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Your topic is Cynthia D. Belar who works in the field of health psychology with a focus on the psychological aspects of illness, applied psychophysiology, and reproductive endocrinology. Here is a link to her profile: http://www.apa.org/about/apa/senior-staff/belar-bio.aspx Your partners are Janiyah Illery and Karla Gilbert. Please work in this sandbox. All of your group members’ contributions will be visible.

Dr. Cynthia Dare Belar (born in 1945 in Washington D.C) is a psychologist and professor known for her research in the fields of educational training,health psychology, psycho-social aspects of illness, applied psycho physiology, and reproductive endocrinology psychology. She served as the American Psychological Association's Executive Vice Officer from 2016-2017 before which she served as interim chief executive. Belar also developed clinical service and education and training tracks in clinical health psychology at the doctoral, internship and postdoctoral levels. She has chaired three national conferences on education and training in psychology on regarding matters such as the internship, postdoctoral training and the scientist-practitioner model. She has chaired the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers, the Council of Chairs of Training Councils and the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology. She served as the president of APA Division of Health Psychology and the American Board of Clinical Health Psychology. She was recognized and given the 1996 APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology and the very first Timothy B. Jeffrey Award for Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Health Psychology. In the year 2005, she received the Alfred M. Wellner Memorial Award. She has published extensively and passionately on psychology's role in health care, including a handbook for scientifically proven clinical practice conducted in many doctoral programs .(Write a brief summary of the psychologists are of interest and briefly mention any major awards or publications. You can also add a link to the psychologist's external website.)

Biography
Cynthia D. Belar obtained her PhD in Psychology. She received her PhD from Ohio University. She worked under the supervision of Norman B. Anderson until she succeeded him and he retired. As a graduate student she focused on psychosocial aspects of illness, applied psychophysiology and reproductive endocrinology.

Belar is the interim CEO and executive vice president of the American Psychological Association since January 1, 2016. Some of the topics Belar's research focuses on is health psychology, psychosocial aspects of illness, applied psychophysiology, and reproductive endocrinology

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Belar was acknowledged for three awards. The awards was given to recognize her contribution to education, clinical health and psychology. She was awarded for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology, Timothy B. Jeffrey Award for Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Health Psychology, Alfred M. Wellner Memorial  Award.

Belar created work groups such as APA Grows, Workforce 2025, APA saves, Advocacy and leadership conferences.

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Representative Publications

 * Belar, C. D., & Perry, N. W. (1992). The National Conference on Scientist-Practitioner Education and Training for the Professional Practice of Psychology. American Psychologist, 47(1), 71.
 * Belar, C. D., & Deardorff, W. W. (1995). Clinical health psychology in medical settings: A practitioner's guidebook, Rev. American Psychological Association.
 * McDaniel, S. H., Belar, C. D., Schroeder, C., Hargrove, D. S., & Freeman, E. L. (2002). A training curriculum for professional psychologists in primary care. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 33(1), 65.