2022 SCP Election Statements for ECP Candidates:

Madeline Brodt, Ph.D.

I am currently an Assistant Professor in the Counseling and Counseling Psychology department at Oklahoma State University. I received my Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2020. I value justice, compassion, and honesty and bring these to all areas of my life. My past professional experiences and my identities as a queer, disabled, White, cisgender woman have taught me the importance of advocacy and leadership that I will bring to the Division 17 ECP chair role.

I engage in research, teaching, service, and clinical work within my current role. My research focuses on three main areas: experiences of sexual violence, disability, and transforming training for psychologists.  My teaching and pedagogy interests include liberatory education, ethics, and multicultural counseling. Clinically, I specialize in working with trauma survivors, diverse populations, and group therapy. I am currently practicing within our department clinic as I work towards licensure. I have held multiple leadership positions within APAGS, Division 17, and Division 35 and am a 2022 SCP Leadership Collaborative fellow. Over time these experiences have woven together to develop my leadership skills: fostering egalitarian dialogues, creating connections through humor, and systemic analysis. The sensitive nature of my areas of interest demonstrates my ability to engage with others on complex issues in a caring way.

If selected, I will continue the committee’s work of developing efforts that support all of our budding careers and foster an inclusive counseling psychology. Thank you for your consideration!

 

Em Matsuno, Ph.D.

I am honored to be considered for the position of ECP Representative to the SCP Executive Board.  I’m currently an Assistant Professor in the Counseling Psychology program at Arizona State University. My research and practice goals are to promote the mental health and wellbeing of Two-spirit, trans, and nonbinary (2STNB) people through investigating minority stress and resilience as well as researching interventions. I have held several leadership positions within APA and I’m currently on the APA task force for revising the APA guidelines on psychological practice with transgender and gender nonconforming clients.  

My goals in this position would be to promote the interests of early career psychologists to the executive board and bring a critical lens to the ways SCP can attend to and center the needs of Black, Brown, People of Color ECPs especially those with multiple marginalized identities. As a leader within the ECP committee, I would be invested in fostering community and mentorship related events as well as addressing anti-Black racism and other systems of oppression that impact ECPs, through advocacy and coalition building. I believe I have the leadership skills necessary to create a meaningful impact within SCP. For example, I have facilitated several community and mentorship building events for 2STNB students and professionals in our field such as creating closed Facebook groups for 2STNB people, hosting 2STNB meet ups at APA, and organizing webinars and events at APA. I would be excited and energized to engage with SCP leadership on behalf of ECP interests.  

Brooke Rappaport, Ph.D.

Thank you for considering me for the opportunity to serve as the ECP Representative to the SCP Executive Board. I am an assistant professor in the counseling psychology program within the psychology department at Tennessee State University. I earned my Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Georgia, completed my doctoral internship at Texas Woman’s University Counseling and Psychological Services, and my postdoctoral training at the University of Louisville. Thanks to supportive mentors who have encouraged me to step outside of my comfort zone (including being in the running for this representative position), I have found community throughout my involvement with SCP. My hope in taking on this type of leadership role is to promote an affirming home and community that allows ECPs to bring their full selves into their professional roles. I hope to build upon the work that has already done by the folx who have come before me who have cultivated an ECP community that emphasizes social justice initiatives. With the loss of many in-person events and time for social connection, I would like to work toward creating opportunities for ECPs to connect over shared research and clinical interests, and shared social interests. I would also like to bolster mentoring initiatives so that ECPs in various professional roles feel supported on their professional journeys.