Gender-Affirming Treatment within Pediatric Medical Settings: Obstructing the Pathway to Chronic Stress

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Nicholas Powers, M.A. La Salle University, Department of Clinical Psychology It has been well-established that transgender or gender-diverse individuals are at heightened risk of developing negative physical and mental health outcomes (Mason et al., 2021). Despite this, discrimination of this population in medical settings is still ubiquitous in the United States as well as other countries and contributes to the …

Graduation Session

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Grace S. Kao, Ph.D., ABPP Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine Board Certified in Clinical Health Psychology Pediatric Pain Psychologist Pediatric Pain Medicine Division|Psychology Section Departments of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine and Pediatrics Texas Children’s Hospital “What kind of advice would you give to other people going through this?” She leaned back, her lower lip tightening slightly, giving much-appreciated …

Public Health Perspectives for Psychologists in Clinical Settings: A Reflection

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Madeline Foster, MSPH Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Student School of Psychology Fielding Graduate University It is not uncommon for psychology to be a second career. Often, those of us who have had other academic and professional experiences benefit from transferable skills that enhance our ability to be successful as psychologists. Now in the second year of my doctoral studies in clinical …

Great Expectations – What the Year Holds for All

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Mark E. Vogel, Ph.D., ABPP Board Certified in Health Psychology Professor, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine I am honored and delighted to serve as the 2023-2024 President of the Society for Health Psychology.  Fall is the time of great anticipation.  It reminds me of the start of a new academic year and all the possibilities that this holds.  …

Using Self-Compassion to Facilitate Sustainable Health Behavior Change in Cancer Survivorship

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Elizabeth L. Kacel, PhD Clinical Health Psychologist Kellogg Cancer Center Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst Health The American Cancer Society publishes frequently updated guidelines for a cancer-preventing lifestyle (Rock et al., 2020; American Cancer Society, 2020). These include: (1) abstaining from tobacco use, (2) maintaining a healthy weight, (3) engaging in regular physical activity, (4) maintaining …

Apolipoprotein -B: The Up and Coming Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease?

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Caroline Doyle, PhD University of Pittsburgh (Postdoctoral Scholar) As health psychologists, lipids are of interest as objective markers of metabolic health and predictors of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Triglycerides and LDL-C are lipids we might be interested in measuring before and after that shiny new behavioral intervention for weight loss we are trying to test.  But what does “good” and …

Careers in Health Psych Spotlight: An Interview with Dr. Katherine Meyers, an Integrated Primary Care Psychologist

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Katherine Meyers, Ph.D. Psychology Training Director Edward Hines Junior VA Hospital Jessica Kruse Communications Chair Student Advisory Council Thanks so much to Dr. Meyers for speaking with us about her role as the Psychology Training Director at the Edward Hines Junior VA Hospital!  Interested in meeting other Training Directors? Please join us at the APA Convention. The Student Advisory Council …

Patient-Provider Interactions

Patient-Provider Interactions Lacking in Empathy Can Contribute to Ableism in Health Care and Have Negative Impacts on Patients with Disabilities

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Chandra Char, Ph.D., MPH Department of Family Medicine Georgetown University Medical Center Washington D.C. Empathy vs. Pity Empathy plays an important role in building relationships with others. Empathy is the ability to share and understand another person’s personal experiences on an emotional, cognitive and behavioral dimension (Moudatsou et al., 2020). An example of empathy is when we are able to …

What’s Inside

Kourtney Schroeder, Psy.D.

Kourtney Schroeder, Psy.D. Clinical Psychologist & Assistant Professor Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University of Florida, College of Medicine- Jacksonville It’s that time again. Get ready for another issue of the e-zine jammed pack with so many thoughtful and exciting pieces! In this issue, we welcome our incoming president, Dr. Mark Vogel, who describes all of the great initiatives …

“Drop and give me a thought log!”: The Role of a Military Health Psychologist

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Hana J. Kim, Ph.D., MSCP, ABPP Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Public Health Service One of the most rewarding and demanding careers in the field of mental health is military psychology. The term military psychology is most commonly associated with the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder related to combat deployments. Perhaps lesser known is that military psychologists—especially those who are board certified …