Clinical Psychologist
Doctorate from the APA accredited program in Clinical Psychology at Ohio State University. She is licensed as a Psychologist in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Click here for her Faculty Webpage.
Transnational Psychology
Organizer of the International Psychology of Women Summit. The theme was "From International to Transnational: Transforming the Psychology of Women." Co-editor with Dr. Sayaka Machizawa and Dr. Joy K. Rice of, "Transnational Psychology of Women" (American Psychological Association Publications).
Technology & Clinical Psychology
Author of articles about online therapy and professional listservs. Designed professional HTML and WordPress websites, including an interactive continuing education website, and moderated listservs for organizations.
American Psychological Association Fellow and Division Past President
Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) through Divisions 12 (Clinical Psychology), 35 (Psychology of Women), and 52 (International Psychology). She has served as President of International Psychology (APA Division 52) and Society for the Psychology of Women (APA Division 35). She is a past member of APAs Committee on International Relations in Psychology. Prior to that she served as President of the Philadelphia Society for Clinical Psychologists and the Baltimore Psychological Association. Click here for the APA website.
LinkedIn Page
Digital Arts
Editor and photographer, Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
Dr. Collins is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked with a wide variety of clients in inpatient, outpatient, and residential settings. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) through Divisions 12 (Clinical Psychology), 35 (Psychology of Women), and 52 (International Psychology). Dr. Collins has served on the editorial boards of Psychological Assessment, Psychology of Women Quarterly, Sex Roles, Journal of Genetic Psychology, and Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs. She has also served leadership roles in professional societies. She has served as President of the Baltimore Psychological Association, Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists, International Psychology (APA Division 52) and Society for the Psychology of Women (APA Division 35). She has served on APA’s Committee on International Relations in Psychology (CIRP).
Dr. Collins received the Christine Ladd-Franklin Award from the Association for Women in Psychology (AWP) for significant and extensive contributions to the Association and to feminist psychology. She was also awarded National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology (NCSPP) Women's Issues Committee Individual Award in recognition of significant individual contributions to the enhancement of women’s issues in professional psychology training.
Dr. Collins’ research interests include gender influences on psychopathology, transnational psychology, psychology of women, and women in academe. She is also interested in professional training issues and the use of technology in clinical practice. She welcomes student participation in all phases of the projects listed above (research design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation at professional conferences).
Dr. Collins’s outside interests include contributing to Wikipedia and Wikimedia, digital art, architecture, and live indie and alternative music.