Lyn Littlefield - Australia Psychological Society, Melbourne, Australia

Lyn Littlefield is the Executive Director of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), the national professional body for psychologists with over 18,800 members. The APS represents psychologists from both academic and professional settings, and as a partner in the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council is responsible for the accreditation of all Australian university psychology training programs. Lyn also holds an appointment as a Professor of Psychology at La Trobe University. She was previously the Head of the School of Psychological Science at La Trobe University and responsible for the management of undergraduate and postgraduate psychology programs across three campuses. Lyn was instrumental in establishing the professional Doctorate in Clinical Child, Adolescent and Family Psychology, the first of its type in Australia. In parallel with her academic career, she worked as a clinical psychologist for over 15 years.