Kathleen Ashton, Ph.D., ABPP
APA Board of Professional Affairs Candidate
Curriculum Vitae
Skills
Professional ​
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​I'm excited to be a candidate for the APA Board of Professional Affairs. As the former Vice Chair of CAPP, I understand the issues affecting psychologists in their day to day practices. I have worked with APA as a Public Education Campaign Liaison, the Committee of State Leaders, and APA Division 31 (SPTAs) and am Past President of the Ohio Psychological Association. I am proud graduate of the APA Leadership Institute for Women in Psychlogy. I am honored to bring my knowledge of reimbursement issues, advocacy, and public education to BPA.
Work​
experience​
Staff Psychologist, Cleveland Clinic Breast Center
​2004 - present
​I am a health psychologist fully integrated into a Breast Center, serving patients with breast cancer and hereditary risk of breast cancer. I have piloted a group program for breast cancer survivors named Breast Cancer STAR-Survivorship Tools And Resources and conduct outcomes research. My previous roles at the Cleveland Clinic include Director of Group Programs for the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute and work with the Sleep Center.
Associate t Professor of Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
​2017 - present
​10 years experience as primary clinical supervisor for postdoctoral health psychology fellows. Rotation supervisor for surgical fellows, psychiatry residents health psychology rotation, onco- psychology minor.
Clinical Instructor of Psychological Sciences
Case Western Reserve Department of Psychology
​2009 - present
Practicum supervisor, CWRU clinical psychology program.
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ABPP, Clinical Health Psychology
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Integrated healthcare
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Working in large medical insitution
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Advocacy, state and national
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Public Education--social media, health fairs, print, web, and television
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Leadership, state associations
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Past President OPA
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Vice Chair, CAPP 2018-2019
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Clinical research
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Program development
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Health psychology training/education
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Member Division 17, 31, 35, 38
Goals
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Advocate for and advance professional psychology
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Promote integration of psychologists in overall healthcare arena
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Educate the public about value of evidenced based psychological interventions
Education
Cleveland Clinic
Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship
​2002-2004
​Health psychology fellow with specializations in bariatrics, sleep, headache, smoking cessation, and women's health.
Cleveland Louis Stokes DVA Medical Center
Health Psychology Internship
​2001-2002
Health psychology internship with rotations in primary care, pain, SMI day hospital, and forensic enrichment.
The Ohio State University
Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy
1997-2002
Counseling Psychology
The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, With Honors in the Liberal Arts
1993-1997
Majors: English and Psychology