Science Programs

The mission of APA is to communicate, facilitate, promote, and represent psychological science and scientists. These goals are achieved through programs that promote psychological science in academic and scientific arenas, address ongoing issues and opportunities, communicate activities, issues, and opportunities to members and to the public, and advocate on behalf of scientific psychology.

• Essential Science Conversations
  A dialogue about psychological science.

• Research Ethics
  The Office on Research Ethics coordinates activities and initiatives in research ethics and the responsible conduct of research.

• Testing and Assessment

• Becoming and Being a Psychological Scientist
  Draw from a range of professional development resources to navigate and advance careers across different psychological science subfields and work settings.

• Science Training Sessions
  Join APA for science training sessions focused on the integration of new tools and techniques to support cutting-edge psychological research.

• Summer Undergraduate Psychology Experience in Research (SUPER) fellowship
  The SUPER fellowship program is designed to promote diversity among psychology undergraduates considering research as a career by expanding access to laboratory training and mentorship.

• APA Population Health Science Summit
  The September 2023 summit gathered many of the nation’s thought leaders to attend and help construct an agenda for the future of psychological science informing a population health framework.