Fellow applicants, endorsers, and chairs
The Fellows Committee’s recommendations are based on criteria established by the nominating division, if such criteria exist. In the absence of division criteria, established APA criteria are used. Although there must be a primary nominating division, a second division may submit statements of support for a nominee.
Nominations to initial fellow status are made by APA divisions. Each nominee’s application materials are reviewed by the APA Fellows Committee, which has the responsibility of making recommendations on each case to the association’s Board of Directors and Council of Representatives.
Nominees/applicants, please check with your divisions fellows chair prior to starting an application to confirm the deadline for submitting an application to the divisions.
Division Fellows Chairs have a deadline of February 11 , 2025 to submit applications to APA for review.
Criteria for fellow status
- doctoral degree based in part on a psychological dissertation
- prior status as a member for at least one year, and nomination by a division to which the member belongs
- active engagement in the advancement of psychology
- five years of acceptable postdoctoral experience
- evidence of unusual and outstanding contribution or performance in the field of psychology
Instructions and helpful information
Online portal
The Fellows Portal is now open.
Division chairs
1. Grant Rich, PhD
2. Amy Fineburg, PhD
3. Hajime Otani, PhD
5. Heining Cham, PhD
6. Suzanne MacDonald, PhD
7. Gail Ferguson, PhD
8. Jenn Lodi-Smith, PhD
9. Bonita London, PhD
10. Zorana Ivcevic, PhD
12. Brian Hall, PhD
13. Gregory Pennington, PhD and Rebecca Turner, PhD
14. Louis Tay, PhD
15. Ellen Usher, PhD
16. Rosemary Flanagan, PhD
17. Lisa Flores, PhD
18. Anne Klee, PhD
19. Nathan Ainspan, PhD
20. Shevaun Neupert, PhD and Sherry Beadreau, PhD
21. Frank Drews, PhD
22. Lisa Brenner, PhD
23. Aradhna Krishna, PhD
24. Gary Brill, PhD
Brent Robbins, PhD
Justin Karter, MA
25. James Mulick, PhD
27. Kwesi Brookins, PhD
28. Dustin Stairs, PhD
29. James Lichtenberg, PhD
30. Gary Elkins, PhD
31. Bruce Bobbit, PhD
32. Brent Robbins, PhD
33. Anna Esbensen, PhD
34. Kati Peditto, PhD
35. Phi Loan Le, PhD
36. Edward Shafranske, PhD
37. Amy Damashek, PhD
38. Mark Lumley, PhD
39. David Ramirez, PhD
40. Catherine Price, PhD
41. Eve Brank, PhD
42. Lisa Grossman, PhD
43. Laura Loucks, PhD
44. Sharon Horne, PhD
45. Germine Awad, PhD
46. Grant Rich, PhD
47. Ed Acevedo, PhD
48. Sheldon Levy, PhD
49. David Marcus, PhD
50. Seema Clifasefi, PhD
51. Mark Kiselica, PhD
52. Neal Rubin, PhD
53. Martha Tompson, PhD
54. Gerry Koocher, PhD
55. Pat DeLeon, PhD
56. Charles R. Figley, EdD
Current fellows
Current fellows are APA members who are already fellows in other divisions, and may also become fellows in another division without approval from the APA Fellows Committee. If you are interested in learning more or applying for fellow status in another division, contact your division fellows chair listed on this page.
Once an APA member has been approved by the Fellows Committee, Board of Directors, and Council of Representatives for fellow status in one division, they do not need further approval from APA to become a fellow in additional divisions. It is the responsibility of each division to determine the eligibility of current fellows and to notify APA of their election.
July 1 is the deadline each year for division fellows chairs to notify Sonja Wiggins, the Fellows Committee liaison, with the names and addresses of any new current fellows approved by their division.