EDITORIAL
Guest editorial: Introduction to the special issue on telepsychology: Research, training, practice, and policy
Carly E. McCord,
Corresponding Author
Carly E. McCord
Department of Psychiatry and Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Correspondence Carly E. McCord, Department of Psychiatry and Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorCarly E. McCord,
Corresponding Author
Carly E. McCord
Department of Psychiatry and Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Correspondence Carly E. McCord, Department of Psychiatry and Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 28 May 2020

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