Dr. Moore Top Vote Getter for State Psychology Board

Dr. Michelle Moore received the top number of votes in the recent election to fill an upcoming seat on the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. The position is the 2019–2014 opening left by the normal completion of service by current Chair Dr. Jesse Lambert.

Dr. Moore received 111 of the 225 votes cast, of a possible 791 who received ballots. Dr. Gina Beverly received the next highest number of votes, 73. Drs. Lauren Rasmussen and Lisa Tropez-Arceneau received 35 and 24 votes respectively. Dr. Moore will be recommended to the Governor by the Louisiana Psychological Association, as the top vote getter, sources said.

In a related story, current LSBEP member Dr. Leah Crouch will be resigning due to an upcoming relocation to Korea this May, as was announced at the most recent LSBEP meeting. Another election will be scheduled, reported Dr. Kim VanGeffen.

Dr. Michelle Moore has been a consistent figure in the psychology community and holds several prestigious positions including Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, Department of Psychiatry, Section of Psychology, and Training Director of Clinical Psychology Internship Program.

From 2016 to present her research and scholarship has included: Working with ReNEW Charter School Network to provide needed clinical services to students either in special education or seeking evaluations for possible special education services; Primary Investigator and Mentor, Asian-American Mental Health among Medical Students; and Primary Investigator, Collaborating with Community Partners Collaborating with other psychology faculty at LSUHSC to assess the effectiveness of utilizing professionals in the New Orleans community to train psychology interns on various specialty topics.

Her publications include “An Examination of an Interactive Substance Abuse
Prevention Program for High School Students,” Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse; “Finding Your Voice Through Publications.” Louisiana Psychological Association; and Colorful Emotions: A Workbook to Help Children Express Their Feelings.

She is a member of the American Psychological Association; Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers; Louisiana Psychological Association; Southeastern Psychological Association; and Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers.

“In my current role as Training Director for the internship program at LSU Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine,” Dr. Moore said in her statement, “I have the pleasure of directly training students and trainees who are the future of our profession. Being in this position, I would bring a unique perspective to the Board from the graduate program applications we review, the training of psychology interns and fellows and how we are preparing individuals for independent practice. […]”

And, “Our licensing requirements exist to protect the public and ensure that we are bringing ethically minded psychologists into practice in Louisiana. We also want the public to feel confident about the practice of psychologists across the state and for all of those currently practicing to have great respect for upholding their responsibility as a psychologist. As psychologists, we should always ensure that we have a seat at the table and are ready to have our voices heard.”

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