The Testing Psychologist Podcast

471. From Psychologist to Legislator w/ Dr. Janice Lepore

Oct 21, 2024

49:29

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My guest today, Dr. Janice Lepore, had the opportunity to spend a year in Congress as an APA Congressional Fellow. She’s here to share her experience during that year, as well as the path that led to it. If you’ve ever dreamt of “doing more” as a psychologist, this episode is for you! These are just a few topics that Janice and I discuss:

Janice’s personal experience with legislation and activism prior to the fellowship
The daily life of a Congressional fellow
Surprises from her time in Congress
Ways for all of us to get involved if we can’t work in Washington, DC for a year

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About Dr. Janice Lepore

Janice Lepore is a Maryland licensed psychologist who has provided assessment, therapy, and consultation services in schools, hospitals, clinics, and her own private practice for the past 20 years. Over the past decade, she has also been engaged in local and state-level policy and advocacy, addressing issues related to mental and behavioral health, education, disability access and inclusion, and health equity and access. In 2023 Janice was selected as an APA/AAAS (triple A S is how that’s usually said) Congressional Fellow and placed her practice on sabbatical to spend a year embedded with the Health Policy team at the US Senate Committee on Finance.

Get in Touch

LinkedIn: Janice Lepore
Email: JLepore@janiceleporepsyd.com

About Dr. Jeremy Sharp

I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and have grown to over 20 clinicians. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents.

As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids.

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