Agenda at a glance
Explore the big picture of what's happening on the Main Stage, Feature Stage, Spotlight Stage, and across convention each day.
Speakers, session times, and locations subject to change. CE information coming soon.
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THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Time (ET)
Main Stage
Feature Stage
Spotlight Stage
General
7:00 a.m.
Registration Desk Opens
8:30-9:30 a.m.
PRESIDENTIAL OPENING SESSION
10:00-11:00 a.m.
KEYNOTE SESSION
Ethics
Hector Adames, PhD and Nayeli Chavez, PhD
- Sessions
- Posters
- Coffee and Morning Snack with Exhibitors in the Solutions Center
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Headline Event
Childhood Reconsidered: What Growing Up Digital Actually Does to Development
Posters
1:00-2:00 p.m.
Division Session
AI Therapists, Friends, and Assistants: Understanding AI Across Disciplines
KEYNOTE SESSION
Intersectionality
Lisa Bowleg, PhD
Kimberlé Crenshaw, JD
Sessions and Posters
2:30-3:30 p.m.
KEYNOTE SESSION
Artificial Intelligence
Alison Cerezo, PhD
Sessions and Posters
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Ethics Committee Hot Topic
1.0 CE Credit
Unintended Ethical Consequences of AI Adoption
Session TBA
Psychological Science in 3
Sessions and Posters
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Solutions Center Opening Reception
6:15-8:15 p.m.
NEW! Block Party Welcome Event
Time (ET)
Main Stage
Feature Stage
Spotlight Stage
General
7:00 a.m.
Registration Desk Opens
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Ethics Committee Hot Topic
1.0 CE Credit
Sustaining Ethical, Respectful Conversations
Division Session
When the Trauma Doesn’t End: Providing Care in Unprecedented Times
Sessions
10:00-11:00 a.m.
HEADLINE EVENT
Adulthood Unmoored: Psychology for the Overwhelmed
Posters
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL PROGRAM
Spotlight on the 100 Psychologists Rising Initiative
Sessions
1:00-2:00 p.m.
CEO SPOTLIGHT SESSION
Details coming soon
Science Summit
Where Science Meets Justice: Advancing Law Through Psychological Science
Sponsored Session
Beyond the Couch and Classroom: Unexpected Careers for Psychologists
Sessions and Posters
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Division Session
Breaking Into Consulting: Real-World Insights for Success
Sessions and Posters
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Division Session
Psychedelics In Practice: Lessons from APA CODAPAR Initiative
Science Summit
AI as a Catalyst for Discovery in Psychological Science
Critical Conversation
Trustworthy by Design: How APA Labs Is Setting the Standard for Digital Mental Health Technology
Sessions and Posters
Time (ET)
Main Stage
Feature Stage
Spotlight Stage
General
8:00 a.m.
Registration Desk Opens
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Ethics Committee Hot Topic
1.0 CE Credit
Ethics and Advocacy
Division Session
Beyond Monolithic Blackness: Advancing Research with Black Immigrants
Sessions
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Solutions Center Unopposed Hour
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Division Session
What It Means to Live With Diabetes: Mental Health and GLP-1 Medications
Division Session
When Teaching Gender Is Under Attack: Strategies and Tools for Faculty
Critical Conversation
Bringing Psychology to the AI Table
Sessions and Posters
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Division Session
STAY With Grief: A Skill-Building Framework for Counseling Psychologists
Division Session
Dollars and Sense: Applying Feminist Principles to Financial Psychology
Sessions and Posters
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Science Summit
From Evidence to Impact: Communicating and Teaching Psychological Science for Real-World Change
Sessions and Posters
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Headline Event
The Aging Paradox: Loss, Growth, and Psychology's Essential Role
Posters
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Division Session
Climate Change Coping: An Integrative Framework for High Risk Settings
Sessions and Posters
4:30-5:30 p.m.
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