Anton, Craig elected to APA Board of Directors

APA's Council of Representatives has elected clinician and educator Barry S. Anton, PhD, and clinical neuropsychologist Paul L. Craig, PhD, to APA's Board of Directors.

Anton manages the largest private, multidisciplinary mental health clinic in Washington state and is a professor of psychology at the University of Puget Sound. He is an active member of the Washington State Psychological Association and a longtime advocate for psychology consumers and providers in the state. His priorities include helping APA's new chief executive officer (CEO) make a smooth transition, expanding opportunities for psychologists in science and practice, increasing advocacy across all the directorates and enhancing the public image of psychology.

Craig is a member of APA's Finance Committee and has served as treasurer and president of the Alaska Psychological Association. He maintains a private practice in Anchorage and spends much of his time providing neuropsychological services in remote areas of the state. He also serves as an associate clinical professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Craig plans to focus on ensuring a bright financial future for APA, supporting the APA Practice Organization, furthering APA's academic and scientific agendas and providing guidance to APA's new CEO.

The terms for both will begin on Jan. 1 and end on Dec. 31, 2005.

Early-career faculty: Apply for a grant to study health disparities

APA is requesting proposals for a new small grants program aimed at promoting research and training on health disparities issues at ethnic-minority serving institutions.

The program, called Promoting Psychological Research and Training on Health Disparities Issues at Ethnic Minority Serving Institutions Grants (ProDIGs), will award grants to early career faculty--those who have completed their highest academic degree within the past 10 years--for the preparation of a funding application to a federal agency or foundation such as the National Institutes of Health or the National Science Foundation. Five to seven grants of $5,000 to $6,500 each will be awarded each year.

About half of the grants will be given for preparation of research applications; the rest will be given for preparation of program/curriculum development applications. Awardees are expected to submit funding applications to federal agencies or private foundations within 24 months of receiving their grants.

All awardees will be expected to attend a mandatory three- to four-day professional development institute in Washington, D.C., next summer. Additional funds will be provided for travel costs.

Deadline for applications is Nov. 1. Grant applicants must have doctorates in psychology or a related discipline; applicants for program/curriculum development grants must have at minimum master's degrees in psychology or a related field. A faculty or research affiliation of greater than 0.50 FTE at an accredited minority-serving institution is also required. Applicants must be APA members, U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and have completed their highest academic degree within the past 10 years at the time of the grant award.

ProDIGs is funded by the APA Science Directorate's "Academic Enhancement Initiative" and administered by the APA Public Interest Directorate's Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs (OEMA) in collaboration with the APA Minority Fellowship Program.

For further information on applying or qualifying for research small grants and to request an application, contact Sonja Preston of OEMA at (202) 336-6029 or e-mail. Questions and requests about program/curriculum development small grants can be directed to Adisa Ajamu of OEMA at (202) 336-6029 or via e-mail.

The Office of Precollege and Undergraduate Education welcomes new director

Maureen McCarthy, PhD, an associate professor of psychology at Austin Peay State University, will join APA as the new director of precollege and undergraduate programs in January. The current director, Barney Beins, PhD, will resume his post as professor of psychology at Ithaca College this fall.

McCarthy has an expertise in psychometrics, assessment and research methods, and a longstanding commitment to education in psychology. She has been active in the Psychology Partnerships Project and a leader in APA's Div. 2 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology). McCarthy helped organize the APA/Div. 2 Undergraduate Departmental Consulting Service as well as the "Measuring Up: Best Practices in Assessment in Psychology Education," conference, the first national conference on assessment in psychology, held last month.

In her new role, McCarthy will have a chance to have a significant impact on psychology through APA's outreach to psychology teachers at all levels, says Beins. McCarthy will coordinate teaching workshops, represent APA's Education Directorate and the Office of Precollege and Undergraduate Programs at psychology meetings, and work with the higher education community to enhance and innovate the psychology curriculum.

"Her expertise in assessment of undergraduate departments, her considerable work with the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, and her experience at two- and four-year institutions and with high school teachers give her a unique perspective that will permit her to continue the momentum already created in this department," says Beins.

Nominate a new wave of journal editors

APA's Publications and Communications (P&C) Board is accepting nominations for the editorships of Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, Developmental Psychology and Psychological Review for 2005-10.

Candidates must be APA members and be available to start receiving manuscripts in early 2004. The P&C Board encourages nominations of members of underrepresented groups, as well as self-nominations. The first review of nominations will begin Nov. 15. Deadline for nominations is Nov. 25.

The P&C Board has selected search chairs for each new journal editor. They are:

* Susan H. McDaniel, PhD, and Mike Pressley, PhD, for Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books.

* Joseph J. Campos, PhD, for Developmental Psychology.

* Mark I. Appelbaum, PhD, for Psychological Review.

To nominate a candidate, prepare a statement of support of one page or less. Address all nominations to the appropriate search committee c/o Karen Sellman, P&C Board Search Liaison, at the APA address.

Time to renew your dues

The 2003 dues statements for APA Members, Associate Members and Fellows were mailed in late September. The deadline for payment is Nov. 8.

Prompt payment ensures that your records will be updated and that delivery of the Monitor, American Psychologist, your APA membership card and other benefits will not be interrupted. Paid membership also provides a credit toward one journal of choice, discounts on APA books, delivery of directorate newsletters and continued eligibility for APA Insurance Trust programs.

For more information, contact APA Membership at (800) 374-2721, (202) 336-5580; TDD: (202) 336-6123; fax: (202) 336-5568; e-mail: Membership

Apply now for APA's Minority Fellowship Program

APA's Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) is accepting applications for its fellowship programs in psychology and neuroscience. The programs are designed to stimulate research interest in ethnic-minority mental health, substance abuse and HIV-AIDS, and to provide financial support and mentoring to individuals pursuing doctoral degrees.

Applicants must be American citizens or permanent residents, enrolled full time in doctoral programs at the time the fellowships are awarded (mental health and substance abuse services applicants must be in an APA-accredited program), and demonstrate a commitment to a career in psychology related to research in ethnic-minority mental health/substance abuse/HIV-AIDS or neuroscience.

MFP Fellowship applications are accepted through Jan. 15.

Applicants may download an application from the MFP Web site at www.apa.org/mfp, request an application via e-mail at MFP, or write to APA/MFP Fellowship at the APA address.

Interested in working on Capitol Hill?

APA invites applications for the 2003-04 Congressional Fellowship program, which sponsors up to five psychologists to serve as special legislative assistants on the staff of a member of Congress or congressional committee for one year. One fellowship is targeted for an individual with interests in HIV/AIDS-related policy.

The fellowships enable psychologists to encourage more effective use of scientific knowledge in government, and to broaden the perceptions of the research, practice and governmental communities about the value of psychology-government interaction. Activities may include conducting legislative or oversight work, assisting in congressional hearings and debates, and preparing speeches and briefing materials.

Prospective fellows must demonstrate competence in scientific and/or professional psychology and display sensitivity toward policy issues and a strong interest in applying psychological knowledge to national issues.

The deadline for applications is Jan. 1. For more information, contact APA's Public Policy Office by phone at (202) 336-6062.

Renew your discounted subscriptions

APA members will receive order forms this month for renewing their discounted subscriptions for 2003. Those who have paid their 2003 dues may apply their journal credit toward their subscription order. Return the form before the Nov. 18 deadline to ensure uninterrupted service.

Student Affiliates, International Affiliates and High School Teacher Affiliates also receive their fee statement/journal order forms this month. Student Affiliates receive subscriptions to the American Psychologist and the Monitor upon payment of their fee. They are entitled to use a $10 journal credit toward the purchase of APA periodicals. International and High School Teacher Affiliates receive a subscription to the Monitor upon payment of fees and may subscribe to the American Psychologist and all APA periodicals at a discounted rate.

For more information on subscriptions, contact Subscriptions at the APA address, (800) 374-2721, (202) 336-5600; TDD: (202) 336-6123; fax: (202) 336-5568; e-mail: Subscriptions. Questions relating to member or affiliate status should be directed to Membership at the APA address, (800) 374-2721, (202) 336-5580; TDD: (202) 336-6123; fax: (202) 336-5568; e-mail: Membership

Nominate for Committee on Psychology and AIDS

APA's Ad Hoc Committee on Psychology and AIDS (COPA) seeks nominations for three members whose terms will begin on Jan. 1 and end on Dec. 31, 2005.

COPA guides the development and implementation of APA's organizational responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. COPA members are required to attend at least one face-to-face meeting per year in Washington, D.C., with expenses reimbursed by APA, and to participate in monthly conference calls. Between meetings, members devote a substantial portion of time to COPA projects, provide consultation to APA Office on AIDS staff and participate in advocacy activities as needed.

Candidates should have demonstrated expertise in dealing with HIV/AIDS issues as a researchers, practitioners, educators or policy advocates. COPA seeks to involve a diverse group of psychologists, including persons of color and individuals with HIV. COPA is particularly interested in candidates who are employed in traditional university settings as well as candidates with expertise in HIV/AIDS public policy; treatment and prevention for persons with substance use disorders who are living with HIV; treatment and prevention for women; and technology transfer and/or replication of effective HIV-related interventions.

Nomination materials should include the nominee's qualifications, a letter from the nominee indicating willingness to serve on COPA and a curriculum vitae. Self-nominations are encouraged. Send materials to Robert Beverly, Office on AIDS, 750 First St., N.E., Washington, DC 20002-4242. All material must by received by Nov. 15.

--J. CHAMBERLIN