John C. Norcross, PhD, ABPP, is Distinguished Professor and Chair of Psychology at the University of Scranton, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University, and a board-certified clinical psychologist. Past president of the Division of Clinical Psychology and Division of Psychotherapy of the American Psychological Association (APA), he has served on the APA's governing Council of Representatives and the Board of Educational Affairs. Dr. Norcross has more than 400 scholarly publications. He is a Distinguished Practitioner of the National Academies of Practice and a Distinguished Member of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology. Other honors include the Pennsylvania Professor of the Year Award from the Carnegie Foundation, the Distinguished Career Contribution to Education and Training Award from the APA, and Fellow status in ten organizations. Dr. Norcross has conducted workshops and research on graduate study in psychology for many years.
Michael A. Sayette, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt), with a secondary appointment as Professor of Psychiatry at the Pitt School of Medicine. He also is on the faculty of Pitt Cancer Institute and the Center for the Neural Bases of Cognition. Dr. Sayette has published primarily in the area of substance use disorders. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. His awards include the Provost's Award for Excellence in Mentoring at Pitt, the Toy Caldwell-Colbert Award for Distinguished Educator in Clinical Psychology from the Society of Clinical Psychology, and the Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award from the Society for Addiction Psychology. Dr. Sayette has served as Director of Psychology Graduate Studies at Pitt and has directed graduate admissions in clinical psychology. He has presented seminars on applying to graduate school at universities in North America and Europe
