Dr. Newman is the vice president for academic affairs at the Wright Institute. His clinical training began in 1973 with the Philadelphia Association in London, England, where he spent two years working in innovative residential settings under the tutorial instruction of the eminent anthropologist, Francis Huxley, and with the supervision and guidance of several existential-phenomenological psychotherapists including, R. D. Laing.

In 1977, he became the founding assistant director of Burch House, Inc., a residential alternative psychiatric facility in New Hampshire serving people who were acutely psychotic, suicidal, or suffering with other serious mental illness. Moving to California to attend the Wright Institute, Dr. Newman trained at the Wright Institute Clinic and at the Superior Court, Alameda County, Family Court Services. Between 1989 and 1996 he was employed at the Institute for Labor and Mental Health providing assessment and psychotherapy services for physically and psychologically disabled workers. He also worked for the UC Berkeley, School of Public Health where he was a Section Editor for the California Wellness Guide.

Dr. Newman is clinically active as a member of the medical staff at Contra Costa County Health Services volunteering four hours per week at a primary care clinic providing direct patient care. Incorporating contemporary multicultural perspectives, he has expertise in crisis intervention, addiction, trauma, serious mental illness, and relational problems. He works with individuals, groups, and couples. Dr. Newman has had extensive experience in program development, evaluation, consultation and accreditation. Included among his many program development projects are the Integrated Health Psychology Training Program, the Wright Institute Assessment Service, the Sanctuary Project, and the California Psychology Internship Council of which he was the founding and former executive director.

Dr. Newman’s current interests include the growing phenomenon of family secrets being revealed through genetic testing, services for older adults, primary care psychology, graduate psychology education, and health service psychology political advocacy. Dr. Newman is active in the American Psychological Association (APA) and recently completed a six-year term as a member of the Commission on Accreditation and continues serving as the regional coordinator for legislative advocacy related to psychology education and training; he has also served in a myriad of other leadership roles at APA including Chair of the Board of Educational Affairs, and Chair of the Committee of State Leaders. He is a member of the National Register of Health Service Psychologists and is a lifetime member of the California Psychological Association, of which he was the President in 2006.

Dr. Newman is the recipient of numerous honors and awards. They include the Education Advocacy Distinguished Service Award from APA in recognition of his long standing personal and professional commitment to gaining federal funding for psychology education and training, as well as his efforts to raise student awareness of the value of advocacy to psychology; the Karl F. Heiser Presidential Award from APA’s Division 31 recognizing his legislative advocacy work for state and federal laws; and the Silver Psi from CPA recognizing his outstanding service to the Association.

A dedicated grandfather, father, husband, friend and co-worker, Dr. Newman enjoys his work, family time, golf, and gardening. He is the son of a Jewish immigrant whose family barely escaped Eastern Europe following the 1919 pogrom. Dr. Newman is the first in his family of origin to attend a 4-year college and to attain an advanced degree.

Dr. Wyatt is a clinical psychologist, associate professor, and Director of Professional Training in the clinical psychology doctoral program at the California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco at Alliant International University.

He is core faculty in the PsyD program and Director of Professional Training of the PsyD and PhD program. Dr. Wyatt teaches graduate courses in ethics, practice management for psychotherapists, and spirituality and psychotherapy.

He is current chair of the Clinical Training Committee of NCSPP and Board Member and Past Chair of BAPIC. Dr. Wyatt maintains a clinical practice in Oakland, California focused on trauma, sports psychology, couples therapy, law enforcement and fire personnel assessment and has directed counseling centers focused on integration of spirituality and psychotherapy.

Dr. Jude Bergkamp is the program chair of the clinical psychology program at Antioch University Seattle, as well as clinical faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington.

He serves as the Chair of the Ethnic and Racial Diversity Committee within the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology (NCSPP). In addition, he serves on the APA’s BEA/BPA Task Force on Doctoral Competencies in Health Service Psychology.

He was trained in forensic and neuropsychology and has worked in the Washington State Department of Corrections, and currently as a forensic evaluator at the Center for Forensic Services at Western State Hospital.

His current research interests include the decolonization of psychology, the exploration of social privilege as the flip side of oppression, and the role social privilege plays in psychotherapy.

Dr. Suzanne Nortier Hollman is the Academic Dean and Program Director of the APA approved Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences at Divine Mercy University. She is an Associate Professor at IPS and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Clinical Psychology at The George Washington University. She earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from GWU, and an MSc degree in the History of Science, Medicine and Technology from Oxford University.

Dr. Hollman’s scholarly interests include the integration of Faith and Science, Contemporary Psychodynamic Theory, and social justice as a lens through which to recognize and relieve human suffering in all its permutations. She has completed fellowships with the New York Freudian Society, the Washington Psychoanalytic Society, and the Unit for Psychoanalysis at University College London. She is currently completing a second Doctorate through University College London that examines the evolution of Psychoanalysis in the United States. Dr. Hollman has appeared on EWTN and the Phil Sandoval Show, and has hosted webinars on Cross-cultural challenges faced by international clergy.

She serves as a consultant on matters related to suitability for religious life, mental health challenges faced by both lay people and clergy, and the clinical supervision and training of graduate students in Psychology. Dr. Hollman is a member of The Catholic Women’s Forum at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

David I. Sitzer, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor with The Chicago School of Psychology, Los Angeles, and Chair of the Clinical Psychology Department.

He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Central Michigan University (CMU) after completing an internship in clinical neuropsychology at Duke University Medical Center, focusing on neuropsychological assessment, rehabilitation, and cognitive behavioral therapy.

He completed a fellowship at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, focusing on neuropsychological assessment and the improvement of everyday functioning among older adults and people with severe mental illness.

Dr. Sitzer currently serves as the Chair of the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology (NCSPP) Disability Committee.

Dr. Lally received his board certification in forensic psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology.

He is a Past-president of the District of Columbia Psychology Association and the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology (NCSPP).

He served on APA's Committee for Professional Practice and Standards (COPPS) where he assisted in the revision of a number of practice guidelines. He has presented and published in the areas of assessment, ethics, and forensic psychology.

Dr. Lally has a forensic practice in the Washington, DC, area.

Diana M. Concannon, PsyD, is Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships at Alliant International University, Associate Professor at the California School of Forensic Psychology, and Director of the APA-Accredited California Psychology Internship Consortium. To each of these positions, she brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience to support the development and delivery of quality, practical, and accessible education in various mental health disciplines.

She complements this work with a forensic assessment practice, and a threat assessment and management consultancy.

She is a forensic psychologist, licensed to practice in California, New York, Utah, and Washington D.C., a Professional Certified Investigator by the American Society for Industrial Security, a Rape Escape Instructor, and a Loyola Law School-trained Mediator.

She is the author of Kidnapping: An Investigator's Guide, and the forthcoming Neurocriminology: Forensic and Legal Applications, Public Policy Implications.

Psychologist and associate professor Ryan Sharma has been mentoring students through higher education for over 14 years, teaching classes in professionalism, consultation, and clinical supervision.

He recently wrote and published his book on The Unwritten Rules of Professional Etiquette: How to Build a Positive Reputation in Graduate School.

In his role as the director of clinical training at California Lutheran University, he helps students develop their professional identity so that they can be successful working alongside seasoned clinicians. He has a private practice using approaches involving integrating mindfulness and acceptance skills.

He is board certified by the American Board of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology. Dr. Sharma is also a contract psychologist for a local fire department and specializes in working with first responders and firefighters.

Leihua Edstrom, PhD, ABSNP is a faculty member in the Doctoral Program in Counseling Psychology at Northwest University, Kirkland, WA where she has taught for the past seven years. Drawing on her background as a school psychologist and researcher of school-based prevention programs, she teaches research methodology, lifespan psychology, and cognitive-affective processes underlying behavior. Leihua will be transitioning to George Fox University in August 2022, where she will join the faculty in the Clinical Psychology program.

Her current research projects include marriage enrichment for military couples, psychologists’ posttraumatic growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, and gender identity development of transgender youth. She maintains a private practice in Mill Creek, Washington.

Dr. Borden received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and completed her APA accredited internship at Ravenswood Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Borden has interests in child, couple, and family problems and their treatment; sexual orientation and gender identity; legislative advocacy; and school consultation, particularly the potential therapeutic and social justice impact of school personnel and policies. Dr. Borden’s publications and presentations include work on mentoring; families of gender nonconforming children; women’s development; professional psychology education and training including competencies and the assessment of competence; child and parenting issues; internship issues; and program accreditation. She is serving a six-year term as Editor of the APA journal Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, for which she previously served as Associate Editor for six years. As Associate Editor, she edited special sections on LGBT parenting (August, 2014), transgender issues (February, 2015), and contemporary assessment practice (June and August, 2017). As Editor, she is coediting a special issue on substance use disorders and addictions. Dr. Borden also serves as a Consulting Editor for the APA journal Training and Education in Professional Psychology.

Dr. Borden was president of the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology for 2000-2001, where she previously served as chair of the Education and Training Committee, chair of the Gender Issues Committee (now called the Women’s Issues Committee), and chair of a national conference on preparing psychology practitioners for the new millennium. Dr. Borden has served on steering committees for numerous conferences, including the 2002 Competencies Conference in Professional Psychology and the 2005 Half-time Internship Conference. She is a site visit chair for the American Psychological Association, and consults with programs across the country on program development, curriculum, leadership, program policies, and accreditation.

Dr. Borden has developed programs for parent education, school and parent consultation, and stress and coping at the Antioch Psychological Services Center, where she serves as a clinical supervisor and leads a live consultation/family therapy seminar. She is interested in integrative-interpersonal approaches to therapy. Pursuing her interest in public policy and legislative advocacy, she is the Northern New England Federal Advocacy Coordinator (FEDAC) for APA’s Education Directorate, and visits New Hampshire’s congressional delegation regularly to advocate for federal programs related psychology education and graduate training. She received the American Psychological Association Board of Educational Affairs’ Education Advocacy Award in 2007, and an NCSPP special presidential recognition for her contributions to Professional Psychology Education and Training in 2020.

Prior to joining the Antioch University New England faculty, Dr. Borden was Professor of Psychology and Director of the PsyD Program at Pepperdine University, and supervised psychology and social work students at the AIDS Service Center in Pasadena, California where she also developed mental health programs for parents. Prior to that, she was Assistant Professor of Psychology at Roosevelt University in Chicago. She is a licensed psychologist in New Hampshire.