impact of
stress on cardiovascular function to an amusement
park study designed to examine the impact of
arousal on attraction. Additional programmatic
highlights include the creative use of pedagogical
techniques to engage students in active learning.
Students may apply psychological knowledge to
train a virtual rat, dissect a sheep brain to learn
about neural anatomy, build Play-Doh models to
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The Unique Nature of OCAAT at Cornell
College Melinda Green
research is a necessity for future success in a variety of fields.
Participation in student-faculty research teams, research-related
diagram the structure and function of neural networks, observe coursework, and other research opportunities train Cornell
students to conduct and understand research at a high level of
the interactions of children to understand developmental
processes, visit an imaging facility to learn about the assessment sophistication. Most students complete a minimum of 3-5
guided original research projects as one component of the
of neural function, travel to sites across Europe to learn about
Psychology curriculum at Cornell. Some students exceed this
the psychological underpinnings of the Holocaust…the list of
number greatly, including students on faculty-student research
experiential learning activities goes on and on. Experiential
teams and those who pursue fellowships or internships with
learning infuses most aspects of our curriculum.
strong research emphases. Each year, students are able to
The unique nature of OCAAT allows students in to
pursue internships and fellowships in Psychology and related
present their research results at the Cornell Student
disciplines for months at a time in the Department of
Symposium. Many students also present their research results
at other local, regional, and national research conferences. In
Psychology at Cornell. Recently, Cornell students have
recent years students have presented at annual conferences of
completed local, regional, national, and international
the Midwest Psychological Association, the American
internships and fellowships in human nutrition, behavioral
Psychological Association, the TriState Undergraduate
neuroscience, health psychology, clinical psychology, cognitive
Research Conference, the International Conference on Eating
psychology, exercise psychology, social justice, public health,
Disorders, and many other venues. Several have been primary
and several other psychology and psychology-related
authors or co-authors on peer-reviewed journal articles
disciplines. The locations of these experiences include Japan,
published in well-respected Psychology journals. Many of our
the Middle East, Vietnam, China, various locations across
Europe, Texas, California, and many other distant and local
students are selected for graduate study at top-tiered programs
environments. The flexibility of the block plan allows students in our field and in closely-related fields. Several have received
very distinguished national and international scholarships and
to orchestrate these experiences in a wide variety of venues.
The Psychology department has many courses which allow for fellowships.
The accomplishments within the Department of
academic credit for these types of applied experiences.
Psychology are the result of the tireless work and unrelenting
An emphasis on developing a high-quality curriculum
commitment of our students and faculty. Faculty in the
which conforms to national guidelines for undergraduate
education in psychology defines Cornell’s Psychology program. Department of Psychology at Cornell College are dedicated to
teaching, service, and professional excellence. The professional
Dr. Carol Enns, a Professor of Psychology at Cornell, was a
expertise and accomplishments of our faculty are impressive
member of the American Psychological Association task force
which developed these guidelines. This has allowed the
and diverse. A brief highlight of the accomplishments and
department to have a finger on the pulse of the principles
interests of each of our faculty members is provided below.
Dr. Sue Astley, Professor of Psychology, is generally
guiding quality undergraduate education in psychology.
interested in cognitive processes in human and nonhuman
Members in the Department of Psychology regularly review
animals. Her recent research has involved object recognition
and revise the curriculum with national guidelines and best
and categorization with pigeons and young children as
teaching practices guiding our decision-making processes. An
participants. She is now concerned with basic processes of
intentional focus on incorporating the most highly
recommended programmatic elements, combined with a focus timing and association and how they might affect emotional
states and learning of stereotypes. Sue teaches Fundamentals
on high quality teaching, have led to the development of a
of Psychological Science; Learning and Behavior; Cognitive
rigorous psychology curriculum at Cornell. This disciplinespecific rigor, combined with a high quality general education
Psychology; Memory; Research Methods; and Senior Seminar.
program rooted in the liberal arts, prepares Cornell students for Professor Astley has received funds for her work from the
National Institutes of Health. She regularly mentors a research
the demands of future professional work.
team of multiple Cornell students. Professor Astley and her
The Psychology Department also allows students to
participate in undergraduate research either alongside Cornell research team have recently presented research at the Annual
Meeting of the Psychonomic Society in Toronto, Canada, at
professors or independently. Involvement in research is an
the Joint Conference of the International Society for
excellent way for students to learn about Psychology and
expand their understanding of the scientific method regardless Comparative Psychology at the University of Jaen in Jaen,
Spain and at the Annual Conference on Associative Learning
of their intended field of study. Student-faculty research,
at the University of Cardiff, Wales.
guided research within courses, and independent student
research fosters proficiency with research methods, statistics,
and all aspects of the scientific method ranging from
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hypothesis development to data analysis. Experience with
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College Melinda Green
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Professor Astley also administers the Cornell College
Fellows Program which provides students with access (and
funding) to pursue world-class fellowship opportunities locally,
regionally, nationally, or internationally. The interest areas of
previous fellows in Psychology have varied dramatically, from
the study of human nutrition at the Baylor College of
Medicine to the impact of antipsychotic medication on blood
vasculature in the Department of Psychiatry at the University
of Iowa. Professor Astley recently received a grant from the
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to provide institutional
support for first generation college students. This funding will
allow Cornell to further strengthen resources for this student
group by providing extra mentoring, programming, and other
forms of support to help ensure first-generation college
students realize their dreams of a college degree.
Dr. William Dragon, Professor of Psychology, is a social
psychologist who specializes in intimate relationships and social
neuroscience. His research program on intimate relationships
examines dating preferences and has most recently explored the
role that financial concerns play in dating preferences. His
other main research program examines the role of cortisol and
testosterone in social judgments about others. Professor
Dragon teaches Fundamentals of Psychological Science,
Intimate Relationships, Social Neuroscience, Social Psychology,
Research Methods, and Senior Seminar. Professor Dragon also
teaches a writing course for first-year students on the topic of
Aggression. All first-year students at Cornell complete a
writing course soon after arriving at Cornell. Writing courses
are capped at a small number of students and content coverage
is less in order to allow students to receive ample mentorship in
order to improve their writing. Professor Dragon meets with
students individually to provide oral and written feedback on a
series of writing assignments within this course. Professor
Dragon actively mentors a student-faculty research team. He
and members of his team recently presented a paper on
internet dating preferences at the Annual Convention of the
Association for Psychological Science in San Francisco, Calif.
Dr. Carol Enns, Professor of Psychology, studies and
publishes on feminist and multicultural pedagogy and feminist
psychotherapy. She is a nationally recognized scholar within
this area receiving national and international awards for her
many contributions, including the Florence L. Denmark/Mary
E. Reuder Award for outstanding international contributions to
the psychology of women and gender awarded in 2013 by the
American Psychological Association Division of International
Psychology, the 2010 Foremother Award from the American
Psychological Association Counseling Psychology Section for
the Advancement of Women, the 2009 Distinguished Leader
for Women in Psychology Award from the American
Psychological Association Committee on Women in
Psychology, the American Psychological Association Woman of
the Year Award in both 2007 and 1998, and countless other
accolades in acknowledgment of her important contributions.
Professor Enns is inspiring with her level of local, regional,
national, and international service to the profession. She was a
member of the American Psychological Association Board of
Educational Affairs from 2011-2013, a task force member for
the American Psychological Association Guidelines for the
Undergraduate Major in Psychology 2.0, a Co-Chair of a task
force to develop American Psychological Association
Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women, a
member of the American Psychological Association Committee
on International Relationships in Psychology, and the list goes
on and on.
Professor Enns teaches Fundamentals of Psychological
Science, Personality Theories, Multicultural Psychology,
Psychology of Women, Abnormal Psychology, Counseling and
Psychotherapy, and Senior Seminar. Professor Enns also
regularly teaches off-campus courses. Recently, her courses
have traveled to Japan to study multicultural psychology. In the
spring of 2015 Professor Enns will lead a course which will
examine psychological perspectives on the Holocaust through
travel and study in Eastern Europe. The course itinerary
includes Jewish communities and cities that were affected by
the Holocaust (Vienna, Prague, Budapest, and Krakow/
Auschwitz), death/concentration camps and museums that are
relevant to the Holocaust, various cultural and historical sites
within these Eastern European settings, and locations/
museums that are relevant to the practice of psychology. The
historical, cultural, and sociocultural context of the Holocaust
and psychology’s roots in Eastern Europe will receive attention
as will events, cultural changes, and forms of government that
emerged following World War II. The course will also explore
the work of important contributors to early psychological
practice (e.g., Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, Victor Frankl) as
well as how these early leaders responded to Nazi-era
developments. Professor Enns had record enrollment in the
course and will be traveling with a group of 28 students! Dr. Alice Ganzel, Associate Professor of Psychology,
studies adolescent decision making. Her most recent work
explores how emotional states affect decision making among
adolescents. Professor Ganzel teaches Fundamentals of
Psychological Science, Research Methods, Child Psychology,
Adolescent Psychology, and Adult Development. Professor
Ganzel actively mentors students on these topics as part of her
student-faculty research team. Students within her Child
Development course get the opportunity to observe
developmental processes firsthand via placements at local
daycares where students use structured observation to create a
portfolio designed to illustrate aspects of developmental theory.
Professor Ganzel is also a scholar and an activist on
environmentalism. Specifically, Professor Ganzel studies
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The Unique Nature of OCAAT at Cornell
College Melinda Green
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psychological factors which impact people’s level of
willingness to adopt sustainable behaviors. She teaches a first
year seminar course on environmental psychology which
incorporates research from social, cognitive and behavioral
psychology to explain attitudes and behaviors related to
environmental sustainability. Through course activities she
promotes the mantra "Think global, act local". The course
always involves an experiential local project. The term
“local” is all relative in this context. The course was recently
taught in Costa Rica and the “local” experiential project
involved visiting three locales in Costa Rica with differing
approaches to sustainability, particularly as related to sea
turtle conservation. Professor Ganzel promotes
interdisciplinary thinking related to such issues by partnering
with colleagues in other departments across the college to
examine timely environmental issues.
Dr. Melinda Green, Associate Professor of Psychology and
current Department Chair, examines biological, psychological,
and sociocultural predictors of disordered eating. She also
studies prevention and treatment programs for eating disorders
and obesity. Her student-faculty research team publishes 1-3
articles per year and delivers 2-4 local, regional, national, or
international presentations annually. Professor Green has
received several internal and external grants, fellowships, and
awards to support her research in this area. Her most recent
project, funded by the Ringer Distinguished Professorship and
the Tanager Place Research Center, examined cardiovascular
abnormalities, autonomic dysfunction, and neuroendocrine
dysregulation in women with bulimia nervosa. Professor Green
teaches Biological Psychology, Health Psychology and
Behavioral Medicine, Research Methods, Counseling and
Psychotherapy, Fundamentals of Psychological Science, and
Psychology of Women and Gender.
Professor Green serves the profession in many capacities.
She is currently a member of the Iowa Board of Psychology
and reviews for eleven journals in psychology and relateddisciplines. Professor Green is passionate about incorporating
interdisciplinary perspectives into the study of psychology. She
has co-taught Biological Psychology with a biologist from the
Department of Kinesiology at Cornell College. She regularly
collaborates with a kinesiologist from the University of Iowa in
her research endeavors. Professor Green emphasizes the
importance of interdisciplinary learning within all her courses
and frequently incorporates the use of psychophysiological
methodologies in the classroom setting, including
electrocardiography (ECG), electromyography (EMG), and
electroencephalography (EEG). She is extremely passionate
about mentoring students in research methodology and
preparing them for graduate and professional study in
psychology and related-disciplines.
Special Thanks for Service to IPA
Each year in December, though they are not
leaving the association, Executive Council must
bid goodbye to those council members who have
served on IPA Executive Council for at least the
last 3 years. This year we are losing only one
council member, our outgoing past president, and
because of the membership approval of extended
term limits for our advocacy chairs we are
retaining two council members who will be serving
their fourth year in 2015 in their respective
positions. Jason Smith, Ph.D. is completing his
three-year term in the presidential triangle. Before
accepting the president elect position he was an
IPA rep. Jason has moved to Madison, Wis., and we wish him well and thank him for his
exemplary service to the association.
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Election Results – 2015 IPA Officers
Congratulations to these newly elected candidates
beginning Executive Council 2015.
President-Elect
Catalina D’Achiardi-Ressler, Ph.D. received a Bachelor of
Arts degree in psychology from Loras College in Dubuque,
Iowa and a masters and doctorate degree in Counseling
Psychology from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. It
was her doctoral internship which brought her back to Iowa.
Dr. D’Achiardi-Ressler completed this last part of her training
at the Student Counseling Service at Iowa State University
(ISU) where she was also employed as a staff psychologist. In
addition to her counseling duties, she served as coordinator of
their career services office and research program. In 2007, Dr.
D’Achiardi-Ressler left ISU to work for Kuder, Inc., a private
corporation in Adel, Iowa. In this organization she was
responsible for the research and development of all career
exploration products and programs. Early in 2011, Dr.
D’Achiardi-Ressler decided that she missed the practice of
psychotherapy so she pursued private practice in Des Moines.
While she considers herself a generalist, she has particular
interest in the treatment of eating disorders, career choice and
development, and psychological assessment. Dr. D’AchiardiRessler also has a specific interest in serving the Spanishspeaking population of Des Moines and the greater Des
Moines area. Her involvement with IPA developed when she
entered into private practice in 2011, from which time she has
had uninterrupted membership with the organization. Dr.
D’Achiardi-Ressler quickly made IPA her professional home
and accepted a term as IPA Representative, which will end in
December 2014. Since 2012, she has also served as a member
of the IPA Training Task Force. Dr. D’Achiardi-Ressler feels
privileged to have been nominated as president-elect of IPA.
IPA Representative
Tracy Thomas, Ph.D. received her Ph.D. in clinical
psychology from West Virginia University. She is a licensed
clinical psychologist and is currently an Assistant Professor in
the Department of Psychology at Buena Vista University in
Storm Lake, Iowa. Prior to taking a faculty position at Buena
Vista University, she was the Clinical Director at the Civil
Commitment Unit for Sexual Offenders (CCUSO) in
Cherokee, Iowa. In her work at CCUSO, she both directed the
Notice to Readers
The Iowa Psychologist newsletter editorial staff is seeking peer
reviewers who are willing to read a small number of
manuscripts and offer feedback as needed to authors.
Reviewers will help form decisions on acceptance of materials.
Please contact Stewart Ehly (stewart-ehly@uiowa.edu) to
indicate interest.
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D’Achiardi-Ressler
Thomas
Payne
Febbraro
sexual offender treatment program and performed sexual
offense risk evaluations for those committed as Sexually Violent
Predators. Dr. Thomas also maintains a private practice, in
which she completes forensic-psychological evaluations, such as
risk for violence and sexual violence, competence to proceed,
and criminal responsibility. Dr. Thomas has provided trainings
and authored book chapters and scholarly journal articles on
various forensic and clinical psychology topics.
Federal Advocacy Chair
Brenda Payne, Ph.D. was re-elected for a 1 year term. She
has served in this position since 2012. She is eligible for reelection annually.
State Advocacy Chair
Greg Febbraro, Ph.D. was re-elected for a 1 year term.
He has served in this position since 2012. He is eligible for reelection annually.
Attn: Colleges
& Universities
All psychology programs in Iowa are invited to submit
manuscripts on undergraduate and graduate activities,
including educational, research, and service programs. Please
feel free to contact the editor, Stewart Ehly (stewartehly@uiowa.edu), to receive additional information.
All submissions are in electronic form (Microsoft Word if
possible) and can be attached to an email sent to the editor.
THE IOWA PSYCHOLOGIST Winter 2014
IPA Spring Conference 2015 Call for Posters
Present your research! 2015 Iowa Psychological Association Spring Conference
Central College, Pella Iowa • Friday, April 10, 2015
Submissions are welcome from all areas of psychology. Graduate and undergraduate students in Iowa are
encouraged to submit an abstract for consideration.
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Awards and cash prizes will be given for posters (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place).
Discuss your work with psychologists from across the state.
Network with Iowa psychologists practicing in a variety of areas.
Meet other student researchers from around the state.
It is a great addition to your curriculum vitae.
Submission Instructions
Please send the abstract of your research study in a Microsoft Word document via email. The entire body of the
abstract should be no more than 500 words and must include:
• Title of the study
• Authors’ names, affiliation (school and department), and degrees
• Background, Method, Results, and Conclusion sections (500 words maximum)
• You may include up to 2 tables or figures as needed. Please embed these into your document. Tables and
figures are not required for submission.
In the body of the email, please include your contact information (email, phone number, mailing address) and the
name of your faculty sponsor or supervisor. Deadline for submission: Friday, February 6, 2015. Submit abstract to:
Molly A. Nikolas, Ph.D. at molly-nikolas@uiowa.edu. Decision notification: Friday, March 7, 2015, IPA looks forward
to your participation at the Student Poster Session. Conference registration fee is waived for one student per poster.
IPA Leadership
2014
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
President
Recording Secretary
Past President
Treasurer
President-Elect
APA Representative
IPA Representative
IPA Representative
IPA Representative
State Advocacy
Federal Advocacy
APAGS Representative
Brenda Crawford
Laura Fuller
Jason Smith
Elizabeth Altmaier
Kevin Krumvieda
Elizabeth Lonning
Tony Tatman
Catalina D’Achiardi-Ressler
Molly Nikolas
Greg Febbraro
Brenda Payne
Jerrit Tucker
LIAISONS
Medical Assistance Advisory Council
Stacy Carmichael
Disaster Relief Network
Earl Kilgore
Psychology in the Workplace Network
Dan Earle
Iowa Board of Psychology (IBP)
Greg Febbraro
APA Rural Mental Health
Ruth Evans
APA Committee on Women in Psychology
Lauri Lehn
APA Presidential Task Force on
Holly Sanger
Psychological Ethics and National Security
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COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Ethics
Federal Advocacy
State Advocacy
Membership
Finance
Professional Issues
Editorial/Newsletter
Public Education
Elections Task Force
Developing Psychologists
Internship Ad Hoc
IPA Website
Training Director
Psychopharmacology Education
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Michele Greiner
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THE IOWA PSYCHOLOGIST Winter 2014
Call for Nominations to Board of Psychology
Central Office maintains a list of names of members interested in serving on the Iowa Board
of Psychology. Nomination recommendations are currently being solicited should there be
position openings in 2015. IPA Members are encouraged to nominate themselves or others
whose strengths and experience could serve the profession and the board well. These
nominations will be used by the Elections Committee to prepare a slate of candidates to be
submitted to the Governor’s Appointment Secretary by mid-January. Please confirm with your
nominee their willingness to serve if selected and indicate that below. Nominations must be
signed to be valid, and should be postmarked by Dec. 31, 2014.
For position description information and information about the Iowa Board of Psychology
visit their website at: www.legis.state.ia.us./IACODE/2001/147
I wish to nominate the following individual(s) for the Iowa Board of Psychology:
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________
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IPA Call for Nominations
48428 290th Ave.
Rolfe, IA 50581
Phone/Fax: 712-848-3595
Email: ipa@iowapsychology.org
THE IOWA PSYCHOLOGIST Winter 2014
A Call for 2015 Award Nominations
At each Spring Convention, IPA honors those both in and outside of the association who have
demonstrated outstanding service to the association, and to psychology in Iowa. “Outstanding
service” may be construed as a single major contribution or may refer to a consistent history of
service over a long period of time. The Elections/Honors Committee will bring the list of
nominees to the Executive Council for action at the February meeting of the Council. The
Council may choose to present more than one or not to present an award.
With this nomination form, please enclose a letter of recommendation for each person you
nominate. Postmark deadline for consideration is Feb. 1, 2015. Mail, fax, or email to:
IPA Award Nominations • 48428 290th Ave • Rolfe, IA 50581
Fax: 712-848-3892 • Email: ipa@iowapsychology.org
2014 IPA Service Award
This award recognizes individuals who are not IPA members, or eligible for IPA membership, and
who have rendered outstanding service to IPA or to the citizens of Iowa in a manner consistent
with the goals of the association. Previous recipients:
Mr. Don Ziska, VAMC, Knoxville
Mr. Michael Hammes, Heritage National Health Plan
Senator Elaine Szymoniak, Iowa Legislature
Rep. Betty Grundberg, Iowa Legislature
Rep. Greg Ganske, U.S. House of Representatives
Maureen Rank, Former IPA Executive Director
Senator Tom Harkin, Iowa Legislature
Rep. Pam Jochum, Iowa Legislature
Rep. James Leach, U.S. House of Representatives
Senator Charles Grassley, U.S. Senate
Ann Seals, Private Citizen
Vic Moss, Private Citizen
Sharon Kendall-Dunn, Private Citizen
Charles Palmer, DHS Director
Rep. Dave Heaton, Iowa Legislature
I nominate the following candidate(s) for the 2015 IPA Service Award:
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(Nominee Name)
(Your Name)
2014 IPA Meritorious Achievement Award
This award is intended to honor an IPA member for outstanding service to the association. All
IPA members are eligible to be considered for this award except those currently serving on the
IPA Executive Council. Previous recipients:
Mary E. Jerkens, Ph.D.
Jane Anderson, Ph.D.
Michele Greiner, Ph.D.
Thomas Hannum, Ph.D.
James Marchman,Ph.D.
Don Damsteegt Ph.D.
Thomas Bartsch, Ph.D.
Ann Ernst, Ph.D.
Philip Laughlin, Ph.D.
Warren Phillips, Ph.D.
Rick Jennings, Ph.D.
Sheila Pottebaum, Ph.D.
Ursula Delworth, Ph.D.
Scott Shafer, Ph.D.
Arthur Benton, Ph.D.
John Tedesco, Ph.D.
Robert Hutzell, Ph.D.
Samuel Graham, Ph.D.
Deems Ortega, Ph.D.
Eva Christiansen, Ph.D.
Joyce Keen, Ph.D.
Dave McEchron, Ph.D.
Hope Solomons, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Lonning, Psy.D.
Phil Lonning, Ph.D.
Carole Kazmierski, Ph.D.
David Christiansen, Ph.D.
Richard Whittlesey, Ph.D.
I nominate the following IPA member(s) for the 2015 Meritorious Achievement Award:
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