Marlene Maheu is a San Diego-based psychologist. She has been a researcher, scholar, speaker and innovator in telehealth since 1994. She has been the lead author of two cornerstone books in the field:

    eHealth, Telehealth and Telemedicine

   The Mental Health Professional and the New Technologies

She currently is the Director of the TeleMental Health Institute, where she:

• Consults internationally with telemedicine hardware and software companies seeking entry into telepsych
• Develops iPhone and other smartphone "apps"
• Speaks to audiences interested in telemental health
• Offers a post-graduate, CEU professional Certificate Program for professionals seeking to grow their practices with telemental health