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Joseph J. Coyne is an American psychologist and currently Past-Chair (2019) of the American Psychological Association Council of Representatives' Council Leadership Team. He has been a Member the Board of Directors (2017-18) and the Council of Representatives (2013-2018) of American Psychological Association, the governing body of the Association.

Early Life
Dr. Joseph J. Coyne was born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey. He attended St. Therese Roman Catholic School in Paterson. He attended Regis High School (New York City). He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York. Following that, he took his Master of Arts degree as well as his post-Masters training in School Psychology from Montclair State University. He continued his education at Fordham University where has earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology.

Biography
Dr. Joseph J. Coyne began working psychology in the mid-1970s and became a Certified Alcoholism Counselor prior to finishing his PhD at Fordham in 1981, where he has been honored with the  "Alumni Achievement Award”. He served as a school psychologist in Northern NJ and as an Internship Supervisor for Master's and Doctoral students for Montclair State University and Fordham University.

Dr. Coyne joined the Faculty of St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, NY, in 1992 and is currently Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Past-Chair of the Division of Social Sciences. In addition, he is a Licensed Psychologist and a Licensed Clinical Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor in New Jersey and holds the Certificate of Proficiency in the Treatment of Alcohol and Other Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders from the American Psychological Association (APA). He maintains a private practice in northern New Jersey.

Dr. Coyne has served as Treasurer of the New Jersey Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (1987-90), as Second Vice-President (1992-94), as President (1995-97), and as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (1995-97). In 1995, he was invited by President Clinton to participate in the "White House Conference on Youth, Violence, and Substance Abuse" as the representative from the State of New Jersey.

Dr. Coyne began his service to the Bergen County Psychological Association (BCPA) and the New Jersey Psychological Association (NJPA) in 1987 as a member of the Council on Legislative Affairs (COLA) of NJPA. He served as Secretary to COLA from 1988-92. He has served as a member of the BCPA Board almost continuously from 1992 through December 2013. In addition, he is Past Secretary of NJPA, Past Co-Chair of the Addictions Committee of NJPA, and Past Parliamentarian (2011-12) and Parliamentarian (2015-17: present) to the NJPA Executive Board.

In 1996, Dr. Coyne was invited by President Clinton to participate in the White House "Conference on Youth, Violence, and Substance Abuse". During Conference, he worked with then-Secretary of Transportation Pena to discuss legal penalties for youthful substance abusers.

Dr. Coyne was elected by NJPA to the American Psychological Association’s Council of Representatives, the governing body of APA, in 2013. He served in 2013-14 and was then Parliamentarian to Council in 2015. He was re-elected to Council in the Fall of 2015 and began serving a 3-year term of office in January 2016. In the Fall of 2016, he was elected by the Council to the position of Council Leadership Team Chair-Elect for 2017. He served as Council Leadership Team Chair in 2018. In addition, as Chair-Elect and Chair, he was a member of the Board of Directors of APA. He is currently serving as Council Leadership Team Past-Chair (2019).

At the August 2017 Meeting of the Council of Representatives, Dr. Coyne was made a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in recognition of his many years of service at the local, state, and national levels.

Category:Living people Category:American psychologists Category:Fordham University alumni Category:Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association