Dr. Foster's Publications
Dr. Elaine Foster is a graduate of New York University and Nova Southeastern University. She is one of the original 10 psychologists trained to prescribe medicine in the United States. As a graduate of the Department of Defense's Psychopharmacology Demonstration Project (PDP) she trained civilian psychologists seeking prescriptive authority in Louisiana and New Mexico, which were the first states to achieve prescriptive authority for psychologists. She has been prescribing since 1994, first in the United States Air Force and currently as a prescribing psychologist in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She has continuously served as a subject matter expert for the APA's College of Professional Psychology and was one of the original developers of the Psychopharmacology Examination for Psychologist (PEP). Her positions, memberships, awards and presentations are included in a sampling below:
- Psychologist of the Year, Florida Psychological Association, 2009
- Member, Task Force on Revision of APA Guidelines in Psychopharmacology, 2007
- Fellow, American Psychological Association, 2005
- American Psychological Association Presidential Citation for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession of Psychology, 1997
- Air Force Psychologist of the Year, Keesler AFB, 1997
- Officer of the Year, Federal Women's Program, 1998
- Medical Officer of the Year, Hanscom Air Force Base, 1989
- Chair, RXP Subcommittee, Committee for the Advancement of Professional Psychology, 2004
- Best Selling Author, In Movement There is Peace, PsyConOps Press, 2014; I Wish I Knew this Before My Divorce.
- U.S. Air Force Meritorious Service Medals
