Kaslow, Florence Whiteman

Florence Kaslow is an American psychologist. In addition to studying and instructing psychology she also practices. She served as the president of Div. 43 (Society for Family Psychology), Div. 46 (Media Psychology and Technology) and co-chair of APA's Committee on International Relations in Psychology. She also served as chair of the Family Psychology Specialty Council, which helps to boost membership and establish research as an important component of div. 43. Her contributions to psychology are numerous, as she has helped to found several other groups such as the American Board of Forensic Psychology, APA Division of Family Psychology, American Board of Family Psychology, International Family Therapy Association. She earned a PhD from Bryn Mawr College and spent years teaching graduate students and medical school courses in clinical, couple and family, and forensic psychology. She has received degrees from Temple (Bachelor's degree), Ohio State (Master's degree) and Bryn Mawr (Doctoral degree). During college she started volunteering to work in several international student programs related to counseling and peer mentoring; she continued this throughout her educational career.