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Editor-in-Chief

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Frederick T. L. Leong, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology (Industrial/Organizational and Clinical Psychology Programs) and Director of the Center for Multicultural Psychology Research at Michigan State University. He has authored or co-authored more than 110 articles in various psychology journals, as well as 70 book chapters. In addition, he has edited or co-edited 10 books. Dr. Leong is a Fellow of the APA (Divisions 1, 2, 12, 17, 45, 52), Association for Psychological Science, Asian American Psychological Association, and the International Academy for Intercultural Research. His major research interests center around culture and mental health, cross-cultural psychotherapy (especially with Asians and Asian Americans), and cultural and personality factors related to career choice and work adjustment. He is past president of APAs Division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues), the Asian American Psychological Association, and the Division of Counseling Psychology in the International Association of Applied Psychologists. He is currently serving on the APA Board of Scientific Affairs, the Minority Fellowship Program Advisory Committee, and the Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention, and Training (CEMRRAT2) Task Force. He is the 2007 co-recipient of the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology.

Senior Editor

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Elizabeth M. Altmaier, Ph.D., is Professor of Counseling Psychology in the College of Education and a Professor of Community and Behavioral Health in the College of Public Health, University of Iowa. She received her master's in psychology and her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Ohio State University. Her bachelor's in psychology was from Wheaton College, Illinois. She has an extensive record of research in health applications of counseling psychology, focusing primarily on the role of coping resources (e.g., optimism, coping responses, spirituality/religiosity) in long-term adjustment after treatment for cancer and chronic pain. Altmaier has been involved in professional issues in the psychology community, serving on such boards/committees as the Committee on Accreditation and the Joint Designation Committee of ASPPB/National Register. She is currently associate editor of The Counseling Psychologist; she previously was associate editor of the Journal of Counseling Psychology and editor of Clinician's Research Digest.

Associate Editor

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Brian D. Johnson, Ph.D., is Professor in the School of Applied Psychology and Counselor Education at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO. He is also the coordinator and director of training for his university's APA accredited Counseling Psychology Program. Johnson received his doctorate in Counseling Psychology at the University of Iowa. His scholarship focuses on the assessment and treatment of childhood disorders, parenting and health psychology. He has served as a reviewer for the Journal of Counseling Psychology, The Counseling Psychologist and the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. He is a licensed psychologist in the state of Colorado.

Senior Editor

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Howard E. A. Tinsley, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, a professor in the WLRA International Centre of Excellence at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, and a member of the Mukilteo, Washington, City Council. He has taught at the University of Oregon, University of Florida, and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (where he was director, graduate training program in counseling psychology) and he has held appointments as a visiting scholar at the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and the University of Washington. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Minnesota and was a licensed psychologist in Illinois (now inactive) and a Diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts (now inactive). Tinsley has served as the Editor of the Journal of Vocational Behavior and Passages, Guest Editor of the Journal of Counseling Psychology and Leisure Sciences, Advisory Editor of Contemporary Psychology, Associate Editor of the Encyclopedia of Career Decisions and Work Issues, and Associate and Book Review Editor of the Journal of Leisure Research. He has served on the Editorial Boards of nine prominent psychology journals and the Editorial Advisory Board of the Test Corporation of America, and reviewed manuscripts for 26 psychology research journals. He is the lead editor of the Handbook of Applied Multivariate Statistics and Mathematical Modeling, author of 19 book chapters and more than 150 publications dealing with leisure, vocational psychology, and psychological measurement. Tinsley is a recipient of the research award of the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association and the Allen V. Sapora Research Award for research excellence in leisure psychology. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Western Psychological Association, and American Psychological Society, he is a former Chair of the American College Personnel Association Commission on Assessment, a former member of the Board of the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs, and a former President and secretary-treasurer of the Academy of Leisure Sciences.

Associate Editor

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Suzanne H. Lease, Ph.D., is Associate Professor and Training Director of Counseling Psychology in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Research at the University of Memphis. She also taught at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. She received her Ph.D. in Psychology (Counseling) from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and is a licensed psychologist (Health Service Provider) in the state of Tennessee. Her teaching interests include Theories of Counseling, Vocational Psychology, Multicultural Counseling, and Practicum supervision. Her research topics address career development; multiculturalism; masculinity; and gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) issues. Current manuscripts focus on cross-cultural and cross-racial understandings of masculinity in work and intimate partner relationships and family influences on career development. She received the 2006 Dean's Excellence in Research and Scholarship award from the College of Education, University of Memphis. She serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Counseling Psychology and is an adhoc reviewer for several other journals.

Senior Editor

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Madonna G. Constantine, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology and Education in the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. She received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Memphis and completed bachelor's and master's degrees from Xavier University of New Orleans. Constantine is a highly esteemed researcher in the areas of Black psychology and multicultural counseling. The scope of her work includes exploring the psychological, educational, and vocational issues of African Americans; developing models of cross-cultural competence in counseling, training, and supervision; and examining the intersections of variables such as race and ethnicity in relation to mental health and educational processes and outcomes. Constantine is currently serving as associate editor for the Journal of Counseling Psychology and Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. She also is involved in various leadership capacities in counseling and psychological associations across the country.

Associate Editor

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Roger L. Worthington, Ph.D., currently serves as Interim Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU), where he directs the Chancellor's Diversity Initiative. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. In the past he has also served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Counseling Psychology and The Counseling Psychologist. Worthington has an extensive record of scholarship, including theoretical and empirical articles and book chapters related to race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation identity, social class, and religious expression. He has been a principal investigator or co-investigator on nearly $500,000 in internal and external grants. He is the principal investigator and project director of the MU Difficult Dialogues Program, a project funded by a prestigious Ford Foundation grant. The focus of the MU Difficult Dialogues Program is to promote greater understanding of the relationships among academic freedom, academic responsibility, and intellectual pluralism in a climate characterized by divisiveness and mistrust among those holding differing cultural, religious, and political viewpoints. In addition to his role directing the Chancellor's Diversity Initiative, he is a licensed psychologist (MO) and an associate professor of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology at MU, where he has taught courses to undergraduate and graduate students on counseling skills, ethics and law for professional psychology, research design, measurement, and human diversity.

Senior Editor

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W. Bruce Walsh, Ph.D. (University of Iowa), is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at Ohio State University and currently involved in consulting activities. Walsh is the founder and charter editor of the Journal of Career Assessment and the Biennial Review of Counseling Psychology. He has coauthored and coedited 24 books, including Tests and Assessment, Tests and Measurements, Career Counseling, Career Counseling for Women, Career Counseling for African Americans, the Handbook of Vocational Psychology, the Handbook of Career Counseling, Counseling Psychology and Optimal Human Functioning, and Person-Environment Psychology. Walsh currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Vocational Behavior and the Career Development Quarterly. In 1998 he served as President of the Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17) and from 2001–2007 served as the APA Council Representative for Division 34 (Population and Environment). From 1990 to 2002 he served as the Director of Training for the Counseling Psychology Program at Ohio State. In 2004 he received the Leona Tyler Award from the Society of Counseling Psychology in recognition of outstanding accomplishments. He holds Fellow status in the American Psychological Association and the Association of Psychological Science and is licensed as a psychologist in Ohio.

Associate Editor

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Paul J. Hartung, Ph.D., is Professor of Behavioral Sciences at Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, and Adjunct Professor of Counseling at the University of Akron. His scholarship focuses on developmental career theory and practice, work-life integration, career decision making, medical career development, and communication in medicine. Hartung serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Career Assessment, Career Development Quarterly, and Journal of Counseling and Development. He is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Ohio and a National Certified Counselor.

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