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APA 2025 programming for psychology educators

Join your friends and colleagues in Denver this August 7-9. Registration is now open.

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If you're a psychologist, educator, or student looking to stay up to date in the field of psychology, consider attending APA’s 2025 conference. This year’s event takes place August 7–9 in Denver, Colorado. APA 2025 aims to bring together people who are passionate about psychological science. It’s a valuable opportunity to learn, network, and build new connections in the field.

APA 2025 offers hundreds of sessions in all subfields of the discipline. In addition to Main Stage and Feature Stage addresses, and many concurrent sessions, there are also social hours and other networking events. The names of keynote speakers will be shared in the coming weeks and promise to be exciting and relevant to today’s pressing issues.

In addition to the symposium highlighting this year’s presidential initiative, the sessions listed below are those sponsored by APA’s Board of Educational Affairs (BEA), Committee on Association and Baccalaureate Education (CABE), and the Committee of Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS). The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP; APA Division 2) and the honor societies in psychology also sponsor sessions at APA. These sessions represent hundreds of additional sessions from which educators can benefit. Visit the APA convention website for information on registration and other details. Early bird registration ends June 4.

APA Presidential Programming on Engaging Psychology’s Future

Symposium: Engaging Psychology's Future
Join us in inspiring high school and community college students about diverse psychology careers
Friday, August 8, 2025, 8–9 a.m.

Presenters:
Debra M. Kawahara, 2025 APA President and Alliant International University - California
Jaye Van Kirk, San Diego Mesa College
Kathryn Anderson, Our Lady of the Lake University
Jessica S. Reinhardt, Temple University
Heather Schoenherr, College of Western Idaho
Virginia Welle, Chippewa Falls Senior High School

APA Board of Educational Affairs

BEA Invited Address: Harry Kirke Wolfe Lecture
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 1– 2 p.m.

Presenter:
Bridgette M. Hard, Duke University
Better together: Evidence-based strategies to foster collaborative thinking 

BEA Symposium
Friday, August 8, 2025, 11:30–12:30 p.m.

Presenters:
Peggy Brady-Amoon, Seton Hall University
Karen Brakke, Spelman College
Kimberly Gorgens, University of Denver
Annette S. Kluck, University of Mississippi
Laurie McCubbin, University of Kentucky
Making a Positive Impact on the State of Contemporary Education 

BEA Symposium
Friday, August 8, 2025, 4– 5 p.m.

Presenters:
Commission on Accreditation
Commission on Accreditation Updates and Open Forum 

BEA Invited Address: Distinguished Scholar Lecture for Teaching
Saturday, August 9, 2025, 8–9 a.m.

Presenter:
Michael Tomasello, Duke University
Evolution and Human Cooperation

APA Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Education

CABE Invited Address: The Diane Halpern Lecture
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 2:30–3:30 p.m.

Presenter:
Ladonna Lewis, Glendale Community College
Teaching Truth to Power: Twenty-Nine Years in the Classroom 

CABE Symposium
Friday, August 8, 2025, 8–9 a.m.

Presenter:
Elliott D. Hammer, Xavier University of Louisiana
Better Beginnings, Enduring Endings: Bookending an Impactful Psychology Class for All Students 

CABE Reception and Awards Ceremony
Saturday, August 9, 2025, 8–9:30 a.m.

Session chairs:
Elizabeth Yost Hammer, Xavier University of Louisiana 
Des Robinson, Tarrant County College
Co-sponsored by Psi Alpha, Psi Beta, Psi Chi, and the TOPSS Committee 

CABE Symposium
Saturday, August 9, 2025, 1:30– 2:30 p.m.

Presenters:
Elizabeth Yost Hammer, Xavier University of Louisiana 
Des Robinson, Tarrant County College
Julie Lazzara, Chandler Gilbert Community College
Heather Schoenherr, College of Western Idaho
Preparing for an AI World: The Value of AI Literacy for Psychology Students and Educators

APA Committee of Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools

TOPSS Invited Address: The Randal M. Ernst Lecture
Friday, August 8, 2025, 11:30 am.– 12:30 p.m.

Presenter:
William Douglas Woody, University of Northern Colorado
Psychology and the Law: Foundations, Resources, and Student Career Support

TOPSS Invited Address: The Lee Gurel Lecture
Friday, August 8, 2025, 4–5 p.m.

Presenter:
Sarah E. Burgamy, PhoenixRISE
Human geography - “Help, I lost my map!:” Understanding Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

TOPSS Panel Discussion
Saturday, August 9, 2025, 3-4 p.m.

Presenters:
Peggy Brady-Amoon, Seton Hall University
Elizabeth Yost Hammer, Xavier University of Louisiana 
Todd Joseph, Hillsborough Community College
Hideko Sera, Morehouse College
Virginia Welle, Chippewa Falls Senior High School
Pathways Into the Profession: A Panel Discussion on Triumphs and Challenges

For information about programs offered by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and the Psychology Honor Societies, please visit the STP websiteopens in new window for a comprehensive schedule.

About the author

Lincoln Polan Lincoln Polan is a senior at The University of Maryland (UMD) preparing to graduate in spring of 2025. His passion for psychology stems from his father, who is a psychology professor. He serves as a research assistant for the Comprehensive Assessment and Intervention Program at UMD, where he focuses on helping adolescents overcome social anxiety. In his free time, he does freelance photography for The Diamondback , UMD's largest student newspaper. Lincoln currently interns at APA's office on undergraduate and precollege education, hoping to impact education policy in psychology that will help future generations understand psychology.

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