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William Foote, Ph.D.
William Foote, Ph.D., has a nationally distinguished career in clinical and forensic psychology. Board Certified in psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, Dr. Foote has served as professor at the University of New Mexico’s School of Medicine, School of Law and Department of Psychology. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), he has been President of the APA’s State Association Division, and served on the APA’s Task Force on Test User Qualification. A member of the APA’s liaison committee with the American Bar Association, Dr. Foote formerly chaired the APA’s Committee on Legal Issues. He is an Executive Board Member of the New Mexico Psychological Association, on the Editorial Board for Professional Psychology Research and Practice, and is a Board Member of the New Mexico Council on Crime and Delinquency.
Dr. Foote has authored articles on sexual harassment and forensic psychology ethics and he lectured around the country on employment discrimination, violent crime, stalking, dangerousness, malingering, psychological testing, ethics and disciplinary hearings, domestic violence, disability and the ADA, and psychological evaluations to the criminal and civil courts.
Dr. Foote received the Presidential Citation from the President of the American Psychological Association (APA) for “distinguished contributions to psychology and the law,” the Award for Special Achievement and the Karl F. Heiser Award for Advocacy from the APA, the Persistence and Performance Award from New Mexico Psychological Association, and the Hugo Munsterberg Award from the Sacramento California Forensic Psychological Association. His clinical experience includes corrections, Indian Health Services, military, substance dependence, vocational and state hospital settings.