Science Government Relations Office
The APA Science Policy Office advocates in multiple areas to influence policy decisions that advance and preserve the infrastructure of psychological science. One of our primary goals is to educate and empower APA members and psychologists to advocate for the discipline.
Key Policy Areas
- Peer Review
- Federal Research Spending
- Substance Abuse
- Military Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families
- National Institutes of Health
News & Events
- APA Federal Budget Blog
- NSF seeks proposals for research in neuroscience and cognitive science
- APA hosts Lobby Day for Association of VA Psychologist Leaders
- APA Government Relations staff meets with Division 19 executive committee
- NIMH director testifies before Senate on violence and mental disorders
- NIMH council meeting highlights joint NIMH and Army multi-pronged approach to suicide prevention efforts
- House Science Committee sets priorities for 113th session
- PCORI accepting applications for new advisory panels
- National Cancer Advisory Board meets and receives update on NIH budget uncertainty
- APA and partners advocate for regulation of cigars
- APA staff meet with members of key congressional committees on funding for veterans’ research
- Friends of NIDA to host Capitol Hill briefing on military personnel, veterans and their families and substance abuse research
Resources
- APA's Public Policy Advocacy Network
- Advancing Psychology: A Psychologist's Guide to Federal Advocacy
- Guide to Advocacy and Outreach
- APA Executive Branch Science Fellowship Program
- Responding to Attacks on Your Research (PDF, 228KB)
- Psychologists Serving on Federal Advisory Committees
- APA Government Relations Directory
- Contact APA Science Government Relations
Advocacy Efforts
- APA participates in Coalition for Health Funding Hill Day
- APA-FABBS advocacy webinar prepares scientists to lobby Congress on research funding
- APA advocacy training and congressional visits highlight research with chimpanzees
- APA Congressional Testimony (PDF, 71KB) on Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs
- APA Science Leadership Conference participants advocate for research funding on Capitol Hill