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Dr. Maheu is the President and CEO of Pioneer
Development Resources, Inc. As such, she is the Founder and
has been the Editor-in-Chief of SelfhelpMagazine
since its inception in November of 1994. SelfhelpMagazine, is
an award winning online electronic-zine with over 120,000 unique
monthly readers. It is peer reviewed and holds contributions from
hundreds of professionals, and has one of the largest and most
active online communities in the world. Featured in the Best 100
Website lists of magazines such as Web Magazine, it has been highlighted
in the Utne Reader, USA Today, US News and World Report, the Miami
Herald, the LA Times, and many more publications. Dr. Maheu was
particularly delighted to have SelfhelpMagazine representing new
development in mental health technologies at President Clinton's
1997 Inauguration, where it was sponsored by the National Institute
of Mental Health. As Editor-in-Chief of SelfhelpMagazine, Dr.
Maheu oversees a volunteer staff of over 75 regular authors, programmers,
and artists. She also provides access to tried and true web designers
for the professional community through CyberTowers
Professional Center.
Dr. Maheu also developed and manages the Telehealth.Net
website, where web users can find dozens of behavioral telehealth
and e-health articles, reference lists for researchers, slides
from numerous presentations related to e-health and telehealth,
a videoconferencing room construction manual, a free email newsletter,
web links and resources, surveys, a calendar of events for practitioners
seeking telehealth and e-health training, an open chat room for
experimentation by professionals, a private discussion list, and
much more. Professionals can benefit
from other FREE email forums developed and co-administered by
Dr. Maheu:
Subscribe to professional lists and newsletters here.
Psychologist/Activist:
Dr. Maheu is a Licensed
Psychologist in San Diego, California (PSY#11921). To help advance
her profession through technology, Dr. Maheu served the American
Psychological Association's Division 46 Co-chairperson for the
Task Force for Media and Telehealth and the Telehealth Liaison
for Women through APA Division 35. She also served as
Cluster Representative for APA Division 35, helping to prepare
for a new vision at annual conventions. She has served as a Content
Expert to the APA's Telehealth Institute, and has completed
a 3-year term as a member of the APA Committee on Professional
Practice Standards (COPPS).
Locally, she served the California Psychological Association
in three roles. She was a member of the Division of Media and Technology,
the Committee for Continuing Education, and the Task Force for
Innovation in Psychology. She has been recognized by the California
Psychological Association with the Division of Media, Technology
and Communication, Jacqueline Bouhoustsos, Ph.D. Award For Contribution
to Media Psychology, 1999.
Speaker:
Dr. Maheu organized and delivered
e-health and telehealth presentations for various professional
organizations. She addressed topics related to healthcare and
technology, Internet and telehealth ethics, the development of professional
websites, and Internet consumer issues. Her consumer-oriented
topics included how to maximize the use of Internet communities,
protection of privacy and confidentiality, and Internet infidelity.
She is also the former Director of Telehealth and E-health for
Alliant University.
Author:
Dr. Maheu is the lead author of "E-Health,
Telehealth & Telemedicine A Guide to Startup and Success."
It is co-authored by Pamela Whitten, Ph.D. and Ace Allen, M.D.
and was published in February of 2001 by Jossey-Bass,
Inc. Publishers. For more information, see comments from leaders
in health care, business and administration.
Her second book, "Infidelity on the Internet", is co-authored
with Rona Subotnik, MA, and was published in 2001 by Sourcebooks,
Inc.
Her third
book, titled "The Mental Health Profession and the New Technologies: A Handbook for Practice Today"
is the first handbook published in its field. Dr. Maheu is the lead author on this comprehensive publication. It was co-authored with Myron Pulier, M.D., Frank Wilhelm, Ph.D, Joseph McMenamin, M.D., J.D.
and Nancy Brown-Connolly, RN, MSN. It was published by Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates, Inc., in 2005.
Consultant:
Dr. Maheu is currently on leave, but plans to return to her consultation service soon. She will continue to offer consultation
to individuals, groups, and organizations interested in developing
ethical and fiscally responsible telehealth and e-health services.
Her expertise includes behavioral telehealth, e-counseling ethics
and practicalities, videoconferencing, website content management,
website staff development and e-commerce opportunities for health care
professionals.
For more information regarding her availability, send Dr. Maheu an email.
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