Douglas Knutson, PhD (He/Him)
C&T Director, Term: 2023-2026
douglas.knutson(at)okstate.edu
Shareefah Al'Uqdah, PhD (She/Her)
SCP Connect Editor, Term: 2022 - 2025
Shareefah.Aluqdah(at)howard.edu
Shareefah N. Al’Uqdah, Ph.D.(she/her), has a long-standing commitment to improving the lives of minorities through mental health initiatives. At North Carolina Central University, she found her passion for psychology, earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Following NCCU, she attended and graduated from Howard University with a Ph.D. in Counseling psychology. Continuing her tenure at Howard, she serves as an Associate Professor in the APA accredited Counseling Psychology program. Dr. Shareefah not only educates future psychologists, but she also conducts national and international workshops for educators, professionals, and community members on wellness. Her published research examines issues that impact urban families, urban schools, and African American Muslims. She has received over two million dollars in grant funding to help decrease mental health disparities within underserved communities. Outside of the academy, Dr. Shareefah serves as the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Your Neighborhood Clinic, a not-for-profit organization that provides low cost and insurance-based mental health services. As a loving wife and mother of four wonderful sons, Dr. Shareefah affectionately coined Your Neighborhood Psychologist on social media to highlight her commitment to healing every hood everywhere through mental health awareness.
Bryan Kim, PhD
Editor, The Counseling Psychologist, Term 2020 - 2023
BryanKim(at)hawaii.edu
Sally Hage, PhD
Editor, Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion, Term 2020-2023
SHage(at)springfieldcollege.edu
Asmita Pendse, PhD (She/Her)
Strategic Web Manager, Term: 2021-2024
Pendse.Asmi(at)gmail.com
Listserv Coordinator, Term: 2024-2026
AlexisRhames(at)gmail.com
Alexis Rhames, Ph.D. earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2023 and is currently a clinical postdoctoral fellow at UNC TEACCH Autism Program. Dr. Rhames is passionate about addressing healthcare inequities through clinical practice and research as well as increasing access to knowledge and services for individuals with autism from historically marginalized backgrounds.
Dr. Rhames served as a Student Affiliates of Seventeen (SAS) tri-chair from 2020-2022. In her free time, she enjoys listening to podcasts, blogging, attending live music concerts/festivals, and traveling.
TBD
Media & PR Coordinator
Paulina Wojtach, MA (She/Her)
Social Media Coordinator, Term: 2020-2023
PWojtach(at)bsu.edu
TBD
SCP Archivist