2025 Program Committee Chairs:
Amie Zarling, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and an associate professor at Iowa State University (United States) in the Human Development and Family Studies program where she maintains an active research program focused on developing and testing evidence-based interventions for under-served and/or under-resourced populations. One of the primary areas of her work is the prevention and treatment of family violence, and evaluating programs based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for domestic violence and criminal behavior. Dr. Zarling has received over $2 million in funding for her work, including multiple grants from the Office on Violence Against Women and the Department of Justice. She is a recent recipient of the American Psychological Foundation’s Visionary Award and the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science’s Early Career Award. Dr. Zarling has trained more than 500 people in the ACT programs for justice-involved individuals. She continues to be involved in ongoing training, evaluation, and improvement of these programs.
Maureen Flynn, Ph.D., is a professor in the psychological sciences department at Metropolitan State University of Denver. She mentors undergraduates in CBS research and teaches CBS and ACT in her courses. Her program of research focuses on ACT, psychological flexibility and core processes, stigma, and discrimination.
Special thanks to the 2025 Program Committee:
Bara Al saleem
Olga Berkout
Yash Bhambhani
Michael Bordieri
Puihan Joyce Chao
Sarah Cheney
Connie Chong
Jessica Criddle
Joanna Dudek
Rivka Edery
River Farrell
Paula Carolina Fernandez Diaz
Ashley Fiorilli
Arryn Guy
Emmie Hebert
Amy House
Abby Hurley
Charles Jasper
Nicole Kalayci
Valerie Kiel
Seint Kokokyi
Deirdre Kozyrski
Ching-yee LAM
Raimo Lappalainen
Andreas Larsson Seglert
Lou Lasprugato
Daniel Maitland
Yim Wah Mak
Wesley Malvini
Tierney McMahon
Austin Miyamoto
DJ Moran
Jose Moreno
Margot Osorio
Kristy Potter
Victoria Powers
Tracy Protti
Amanda Rhodes
Priscila Rolim
Thomas Sease
Hugh Simonich
Wanda Smith
Gita Srikanth
Alison Stapleton
Steven Topper
Sanna Turakka
Sheri Turrell
Jae Villanueva
Harry Voulgarakis
Leslie Worley
Sean Wright
Patricia Zurita Ona