UF faculty member elected to national psychology education post

A faculty member in the University of Florida College of Health Professions has been named chair of the American Psychological Association Board of Educational Affairs for the year 2002.

Association members elected Ronald H. Rozensky, Ph.D., chairman and professor of the department of clinical and health psychology, to the post. Rozensky, who joined the faculty in 1998, has focused clinically on anxiety disorders, rural behavioral health care and those patients whose psychological disorders affect their perceptions of health.

The Board of Educational Affairs works to advance the science and practice of psychology for the public’s benefit and enhance the quality of education and training programs in the profession. The board oversees seven programs, including continuing education, undergraduate and postgraduate education, and the role that psychology and psychologists play in secondary and elementary schools.

The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization in psychology.