Barry S. Anton
Introduction
Barry S. Anton is an American psychologist. He served as the president of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2015.
Biography
Anton earned a Ph.D. from Colorado State University. He is a distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Puget Sound and is in the private practice of clinical psychology in Tacoma, Washington. He spent more than 30 years the University of Puget Sound. He was the co-author of a textbook, Introduction to Clinical Psychology.
In 1997, Anton received the Karl F. Heiser APA Presidential Award for Advocacy. After serving on several APA task forces, Anton became president-elect in 2014 and APA president in 2015. Anton said that a focus of his presidency would be future opportunities for early-career psychologists.