Early Career Psychologists Media Opportunity

An important priority of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Committee on Early Career Psychologists (CECP) is to elevate the visibility of ECPs and their work. To promote this priority, the committee is pleased to announce that they will be collaborating with APA’s Communications Office to find ECPs who are doing tremendous work within the field of psychology to help recognize their expertise, to elevate their professional work’s significant impact on society, and to build ECP presence on various media platforms offered at the APA.

Sponsor: Committee on Early Career Psychologists

Description

CECP invites submissions of ECPs who are doing outstanding service or have expertise in the following topics (but not limited to):

  • adolescent/children's mental health
  • burnout (e.g., health care providers, psychological impact of covid on mental health, connection to life/job changes)
  • climate change
  • dis/misinformation
  • racism
  • racial trauma
  • social media: impact on children’s mental health and development
  • adapting to a changing work environment
  • changing the workplace culture toward mental health (e.g. destigmatizing mental health)
Eligibility

Applicants must have earned a doctorate in psychology within the last 10 years.

How to Apply

Submission materials

Please submit the following webpage links:

  • two published research papers or a webpage listing your research or clinical work,
  • an example of a past media or public speaking engagement, and
  • an online biography or LinkedIn page.

Online submission process

CECP invites ECPs in all areas of psychology to submit. Submissions can be self-nominations or nominations by others. ECPs selected for media opportunities will be contacted directly by APA Communications Office.

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Questions

If you have any questions, please contact CECP staff liaison, Allison Gillens.

Last updated: April 2023Date created: November 2022

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