endorsements

The Executive Committee of the Society for Health Psychology voted to endorse Dr. Butter's candidacy for APA President. (Updated August 11 2023).

The Society for Health Psychology (APA Division 38) strives to advance contributions of psychology as a discipline to the understanding of health and illness through basic and clinical research and by encouraging the integration of biomedical information about health and illness with current psychological knowledge.   The Society promotes education and services in the psychology of health and illness and informs the psychological and biomedical community, and the general public, on the results of current research and service activities in this area.

"Dr. Butter has a clear track-record in demonstrating a commitment to the goals, values, and aspirations set forth by the Health Care/Health Sciences caucus which includes advocating and promoting the inclusion of issues surrounding the integration of the practice of psychology in health and health care in the agenda of the American Psychological Association." 

- Dr. Jill Fodstad for the Health Care Health Sciences Caucus

The Health Care Health Sciences Caucus of APA Council is an important and active group of health psychologists and healthcare researchers that has been successful at writing and passing APA's policy on population health.  APA's caucuses are informal structures of governance and offer at truly "grassroots" opinion of APA's elected and appointed leaders.  

 "On behalf of the Child, Adolescent and Family Caucus board, I am pleased to announce that we have voted to endorse President-elect candidate Dr. Eric Butter."

- Dr.  Cindy Miller-Perrin for the Child Adolescent and Family Caucus

The Child Adolescent and Family Caucus of APA Council is the highest child-oriented governance structure within APA to offer endorsements for APA President Elect candidates. APA's caucuses are informal structures of governance and offer a truly "grassroots" opinion of APA's elected and appointed leaders.  

"The Executive Committee of Division 33 has unanimously voted to endorse Dr. Eric Butter for this important position. Dr. Butter has served on the Executive Committee of Division 33 for many years and more recently on the APA Board of Directions and Council Leadership Team. He is a fearless leader in the field of IDD/ASD research, clinical work, and advocacy and the Executive Committee believes he is the ideal candidate for APA President."  

- Dr. Camie Neece, President, Division 33 (pictured above, left)

Division 33 is APA's home for the researchers, clincians, educators, and applied psychologists who work in intellectual developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. It is truly an interdisciplinary community of scholars, practitioners, teachers, and administrators with global reach.

Below are endorsements of collaborators of Dr. Butter's that are outside the APA and represent his ability to build partnerships and to create relationships that help "give psychology away" and make psychological science and science informed practice and leadership happen far and wide.

Angie Fidele 

Clinical Programs Director of Operations at the #AutismCareNetwork

"To all of my Psychologist friends, please consider voting for my colleague, Dr. Eric Butter, Chief of Pediatric Psychology and Director of Behavioral Health at Nationwide Children's Hospital, and Co-Chair of the Autism Care Network (ACNet), for President of the American Psychological Association (APA). I have had the privilege to work closely with Eric for many years through the Autism Treatment Network, Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health, and currently the Autism Care Network. I am always impressed with the knowledge, thoughtfulness, and compassion Eric brings to the table to help our network move the mission forward and improve the care autistic individuals are receiving. Eric has been an amazing leader and in my opinion, he would be a fantastic President for APA!"

Donna Murray Finn, PhD

(past) Clinical Director for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and co-director of the Kelly O’Leary Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

"Eric is simply the very best!  He is knowledgeable, compassionate, inspirational, and a visionary. Collaborating with him over the past 15+ years has been a true pleasure and I have learned so much. He would be a strong and impactful President of the APA."

Paul Boxer, PhD 

Dr. Boxer is a professor of psychology in the Rutgers Newark Psychology Department and an affiliated faculty in the Rutgers School of Social Work. His areas of interest include juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice.

"My longtime friend and colleague Eric Butter is in the mix for the presidency and I could not be more hopeful about the future of our discipline. Eric would be an incredible leader -- he is extremely bright and compassionate and all his work is grounded in very clear psychological science. If you can vote, please vote for Eric!"

"I have had the chance to observe and get to know most of the candidates who are running for office this year.  Based upon my impressions I would encourage you to vote for Eric Butter #1 ... on your Presidential ballot."  

- Larry Beer, EdD, Fellow of Divisions 42 and 51 of APA , Former President of Division 51 and current Council Representative for Division 51