Dr. Alette Coble-Temple

Dr. Alette Coble-Temple is an associate professor at the University of San Francisco with 19 years of teaching within a clinical psychology doctorate program and 21 years of experience serving as a forensic evaluator for the state of California.  Her cultural-responsive leadership style promotes innovative academic and training structures to strengthen accessibility and effectiveness. Dr. Coble-Temple mentors from a developmental perspective with an emphasis on equity, diversity, and inclusion.  Her research and advocacy is in the public interest areas of criminal justice reform, racism, disability, assessment, and healthcare disparities leading her to serve on multiple boards and committees at the national and state level.  Currently, she is a member of the Policy & Planning Board for the American Psychological Association incoming chair of the Committee on Sexual Orientation & Gender for the National Council for Schools and Professional Programs in Psychology.  Crowned Ms. Wheelchair America 2016 for her lifetime advocacy efforts for people with disabilities, her professional awards include the 2022 NCSPP Advocacy Leadership Award, the 2019 APA Presidential Citation, the 2018 CPA Distinguished Humanitarian Contribution Award, and the 2015 JFKU Harry Morrison Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award.