Apply now for 2008 Minority Fellowship Program

APA's Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) is accepting applications for its fellowships in psychology and neuroscience. The fellowships seek to stimulate interest in ethnic-minority mental health services and neuroscience research by providing financial support and mentoring to doctoral students and postdoctoral trainees.The fellowships are:

• The Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) Predoctoral Fellowship, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Applicants must be doctoral students in clinical, counseling or school psychology and plan to pursue careers as practitioners or psychotherapy researchers specializing in ethnic-minority populations.

• The MHSAS Postdoctoral Fellowship, also funded by SAMHSA. This fellowship is intended for early-career doctoral recipients interested in careers in mental health services research, delivery or policy.

• The Diversity Program in Neuroscience (DPN) Predoctoral Fellowship, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), which supports individuals pursuing careers in neuroscience—including behavioral neuroscience, cellular neurobiology, cognitive neuroscience and neuroanatomy.

• The DPN Postdoctoral Fellowship, also funded by NIMH, supports early-career doctoral recipients pursuing careers in neuroscience.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled full time when they begin the fellowships. Mental health and substance abuse services applicants must be in APA-accredited programs and must demonstrate their commitment to ethnic-minority mental health.

Fellowship applications are due Jan. 15. Apply online at www.apa.org/mfp.

Register now for international occupational stress and health conference

This year's seventh international conference on occupational stress and health will focus on the translation of research to practice, with conference sessions on best practices in creating healthy work places, changing employment arrangements and psychological and biological effects of job stress.

The conference, "Healthy and Safe Work through Research, Practice, and Partnerships" is set for March 6–8 in Washington, D.C., and is sponsored by APA's Public Interest Directorate.

Registration fees are $330 through Jan. 10 and $375 after. Student rates are $95 through Jan. 10 and $125 after. Current, renewing and new members of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology receive special discount rates: Visit the conference Web site for details: www.apa.org/pi/work/wsh.html.

Comment on criteria for evaluating quality-improvement programs

APA's Performance Improvement Advisory Group seeks comments on its draft of the "Criteria for the Evaluation of Quality Improvement Programs and the Use of Quality Improvement Data." These criteria were written to give psychologists a framework to use when evaluating or considering participation in quality-improvement programs. The criteria also guide psychologists' advocacy on the design and implementation of such programs.

The advisory group is particularly interested in hearing from members who have designed or participated in quality-improvement programs. To review the criteria and comment online, visit http://forms.apa.org/practice/criteriaqualityimprovement. Comments are due by Feb. 29.

Interested in the APA presidency?

Members who would like to be nominated for APA President-elect in 2008 are invited to submit a statement of 50 words or less. The statement will accompany the nomination ballot. Please note that statements are optional and not required in order to be nominated.

The deadline for potential candidates to submit a statement is Jan. 15.

The 50-word limit will be strictly enforced. Interested candidates are welcome to speak to the Council of Representatives at its Feb. 22–24 meeting and are responsible for their own transportation and lodging costs. The nomination ballot will be mailed Feb. 1, with a 45-day balloting period. For more information, contact APA's Governance Office at (202) 336-6087 or e-mail.

APA seeks nominees for its boards and committees

Take a more active role in APA's governance by nominating your colleagues or yourself to serve on one of APA's many boards and committees. APA seeks nominations for the following groups:

•Committee on Structure and Function of Council.

•Finance Committee.

•Ethics Committee.

•Membership Board.

•Policy and Planning Board.

•Publications and Communications Board.

•Committee on International Relations in Psychology.

•Board of Educational Affairs.

•Board of Professional Affairs.

•Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice.

•Board of Scientific Affairs.

•Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the   Public Interest.

•Commission for the Recognition of Specialties and    Proficiencies in Psychology.

•Board of Convention Affairs.

•Committee on Rural Health.

Send nominations to the APA Election Committee at the APA address by Feb. 15. Nominations are forwarded to the appropriate board or committee as they develop their nomination slates, which are reviewed by APA's Board of Directors Subcommittee on Nominations. APA's Board of Directors grants final approval for all board and committee election slates. Nominees selected through this process will appear on the 2008 Board/Committee ballot, which will be sent on Oct. 31, 2008, to all members of the 2008 Council of Representatives.

For more information on the election process for boards and committees, contact the director of elections (202) 336-6087 or e-mail.