The APA Committee of Teachers of Psychology in Secondary schools (TOPSS) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 APA TOPSS Competition for High School Psychology Students. Each winner received a $300 scholarship award:
- Akshaj Dev of Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado: Misinformationopens in new window
- Emily Hsia of Arnold O. Beckman High School in Irvine, California: Think Twice: Using Dual Process Theory to Combat Misinformationopens in new window
- Seoyeon Kim of St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Massachusetts: Mindlessness, Mindfulness, and Misinformationopens in new window
In 2025, students were asked to create a video not longer than three minutes demonstrating how psychological science can be utilized to understand and counter the spread of misinformation. Videos also had to correspond with content in the National Standards for High School Psychology Curricula. Over 250 high school students from twenty-five countries participated in this year’s competition.