2008 Elections
The results of the 2008 ACBS elections were
- President-elect: Frank Bond
- Member-at-large (slate 1): DJ Moran
- Member-at-large (slate 2): JT Blackledge
- and Student representative: Emily Sandoz
The Bios and Platform statements for the winning candidates are below:
President elect: Frank Bond
Frank Bond
Bio
Frank Bond is Professor of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London. For the past 11 years, he has used ACT and RFT theory and techniques to inform his research and applied work with both individuals and organizations. The overall aim of this work is to investigate the psychological and organizational processes that help people live a more vital and productive life – whether at work or at home. He does this largely by investigating the processes and outcomes of ACT and worksite interventions that change the structure, processes, and leadership strategies of organizations. He has published widely in these areas. Frank obtained his BA in Psychology from the University of Southern California, and his PhD in Clinical and Occupational (I/O) Psychology from the University of London.
Platform statement
If given the opportunity to serve ACBS in role of president-elect, I would like to begin a conversation around two key questions:
1. How can we involve our members more in how our association works? How can members more systematically and effectively have a “say” on the topics and strategies that are discussed and tabled at meetings of the Board of Directors? My experience on the Board of a similarly sized association has taught me that such wide-scale membership involvement is critical in sustaining a young society such as ours.
2. How can we, as an association, better live our values? If they are to develop a progressive psychology and related behavioral sciences more adequate to the challenge of the human condition, do we have a responsibility as an association to help to address the challenges that our societies face? If so, how can we do that?
I do not have pre-packaged answers to these questions, but I would want to institute processes within ACBS to ensure that they, and future ones, can be addressed in a collaborative and participative manner. I would be President during my sabbatical year, and I believe that I would have the time to do this work.
Member at Large: DJ Moran
DJ Moran
Bio
D.J. Moran, Ph.D., BCBA is the founder of the MidAmerican Psychological Institute, and director of the Family Counseling Center in Joliet, IL. He started his ACT training in 1995, co-authored a book on ACT case conceptualization with Patty Bach on New Harbinger, and provides training workshops in RFT and case conceptualization. He currently serves on the ACT Training committee, created the Functionally Speaking podcast, and is the co-chair of the ACT Summer Institute in Chicago.
Platform Statement
“Servant-leadership” is a good description of my vocational values. I plan to use my organizational strengths to forward the mission of the ACBS. Our association is early in its development, and I would be honored to help make sure we grow into a larger, more robust and vibrant professional organization, while committing to the core values of our community. As a member of the behavior analysis community since 1994, and frequent volunteer for administrative positions in behavior therapy organizations, I know the challenges of promoting scientific ideas, and I believe I can lend my expertise in “bridge-building” to the ACBS mission. In the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu wrote: “The greatest leader forgets himself and attends to the development of others.” I plan to follow that wisdom. I will continue to dedicate my professional time to improving the ACT community, and hope to do so as an ACBS board member.
Member at Large: JT Blackledge
JT Blackledge
Bio
I received my PhD under Steve Hayes in 2004, and have served as a professor at the University of Wollongong-Australia and (currently) Morehead State University in the US. I have published over a dozen articles & book chapters on ACT & RFT, co-organized the first ACT/RFT conference in the Southern Hemisphere, and am currently editing a book on ACT. I regularly conduct ACT workshops and ACT process & outcome research.
Platform Statement
If elected, I would initially accomplish two things. First, I would facilitate more focused and intensive interactions & collaborations between RFT and ACT researchers, with the intention of tightening the relationships between ACT and basic behavioral research. I feel I’m well qualified to do this given the strong interest I’ve had in further ‘pinning down’ ACT to basic behavioral processes, and the number of manuscripts I’ve published demonstrating this interest. Using the RFT list as a forum, I would spearhead focused discussions between applied ACT and basic experimental folks that would produce hypotheses highly relevant to ACT that could be tested more stringently in basic behavioral labs. Second, I would coordinate efforts to expose advanced undergraduates to ACT at state & regional level conferences where they more often attend and we seldom present, with the intent of spurring more well-qualified undergraduates to apply for entrance to ACT/RFT-related graduate programs.
Student Representative: Emily Sandoz
Emily Sandoz
Bio
Emily K. Sandoz is a graduate student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Mississippi, where she is currently pursuing an RFT-based analysis of body image disturbances and disordered eating and exploring the application of ACT to therapy with the Deaf.
Platform Statement
Being trained has been one of the hardest and most rewarding things that I have ever done. My biggest problem is that I keep getting confused, thinking that how I move through my training has something to do with how worthy I am to do the kind of work that I care about. Fortunately, however, this community keeps giving me opportunities to be about something more. As Student Representative, I would be proud to be part of making that available to other students.
The ACBS bylaws say:
"The officers of the Association shall consist of a President, President-Elect, Past-President, Secretary-Treasurer, a student representative, and four Members-at-Large of the Board of Directors. Each shall perform the usual duties of the respective office and specific duties provided elsewhere in these Bylaws or as assigned by the Board of Directors. Elections for officers shall be held every year. The President, President-Elect, Past-President, and student representative shall each serve a one-year term and may not hold any other offices within the Association. The Members-at-Large shall be elected every two years. In each two-year cycle one of the Members-at-Large shall have a strong background and interest in basic science relevant to the purposes of the Association. The Secretary-Treasurer shall serve a three year term."
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