Jim R. Broyles, Ph.D., President

Jim Broyles, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice in the Central Ohio area, where he works with individuals, children and families. Dr. Broyles received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. In addition to his work as a clinician, he also presents workshops and teaching sessions for professionals on how to counsel young people and families on LGBT issues. Dr. Broyles has a background as both a teacher and school psychologist, and has served as the past chair of OPA’s LGBT Task Force.

Kathleen Ashton, Ph.D., President-Elect; Cleveland Psychological Association Representative

Kathleen Ashton, Ph.D., is the CPA Representative and OPA President Elect.  She is a health psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic Bariatric and Metabolic Institute. Dr. Ashton received her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, and completed her internship in health psychology at the Cleveland VA Medical Center and fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Ashton’s clinical and research interests include binge eating disorder, bariatric surgery evaluation and perioperative treatment, sleep & weight issues, and the relationship of stress to physical illness. Dr. Ashton is also a member of the Committee on Social Responsibility and active in the APA Public Education Campaign.  She has presented extensively to the public about the effects of stress on health, and to psychologists on the importance of public outreach.

John Rudisill, Ph.D., Past-President

A graduate of Indiana University, Dr. John Rudisill is professor emeritus and former dean of the Wright State University School of Professional Psychology. He is a generalist with expertise in both clinical and organizational psychology. His professional experience includes having been director of the division of applied psychology at Wright State University School of Medicine, chief psychologist and program director at Dayton Mental Health Center and director of the Air Force Mental Health Clinics at Seymour-Johnson and Clark Air Bases. Dr. Rudisill has consulted with numerous public and private organizations. He has a variety of publications in medical education, organizational and clinical practice as well as supervision and mentoring of students. He is a Fellow of the Division of Independent Practice and the Society of Consulting Psychologists in the American Psychological Association. He is a former president of the Dayton Area Psychological Association and has been a member of the board of directors and committee chair of the Ohio Psychological Association. Dr. Rudisill has been awarded a diplomate in professional psychology (clinical) by the American Board of Professional Psychology. He has received the Academy of Medicine Senior Faculty Award for outstanding contributions to medical education and research. Dr. Rudisill has served in leadership roles on the board of directors for a number of community and social service agencies.

Cathy L. McDaniels-Wilson, Ph.D., APA Council Representative

Cathy McDaniels Wilson, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the department of psychology at Xavier University. She is the director of dialogue at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is also in private practice in Columbus, Ohio, where she works extensively with survivors of sexual trauma.

Nathan Tomcik, Ph.D., Finance Officer

Nathan Tomcik, Ph.D. is the Chief of Psychology at the Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center and has a private practice in Columbus, OH where he specializes in treating couples and families. He completed his M.A. in clinical psychology with an emphasis on couple and family therapy and finished his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Tennessee. His research has focused on the impact of infidelity on family functioning as well as the process by which couples recover from affairs. He finished his post-doctoral work at NorthKey Community Care in Covington, KYworking in the Intensive Outpatient Program for adolescents and adults dually diagnosed with substance dependence and other Axis I conditions. He is a national training consultant with the Department of Veterans Affairs and supervises clinicians who are building competency in evidence based psychotherapy with couples. His most recent staff trainings have included such topics as the biological underpinnings of interpersonal attachment, diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders and psychosocial factors associated with outcome in the treatment of severe mental illness.

Committee/Task Force Representatives and Liaisons

Christine Agaibi, MA, Ohio Women in Psychology Representative

Christine E. Agaibi, M.A., is a doctoral (Ph.D.) candidate at The University of Akron in and is the 2010-12 president of Ohio Women in Psychology (OWP). Christine’s leadership service to OPA has extended to her chair position last year (2009-10) of the Ohio Psychological Association of Graduate Students (OPAGS). Prior to that Christine was also chair-elect of OPAGS (2008-09) and diversity chair for OPAGS (2007-08). As part of those positions, Christine has attended two State Leadership Conferences in Washington, D.C., to advocate for psychology on Capitol Hill. Christine has also presented at and attended several national and state and local conferences. In addition, she has written several journal articles and articles for OPA on issues of resilience, spirituality and diversity, which are her interests in research and professional practice.  Nationally, Christine has recently been elected to serve as a practice co-representative for the American Psychological Association Division 17’s Section on Positive Psychology of Division 17. Christine is also a member of seven APA Divisions, and several state and local psychological associations. Currently, during her OWP Presidency, Christine hopes to follow in the footsteps of great past OWP leaders to bring empowerment to women in psychology and to focus on addressing issues faced by women in psychology within and outside of OPA.

Kevin D. Arnold, Ph.D., Foundation for Psychology in Ohio Committee Chair

Dr. Kevin D. Arnold is a psychologist, licensed in Ohio and Wisconsin, and is Board Certified in Cognitive and Behavior Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. He specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapy, behavioral assessment, psychological and psycho-educational assessments, and functional behavior assessments. He is a past-president and former finance officer of the Ohio Psychological Association, former member and president of the Ohio Board of Psychology, past president of the American Academy of Behavioral Psychology, and former board member of the American Board of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology. In 2011, he became finance officer of the Ohio Psychological Association again. He is president of the Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology Specialty Council and treasurer of the Council of Specialties in Professional Psychology. Additionally, he serves on several national committees/councils, is the Director of The Center for Cognitive & Behavioral Therapy of Greater Columbus, and a clinical faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at Ohio State University. He writes the Older Dad blog for Psychology Today, and The Doctor is IN for Columbus Parent.

Richard Ashbrook, Ph.D., Education Committee Chair

Richard M. Ashbrook completed his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland and his graduate degrees from The Ohio State University in Clinical Psychology (M.A./ Ph.D.) and English/Creative Writing (M.F.A.). He completed his internship at the University of Rochester’s School of Medicine & Dentistry, Strong Memorial Hospital, and did additional post-doctoral training in pediatric and health psychology. Since 1986 Dr. Ashbrook has served on the faculty at Capital University, where he currently is provost and vice president for Academic and Student Affairs.

James Brush, Ph.D., LGBT Subcommittee Chair

James Brush is presently living and working overseas, after having a practice in Child and Adolescent Psychology and General Clinical Psychology in Cincinnati for 27 years. Dr. Brush is a board certified Child and Adolescent Psychologist. He has been active in organized psychology at the local and state level, including serving on OPA’s Board of Directors for 15 years and serving as OPA President. Until recently, he served as the chair of the Education Committee and took on the role of LGBT Subcommittee Chair when he moved to Angola. He now resides in Ankara Turkey.

Colin Christensen, Ph.D., Akron Area Professional Psychologists (AAPP) Representative

Colin Christensen, Ph.D., is a psychologist with Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health in the Canton area.  He specializes in working with children, adolescents and their families. Dr. Christensen earned his BS from Texas Wesleyan University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Akron. In addition to being the Akron Area Professional Psychologists representative to the OPA Board, he also is a member of the OPA Diversity Committee and the OPA Finance Committee.

Marc B. Dielman, Ph.D., Communications and Technology Committee Chair

Marc B. Dielman, Ph.D., is co-chair of the Communications and Technology Committee. Full biography coming soon.

Michael Dwyer, Ph.D., Science Committee Chair

Michael D. Dwyer, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology. He began his postsecondary education at Yale University’s Institute for Far Eastern Languages graduating with a certification in Chinese. Dr. Dwyer earned his BS in Psychology from the University of Houston, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Syracuse University. While at Syracuse he also took a concentration in Clinical Psychology. Postdoctorally, he completed his training through internships and fulfilling his supervised hours in Illinois, Wisconsin and Ohio. He is a licensed Counseling Psychologist with an active consultancy on behalf of children and adolescents in schools, treatment centers and detention centers. He recently developed an early childhood intervention model involving the interaction of early brain development, infant assessment of temperament, and the formation of attachment relationships. He has applied the model in designing interventions for violent children and children with emotional problems in school settings, residential treatment centers, and in detention centers for delinquent children. (ECCAO—Expanding Children’s Caring About Others©) During this period he trained parents, teachers, psychology majors, detention officers, and the like about the importance of early intervention as the best strategy for developing normal interpersonal skills in children. Currently he is working in two applied research areas: Multicultural Competence in therapists, and in Risk, Protective Factors and Resilience in the developing brain, cognition and affect of children and adolescents. He has dedicated his professional career to making sure that people get a healthy start in life. If things go well in the beginning, then we are likely to adapt well when we grow up.

Audrey Ellenwood, Ph.D., Publications Chair

Audrey E. Ellenwood, PhD is Co-chair of Communications & Technology Committee and Coordinator of the School Psychology program at Youngstown State University. Dr. Ellenwood has been a licensed psychologist since 1988 and has a clinical private practice in Sylvania, Ohio. Her specialties include family, couple and individual therapy, psychological/neuropsychological assessment, traumatic brain injury, Tourettes, neonatal/preschool assessment, attention deficit evaluations, college evaluations, Autism, bariatric pre-surgical assessment for laparoscopic banding and gastric by-pass, women’s support groups, and dealing with children’s behavioral or emotional issues. She has served as president for various local, state, national and international psychological associations. Dr. Ellenwood has helped develop Ohio’s telepsychology guidelines.

Todd Finnerty, Psy.D., APA Public Education Chair

Todd Finnerty, Psy.D.is a consultant for the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission reviewing Social Security Disability claims. Dr. Finnerty also has a  private practice in Columbus, OH and is the president of a continuing education company for mental health professionals. Dr. Finnerty earned his BA from Niagara University in NY and his Psy.D. from Forest Institute in Missouri. He is active on Twitter as @DrFinnerty.

Catherine A. Gaw, Psy.D., Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) Committee Chair

Catherine A. Gaw, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist specializing in the evaluation and treatment of children, adolescents and families at the Cleveland Clinic.  In addition to working with trauma, behavioral and emotional difficulties, Dr. Gaw has expertise in the area of autism spectrum disorders.  She develops and conducts social thinking skills groups for children and teens on the autism spectrum and co-facilitates a multidisciplinary healthy lifestyle treatment program, Fit Youth, designed for families of overweight children and teens.  She is a member of the American Psychological Association, APA Divisions 53 and 31, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Autism Society of America, Play Therapy Association and president-elect for the Cleveland Psychological Association.  Dr. Gaw’s involvement with the OPA includes membership on the Advocacy, LGBT and Education committees as well as the Oral History Project and the board of the Foundation for Psychology In Ohio.

Robin Graff-Reed, Ph.D., Psychology in the Workplace Network Representative

Dr. Robin Graff-Reed received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Miami University of Oxford, Ohio in August 2004. Prior to earning her doctoral degree, Dr. Graff-Reed completed a one-year clinical internship with the Cincinnati Veterans Health Care System, as well as a number of clinical training rotations in community settings and university counseling centers. After completing a post-doctoral fellowship with the VHA’s National Center for Organization Development, she is currently a staff psychologist and OD consultant for NCOD, where she participates in a variety of work place interventions including organizational assessments, work group facilitation, individual executive coaching assignments, leadership development and employee satisfaction. She brings a positive-psychology and interpersonal/developmental perspective to her understanding of individual performance.

Sarah Greenwell, Psy.D., Cincinnati Academy of Professional Psychology Representative

Sarah Greenwell, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist specializing in the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with developmental disabilities within the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Spalding University with an emphasis in Health Psychology. Dr. Greenwell’s clinical interests include childhood trauma, family therapy, anxiety, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and learning disabilities. She is a member of the Academic Team at DDBP-CCHMC and runs the anxiety management group for children and teens. Prior to her joining CCHMC, she worked at Dayton Children’s where she was a member of the hospital’s Multidisciplinary Child Advocacy Team at CARE House and on a grant with the Department of Defense providing psychological services to children with autism spectrum disorders. In addition to being on the board of the Cincinnati Academy of Professional Psychology, she is also a member of the OPA Education Committee, APA Division 54, Society of Pediatric Psychology and the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

David Hayes, Ph.D., Federal Advocacy Liaison

Dr. David Hayes is a clinical psychologist and consultnt at JPMorgan Chase. Dr. Hayes earned his PhD in clinical psychology from Michigan State University, and then did a two-year specialty fellowship at the Menninger Foundation. His work in central Ohio over 20 years plus includes a number of public and private sector roles, including two terms as president of OPA. He is board certified in clinical psychology, and a fell of the America Psychological Association. At JPMorgan Chase, Dr. Hayes leads an award winning collaboration effort to reduce domestic violence in the workplace.

Wanda McEntyre, Ph.D., Diversity Committee Chair

Dr. Wanda McEntyre received her PhD from The Ohio State University in counseling psychology in 1985. She has been an assistant professor-clinical at OSU in the department of physical medicine & rehabilitation since October 1990. Dr. McEntyre is board certified (ABPP) in rehabilitation psychology and works with individuals and their families following disabling medical conditions or injuries.

Margaret Richards Mosher, Ph.D., Membership Committee Chair, Central Ohio Psychological Association (COPA) Representative

Lynn Rapin, Ph.D., Personnel Committee Chair

Dr. Lynn Rapin is counseling and consulting psychologist practicing in Cincinnati. Dr. Rapin has served as the chair of the Personnel Committee for seven of the last eight years, providing volunteer consultation to the OPA executive director and staff. Lynn’s work with OPA has focused on developing strengths of the staff to maximize work potential within a positive work environment. Dr. Rapin is a past president of APA Division 49, Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy, and is a past president of the Association for Specialists in Group Work, a division of the American Counseling Association. In her consulting practice, Dr. Rapin specializes in longer-term organization interventions with social service agencies and non-profit organizations. In her private practice, Dr. Rapin works with adults and adolescents.

Rose Mary Shaw, Psy.D., Dayton Area Psychological Association (DAPA) Representative

Rose Mary Shaw, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist with the University Psychological Services Associates, Inc., with offices in the Dayton and Columbus area, where she has established an integrative health and wellness practice, working cooperatively with family physicians and local wellness practitioners. She also serves on the clinical faculty at the Wright State University, School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Shaw is also the principal officer of the Transitional Life Counseling: Assessment and Consultation firm, where she conducts independent medical evaluations. Dr. Shaw earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from the Wright State University and completed post-doctoral training in neuropsychology at the Indiana University, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology. She is a member of the Ohio Psychological Association Board of Directors and the current president of the Dayton Area Psychological Association. She is a member of the OPA Science Committee, and is active in the promotion of behavioral sciences at the high school level through involvement with local, regional and state Ohio science fairs and the Ohio Academy of Science.

David Schwartz, Ph.D., BWC Task Force Chair

Dr. David Schwartz earned his B.S. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Vanderbilt University, specializing in behavioral medicine and Health Psychology. He was an intern and post-doctoral fellow at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He has had medical school appointments at the University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Cincinnati. He has published and presented extensively in pain management and behavioral medicine. He has been in private practice since 1995 specializing in complex medically involved patients, and is currently a partner in Hamilton Health Associates, a multi-specialty practice focused on industrial injury. He is a consultant to the Freiberg Spine Institute and a member of the Disability Evaluation Panel for the Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation (BWC). He presently serves as the Ohio Psychological Association and Ohio Board of Psychology’s representative on the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation Health Care Quality Assurance Advisory Committee, and chairs the Ohio Psychological Association Task Force on Workers Compensation Reform.

Joshua W. Shuman, Psy.D., Early Career Psychologist Liaison

Joshua W. Shuman earned his B.A. from Franklin College in Franklin, IN and his M.A. and Psy.D. from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology in Atlanta. He completed his internship at Wright State University, where he completed rotations in college counseling, outpatient community mental health, and psychiatric inpatient. Since completing internship in 2006, Dr. Shuman completed informal postdoctoral work at Upper Valley Medical Center (Troy, OH), and, after attaining licensure in 2008, worked at Upper Valley as a staff psychologist before working for a year as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Wright State University School of Professional Psychology (Dayton, OH). Dr. Shuman currently is a staff psychologist at the Dayton VA Medical Center, where an additional responsibility is being the Practicum Coordinator for the psychology training program. Dr. Shuman has experience in projective and objective personality assessments, LD/MR and transplant evaluations, and interpersonal/dynamic and CT/CBT, DBT, and CPT psychotherapies. Dr. Shuman is a member of the American Psychological Association, APA’s Division 12, the Ohio Psychological Association, and the Dayton Area Psychological Association. Dr. Shuman is licensed as a psychologist and serves as a non-voting member of the Ethics Committee of the Ohio Psychological Association. He also serves as the Chair of the newly-formed OPA Early Career Psychologists Committee.

Bob Stinson, Psy.D., J.D., A.B.P.P., Ethics Committee Chair

Bob Stinson, Psy.D., J.D., ABPP, obtained his doctorate degree in clinical psychology from Wright State University’s School of Professional Psychology and his law degree from Capital University Law School. He is licensed to practice psychology and law. Dr. Stinson is listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP) and a Diplomate in forensic psychology with the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). He has full clinical and special forensic hospital privileges at Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare in Columbus, Ohio, where he also serves on the hospital’s ethics committee. He is an Adjunct Professor of Clinical Psychology at The Ohio State University and supervises clinical psychology students from various university programs. Dr. Stinson holds membership in APA (and several of its divisions), OPA, and he is Past-President of the Central Ohio Psychological Association (COPA). In addition to working at Twin Valley, Dr. Stinson maintains a private practice, providing consultations and evaluations, specializing in clinical and forensic psychology.

Gerald Strauss, Ph.D., Prescription Privileges (RxP) Task Force Chair

Gerald Strauss, Ph.D. is a Clinical Health Psychologist with over 24 years of experience in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology. He is the Section Chief of Clinical Health Psychology and the Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Manager at the Louis Stoke Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center System (one medical center and 13 outpatient clinics), is co-director of the Bariatric Surgery Program, has clinical and supervisory responsibilities in the outpatient medicine clinic and other management responsibilities at the Cleveland VA. Dr. Strauss is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the School of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University and Associate Director of the Inquiry Group (IQ) program there. He is an active researcher at the VA, has numerous publications, and has lectured widely on various topics including motivational interviewing, obesity, and bariatric surgery. Dr. Strauss is a former Board President of the Ohio Psychological Association and is currently Chair of the RxP Taskforce.

Thomas P. Swales, Ph.D., Political Action Committee Chair

Thomas P. Swales, Ph.D., ABPP is director of the Psychological Assessment Center at MetroHealth Medical Center, and an assistant professor of psychiatry, psychology and pediatrics at the Case Western Reserve University. He is Board-certified in clinical neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. Dr. Swales has served as president, secretary and treasurer of the Cleveland Psychological Association.

Mary Ann Teitelbaum, Ph.D., Ohio School Psychologists Association (OSPA) Representative

Bio coming soon