SCIENCE POSTER COMPETITION


Celebrating Excellence in Psychological Research

Welcome to the Science Poster Competition, formerly known as “Science in the Morning.” Join us as we showcase and celebrate the best of the best research posters from APA 2025. 


About the Competition


Each APA Division has the opportunity to submit two outstanding posters to compete: 

  • One by an APA member 
  • One by a student 

 

These top posters undergo review by a panel of esteemed judges from diverse areas of psychology and are judged on the following criteria:

  • Makes a contribution to the field 
  • Highly innovative and/or creative 
  • Design and analyses support the research question/topic 
  • The approach/methodology is well articulated
  • The conceptual/theoretical framework supports the research question(s) and/or topic
  • Interpretations clearly match evidence and research question(s) and/or topic
  • Visually clear and understandable 
  • Visually has aesthetic appeal 


2024 Winners


People's Choice Award


Member

Title: “Traumatic Events and Work Overload on Wellbeing: An Analysis of Four Competing Models” (PDF, 515 KB)

First Author: Ann Huffman, PhD


Student

Title: “Trauma Exposure and Internalizing Symptoms: Role of Sense of Community and Ethnicity” (PDF, 358 KB)

First Author: Selena Baca, MA


Grand Prize Award

(Member $2,000; Student $1,000)


Member

Title: “Experiences of Racial Trauma among Perinatal Women of Color in Seeking Healthcare Services” (PDF, 8.3 MB)

First Author: Tuyet-Mai Hoang, PhD


Student

Title: “The Differential Impact of Climate Interventions along the Political Divide in 60 Countries” (PDF, 1.8 MB)

First Author: Danielle Goldwert