Executive Committee           Committees/Task Force Chairs              Meeting Minutes

Kevin D. Arnold, Ph.D., Finance Officer; Finance 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.

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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.

Robin Arthur, Psy.D., Education Committee Chair
Dr. Robin Arthur is the chief of psychology at Lindner Center of HOPE mental health hospital in Mason. She was part of the clinical team that created Lindner Center of HOPE. She received her undergraduate at University of Cincinnati, her master’s in industrial/organizational and doctorate in clinical psychology from Xavier University. Dr. Arthur is an assistant professor in University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Psychiatry Department.  She practices Dialectical behavior therapy, positive psychology and psychodynamic techniques with adults and adolescents. She has been a business owner for 20+ years and consultant to the business community, as well as doing executive coaching. Dr. Arthur also has a background in nursing and in the performing arts. She has lectured on countless topics locally and regionally including tweens and self-esteem, how women can nurture themselves and one another, women in leadership and parenting techniques children of all ages, personality disorders, Ayurvedic lifestyle and mindfulness. She is a past Board member of Cincinnati Academy of Professional Psychology and an adviser to INTERalliance of Cincinnati and Three Generations of Women in Technology (3GWIT).

Kathleen Ashton, Ph.D., Cleveland Psychological Association Representative; Public Education Campaign Coordinator
Kathleen Ashton, Ph.D., is the chair of the Ohio Psychological Association’s Committee on Social Responsibility and Public Education Campaign Coordinator. She is a health psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic Bariatric and Metabolic Institute and Sleep Disorders Center. 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, insomnia, weight management, the relationship of stress to physical illness, and women's health. She has presented extensively to the public about the effects of stress on health, and to psychologists on the importance of public outreach.

Colin Christensen, Ph.D., Akron Area Professional Psychologists (AAPP) Representative
Colin Christensen, Ph.D., is a psychologist with Fordyce and Associates in Canton. 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 Membership Committee.

Kenneth P. Drude, Ph.D., Communications and Technology Committee Chair
Kenneth Drude, Ph.D., is chair of the Communications and Technology Committee and has served on the OPA Board as chair of various OPA committees and elected board offices for 30 years. He has worked in management and clinical positions in a variety of work settings including small and large mental health centers, hospitals, social service agencies and a university. He currently provides outpatient psychological services to children, adolescents and adults in Dayton and Springfield.

Michael Dwyer, Ph.D., Science Committee Chair
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Audrey Ellenwood, Ph.D., Publications Chair
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Michele Evans, Ph.D., Foundation for Psychology in Ohio Chair
Michele Evans, Ph.D., earned her B.A. from Duquesne University, her M.A. from Oklahoma City University, and her Ph.D. from Ball State University. Dr. Evans completed an internship at The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center where she participated in neuropsychology, chemical dependency, counseling and partial hospitalization rotations. She furthered her training by focusing on psychological assessment in a private practice setting during her post-doctoral year. In addition to completing psychological assessments at her own private practice and doing psychotherapy with nursing home and assisted living facility residents through Senior Life Consultants, Dr. Evans is a member of the adjunct faculty at Capital University and a member of the medical staff at Grady Memorial Hospital. Dr. Evans began her involvement with The Ohio Psychological Association as a student and she encourages students and early career psychologists to become involved with OPA. She serves on the Advocacy Committee and The Committee on Social Responsibility, in addition to chairing the Foundation for Psychology in Ohio board.  

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
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David Hayes, Ph.D., Federal Advocacy Liaison 
Each state appoints a Federal Advocacy Coordinator (FAC) to organize and supervise grassroots initiatives for federal issues in their state. The FAC is the key contact on mental health issues before Congress and he develops and maintains a grassroots network of psychologists within the state.

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
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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
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