WASHINGTON — The American Psychological Association has appointed Aaron Wood as senior director of product management for its Office of Publications and Databases, charged with managing APA’s line of online electronic products and platforms and developing new solutions that meet the needs of psychologists.
Wood comes to the APA from Ingram Content Group, where he was in charge of product development for digital libraries and e-commerce capabilities. Before that, he was vice president of systems and data architecture at Alexander Street Press and associate director for collections and metadata services at University of Calgary Libraries.
“We are excited that Aaron Wood will lead the product development group as we accelerate our efforts in this area,’ said Jasper Simons, APA’s executive publisher. “Aaron comes to APA with a thorough understanding of the needs of researchers and deep technical expertise.”
For decades, APA has published the leading journals, books and databases for behavioral scientists. In recent years, APA has expanded its offerings with PsycNET, the market-leading hosting platform, which is optimized for the psychological sciences. Earlier this year, APA launched PsycINFO Data Solutions and is preparing to launch another new solution this summer.
Wood has a master's of library and information science from the University of Western Ontario.
The American Psychological Association, in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. APA's membership includes more than 117,500 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives.