nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
american 1951 melba j. t. vasquez
 melba j. t. vasquez psychologist , former president of the american psychological association
melba j. t. vasquez

melba j. t. vasquez , phd is an american psychologist who served as the 2011 president of the american psychological association -lrb- apa -rrb- .
vasquez was the apa 's first latina president .
she has authored multiple works on ethics in psychotherapy .
she is in private practice in texas .
