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BAPPI assures that psychology serves the public interest and advances social justice, health and wellbeing for all people. BAPPI accomplishes this goal through interactions with its reporting committees, other APA boards, committees, and divisions and through collaboration with like-minded external professional and interest groups.

Mission Statement

The Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI) shall consist of not fewer than ten members elected for three year terms. Nine of the members must be members of the American Psychological Association. The tenth member shall be a public member appointed by BAPPI for up to a three year term. The mission of the Board shall be to encourage the generation and application of psychological knowledge on issues important to human well being. It shall have general concern for those aspects of psychology that involve solutions to the fundamental problems of human justice and that promote equitable and just treatment of all segments of society.

BAPPI shall encourage the utilization and dissemination of psychological knowledge to advance equal opportunity and to foster empowerment of those who do not share equitably in society's resources.

The Board shall be concerned with increasing scientific understanding and training in regard to those aspects that pertain to, but are not limited to culture, class, race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age and disability.

The Board shall support improving educational and training opportunities for all persons in psychology and continue the promotion of culturally sensitive models for the delivery of psychological services.

The Board shall be sensitive to the entire range of APA activities as they pertain to the mission of this Board and make recommendations regarding ethically and socially responsible actions by APA when appropriate.

The composition of the Board shall reflect diversity in terms of ethnic minorities, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities and religion, as well as the range of interests characteristic of psychology in all its aspects. APA Bylaws, Article XI, 12.

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Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest

The Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI) shall consist of not fewer than ten members elected for three year terms. Nine of the members must be members of the American Psychological Association. The tenth member shall be a public member appointed by BAPPI for up to a three year term.

Margaret B. Heldring, PhD (2005-2007) – Chair
Martha Banks, PhD (2006-2008)
Jean L. Chin, EdD (2006-2008)
Douglas Kimmel, PhD (2006-2008)
Olivia Moorehead-Slaughter, PhD (2007-2009)
Allan S. Noonan, MD, MPH, Public Member (2006-2008)
Ena Vazquez-Nuttall, EdD (2005-2007)
Mark Pope, EdD, (2005-2007)
Barbara Palombi, PhD (2007-2009)
Sandra Shullman, PhD (2007-2009)
Douglas Haldeman, PhD, Board of Directors Liaison
Melba Vasquez, PhD, Board of Directors Liaison

Sue Houston Staff Liaison

Annual Reports

2006   PDF (this 413.88KB file requires Acrobat Reader)
2005   PDF (this 85KB file requires Acrobat Reader)
2004   PDF (this 50KB file requires Acrobat Reader)
2003   PDF (this 72KB file requires Acrobat Reader)
2002

Committees

Ad Hoc Committee on AIDS in Psychology

APA Task Forces Reporting Through the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest

• Ad Hoc Committee on End-of-Life Issues
• Task Force on Gender Identity and Intersex Conditions
• Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls
• Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion