Wendy Ward-Begnoche, PhD (Candidate Statement)
Candidate Statement
I am privileged to have been nominated for SPP Member-at-Large for Membership and hope to be elected to serve SPP members in this role. I have been a member of SPP for 14 years, through its transition from a section of Division 12 to a separate APA Division. I am excited at the prospect of taking my passion for our field and working with others to enhance its role in national advocacy and policy-making, training initiatives for young members, supporting research endeavors, and promoting the use of evidence-based standards of practice guidelines in clinical work. I feel well-prepared for this position given my experience serving on multiple national committees/subcommittees, such as an Executive Committee member in the National Association for Children’s Hospitals Research Institute FOCUS I and II groups on Pediatric Obesity. I was also selected for Leadership training by the Association of American Medical Colleges as well as APA’s Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology (LIWP), which further prepared me for service on Div 54’s Board. Given my passion and commitment to the field of pediatric psychology, I am confident that if elected I would fulfill the role of member at large with energetic enthusiasm and cooperative collaboration with other board members to bring SPP’s initiatives to life.