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Jerry R. Grammer, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology
Rockwall, Texas 75087
December 31, 2023
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Jerry R. Grammer, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology
Rockwall, Texas 75087
Dr. Jerry R. Grammer received his B.A. in Sociology and Government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1969. Following his discharge from the United States Army with the rank of Captain, he attended Southern Methodist University and received a M.B.A. in Organizational Behavior and Administration and a M.L.A. with a concentration in Psychology. During his studies at SMU he was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, an international honor society recognizing the top 5% academically in graduate school.
Dr. Grammer was awarded his Ph.D. from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in 1982. He completed a two-year Pre-Doctoral Internship in the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Psychology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, as well as a two-year Post-Doctoral Internship in the Department of Psychology, San Marcos Treatment Center of the Brown Schools, San Marcos, Texas. He also completed a two-year Post-Doctoral Internship in Marriage and Family Therapy under the supervision of faculty from the Galveston Family Institute. He is a Licensed Psychologist with Health Service Provider Status in Texas. Additionally, he is a Clinical Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and is certified by the Council for the National Register of Health Service Psychologists.
Dr. Grammer has taught at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Richland Community College in Dallas, and Texas State University in San Marcos. Dr. Grammer currently serves as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Furthermore, he has supervised doctoral practicum students in Counseling Psychology in the Educational Psychology program for nearly two decades. Dr. Grammer was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Lone Star Psychology Residency Consortium, a non-profit multisite pre- and post- doctoral residency experience committed to providing diverse training experiences for qualified doctoral-level psychology residents. Although not an academic appointment, he is also the Founding Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas.
In addition to his private practice, Dr. Grammer has served as President of the Texas Psychological Association. Furthermore, Dr. Grammer has served as President of the Capital Area Psychological Association as well as the Public Affairs Officer and Legislative Chair of the Texas Psychological Association. He has served as State Chair for the Association for the Advancement of Psychology and President of the Texas Psychological Association’s Political Action Committee (PSYPAC) raising a record amount of contributions in his year as President. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Texas Psychological Corporation and served as the Corporation’s President. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Texas Psychological Foundation and served as the Foundation’s President. He is the Founding Chair of the Texas Psychological Foundation Advisory Board. He is also an active member of the American Psychological Association where he has served as Federal Advocacy Coordinator for the Texas Psychological Association from 1997-2003; Business of Practice Network Representative from 2006-2007; Federal Advocacy Coordinator for APA’s Division on Independent Practice from 2006-2007; and has served as the Federal Advocacy Coordinator for APA’s Society of Family Psychology since 2006 to the present.
Dr. Grammer has served on the Board of Directors of Mental Health America in Texas where he served as Secretary, member of the Executive Committee and President. He is the Founding Chair of the Mental Health America in Texas Advisory Board. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Mental Health America/Austin Area where he served as President. Dr. Grammer served as Chair of the Mental Health America in Texas’s Annual Fundraising Campaign from 2003-2008; raising nearly $2,000,000 for the Association. Furthermore, he has served on the Boards of Directors of the Texas Foundation for Psychiatric Education and Research, and the Texas Mental Health Foundation.
Dr. Grammer has recently been selected to receive the inaugural Janey Briscoe Award. This award is presented annually by Mental Health America to an individual(s) for their strong support, tireless leadership, commitment and advocacy for mental health. The Janey Briscoe Award replaces the Texas Champion Award. Past recipients include Senator Lloyd Bentsen, Governor Ann Richards, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby, Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock, Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Dr. Kenneth and Mrs. Ruth Altshuler, Barbara and Corbin Robertson, Jr., Governor Dolph Briscoe and many other distinguished individuals.
Furthermore, Dr. Grammer has served on the Board of Directors of Mental Health America/National, where he served on the Administration, Resource Development, and Public Policy Committees. Mental Health America recently bestowed the “Sandy Brandt Volunteer Service Award” to Dr. Grammer. This is a national award given to a person who has exhibited extraordinary volunteer service and ongoing commitment to the Mental Health America mission.
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Mental Health America, the Council of MHMR Centers, and the Depression Bipolar Support Alliance recognized Dr. Grammer as a ”Hero in the Fight”. (National award recognizing individuals who have helped patients with “Serious and Persistent Mental Illnesses” and their families in the fight for better mental health and the best possible quality of life).
Dr. Grammer serves on the Boards of Directors of the Menninger Clinic and the Menninger Clinic Foundation of Houston, Texas, and previously had served on the Board of Visitors of the Menninger-Baylor College of Medicine-The Methodist Hospital Foundation. He currently heads the Philanthropy Committee for the Menninger’s Foundation and serves on the Nominations and Research Committees of the Clinic.
Dr. Grammer serves as a Founding Director on the Board of Directors of My Healing Place. My Healing Place is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to assist children and adults as they move from loss to life through support, therapy, education, training and consultation.
Dr. Grammer is a Founding Director of the Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education. The Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education exists to promote excellence, accountability and progress in all of our state’s institutions of higher learning.
Dr. Grammer is also a Founding Director of the Arc of the Capital Area’s Ambassador’s Council. The Arc of the Capital Area is dedicated to providing personalized, community-based services that improve the quality of life for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers.
Most recently, Dr. Grammer was instrumental in the formation of a new Mental Health America entity: Mental Health America of Greater Austin which designed to replace both Mental Health America in Texas as well as Mental Health America/Austin Area. He served as the new organization’s Founder, Initial Chair of Board and President from 2017 to the present.
Dr. Grammer recently chaired the Planned Living Assistance Network of Central Texas’s Symposium and Benefit Dinner honoring Alicia and John Nash (the subjects of the book and movie, “A Beautiful Mind”).
Dr. Grammer has been named “Psychologist of the Year” by the Capitol Area Psychological Association in recognition of professional excellence and service in the field of psychology.
Additionally, Dr. Grammer has been named “Psychologist of the Year” (Silver Psi Award) by the Texas Psychological Association. This award is given annually to a psychologist who is recognized as having made one of the most significant and recent impacts on the field of psychology within the state of Texas. The award is given for overall service and enhancement of the profession.
Dr. Grammer was awarded the American Psychological Association’s Karl F. Heiser Presidential Award. This award is given annually by the American Psychological Association to those psychologists who have distinguished themselves by serving the profession at the state and federal level in the area of advocacy.
Dr. Grammer was one of six psychologists to be selected as a Conferee to attend the First White House Conference on Mental Health hosted by President and Mrs. Clinton and chaired by Vice-President and Mrs. Gore.
Dr. Grammer was one of 120 psychologists from across the nation to be selected as a Conferee to attend the American Psychological Association’s “2009 Presidential Summit on the Future of Psychology Practice” in San Antonio, Texas. More recently, he was an Invited Conferee to the first annual One Mind for Research Conference at the University of California at Los Angeles.
Furthermore, Dr. Grammer was the recipient of the “Distinguished Professional Contribution Award for Outstanding Legislative Contributions”, presented by the Texas Psychological Association.
Dr. Grammer was awarded the inaugural "Champion of Psychology Presidential Award". This award was given to Dr. Grammer by the Texas Psychological Association for distinguished service to the profession of psychology.
Recently, Dr. Grammer was awarded the Texas Psychological Association’s “Robert McPherson Legislative Action Award”. This award, which was established in 2008, annually recognizes an individual who, through his or her passion for the profession of psychology, translates that passion into legislative action.
Dr. Grammer has been elected a Distinguished Practitioner and Member of the National Academies of Practice. Additionally, Dr. Grammer has been recognized by the Association for the Advancement of Psychology as an "Outstanding Advocate for Psychology".
Dr. Grammer is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and is listed in the National Register of Who’s Who in America.
Dr. Grammer has provided expert testimony during legislative sessions on issues ranging from patient protection regulations, insurance reform, Medicaid reform, practice guidelines, and professional misconduct. He has been a strong advocate in support of access to psychotropic medications for the seriously mentally ill, children’s mental health services, psychiatric advance directives, the establishment of mental health courts, patient’s privacy and confidentiality, opposition to the death penalty for mentally ill individuals, and support of the implementation of housing and community support services for people with mental illness.
Dr. Grammer has served as an Oral Examiner, Professional Reviewer, and Expert Witness for the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists on issues primarily dealing with ethical violations, conflicts and dual relationships affecting objectivity, inappropriate compensation, fees and financial arrangements, substantiation of reports and opinions, client abandonment and pre-termination procedures, scientific and professional judgment, competency, compliance and cooperation with appropriate investigative agencies, parental suitability, evaluations, assessments, testing and reports, and forensic services. Additionally, Dr. Grammer consults and testifies in civil and criminal matters for both the plaintiff/prosecution and defense. Furthermore, Dr. Grammer has made numerous professional presentations to his colleagues around the state and nation.
Dr. Grammer has been a strong advocate at the federal level as well. He has made countless trips to the nation’s capital in support of legislation concerned with mental health parity, the Mental Illness Offender Treatment Act, the SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Program, legislation to reform the nation’s health care delivery system, State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and appropriations for Graduate Psychology Education and the Center for Deployment Psychology, protection of the Medicare mental health benefit, and funds to support appropriate mental health care for returning veterans.
Recently, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas named Dr. Grammer a Distinguished Alumni.
He was awarded the Top Hand Award by the University of Texas at Austin for his “extraordinary service to the University of Texas”. In the history of the University only 93 Top Hand Awards have been awarded and recipients include Chancellor William Cunningham, Mrs. John Connally, President Robert Berdahl, Congressman Joe M. Kilgore, Ambassador Edward Clark, Admiral and CIA Director Bob Inman, President Larry Faulkner, and President Bill Powers.
Dr. Grammer has served as President of the Westlake High School Parent Teacher Organization, served on the Board of Directors of the Eanes Independent School District Foundation, served as an Assistant Scoutmaster, Boys Scouts of America, and has coached a number of years in the West Austin Youth Association. Additionally, he has served on the University of Texas Union Advisory Council, the University of Texas Office of Student Affairs Advisory Council, the University of Texas Foundation Advisory Council of the College of Liberal Arts, the University of Texas Briscoe Center for American History, the University of Texas Littlefield Society, the Leadership Team of the Vice President’s Office at the University of Texas at Austin and the Chancellor’s Council of the University of Texas System. Furthermore, he serves as a board member of the Ex-Students’ Association Council at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Grammer recently chaired a $4,000,000 capital campaign for the University of Texas Ex-Students Association.
Dr. Grammer was married for nearly forty years to the late Dianne Sabom Grammer, who was a very talented and successful landscape artist, and has two grown children, Jonathan, age 42, an attorney, who lives with his wife, Claire, also an attorney, and three grandchildren, Jeb, Grace and Georgia, in Amarillo, Texas and Christopher, age 34, an educational consultant, who lives with his wife, Jennifer, a fundraiser, and two grandchildren, Walker and Leigh in Austin, Texas.
Dr. Grammer maintains a private practice in both Dallas and Austin working with adolescence through adult populations. He works both in intensive psychodynamic psychotherapy as well as marriage and family therapy. Dr. Grammer also practices in the area of forensic psychology. He consults and testifies in civil and criminal matters for both the plaintiff/prosecution and defense. Furthermore, he serves as an independent medical evaluator for the Veterans Administration; performing disability evaluations on veterans with disability claims, including mental disability, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.
Curriculum Vitae
Jerry R. Grammer, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology
3501 Highpoint Drive
Rockwall, Texas 75087
Office: 512-***-****
Personal
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Children: 2 grown married sons, 5 grandchildren
Education
Ph.D. 1982, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Concentration: Clinical Psychology.
M.L.A. 1972, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
Concentration: Psychology.
M.B.A. 1972, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
Concentration: Organizational Behavior and Administration.
Elected into membership of Beta Gamma Sigma, an international
honor society honoring those that completed academically in the
top 5% of their class.
B.A. 1969, University of Texas at Austin
Concentration: Sociology and Government.
Internships
1983-1985Two Year Supervision: American Association of Marriage and
Family Therapy with George Pulliam, Galveston Family Institute.
1982-1984Two year Post-Doctoral Internship: Department of Psychology,
San Marcos Treatment Center of the Brown Schools, San Marcos,
Texas.
Internships (can’t)
1977-1979 Two year Pre-Doctoral Internship: Department of Psychiatry,
Division of Psychology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas.
Internship at Parkland Memorial Hospital Adult Psychiatric
Inpatient Unit, Dallas, Texas.
Internship at Parkland Memorial Hospital Adult Psychiatric
Outpatient Clinic, Dallas, Texas.
Internship at Parkland Memorial Hospital Psychiatric
Emergency Room, Dallas, Texas.
Internship at Southwestern Adult Psychiatric Clinic,
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at
Dallas, Dallas, Texas.
Internship at Scottish Rite Children's Hospital, Psychology
Service, Child Development Division, Dallas, Texas.
Internship at Dallas County Mental Health and Mental
Retardation Adult Outpatient Clinic, District VI,
Dallas, Texas.
Internship at Terrell State Hospital Adult Inpatient Unit,
Terrell, Texas.
Internship at Terrell State Hospital Adult Outpatient Clinic,
Terrell, Texas.
Internship at Region XIII, Texas Education Agency, Dallas,
Texas.
Licensure
Licensed Psychologist with Health Service Provider status in Texas
Texas License #3685.
Certification
Clinical Member, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.
National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, #40399.
Hospital Affiliations
Shoal Creek Hospital, Austin, Texas.
St. David’s Pavilion, Austin, Texas.
Experience
1982 to present: Private Practice: Adolescent and Adult Psychotherapy;
Marriage and Family Therapy, Dallas and Austin, Texas.
Clinical work with adolescent through adult populations as well as marriage and family therapy.
Forensic consultation in civil and criminal matters for both the plaintiff/prosecutor and defense.
Independent medical evaluator for the Veterans Administration; performing disability evaluations on veterans with disability claims, including mental disability, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.
1982 to 1985: Staff Psychologist, San Marcos Treatment Center of the Brown
Schools, San Marcos, Texas.
1979 to 1982: Director, Program Evaluation & Research, Texas Youth Council,
Austin, Texas.
1974 to 1975: Acting Executive Director, Texas Savings and Loan League, Austin,
Texas.
1973 to 1974: Deputy Executive Director, Texas Savings and Loan League,
Austin, Texas.
1972 to 1973: Director of Research, Texas Savings and Loan League, Austin,
Texas.
Academic Appointments
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2012 to present: Lone Star Psychology Residency Consortium, Member, Board of
Directors, 2012-present.
The Lone Star Psychology Residency Consortium is a
non-profit multisite pre- and post- doctoral residency
experience committed to providing diverse training
experiences for qualified doctoral-level psychology
residents.
2011 to present: Founding Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Department of
Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin,
Texas.
2005 to present: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University
of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
1997 to present: Supervisor, Practicum Graduate Students, Department of
Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, Texas.
1994 to present: Guest Lecturer, Department of Educational Psychology,
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
1983 to 1985: Lecturer, Graduate Program, Department of Psychology,
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
1975 to 1979: Instructor, Organizational Behavior & Administration,
Richland College, Dallas Community College
District, Dallas, Texas.
1976 to 1978: Teaching Assistant, Clinical Psychology, Department of
Psychiatry, Division of Psychology, University of
Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas,
Dallas, Texas.
1971 to 1972: Teaching Assistant, Organizational Behavior and
Administration, Cox School of Business, Southern
Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.
Professional Memberships
Academy of Family Psychologists.
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Member.
American Psychological Association, Fellow.
Society for General Psychology, Fellow.
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Member.
Society of Clinical Psychology, Fellow.
Society of Consulting Psychology, Member.
Division of Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training, Fellow.
Division of State Psychological Association Affairs, Fellow.
Division of Psychologists in Independent Practice, Fellow.
Society of Family Psychology, Fellow.
Association for the Advancement of Psychology.
Austin Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.
Austin Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology.
Capitol Area Psychological Association.
Mental Health America\Austin Area.
Mental Health America of Greater Austin.
Mental Health America in Texas.
Mental Health America (formerly the National Mental Health Association).
Psychology Century Club.
Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.
Texas Psychological Association.
Texas Psychological Foundation.
Texas Psychological Corporation.
Professional Evidence of Merit
American Psychological Association
Conferee, “Presidential Summit on the Future of Psychology Practice”, San
Antonio, Texas, 2009.
Conferee, APA State Leadership Conference, 1997-present, Washington, D.C.
Conferee, APA Educational Leadership Conference, 2009, Washington, D.C.
Fellow, Division of Psychologists in Independent Practice, 2002.
Fellow, Division of State Psychological Association Affairs, 2002.
American Psychological Association (cont.)
Fellow, Division of Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, and
Training, 2004.
Fellow, Society of Clinical Psychology, 2004.
Fellow, Society of General Psychology, 2009.
Fellow, Society of Family Psychology, 2009.
Federal Advocacy Coordinator, Texas, 1997-2004.
Federal Advocacy Coordinator, APA Division of Independent Practice,
2006-2007.
Federal Advocacy Coordinator, APA Society of Family Psychology,
2007-presentt.
Business of Practice Network Representative, 2005-2007.
Karl F. Heiser Presidential Award, 1999.
Arc of the Capital Area
Ambassador’s Council 2011-present
The Arc of the Capital Area, a non-profit organization, is committed to
promoting independence and choice by providing individualized
services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Professional Evidence of Merit (cont.)
Association for the Advancement of Psychology
State Coordinator, 1996-1997.
"Outstanding Advocate for Psychology Award", 2001.
Capitol Area Psychological Association
President, 1996.
Past-President, 1997.
President-Elect, Membership Officer, 1995.
Executive Committee, 1993-1997.
President, Practice Directorate, 1993-1994.
“Psychologists of the Year, 1998”, Capitol Area Psychological Association.
Menninger-Baylor College of Medicine-The Methodist Hospital Foundation
Board of Visitors, 2004-2009.
Menninger Clinic
Board of Directors, 2009-present.
Nominations Committee 2009-2012
Research Committee 2012-present
Menninger Clinic Foundation
Board of Directors, 2009-present.
Chair, Philanthropy Committee.
Mental Health Association/Austin Area
President, 1998-1999.
Past-President, 1999-2000.
Vice President, 1997-1998.
Member-At-Large, Executive Committee, 1996-1997.
Board of Directors, 1995-2000.
Mental Health America of Greater Austin
Founder 2017
Chair of Board of Directors, 2017-present
President, 2017-present
Professional Evidence of Merit (cont.)
Mental Health Association in Texas
President, 2002-2004.
Past President, 2004-2006.
President-Elect, 2001-2002.
Secretary, 2000-2001.
Executive Committee, 1999-2004.
Board of Directors, 1999-2005, 2011-2014.
Member, State Public Policy Committee, 1998-2003.
Member, Organizational Development Committee, 2000-2003.
Member, Endowment Board Campaign, 2000.
Chair, Annual Honorary Fundraising Dinner honoring Senator and Mrs.
Mike Moncrief. Proceeds of $90,000. February, 2003.
Chair, Annual Honorary Fundraising Dinner honoring Comptroller Carole
Keeton Strayhorn. Proceeds of $190,000. February, 2004.
Chair, Annual Honorary Fundraising Dinner honoring Barbara and Corbin
J. Robertson, Jr. Proceeds of $205,000. February, 2005.
Chair, Annual Honorary Fundraising Dinner honoring Governor Dolph
Briscoe, Jr. Proceeds of $227,000. February, 2006.
Chair, Annual Honorary Fundraising Dinner honoring the Jim McIngvale
Family. Proceeds of $202,000. February 2007.
Chair, Annual Honorary Fundraising Dinner honoring Dianne and Jerry
Grammer. Proceeds of $230,000. March 2008.
Chair, Annual Honorary Fundraising Dinner honoring Graciela and Francisco
Cigarroa. Proceeds of $200,000. February 2009.
Member, Nominations Committee, 2010-present
“Janey Briscoe Award”, February, 2008. This award is presented annually by
Mental Health America to an individual(s) for their strong support, tireless
leadership, commitment and advocacy for mental health.
Mental Health America in Texas Advisory Council
President (Founder), 2003-present.
Member, Board of Directors, 2003-present.
Mental Health America (formerly National Mental Health Association)
Board of Directors, 2008-2009.
Administration Committee, 2008-2009.
Resource Development Committee, 2008-2009.
Public Policy Committee, 2008-2009.
“Sandy Brandt Volunteer Service Award”, June, 2009. This national award is
bestowed on a person who has exhibited extraordinary volunteer service
and ongoing commitment to the Mental Health America mission.
My Healing Place, Austin, Texas
Founding Member, Advisory Board of Directors, 2009-current.
My Healing Place is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to assist
children and adults as they move from loss to life through support,
therapy, education, training and consultation throughout the greater Austin area.
Professional Evidence of Merit (cont.)
National Academies of Practice
Distinguished Practitioner and Member in the National Academy of Practice in
Psychology, 2001.
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Mental Health America, Texas Counseling
Association, Texas Council of MHMR Centers and the Depression Bipolar Support
Alliance.
“Heroes in the Fight” Award, 2006.
New Freedom Mental Health Transformation Commission Summit, Conferee,
Austin, Texas, 2003.
One Mind for Research Conference, Invited Conferee, University of California, Los
Angeles, California, 2012.
Planned Living Assistance Network of Central Texas
Chair, Benefit Fundraising Dinner honoring Alicia and John Nash, 2012.
Member, Board of Advisors, 2012-present.
Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education
Founding Member, Board of Directors, 2012-current.
The Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education exists to promote
excellence, accountability and progress in all of our state’s institutions of higher learning.
Texas Foundation for Psychiatric Education and Research
Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2004.
Texas Mental Health Foundation
Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2006.
Texas Psychological Association
President, 1999.
Past-President, 2000.
President-Elect, 1998.
Financial Officer, 1998.
Executive Committee, 1995-2000.
Public Affairs Officer, 1995-1997.
Chair, Legislative Committee, 1995-1997.
Chair, Member Benefits, 1993-1994.
Chair, Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, Austin, 1993.
Chair, Awards Task Force, 1999-2000.
Chair, Local Area Society Council, 2000.
Chair, State Leadership Committee Task Force, 2000.
Chair, Elections Committee, 2000, 2003.
Chair, Appointments Task Force, 2000-2001.
Member, Practice Act Sunset Legislative Task Force, 2002-2005.
Member, Public Policy Committee, 2003.
Member, Entrepreneurial Committee, 2003.
“Distinguished Professional Contribution Award for Outstanding
Legislative Contributions, 2000”.
"Champion of Psychology Presidential Award", 2001.
“Psychologist of the Year, 2004”.
Professional Evidence of Merit (cont.)
“Robert McPherson Legislative Action Award”, 2010. This award, which was
established in 2008, annually recognizes an individual who, through his or her passion for the profession of psychology translates that passion into legislative action.
Texas Psychological Corporation
President, 1999-2000.
Board of Directors, 1998-2001.
Texas Psychological Foundation
President, 2003.
President-Elect, 2002.
Board of Directors, 1999-2007.
Texas Psychological Foundation Advisory Board
Founding President, 2006-present.
Member, Board of Directors, 2006-present.
Texas Psychology’s Political Action Committee
President, 1996-1997.
Board of Directors, 1994-1997; 2007-2010.
Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Oral Examiner, State Board Oral Examination, 1998-present.
Professional Reviewer, 2003-present.
Expert Witness, 2005-present (primarily dealing with ethical violations, conflicts and
dual relationships affecting objectivity, inappropriate compensation, fees and financial arrangements, substantiation of reports and opinions, client abandonment and pre-termination procedures, scientific and professional judgment, competency, compliance and cooperation with appropriate investigative agencies, parental suitability, evaluations, assessments, testing and reports, and forensic services).
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Recognized as a Distinguished Alumni, 2008.
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