Div. 1 seeks committee members, award nominations

Div. 1 (Society for General Psychology) seeks members to join several new committees created this year to strengthen psychology across specialty areas. Some subjects the new committees will address are Institutional Review Board reform, political correctness, revolution, humor and a speaker’s bureau.

For details on the committees and how to join, contact Div. 1 President Harold Takooshian, PhD, via email.

Div. 1 also seeks nominations for its 2007 awards. The submission deadline is 5 p.m. Feb. 15. The four awards are:

• The William James Book Award for a recent book that integrates material across psychological subfields or provides coherence to the diverse subject matter of psychology. Nominations materials should include three copies of the book copyrighted in 2001 or later and available in print; the curricula vitae of the authors; and a one-page statement that explains the strengths of the submission as an integrative work and how it meets the division’s award criteria. The division discourages textbooks, analytic reviews, biographies and examples of applications. Full criteria for the award can be found on the Div. 1 Web site at www.apa.org/about/division/div1.html. Send nomination letters and supporting materials to William James Book Award, c/o Thomas Bouchard, PhD, N249 Elliott Hall, University of Minnesota, 75 E. River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455.

• The Ernest R. Hilgard Award for a career contribution to general psychology. Nominations packets should include the candidate’s curriculum vitae along with a detailed statement indicating why the nominee is a worthy candidate for the award and supporting letters from others who endorse the nomination. Send nomination letters and supporting materials to Bonnie Strickland, PhD, at 558 Federal St., Belchertown, MA 01007; (413) 323-5778; fax: (413) 545-0996.

• The George A. Miller Award for an outstanding recent article in general psychology. Nominated articles can be of any length but must be in print and have a post-2000 publication date. Nominations packets should include four copies of each of the following: the nominated article; the author(s) curriculum vitae; and a statement detailing the strength of the article as an outstanding contribution to general psychology.

Send nomination letters and supporting materials to Harold Takooshian, PhD, Miller Award Chair, Psychology-916, Fordham University, New York, NY 10023.

• The 2008 Arthur W. Staats Lecture for Unifying Psychology. The winner will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $500 to help defray travel expenses for that convention. The division will also publish the address in The General Psychologist, the division’s newsletter. Nomination materials should include the nominee’s curriculum vitae along with a detailed statement indicating why the nominee is a worthy candidate for the award, including evidence that the nominee would give a good lecture. Nominations material should be sent to Peter Salovey, PhD, Department of Psychology, Yale University, 2 Hillhouse Ave., P.O. Box 208205, New Haven, CT 06520-8205.

The submission deadline is Feb. 15.

The 2007 Arthur W. Staats Lecture for Unifying Psychology will be given by Hazel R. Markus, PhD, of Stanford University, at APA’s 2007 Annual Convention in San Francisco, Aug. 17–20.

The division accepts self-nominations. For more information, contact Nancy Felipe Russo, PhD, General Psychology Awards Coordinator, Department of Psychology, P.O. Box 1104, Tempe, AZ 85287-1104; email.

Div. 2 announces new officers, seeks director of society programming

The Div. 2 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology—STP) Executive Committee selected Andrew N. Christopher, PhD, of Albion College as the new editor of the division’s journal, Teaching of Psychology. Christopher, who succeeds Randolph Smith, PhD, will serve as the journal’s editor-elect during 2008 and take over all journal operations on Jan. 1, 2009.

The Executive Committee also selected Ruth L. Ault, PhD, of Davison College, to replace Janet Carlson, PhD, as director of the Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology (OTRP). Through its Web site at www.teachpsych.org, the office distributes teaching resources and offers services that support faculty in their instructional and advisement functions. During her five-year term, Ault will oversee resource development and distribution and will supervise all member services.

In addition, STP selected Steven Meyers, PhD, of Roosevelt University, as the new editor for the E-xcellence in Teaching columns that appear monthly in PsychTeacher, a moderated discussion list for psychology teachers at all levels. Meyers will replace Bryan Saville, PhD, and Tracy Zinn, PhD, current co-editors of these columns. Past columns are compiled in the four e-books that are available on the STP Web site at www.teachpsych.org, and the fifth volume will be published soon.

STP is also searching for a director of society programming to serve a five-year term beginning in 2008, with training to begin August 2007. The director oversees STP programming at the APA convention, the STP-APS Teaching Institute, the STP Best Practices conference series and other venues.

The deadline for applications is March 15. Send all inquiries and materials to William Buskist, PhD, via email.

Apply for Div. 9 experienced scholars grant

Div. 9 (Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues—SPSSI) is seeking applications for its SPSSI Action Grant for Experienced Scholars, or SAGES program. The division created SAGES to encourage psychologists age 60 and older to apply their knowledge to help solve social problems or to assist policy-makers in solving social problems. The program invites proposals that use social science research findings to address significant social issues. For example, projects may be direct-action projects, consulting with not-for-profit groups or preparing research reviews for use by policy-makers. Applications are due by Feb. 15. For more on the application process, visit www.spssi.org/Sagesflyer.html or contact the 2006 SAGES Chair, Stephanie Shields, PhD, via email.

Apply for Harry and Miriam Levinson Award honoring consulting psychologists

The American Psychological Foundation (APF) requests nominations for the 2007 Harry and Miriam Levinson Award for Exceptional Contributions to Consulting Organizational Psychology, which is administered by APA’s Office of Division Services and Divs. 13 (Society of Consulting Psychology), 14 (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology) and 39 (Psychoanalysis).

The $5,000 award annually honors an APA member who has converted many psychological theories into applications that managers can use to create more healthy, effective and humane organizations.

Representatives from the three divisions review nominations and recommend a recipient to the APF Board of Trustees.

Nominations are due March 1. To apply, send a current curriculum vitae and a letter addressing the nominee’s relevant accomplishments via e-mail. All nomination materials must be submitted electronically and include a cover e-mail note. APF welcomes self-nominations and encourages nominations for individuals who represent diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, age and sexual orientation. For more information, visit www.apa.org/apf or e-mail.

Apply for Div. 15 graduate student seminar

Div. 15 (Educational) encourages full-time graduate students beginning their dissertations to apply for its eighth annual National Graduate Student Doctoral Research Seminar to coincide with APA’s 2007 Annual Convention in San Francisco, Aug. 17–20. The seminar aims to demystify the process of becoming a researcher. Selected students will attend conference presentations, participate in social events and meet with distinguished researchers. Students will also work with faculty in small groups to discuss their dissertation research and receive guidance and suggestions. The seminar will be limited to 15 students with no more than three from the same institution.

The division will select students based on the quality of the submitted work and how well the work fits the interestsof other applicants and the expertise of participating faculty. The seminar is free, and Div. 15 will pay for some meals and refreshments. Students will receive a stipend, the cost of seminar registration and Div. 15 membership for one year.

Applications must include three hard copies and a compact disk version of the following:

• A one-page letter from the student explaining how he or she could benefit from and contribute to the seminar, the student’s current stage in the dissertation process and when the student expects to defend the dissertation.

• A three- to five-page research proposal that describes the student’s dissertation study, including an introduction, brief theoretical framework, statement of the problem, methodology and proposed analyses.

• A two-page curriculum vitae that includes the student’s name, address, telephone, fax, e-mail, education, professional experience, publications and conference presentations.

• A letter of recommendation from the student’s adviser describing the student’s qualifications.

The deadline for applications is April 20. Direct questions and materials to Rayne Sperling, PhD, Penn State University, Educational Psychology, 232 CEDAR Building, University Park, PA 16802-3109; e-mail.

Div. 15 seeks award applications

Div. 15 seeks applicants for several 2007 awards, including:

• The Richard E. Snow Award for Early Contributions. This award is given to an individual who is no more than 10 years past receipt of a doctorate and who has made significant research contributions to the field of educational psychology. To nominate an individual, e-mail electronic copies of a nomination letter describing his or her contributions, the individual’s curriculum vitae and a representative reprint of the individual’s research to Peter Schutz, PhD. Nominations are due Jan. 1.

• The Paul R. Pintrich Outstanding Dissertation Award. The recipient of this student award receives a plaque of recognition, a $500 stipend and an invitation to present the dissertation at APA’s 2008 Annual Convention in Boston, Aug. 14–17. To be eligible, students must attend or have graduated from an accredited college or university; have their dissertation approved by their doctoral committees prior to application; and have completed their dissertation in an area of educational psychology research within the past two calendar years. The deadline for applications is Dec. 31.

For application materials, guidelines and evaluation criteria, contact Michele Gregoire Gill, PhD, Educational Studies Department, University of Central Florida; (407) 823-1771; e-mail.

Get involved with Div. 17 community programs

Div. 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology) thanks volunteers and the community of New Orleans for the partnership events sponsored by “Stepping up to the Plate: Giving Back to the Community,” the Special Task Group created by division president William D. Parham, PhD.

“Give Back” sponsored three community events in collaboration with two community partners: Julia Bland, of the Louisiana Children’s Museum, and Sarah Hoffpauir, of the Greater New Orleans Mental Health and Resilience Task Force. Division members Sue Jacobs, PhD, Chanda Corbett, PhD, and Sylvia Marotta, PhD, provided trauma and self-care workshops for parents, educators and mental health providers. Numerous volunteers assisted in the workshops and in the Children’s Museum.

Div. 17 members are now preparing their community engagement for APA’s 2007 Annual Convention in San Francisco, Aug. 17–20, and APA’s 2008 Annual Convention in Boston, Aug. 14–17, by building partnerships with community organizations as well as APA divisions, ethnic psychological associations and state psychological associations. For information on how to get involved with future plans as well as ways to support Div. 17’s ongoing commitment to New Orleans, visit the division’s Web site at www.div17.org or contact co-chairs Rebecca Toporek, PhD, via e-mail or Michael Mobley, PhD, via e-mail.

Div. 32 announces first annual conference

Div. 32 (Humanistic) will hold its first annual conference, “Humanistic Psychotherapies for the 21st Century: Evolution of “Theory, Research and Practice,” at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Aug. 14–16, preceding APA’s 2007 Annual Convention. Many contributors to humanistic psychotherapy will be presenting, including James Bugental, PhD, Natalie Rogers, PhD, Kirk Schneider, PhD, Les Greenberg, PhD, Al Mahrer, PhD, Robert Elliott, PhD, and Art Bohart, PhD. For further information and registration materials, contact David J. Cain, PhD, conference chair, via e-mail.

Help recruit students through Minority Affairs Ambassadors Program

The Minority Affairs Committee of Div. 41 (American Psychology-Law Society) has created an Ambassadors Program to recruit minority undergraduates to graduate study in psychology and law. The program involves sending psychology and law experts to 10–15 historically black colleges and hispanic-serving institutions to introduce students to the field and develop mentoring pipelines between the institutions and graduate psychology and law programs. The experts will meet with students and present their specialty areas of research within psychology and law, as well as provide students with an overview of the field, information on relevant graduate programs and the opportunity to discuss career options.

Ambassador visits began this fall and are coordinated with psychology departments and such student organizations as Psi Chi, Black Student Association, Mecha, La Raza, McNair and TRIO. The program has an evaluation component and will also survey participating students and college staff to assess whether the program is effective. The committee will also track applications by minority students nationwide to major psychology and law programs and track minority student representation in Div. 41. For more information, or to volunteer to serve as an expert, contact Roslyn M. Caldwell, PhD, Minority Affairs Committee chair, via e-mail.

Div. 52 offers new mentoring program

Div. 52 (International) has developed a pilot mentoring program for experienced international psychologists, students, early-career psychologists and international affiliates and is looking for volunteer mentors and applicant mentees. To get involved with this and other Div. 52 opportunities—such as the division’s efforts to link international researchers with American sponsors or help them prepare papers for publication in U.S. journals—visit www.pitt.edu/~frieze/international_opportunities.htm. Comments or suggestions for this page should be sent to Div. 52 Mentoring Committee Chair Irene Hanson Frieze, PhD, via e-mail.

—E. Packard