Background
Fresh, Edith McCullough was born on September 23, 1942 in Quincy, Florida, United States. Daughter of Harry Moses and Edith (Anderson) McCullough.
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Edith McCullough Fresh
Edit Profilepsychologist Behavioral medicine educator
Edith McCullough Fresh, American Behavioral medicine educator, psychologist. Certified Academy Certified Social Workers; licensed psychologist, Georgia; licensed marriage and family therapist, Georgia. Recipient Republican Gwen Cherry Memorial award, Southern Regional Journalists Association, 1980; named Woman of the Year, Zeta Phi Beta, 1982.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Indiana U., 1970; Master of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1972; Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Georgia State University, 1988; Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Child and Family Psychology, Georgia State University, 1993.
Career
Human resources specialist, Public Technology, Inc., Washington, 1973-1977; outpatient program director, Project Headline, Detroit, 1972-1973; assistant professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical U., Tallahassee, 1977-1983; clinical social worker, Morehouse School Medicine, Atlanta, 1983-1988; clinical social worker, administrator, Spelman College, Atlanta, 1988-1990; marriage and family therapist, psychologist in private practice, Atlanta, since 1990; instructor, DeKalb College, North Campus, Dunwoody, Georgia, 1991-1994; division chief, assistant professor, Morehouse School Medicine, Atlanta, since 1994. Visiting staff Gestalt Institute Cleveland, 1981-1988. Site visitor commission for accreditation for marriage and family education, American Association Marriage and Family Therapists, Washington, since 1983.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Reston (Virginia) Black Focus, 1976. Charter board member The Capitol Outlook newspaper, Tallahassee, 1980-1984. Regional coordinator, National Hook-Up of Black Women, South Atlantic region, 1980-1983.
Chair SPRC Hoosier Memorial United Methodist Church, Atlanta, 1995-1997. Member NASW, APA, National Association Black Psychologists, American Association Marriage and Family Therapists (clinical member. Member ethics committee, 1992-1995), Society Teachers of Family Medicine, Georgia Association Marriage and Family Therapists (chair ethnic and minority tas force, 1991-1992), Alpha Kappa Alpha (Nu Lambda Omega chapter).
Connections
Married Frederick Anthony Fresh, July 2, 1940. Children: Kevin, Bradford, Carla, Eric.
