Save the date for the Div. 2 annual meeting
Div. 2 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology) will host its Annual Conference on Teaching Oct. 16–17 in Atlanta. Find more information onlineopens in new window. Direct questions to Natalie Kerr Lawrence, PhD.
Nominate a colleague for a Div. 7 award
Div. 7 (Developmental) seeks nominations for the following awards. Send nominations to the chair listed for each award by March 15.
- The Boyd McCandless Award recognizes young scientists who have made distinguished contributions to developmental psychology. Send to Felix Warneken, PhD.
- The Early Career Outstanding Paper Award recognizes a graduate student or early career scientist who has published, or has in press, an outstanding paper in the previous year. Send to Gail S. Goodman, PhD.
- The Eleanor Maccoby Book Award in Developmental Psychology recognizes an author of a book that has had a profound effect on one or more of the areas represented by Div. 7. Send to Kali Trzesniewsk, PhD.
- The G. Stanley Hall Award for Distinguished Contribution to Developmental Psychology recognizes distinguished contributions to developmental psychology, including contributions in research, student training and other scholarly endeavors. Send to Michael E. Lamb, PhD.
- The Mentor Award in Developmental Psychology recognizes an outstanding mentor of young scholars. Send to Paul Harris, PhD.
- The Urie Bronfenbrenner Award for Lifetime Contribution to Developmental Psychology in the Service of Science and Society recognizes an individual who has contributed to the science of developmental psychology and has also worked to apply developmental psychology to society. Send to Michael E. Lamb, PhD.
Find more information on each at Division 7opens in new window.
Register for the Div. 14 conference in Philadelphia
Div. 14 (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology) is hosting its annual conference April 23–25 in Philadelphia. New York Times statistician and graphics editor Amanda Cox will deliver the keynote address. The meeting will feature hundreds of presentations on a variety of workplace topics, pre-conference workshops, social hours and a 5K fun run. To register, go to SIOPopens in new window.
Apply for Div. 15 dissertation funding
Div. 15 (Educational) is accepting applications for two $1,000 Dissertation Research Grants that support educational psychology doctoral students in collecting their dissertation data. Applications are due May 1. Visit Div. 15 awardsopens in new window for more information. Direct questions to April Taylor, PhD, and David Wakefield, PhD.
Attend the Div. 18 spring conference this month
Div. 18 (Psychologists in Public Service) is hosting its annual conference, "Public Mental Health Innovations: From Theory to Practice," on March 27 at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut. Speakers will include Give an Hour founder Barbara Van Dahlen, PhD, Arthur Evans Jr., PhD, of Philadelphia's Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, and police consultant Randy DuPont, PhD, of the University of Memphis. Register onlineopens in new window.
Apply for the Div. 29 early career award
Div. 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy) and the American Psychological Foundation seek nominations for the $2,500 Div. 29 Early Career Award, which honors achievement related to psychotherapy theory, practice, research or training. Applications are due March 15. Send applications and questions to Samantha Edington. For more information, go to the website.
Div. 40 releases a concussion toolkit
Div. 40 (Society for Clinical Neuropsychology) has developed an online "Concussion Toolkit" of empirically based resources on concussion assessment and treatment, available onlineopens in new window. The kit offers materials and data that can aid advocacy, a state-by-state repository of concussion law, and special sections for military and sport psychologists. Div. 40 created the resource with Divs. 19 (Society for Military Psychology), 22 (Rehabilitation), 31 (State, Provincial and Territorial Psychological Association Affairs), and 47 (Exercise and Sport) with support from the Committee on Division/APA Relations. Direct questions to Heather Belanger, PhD.
Nominate an outstanding Div. 35 member
Div. 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women) welcomes nominations for the $500 Sue Rosenberg Zalk Award for Distinguished Service to the division.
The award will be presented at the 2015 APA Annual Convention in Toronto, Aug. 6–9.
A nomination letter should address the nominee's length of service to the division, the variety and significance of her or his division activities, and contributions that have yet to be formally recognized.
The strength of the nominating letter is important and may include input from up to three others beyond the nominator. The letter should include a list of division positions held by the nominee, including the start and end date for each entry.
Nomination letters are due April 1. Send to Asuncion Miteria Austria, PhD.