The Constructivist Psychology Network has been my professional home for over twenty years.  I was one of the first editorial assistants for the Journal of Constructivist Psychology (then the International Journal of Personal Construct Psychology) and am currently a member of the editorial board.  I am also a member of the editorial board of the Personal Construct Theory and Practice.  I was a member of the Hospitality Committee for the international conference in Memphis in 1987.  I served as treasurer for CPN from 1999-2004.  I treasure the support that members of the network provided to me as a young scholar, and the receptivity that they have continued to provide to my constructions of personal science. CPN is a distinctive community, welcoming new voices into a science of possibilities.  I see it as a vital center for co-construction of new meanings across international, disciplinary, methodological, and theoretical boundaries.  If elected president, I will continue to encourage increased international involvement, particularly within the Americas.  I will continue to encourage dialogue among  constructivist, constructionist, and narrative approaches, while honoring historical contributions and roots in Personal Construct Psychology. 

I have been a student of constructivist psychology for over 10 years, and have enjoyed meeting the members of CPN at the past several conferences. I have found that being immersed in the theory and practice of constructivist psychology has enriched my life and always inspires me to learn more. As a recent graduate and early now early career psychologist, I have realized how important it is to maintain ties with one's professional community through active leadership. I believe acting as treasurer of CPN would be a great opportunity to stay involved and contribute to an organization that has a tremendous amount to offer its membership.

I am running for Steering Committee Member-at-Large because I would like to become a more integral and involved member and to help CPN continue to flourish and thrive in the upcoming years. I believe I could offer a fresh and enthusiastic perspective and energy to the committee. I would like the opportunity to represent a voice for the newest constructivist members. It would be an honor to serve as a representative for this community that I have grown to love and respect and that has welcomed me with such warmth and camaraderie.

I received my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Rochester in 1971 and joined the faculty of the University of Arizona, where I spent 14 years as an Assistant and Associate Professor.  I subsequently served as a faculty member and administrator at Winthrop University, Warren Wilson College, and the University of Houston Clear Lake.  I currently serve as Professor of Psychology at California State University San Marcos. 

I first heard of George Kelly while in graduate school and I avidly embraced Personal Construct Psychology about thirty years ago, beginning with reading Kelly’s original volumes and Maher’s edited collection.  I spent a sabbatical working with Fay Fransella in London in 1979-89, preceded with the 3rd International Congress in the Netherlands, and I have presented my work at most of the subsequent congresses and, more recently, the NAPCN/CPN conferences.  My scholarship emphasizes our personal role in constructing our beliefs and understanding.  I have described metaphors such as anarchy and idolatry for addressing this issue, and the utility of language and meditation techniques that help us attend to our active participation in creating meaning and our tendency to reify our constructs.  More recently, after returning to a faculty role, I have gained an interest in the broader context of constructivist and social constructionist thought.  Having also practiced Zen meditation for over twenty years, my current work explores the interface and synergy between Zen meditation, Buddhist psychology and theory, and a variety of theoretical and applied constructivist issues and themes.  I have a strong commitment to seeing constructivist psychology gain greater recognition within the discipline.