APA Science Student Council

APA Science Student Council Mission Statement

The APA Science Student Council (SSC) advocates for the needs of research-oriented graduate students. Specifically, the SSC: 

• Promotes the visibility of psychology as a core Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline.

• Advises the Board of Scientific Affairs and the APA Science Directorate on research-oriented student issues. 

• Administers an award to recognize early research accomplishments of graduate students (e.g., Early Graduate Student Researcher Awards).

• Develops science-oriented APA Convention programming. 

• Represents and facilitates communication between various subspecialties of psychological science (e.g. Datablitz and other Convention sessions). 

• Disseminates information relevant to research-oriented graduate students (e.g. newsletter articles on such topics as funding opportunities and career information). 

• Promotes student knowledge of advocacy issues (e.g., newsletter articles, resources online).  
   
  

Back row — Joshua Carp, University of Michigan; Stephen Mistler, Arizona State University; Michael Dunbar, University of Pittsburgh; David Kille, University of Waterloo. Front Row - Gina Fernandez, George Mason University; Evgeniya Pavlova, University of South Florida; Natale Sciolino, University of Georgia; Rachel Manes, City University of New York; Hallie Bregman, University of Miami.