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Constructivist Chronicle
Sara Bridges Takes The
Helm as CPN's New President
By Doug Thompson and Heather
Hardison
Vol.
10, Issue 2 (Fall 2006)
Photo
of Sara Bridges
At the
CPN conference this summer in San Marcos, Sara Bridges was
announced as the incoming president taking over for Jonathan
Raskin who served for the past 6 years. Sara is a professor in
the Counseling Psychology program at the University of Memphis.
In addition to her interests in constructivist psychology,
Sara’s research and counseling interests include human
sexuality, couples therapy, and the psychology of women. Sara
served as the conference coordinator of the NAPCN conference
held in Memphis in 2004, which had been judged as an enormous
success by faculty and students. She has been an active member
of CPN and has served on the steering committee for the last
several years. In addition to CPN activities, Sara has co-edited
several books with Jon Raskin (Studies in Meaning I &
II), served as treasurer for the Humanistic division of APA,
is a reviewer for the Journal of Constructivist Psychology,
and has published several articles and book chapters related to
constructivism.
Before
looking ahead, Sara feels it is important to recognize how far
Jon Raskin has taken CPN during his six years as president.
Among her goals for the future of CPN is to continue to make the
organization feel like an inclusive home for faculty, students,
practitioners, and others. She also hopes that constructivism
will further its reach within psychology and will build ties
with other disciplines.
We are
grateful that Sara is willing to take on the challenges of CPN
president. Her enthusiasm for her new role demonstrates how much
she loves and believes in this organization. As Sara takes over
the helm she will help CPN to continue to flourish. We are
confident that she will build upon the already solid foundation
of CPN to help the voice of constructivism become even stronger.
CPN President Sara K. Bridges
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