Meet APA’s 2024 president: Cynthia de las Fuentes, PhD
In more ways than one, APA’s new president Cynthia de las Fuentes, PhD, is the clear, passionate voice that psychology and humanity needs right now. Learn more about her background and perspectives.
APA supports new federal office on gun violence prevention
APA CEO Arthur Evans Jr., PhD, joined other invited guests at the White House last fall as President Joe Biden unveiled the first-ever federal Office of Gun Violence Prevention. APA and APA Services applaud the new office, having long advocated for a federal public health approach to gun violence prevention and supported evidence-based programs and policies that will reduce gun violence in the United States. Find all of APA’s resources on gun violence prevention on the gun violence and crime topic page.
Free science trainings for researchers
APA has six new free science training sessions facilitated by subject matter experts. Topics include an introduction to QuatCrit, an introduction to network models for multivariate data, introductions to mediation and moderation, and more. Find all the trainings on the science training sessions web page.
New standards for scientific reporting on race
APA has launched a new set of Journal Article Reporting Standards for Race, Ethnicity, and Cultureopens in new window. The standards spell out best practices on how race and ethnicity are discussed in scientific manuscripts and aim to promote equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice in psychological science.
Interested in the APA presidency?
Members who want to be nominated to be the next APA president-elect (to serve as president in 2026) are invited to submit a statement of 50 words or fewer by February 15. For more information, contact APA’s Election Office.
Members choose 2024 president-elect
Debra Kawahara, PhD, will serve as the association’s president-elect in 2024 and president in 2025. She is the first Asian American woman and the first Japanese American elected to the position. She is the associate dean of academic affairs and a distinguished professor at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University.
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