Meet your new board and committee members
APA has announced the results of its 2000 election for membership on its various boards and committees. These newly elected board and committee members began their terms on Jan. 1.
Committee on Structure and Function of Council
Slate I: Bruce E. Bonecutter, PhD
Slate II: Connie S. Paul, PhD
Finance Committee
Slate I: Paul L. Craig, PhD
Slate II: Cheryl B. Travis, PhD
Ethics Committee
Slate I: Michael C. Gottlieb, PhD
Slate II: Michael D. Roberts, PhD
Slate III: Robert T. Kinscherff, PhD
Membership Committee
Slate I: Arnold S. Kahn, PhD
Slate II: Bill Safarjan, PhD
Policy and Planning Board
Slate I: Mathilda B. Canter, PhD
Slate II: Donald K. Freedheim, PhD
Slate III: Asuncion Miteria Austria, PhD
Publications and Communications Board
Slate I: Linda P. Spear, PhD
Slate II: Mark Appelbaum, PhD
Committee on International Relations in Psychology
Slate I: Wanda C. Rodríguez-Arocho, PhD
Slate II: Patricia B. Licuanan, PhD
Slate III: Paul B. Pedersen, PhD
Board of Educational Affairs
Slate I: Bonnie L. Blankmeyer, PhD
Slate II: A. Toy Caldwell-Colbert, PhD
Slate III: Linda M. Forrest, PhD
Slate IV: Christine C. Iijima
Hall, PhD
Board of Professional Affairs
Slate I: Joseph D. Matarazzo, PhD
Slate II: Leigh W. Jerome, PhD
Slate III: Lisa R. Grossman,
PhD, JD
Committee for the Advancement
of Professional Practice
Slate I: Patricia I. Johnson, PhD
Slate II: Patricia M. Bricklin, PhD
Slate III: Melba J. Vasquez, PhD
Board of Scientific Affairs
Slate I: Harry T. Reis, PhD
Slate II: Jacquelynne S. Eccles, PhD
Slate III: Alan E. Kazdin, PhD
Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest
Slate I: Melvin N. Wilson, PhD
Slate II: Reginal Nettles, PhD
Slate III: Bonnie R. Strickland, PhD
Slate IV: Laura Carstensen, PhD
Commission for the Recognition
of Specialties and Proficiencies
in Professional Psychology
Slate I: John C. Linton, PhD
Slate II: Elena Eisman, PhD
Slate III: Lynn P. Rehm, PhD
Board of Convention Affairs
Slate I: Rochelle M. Balter, PhD
Slate II: Michael L. Haley, PhD
Slate III: Brian L. Wilcox, PhD
Committee on Rural Health
Slate I: George P. Taylor, PhD
Slate II: Morgan T. Sammons, PhD
Slate III: Michael Rigdon, PhD
Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs seeks new members
APA's Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) is seeking nominations for two new members to begin three-year terms of service on Jan. 1, 2002. The committee interacts with and makes recommendations to APA governing bodies, APA's membership and other groups.
Committee members plan, develop and coordinate activities related to advocacy; promote cultural understanding and psychological well-being of ethnic-minority populations; and Monitor and assess institutional barriers to equal access to psychological services and equitable representation in the profession of psychology.
To fulfill its commitment to full diversity in representation, the slates should be filled by an American Indian or Alaskan Native female psychologist and a Latina or Hispanic female psychologist.
Members must attend two committee meetings per year in Washington, D.C.(with expenses reimbursed by APA), and work on CEMA priorities between meetings when necessary. CEMA members attend APA's Annual Convention at their own expense to participate in convention programming sponsored by CEMA.
Nomination materials should include a statement of qualifications and relevant experience, a current
curriculum vitae and a letter of
interest. Self-nominations are encouraged. Nominations and supporting materials should be sent no later than July 1 to the Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs at the APA address; (202) 336-6029.
APA will hold two Advanced Training Institutes in June
APA is sponsoring two Advanced Training Institutes this summer:
• The first--Longitudinal methods, modeling and measurement in contemporary psychological research--will be held at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., June 49, and offer five days of lectures and computer workshops. University of Virginia's John McArdle, PhD, Karen Schmidt, PhD, and John Nesselroade, PhD, will lead the course. Applications for this course must be submitted electronically by Feb. 23. Notification of those selected will be in late March.
• The second will cover functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) at Massachusetts General Hospital in Charlestown, Mass., June 2429. The course provides training and hands-on experience in experimental design and data analysis, and will also cover some of the necessary background in physics, biology and biophysics. Directed by Robert L. Savoy, PhD, head of fMRI Education at Massachusetts General Hospital, the course is designed for active researchers who are new to the field of fMRI. Graduate students, postdocs and new and established faculty are invited to apply. Applications for this course must be submitted electronically by March 9. Those selected will be notified by April 2.
Through a subsidy from the APA's Academic Enhancement Initiative, registration fees for each course have been reduced to $150 for faculty and $50 for graduate students and post-docs. The registration fees will cover course materials and some meals. Participants will be responsible for lodging, transportation and other meals. Limited financial assistance may be available.
Applications for both courses are available at www.apa.org/science/ati-info.html. For more information, contact APA's Science Directorate
at (202) 336-6000; e-mail.
Nominations sought for outstanding ethnicity
dissertation award
APA's Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) is soliciting nominations for the Jeffrey S. Tanaka Memorial Dissertation Award in Psychology, which recognizes an outstanding psychology dissertation concerning populations of color.
CEMA welcomes applications from ethnic minorities and nonethnic-minority individuals who have filed their dissertations in 1999 and 2000 on research involving one or more of the following areas:
• Enhancement of the understanding of people of color.
• Enhancement of psychological service delivery systems to persons of color.
• Development of new concepts or theories relevant to populations
of color.
• Development of new and creative methodological paradigms that promote more effective research on and for communities of color.
• Creative approaches to methodology that are sensitive to the unique values, beliefs and needs of communities of color.
A CEMA-appointed award selection subcommittee will anonymously review abstracts to select semifinalists, who will then provide copies of their entire dissertation for the final selection. Abstracts and dissertations will be evaluated by their potential impact on ethnic-minority populations, completeness and clarity, project creativity and the research design's effectiveness.
The author of the winning dissertation wins a $500 cash prize, a $300 travel award and an invitation to present the dissertation at APA's Annual Convention.
The award is in memory of Jeffrey S. Tanaka, PhD, who was actively involved in APA. Tanaka was a Fellow of Div. 5 (Evaluation, Measurement and Statistics) and a Member of Divs. 8 (Society for Personality and Social Psychology) and 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues). He was chair-elect of the Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs at the time of his death in 1992.
To apply, send five copies of a 1,000-word abstract (only one copy should indicate author's name, address and daytime telephone) to APA's Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs at the APA address or call (202) 336-6029. The title of the dissertation must appear on all copies of submitted abstracts. Submissions must be postmarked by April 1.
Nominate a psychology department that stands out
in ethnic-minority issues
APA encourages ethnic-minority students to nominate doctoral programs in basic and professional psychology that have demonstrated excellence in the recruitment and retention of ethnic-minority students for the 2001 Suinn Minority Achievement Awards.
The awards, created by APA Past-president Richard M. Suinn, PhD, recognize three developmental, experimental, cognitive, social, psychobiology, clinical, counseling, school or other psychology programs at APA's 2001 Annual Convention in San Francisco, Aug. 2428.
Nominations should include the following documentation from the program or department chairperson:
• The name of the university program.
• The number and percentage of ethnic-minority graduate students enrolled.
• The number and percentage of ethnic-minority students who have earned a doctoral degree during the past five years.
Upon receipt of the nomination, the nominee or his or her designate will be sent a supplemental information form covering what contributes to the department's success. Topics include curriculum, faculty-student collaborations, recruitment and retention, funding and mentoring and modeling.
Please submit nominations by May 15 to Adisa A. Ajamu, Special Projects Manager, Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs, at the APA address, fax: (202) 336-6040; e-mail.. Nomination by e-mail is strongly encouraged.
--D. SMITH
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Psi Chi journal seeks managing editor
The Psi Chi National Council is seeking applications for the position of managing editor of the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research.
The successful candidate should have extensive experience in working with undergraduate research. Prior editorial experience at the editor or associate editor level or as a reviewer for undergraduate psychology journals is preferred. Psi Chi's goal is to become the premier journal of undergraduate scholarship in psychology and seeks an individual who is committed to expanding the journal's scope and reputation for excellence. The managing editor cannot be a current member of the Psi Chi National Council and will begin the three-year editorial term Aug. 1.
Psi Chi, the national honor society for undergraduate psychology students, created the journal to foster and reward the scholarly efforts of undergraduate psychology students as well as to provide them with a valuable learning experience. In its sixth year, the national quarterly journal publishes empirical articles from all areas of psychology. All articles have an undergraduate Psi Chi member as the first author, though the journal also publishes invited articles on pedagogical topics authored by academic psychologists.
Interested applicants should send a letter of intent detailing their relevant experiences and qualifications for the position, a copy of their curriculum vitae and a statement of their philosophy for the journal to the Journal Editor Search Committee, Psi Chi National Office, P.O. Box 709, Chattanooga, TN 37401-0709. Review of applications will begin May 1. |
