Congratulations AVAPL Awardees!

2023 Honorees

Antonette Zeiss Distinguished Leadership Award
Michael Kauth, PhD
 
Leadership Award

Jennifer Manuel, PhD

Professional Service Award
Chanda Corbett, PhD
 
Special Contribution Award
Asale Hubbard, Ph.D.
Christopher Holland-Deguire, Psy.D
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Early Career
Heather Kacos, Psy.D.
Laura Zambrano-Vazquez, Ph.D.


Past President

Kaki York, Ph.D.

New AVAPL President-Elect!

Jennifer Presnall-Shvorin, Ph.D., President-Elect

Congratulations to Jennifer Presnall-Shvorin, Ph.D., for being elected President-Elect of AVAPL. Dr. Presnall-Shvorin will assume this role at the AVAPL Business Meeting at the APA Convention in Washington, DC. Thanks to both Dr. Presnall-Shvorin and Paul Korte, Ph.D., for their willingness to run for office and to serve veterans and their fellow VA psychologists.

New Edition of the AVAPL Newsletter Available!

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Archived AVAPL Business Meeting and Other Pictures

One of the mainstays of every AVAPL Business Meeting at the annual APA Convention was Dr. Robert Goldberg and his camera, taking pictures to memorialize the event. Dr. Goldberg's widow has provided these photos from years gone by for the AVAPL Archives. We are pleased to provide these photos to remind us all of psychology leaders throughout the years and to honor the memory of Dr. Goldberg. Click here to access the photos

Nominate a Colleague for an AVAPL Award!

Graphic of an award Do you know a psychology colleague who deserves to be recognized for their hard work? Consider nominating them for an award from AVAPL. Awards are announced at the annual AVAPL Business Meeting at the APA Convention. Click here to submit your nomination and to read about the various awards.
 

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Welcome to the Association of VA Psychologist Leaders' spot on the web! This web site is devoted to the interests of psychologists working in the Department of Veterans Affairs. We want to make this site useful for you, so please let us know what you'd like us to include. Just click on the Contact Us! button to the left, and send us some mail!

 

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VA Psychology Leadership Directory


VA Psychology Leadership Directory (updated August 28, 2023; send changes to directory@avapl.org)

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AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, June 2021

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AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, December 2020

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AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, August 2020

AVAPL Annual Meeting Minutes, August 2020

AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, July 2020

AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, June 2020

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AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, April 2020

AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, February 2020

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AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, December 2019

AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, November 2019

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AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, September 2019

AVAPL Annual Meeting Minutes, August 2019

AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, July 2019

AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, June 2019

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AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, December 2018

AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, November 2018

AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, October 2018

AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, September 2018

AVAPL Annual Meeting Minutes, August 2018

AVAPL Executive Committee Strategic Planning Meeting Minutes, August 2018

AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, August 2018

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AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, June 2018

AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, May 2018

AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, April 2018

AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, March 2018

AVAPL Mid-Winter Meeting Minutes, March 2018

AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, February 2018

AVAPL Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, January 2018

For minutes from earlier meetings, please go to the Archives page.