About

Roger L. Peterson received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Purdue University in 1971, after earning his undergraduate degree at Harvard University. He completed an internship at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Peterson is a Licensed Psychologist in New Hampshire and is listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. Dr. Peterson was recognized in 1999 as a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (comparable to Board Certification in Medicine). In 2006 he received the New Hampshire Psychological Association’s Margaret D. Riggs Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology. In 2008, Dr. Peterson won the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology (NCSPP) Distinguished Professional Psychologist Award for Exemplary Contributions to Professional Psychology Education.

Dr. Peterson is Professor and Distinguish Senior Scholar of Clinical Psychology at Antioch University New England in Keene, where he teaches cognitive and behavioral psychology. Dr. Peterson is a past President of the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology and serves on the American Psychological Association Committee on Accreditation. He has chaired two national conferences on education and training in psychology. Many of his publications and presentations are in this area, including the articulation of the national professional psychology education model. Dr. Peterson is associate editor of the journal Training and Education in Professional Psychology (TEPP). Dr. Peterson’s academic writing is on postmodern and social cognitive constructionism as it pertains to psychology. In 2010, a new book Competency-Based Education for Professional Psychology appeared, co-edited with Dr. Mary Beth Kenkel from Florida Institute of Technology. Visit his page on Antioch University New England’s website.

Dr. Peterson was a founding member of University Associates in Psychology, PC in Keene. Established in 1986, the group was recently reorganized into independent practices in the same location, Suite 29 on the third floor of the Colony Mill Marketplace.