STEPHEN ANTHONY RAGUSEA, PSY.D. ABPP

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1 STEPHEN ANTHONY RAGUSEA, PSY.D. ABPP PRIMARY OFFICE ADDRESS: 1901 Fogarty Avenue, Suite 5 Key West, Florida SECONDARY OFFICE ADDRESS: Child, Adult and Family Psychological Center, PC 315 South Allen Street, Suite 218 State College, Pennsylvania (814) BIRTHDATE: March 26, 1947 MARITAL STATUS: Married since 1971 to Kathleen Fox Ragusea, a professional artist, art therapist and educator. CHILDREN: Anthony--born February 21, 1978 Adam--born March 22, 1982 EDUCATION: DEGREES: Baylor University, Waco, Texas University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Bowling Green University, Bowling Green, Ohio Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York Nassau Community College, Garden City, New York Doctor of Psychology from the APA Approved Program in Clinical Psychology at Baylor University, Bachelor of Science, Bowling Green State University, Associate of Arts, Nassau Community College, 1967.

2 RAGUSEA, STEPHEN A. 2 AWARDS: LICENSES 2004 Presidential Award for Outstanding Contributions to Psychology for Development of the Pennsylvania Practice Research Network Conferred by the Pennsylvania Psychological Association Karl F. Heiser Presidential Award for Advocacy Conferred by the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Service to Psychology Conferred by the Pennsylvania Psychological Association. Florida: PY 6469 Pennsylvania: PS L MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: American Board of Family Psychology--Fellow (1991-Present) American College of Forensic Psychology--Fellow (1986-present) American Psychological Association--Fellow (1976-present) Council of Representatives Delegate from Pennsylvania ( ) Chair of State and Provincial Caucus ( present) Member, Taskforce on Envisioning Future Roles for Psychology (1998) American Society of Clinical Hypnosis--Member ( ) Central Pennsylvania Psychological Association--Fellow, (1986- present) President ( , and ), and Chair of the Professional Affairs Committee ( ) Florida Psychological Association Member (2001-present) Chair of the Ethics Committee and Member Board of Directors (2006-present) National Academy of Neuropsychologists--Member (1982-present) National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology (1984-present) Pennsylvania Psychological Association--Fellow, (1980-present) PPA President ( ), Chair, Practice Research Taskforce ( ), Clinical Division President ( ) and Chair of the Hospital Practice Committee ( ) Member of the Hospital Practice Committee , Member of the Child Custody Working Group Chair of Membership Recruitment Committee PennPsyPAC--Board of Directors ( )

3 RAGUSEA, STEPHEN A. 3 CERTIFICATIONS: American Board of Professional Psychology in Family Psychology--Diploma #4325 (1991) American Board of Professional Neuropsychology--Diploma #99 (1986) American College of Forensic Psychology--Certificate #54 (1985) American Red Cross--Certified, Disaster Mental Health Services Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards- CPQ# 1715 (2001) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania--Professional Teaching Certificate # (1980) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: 2004-Present: Clinical Psychologist at the HIV/AIDS Clinic for the Monroe County Health Department in Key West, Florida. Consultation for the clinic includes psychological and neuropsychological assessment as well as staff consultation and the provision of psychotherapy to the clinic s patients Present: Private Practice in Key West, Florida. The complete spectrum of clinical work is involved including psychotherapy, family therapy, hypnotherapy, psychological assessment, neuropsychological evaluation, and forensic consultation : Member, Pennsylvania Board of Psychology. Appointed by Governor Tom Ridge in March of : Consulting expert on child custody issues to the Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs Present: Child, Adult, & Family Psychological Center. Function in the group practice of clinical psychology in State College, Pennsylvania. The complete spectrum of clinical work is involved including psychotherapy, family therapy, hypnotherapy, psychological assessment, and neuropsychological evaluation. Director of Operations from 1993 to : Executive Director of Psychological Forensics, P.C., consultants to trial attorneys : As President and Chief Executive Officer of Centre Valley Management, Inc., directed the development and construction of The Meadows Psychiatric Center, a 92-bed private psychiatric hospital in Centre County, Pennsylvania, through From functioned as Clinical Director of the new hospital during its first year of operation.

4 RAGUSEA, STEPHEN A : Interim Director of Psychological Services at Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital for Special Services in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania. Provided direct psychological services to patients and supervised a staff of three consulting psychologists during the hospital's first six months of operation : Altoona Hospital Community Mental Health Center, Altoona, Pennsylvania. Consultation duties involved comprehensive psychological responsibilities with inpatient and outpatient populations : Norristown State Hospital, Norristown, Pennsylvania. This internship position involved the full range of psychological services including therapy, assessment, and administration. Adult, adolescent, and substance abusing populations were served. Major work was in the Pennsylvania State Regional Forensic Evaluation Center conducting court-related psychological and neuropsychological evaluations as part of the forensic evaluation team : Methodist Home Children's Guidance Center and the Heart of Texas Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center in Waco, Texas. Duties included family, marital, child and group therapy work. Psychological assessment, intake evaluation, and community consultation were involved, as was supervision of testing technicians. Also worked in a team of consultants to Child Protective Services providing direct service to abusing families and consultation with agency personnel : Functioned in a team of consultants to the school system of a community of 25,000 near Waco, Texas. System consultation and direct psychological services to the schools were provided : Teacher for the Cedar Rapids Community Schools in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Teaching duties included instruction in language arts, philosophy, substance abuse education in family life, speech, and dramatics. For two years participated in a team conducting research for the federal government on the nature of the junior high school student : Taught in a ghetto school in Dayton, Ohio : During two summers, work included employment as a counselor at a wilderness camp in Ontario, Canada, operated from an Adlerian perspective. Other work experiences include functioning as a professional actor and theatrical public relations representative, salesman, construction worker, pet store manager, soda jerk, and pizza chef. Community volunteer work included one summer working with the profoundly retarded in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and another summer working as a counselor in a birth control clinic in Hempstead, New York.

5 RAGUSEA, STEPHEN A. 5 SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATIONS: "Hypnosis: Its History and Utility," a presentation for the Mental Health Professionals of Central Pennsylvania, State College, Pennsylvania, November, "Practical Applications of Clinical Hypnosis," a presentation for the Altoona Hospital Staff, Altoona, Pennsylvania, November, Guest faculty at Harvard Medical School teaching "Family and Brief Therapies in Primary Care and Family Practice Medicine," at an International Symposium on Family Therapy, Boston, Massachusetts, April, "The Hospitalized Psychiatric Patient," presented at the Panel discussant on "Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment of Children," a two-hour special broadcast over WVIA Television in Scranton, Pennsylvania, June, "Hypnosis," broadcast over WPSX Television in State College, Pennsylvania, January, "Strategic Family Therapy: The Basics," presented at the Pennsylvania Psychological Association's 52nd Annual Meeting, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, June, "Multiple Personality," broadcast over WPSX Television in State College, Pennsylvania, February, "Strategic Family Therapy: The Basics," presented at the Pennsylvania Psychological Association's 53rd Annual Meeting, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, June, "Strategic Family Therapy: What's It All About?" presented at the Susquehanna Valley Psychology Lecture Series, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, October, "Medical Psychology," presented at the Pennsylvania Psychological Association's 54th Annual Meeting, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, June, "Strategic Family Therapy: The Basics," presented at the Pennsylvania Psychological Association's 54th Annual Meeting, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, June, "Medical Psychology," presented at the Pennsylvania Psychological Association's 55th Annual Meeting, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, June, "Forensic Psychology: An Introduction," presented at the Pennsylvania Psychological Association's 56th Annual Meeting, Split Rock Lodge, Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania, June, 1989.

6 RAGUSEA, STEPHEN A. 6 "Corporal Punishment and the Schools," broadcast over WRSC Radio in State College, Pennsylvania, March, "Forensic Psychology," broadcast over WPSX Television in State College, Pennsylvania, April, Families and Head Trauma, presented at the Pennsylvania Psychological Association's 57th Annual Meeting, Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania, June, "The Hospital Practice of Psychology: Past, Present, and Future," presented to the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October, "Hospital Practice for Psychologists," presented at the Pennsylvania Psychological Association's 58th Annual Meeting, Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania, June, "An Introduction to Strategic Family Therapy," presented at the 59th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June, "Psychological Testing and Employment," presented for The Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June, "The Interface of Psychology and Medicine," presented to the Medical Staff of Centre Community Hospital, State College, Pennsylvania, September, "Prisons, Punishment, and the Mentally Ill," broadcast over WRSC radio in State College, Pennsylvania, December, "Prisons, Punishment, and the Mentally Ill," presented to the Pennsylvania Prison Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, January, "Prison Reform," broadcast over WPSX television in State College, Pennsylvania, January, "An Introduction to Strategic Family Therapy," presented at the 60th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June, "Hospital Practice for Psychologists," and "An Introduction to Forensic Psychology," presented at the Fall meeting of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October, "Structuring Your Association For Maximum Effectiveness" panel presentation at the American Psychological Association's 1994 State Leadership Conference, Washington, D.C., March, 1994.

7 RAGUSEA, STEPHEN A. 7 Prisons, Punishment, and the Mentally Ill," presented to the Pennsylvania Prison Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, April, "An Introduction to Strategic Family Therapy," presented at the 61st annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, June, "Psychology In Prisons and Corrections," panel presentation at the 61st annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, June, "Integrating Practice and Research: Practical Approaches for the Established Clinician," presented at the 62nd annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, June, Child Custody Litigation, presented for the Centre County Bar Association, State College, Pennsylvania, August, "Prison Reform and the Sentencing Project," presented to the Pennsylvania Prison Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, January, "Initiatives in Outcomes Measurement" panel presentation for the American Psychological Association's 1996 State Leadership Conference, Washington, D.C., March, "Hospital Practice for Psychologists" presented to the Lehigh Valley Academy of Psychologists at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, April, "The Gods of Our Fathers," panel presentation at the American Psychological Association's 104th Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada, August, The Practice Research Network: Relevance for School Psychologists, presented at the 30th Annual Pennsylvania School Psychology Conference, State College, Pennsylvania, October, Mental Health, Psychopathology and Family Psychology, presented for the Huntingdon Children s Services Advisory Board, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, April, Outcomes Collaboratives: New Initiatives, New Knowledge, panel presentation at The Behavioral Healthcare Quality and Accountability Summit, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June, "PPA s Practice-Research Network: The Next Step," presented at the 64th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, June, 1997.

8 RAGUSEA, STEPHEN A. 8 Pennsylvania s Practice-Research Network, presentation at the American Psychological Association's 105th Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois, August, Why Ohio Should Establish a Practice-Research Network, presentation at the Ohio Psychological Association's Spring Convention, Columbus, Ohio, April, "Childhood Violence and the Schoolyard Shootings," broadcast over WRSC radio in State College, Pennsylvania, June, "PPA s Practice-Research Network Update," presented at the 65 th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June, "Why Virginia Should Establish a Practice-Research Network, and How to Do It." presentation at the Virginia Psychological Association's Fall Convention, Richmond, Virginia, November What Psychology Has to Offer the Seriously Mentally Ill, presented to NAMI of Central Pennsylvania, State College, Pennsylvania, January, "The Impact of Media Violence on Children," broadcast over WRSC radio in State College, Pennsylvania, March "The Impact of Media Violence on Children," broadcast over WMAJ radio in State College, Pennsylvania, April, "That's My Opinion As a Psychologist," An ongoing series of brief informational broadcasts over WMAJ radio in State College, Pennsylvania, January, 1999 to "An Introduction to Strategic Family Therapy," presented at the 66th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, June, Cause and Effect of Schoolyard Violence presented to the Pennsylvania Prison Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, August "Identifying, Envisioning, and Accessing Future Professional Roles, presented to the American Psychological Association s 107 th Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, August, The Value of joint Association Membership, presentation at the American Psychological Association s State Leadership Conference, Washington, DC, March, The Public Education Campaign, presented at the Pennsylvania Psychological Association s Regional Leadership Conference, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, April, 2000.

9 RAGUSEA, STEPHEN A. 9 Handling the Stressful Day, presented to a Wilkenson-Campbell American Inn of Court, State College, Pennsylvania, April, The Youth Antiviolence Campaign: An Update and Varied Perspectives, presented at the 67 th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, June, The APA Antiviolence Campaign presented to the Pennsylvania Prison Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, June, Practice Information Networks: Lessons Learned and New Models, presentation to the American Psychological Association s State Leadership Conference, Washington, DC, March, Sharpening Our Vision for Psychology, presented at the Pennsylvania Psychological Association s Regional Leadership Conference, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, April, Succeeding in Private Practice in the Age of Managed Care, presented at the Wright State University School of Professional Psychology, Dayton, Ohio, April, Will Psychology Define the 21 st Century? KeyNote Address presented at the Widener University Annual New Directions in Psychology Conference, Chester Pennsylvania, April, The Role of the Forensic Psychologist, presented to the Pennsylvania Prison Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, July 23, Trial of a Custody Case, panel presentation for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, August 21, Eyewitness Identification, panel presentation for the Centre County Bar Association, Wilkinson-Campbell Inn of Court, State College, Pennsylvania, January 23, An Introduction to Child Custody Evaluation: Psychology and the Law Meet, presentation for the Penn State Consortium, Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, February 16, Crime and Punishment: A Psychologist Looks at Our Prisons, presented at the Psychology in Pennsylvania Luncheon during the 71 st annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June, "Anxiety and Depression: The Modern Cures," presented at the Lower Keys Medical Center, Key West, Florida, October 4, 2005.

10 RAGUSEA, STEPHEN A. 10 "Family Psychology and Family Therapy," presented at The Care Center for Mental Health, KeyWest, Florida, March 10, The Death of Managed Care, presented at the Pennsylvania Psychological Association s Annual Convention, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, June 15, Practice-Research Networks: The Natural Answer for Psychology Keynote Address presented at the Florida Psychological Association s Annual Convention, Sarasota, Florida, July 14, UNIVERSITY AND HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS: Pennsylvania State University, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Pennsylvania State University, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Psychology. The Meadows Psychiatric Center, Consulting Psychological Staff. ( ) Mount Nittany Medical Center, Allied Staff, ( ) Medical Staff Psychology Section Chief. ( ) Lower Keys Medical Center, Psychiatric Staff, 2005-present PUBLICATIONS: Ragusea, S. A. (1987, July). "Child Abuse Reporting: Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place." Pennsylvania Psychologist. p 12. Ragusea, S. A. (1990, February). "Hospital Practice: The Next Frontier." Pennsylvania Psychologist. p 9. Ragusea, S. A. (1990, November). "Why Hospital Practice Is Important." Pennsylvania Psychologist. p 5. Ragusea, S. A. (1991, Summer). Point Counterpoint: Hospital Privileges Important for Psychologists. Louisiana Psychiatric Association Newsletter. p 10. Ragusea, S. A. (1991, August). "Do You Solemnly Swear? The Psychologist as a Courtroom Witness." Pennsylvania Psychologist. p 6. Ragusea, S. A. (June 21,1992). "Justice, Complexity and the Media." Centre Daily Times. State College, Pennsylvania.

11 RAGUSEA, STEPHEN A. 11 Ragusea, S. A. (1992, August). "Hospital Practice and the Continuity of Care Act." Pennsylvania Psychologist. p 18 Ragusea, S. A. (1992, October). "Prisons and Punishment: We Need a Better Answer!" Pennsylvania Psychologist. p 1. Ragusea, S. A. (November 22, 1992). "For the Mentally Ill, Pennsylvania Prisons are New Asylums." Centre Daily Times. State College, Pennsylvania. Ragusea, S. A. (1992, December). "Strategic Planning." Pennsylvania Psychologist. p 5. Ragusea, S. A. (1993, January). "Prisons and the Mentally Ill" Psychologist. p 1. Pennsylvania Ragusea, S. A. (1993, August). "Empowering Psychology" Pennsylvania Psychologist. p 2. Ragusea, S. A. (1993, November). "PPA:The Inside Story." Pennsylvania Psychologist. p 2. Ragusea, S. A. (1994, February). "Empowerment or Victimization? A Challenge for Our Time." Pennsylvania Psychologist. p 2. Ragusea, S. A. (1994, May). "National Health Reform: What Are You Doing About It?" Pennsylvania Psychologist. p 2. Ragusea, S. A. (1994, December). "Practice Research Network Takes Root." Pennsylvania Psychologist. p 1. Ragusea, S. A. (1995, May). Managed Care 101. Pennsylvania Psychologist. p 22. Ragusea, S. A. (1996, February). "The Practice Research Network." Pennsylvania Psychologist. p 18. Ragusea, S. A. (1996, November). "Psychologists Help Following Penn State Tragedy." Pennsylvania Psychologist. p 15. Ragusea, S.A. (1997, April). Pennsylvania s Practice Research Network. Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow. p 47. Ragusea, S.A. (1997, Vol. p17:3). Pennsylvania Psychological Association s Practice Research Network. The Independent Practitioner. p 145. Ragusea, S. A. (1998, January). "Practice Research Network: Update." Pennsylvania Psychologist. p 1.

12 RAGUSEA, STEPHEN A. 12 Ragusea, S. A. (May 27, 1998). "Violence Begets Violence: The School Yard Shootings." Centre Daily Times. State College, Pennsylvania. p 7. Ragusea, Stephen, A. (In Press.) A Professional Living Will for Psychologists. In Innovations in Clinical Practice: A Source Book(pp ). Sarasota: Professional Resource Press. Levant, R., Reed, G., Ragusea, S., Stout, C., DiCowden, M., Murphy, M., Sullivan, F., & Craig, P. (1999). Envisioning and Accessing New Professional Roles. American Psychological Association Task Force Report. Borkovec, T.D., Ragusea, S.A., Echemendia, R.J. (1999). Report to the American Psycholgical Association and the Pennsylvania Psycholgical Association on The Pennsylvania Practice Research Network. Pennsylvania Psychological Association Task Force Report. Ragusea, S. A. (May 2, 1999). Media Violence: We Still Haven t Learned Our Lesson. Centre Daily Times. State College, Pennsylvania. P 9. Deleon, P.H., Gilmore-Lee, N.K., Ragusea, S.A. & Eckert, P.A. (2000). Governmental Initiatives in the Area of Quality Assurance. In G. Stricker, W.G. Troy, & S.A. Shueman (Eds.), Handbook of Quality Assurance (2 nd ed.). New York: Plenum. Ragusea, S.A. (January 7, 2000). Managed Care Looks Good On Paper. Centre Daily Times. State College, Pennsylvania. P 10. Ragusea, S.A. (January 14, 2000). The Failure of Managed Care. Centre Daily Times. State College, Pennsylvania. P 12. Levant, R., Reed, G., Ragusea, S., Stout, C., DiCowden, M., Murphy, M., Sullivan, F., & Craig, P. (2001) Envisioning and Accessing New Professional Roles. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, pp Borkovec, T.D., Echemendia, R.J., Ragusea, S.A., and Ruiz, M. (2001). The Pennsylvania Practice Research Network and possibilities for clinically meaningful and scientifically rigorous psychotherapy effectiveness research. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, V8 N2, pp Ragusea, Stephen, A. (2002) A Professional Living Will for Psychologists. In L. VandeCreek & T. L. Jackson (eds.), Innovations in Clinical Practice: A source Book (pp ). Sarasota: Professional Resource Press. Ragusea, S.A. (April 8, 2002). Understanding Clinical Depression Leads to Better Treatments. Centre Daily Times. State College, Pennsylvania. P C1.

13 RAGUSEA, STEPHEN A. 13 Ragusea, S. A. (2002, May). Pennsylvania Psychological Association s Practice Rsearch Network: Phase II. Pennsylvania Psychologist. p 12. Ragusea, S.A. (November 18, 2002). Psychology and Life Expectancy. Centre Daily Times. State College, Pennsylvania. P C1 Ragusea, S.A. (2002, Fall). Managed Care 101. Florida Psychologist. PP DeLeon, P.H., Hagglund, K.J., Ragusea, S.A., & Sammons, M.T. (in 2003). Expanding roles of psychologists: The 21 st century. In G. Stricker & T. Widiger (Eds.), Clinical Psychology (pp ). Volume 8 of the Comprehensive Handbook of Psychology, Editor-in-Chief: I. B. Weiner. New York: Wiley. Psychology (pp ). Volume 8 of the Comprehensive Handbook of Psychology, Editor-in-Chief: I. B. Weiner. New York: Wiley. Ragusea, S.A. (2003, Spring). Psychologist Should Be Leading the Fight for Prison Reform. Florida Psychologist. pp Ragusea, S.A. (2003, Summer). The Great Managed Care Experiment is a Failure: Now What? Florida Psychologist. pp Ragusea, S. A. (2004, Spring). The Prison Mess and Psychology s Duty. Florida Psychologist. pp Ragusea, S. A. (2004) Professional Living Will for Psychologists. The National Psychologist, V13 N3, p.7. Ruiz, M., Borkovec, T.D., Pincus, A.L., Echemendia, R.J., Canstonguay, L.G., Ragusea, S.A., (2004). Validity of the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems for Prediciting Treatment Outcome: An Investigation With The Pennsylvania Practice Research Network, Journal of Personality Assessment, 83 (3) Ragusea, S.A. (July 3, 2005). Health Care Crisis in Paradise. The Key West Citizen. Key West, Florida. p. 7A. Ragusea, S. A. (2006, Spring). The Ethics Corner: The Ethics Code Florida Psychologist. Ragusea, S.A. (April 23, 2006). Our Culture of Violence." The Key West Citizen. Key West, Florida. p. 4A. Ragusea, S.A. (July 30, 2006). Getting Smart on Crime." The Key West Citizen. Key West, Florida. p. 5A.

14 RAGUSEA, STEPHEN A. 14 Ragusea, S. A. (2006). The Great Managed Care Failure: Now What The Missouri Psychologist, V52 N3, pp 3-8. Ragusea, S. A. (2006). The Prison Mess and Psychology s Duty The Missouri Psychologist, V52 N3, pp Ragusea, S. A. (2006). The Ethics Corner: Maintaining Test Security The Florida Psychologist, V57 N1, pp EDITORIAL REVIEWING: : Occasional Editing Professional Psychology: Research and Practice : Editorial Board, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice SPECIAL CONSULTATION: : Provided consultation for the American Psychological Association and the Pharmacia Corporation. Consultation was provided relating to the APA/Pharmacia GHD Partnership Project, in which a team worked to facilitate the development of a tool kit for screening and educating individuals with growth hormone deficiency. PUBLIC SERVICE: 2005-Present: President, Board of Directors for HELPLINE, Monroe County's only 24 hour crisis and information hotline, Key West, Florida.