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TOPSS Speakers Bureau

The TOPSS Speakers Bureau provides an opportunity for high school and community college teachers to find and contact local psychologists who are available to visit psychology classrooms to speak with students. Speakers can discuss their careers and various experiences in psychology, including respective areas of research or expertise. The Speakers Bureau helps enable young students to learn more about psychology, and participating psychologists have the satisfaction of sharing their experiences with eager students.

Contact

Please contact Emily Leary with any questions, if a TOPSS Speaker Bureau visits your school, or if you are interest in participating in the TOPSS Speakers Bureau.

Teachers can directly contact individual speakers in their state by clicking the regional area below. If you are a high school teacher and a speaker you contact through the TOPSS Speakers Bureau visits your school so that we can better track speaker usage.

Psychologists interested in participating in the TOPSS Speakers Bureau should send their name, contact information (including institution or affiliation) and area of expertise or experience to Emily Leary. Please be sure to include your location. Participating speakers should note that this is a volunteer program. Any visit to a school for classroom presentation should be done without seeking compensation.

TOPSS Speakers Bureaus by Region

These faculty and other professionals have volunteered to work collaboratively with local teachers. APA does not necessarily endorse or validate these speakers or the content of their talks. The speakers do not necessarily represent the views of APA.

  • Western
    California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii 

  • Rocky Mountain 
    Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana

  • Southwestern 
    Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, New Mexico, Arizona

  • Plains
    South Dakota, North Dakota, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota

  • Midwestern
    Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee

  • Southeastern
    South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina

  • Eastern
    Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Virginia, West Virginia

  • Northeastern
    Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Conneticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey

  • Canada

Additional Speakers Bureaus

  • Society for the Teaching of Psychology Master Teacher Speaker Program list   
    STP supports this program to provide support to small regional and local conferences to bring in Master Teachers to their meetings.

  • APA PSYCHE Speakers Bureau (APA Divisions 1, 2 and 52)
    This national speaker bureau is designed to promote psychology through enhanced access of local groups to psychology experts in diverse specialties.

  • Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Speakers Bureau
    To request a speaker send a note to Jennifer Ross, Speakers Bureau Coordinator.

  • The Society for Neuroscience
    A list of neuroscientists in all states who have volunteered to come and speak to schools about their involvement in the sciences.

  • The National Register Legacy of Excellence DVD Series
    This DVD series is a professionally produced resource for psychologists, trainees, and the public. This Legacy of Excellence series features 18 eminent psychologists discussing a diverse range of topics. The DVD series costs $30 and includes all 4 CDs.