Fellows Committee

The Fellows Committee is charged with vetting and recommending appropriate individuals to become Fellows of the American Psychological Association, the highest order of recognition accorded members of APA. To become a Fellow, a member must have made "unusual and outstanding contribution or performance in the field of Psychology."

Individuals are nominated by their Division and endorsed by the APA Fellows Committee, the APA Council of Representatives, and the APA Board of Directors. A Fellow put forth by the Division of Rehabilitation Psychology is thus a Fellow of the APA. 

FELLOWS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

CHAIR

Lisa A Brenner, Ph.D. (2020 - 2026)
Professor of PM&R, Psychiatry, & Neurology
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus

Committee Members

Teresa Ashman, Ph.D., ABPP (2020 - 2026)
Associate Professor
Hackensack Meridian Medical Center, NYU Langone Medical Center 

Jacqueline Kaufman, Ph.D. (2023-2027)
Associate Professor, Associate Chair for Culture and Communication
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan

Kimberley R. Monden, PhD (2025-2027)
Associate Professor with Tenure, Vice Chair of Research
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School

Stephanie Reid-Arndt, PH.D., ABPP (2022-2026)
Senior Associate Dean, Professor, Health Psychology
College of Health Sciences, University of Missouri

Connie Sung, PhD, LPC, CRC (2025-2027)
Professor, School of Social Work
University of Michigan

Gitendra Uswatte, Ph.D. (2020 - 2026)
Professor, Departments of Psychology & Physical Therapy
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

NOTE: Membership of the Fellows Committee is limited to Fellows in Rehabilitation Psychology.