Division-specific Information and Program Chairpersons

Allison Gillens, APA

Ryan Flinn, PhD, University of North Dakota

We are accepting proposals for skill-building sessions, symposia, critical conversations, and poster presentations. We are particularly interested in receiving proposals and posters from early career psychologists (ECPs), which are individuals who have received their doctoral degree in psychology within the past 10 years. Furthermore, we are interested in topics that align with CECP priorities which include the following but is not limited to: career pathways, leadership training, early career professional development, anti-racism work, equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts in research, teaching, and/or practice. 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Heather Dade, APA

Vardha Kharbanda, MA Illinois Institute of Technology

APAGS is excited to receive proposals geared towards graduate students in psychology. We accept both poster and program proposals. Please note that students can submit proposals without having a full member co-author or co-sponsor. At least one author/presenter should be an APAGS member. This year, APAGS is particularly interested in receiving submissions that focus on international, first generation and/or immigrant students, however all programs relevant to graduate students are encouraged. 

For poster proposals, your abstract should concisely explain the purpose and content of the poster. It should be 150-300 words. Abstracts for empirical studies, literature reviews and meta-analyses should include the following sections: Objectives, Method, Results, Conclusions and Implications. Abstracts for case studies, theoretical and methodological studies should include the following sections: Purpose, Description, Assessment and Conclusions. 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Emese Ilyes, PhD, John Jay College - CUNY

Friederike Windel, PhD, American University in Paris

We are excited to invite proposals that embody the HEART of Psychology: 

• Home: Create a welcoming environment for all psychologists. 
• Engagement: Cultivate meaningful active participation and collaboration. 
• Access: Ensure inclusivity and accessibility in psychological research and practice. 
• Recognition: Celebrate the diverse perspectives and contributions that enrich psychology. 
• Transdisciplinarity: Encourage cross-disciplinary approaches and collaborations. 

We welcome proposals that address one or more of these themes, particularly those focusing on: 

• Innovative course design and teaching strategies that promote inclusivity and engagement. 
• Approaches to teaching psychology that incorporate decolonized and liberatory methodologies. 
• Research and practice that bridges multiple disciplines within and beyond psychology. 
• Community-based initiatives that demonstrate the real-world impact of psychological principles. 
• Strategies for building and maintaining supportive relationships within the field of psychology. 

We especially encourage submissions from scholars from diverse backgrounds and international communities.

Join us in shaping the future of psychology—where everyone can find a Home, Engagement, Access, Recognition, and opportunities for Transdisciplinary connections! 

Accepting: Critical Conversation, Posters, Skill-Building, Symposium 

Melissa Maffeo, PhD, Wake Forest University

Division 2 wants to hear about transformative teaching! How have you successfully encouraged students to think beyond the classroom? How have they taken their skills to the 'real-world'? Submit your proposal to showcase your work, share ideas, and invite collaborations. 

Accepting: Critical Conversation, Posters, Skill-Building Sessions, and Symposia

Robert Greene, PhD, Case Western Reserve University

Vanessa Loaiza, PhD, University of Sheffield

Accepting: Posters and Symposia

Elizabeth Sanders, PhD University of Washington 

Maria Crouch, PhD Yale School of Medicine

The APA Division of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods invites proposals on innovations in methodology and methods for psychology in measurement, statistics, evaluation, assessment, qualitative and mixed methods. We encourage proposals related to inclusive work grounded in Indigenous, quantitative, qualitative, critical, and/or mixed methodologies. Potential synergistic areas of proposals could include (but are not limited to): 

1. Integrating intensive longitudinal data with qualitative inquiry; 
2. Consequential validity of different approaches;   
3. Indigenous methodologies in assessment; 
4. Use/misuse of artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT; 
5. Causal inference and evaluation; and 
6. Pedagogy on methodological pluralism. 

Poster submissions are highly encouraged and will be considered for inclusion in curated oral sessions. Additionally, in collaboration with Division 12 and 40, Division 5 participates in the annual Assessment Community Assessment Breakfast featuring awards for best student posters on assessment-related topics! 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Heather Hill, PhD, St. Mary's University

Theme: "Animals in a Changing World" 

Division 6 invites submissions for the upcoming APA convention, centered around the transformative role animals play in advancing both scientific knowledge and societal well-being. Under the theme "Animals in a Changing World," we seek contributions that highlight how research in behavioral neuroscience, comparative psychology, and animal welfare is leading to impactful discoveries and improvements in various fields. 

We are particularly interested in submissions that explore: 

• Lab-Based Research: Studies demonstrating how animal models are advancing our understanding of addiction, psychological disorders, and other critical areas in neuroscience and psychology. 
• Animal Welfare and Advocacy: Innovations improving the quality of life for animals in all settings, including zoos, laboratories, farms, and homes. This could range from studies on environmental enrichment and stress reduction to broader topics of conservation and ethical treatment of animals. 
• Bridging Animal Research with Human Applications: Projects that emphasize the connection between animal welfare and human well-being, drawing on principles like those championed by experts such as Temple Grandin. This may include applications in farming, conservation efforts, or therapeutic interventions. 
• Collaborations with Zoological and Conservation Institutions: Research linked to zoos or wildlife centers that promotes conservation, education, and advances in animal care. For example, we are interested in partnerships with institutions like the Denver Zoo that use research to improve both animal care and public engagement in conservation efforts. 

We are excited to showcase work that not only highlights animals’ importance in research but also underscores the reciprocal benefits that enhance both animal and human lives. Submissions from all areas of comparative psychology and neuroscience are welcome, with special consideration for research with real-world applications or interdisciplinary connections. 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, and Symposia

Juan Del Toro, PhD, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Santiago Morales, PhD, University of Southern California,  



Dr. Joy D. Osofsky has set the theme for the Division 7 contributions to focus on empirically based interventions to improve the lives of children and families.  Presentations are encouraged considering the impact of traumatic events on children and families, ways to provide support and build resilience. The membership of Division 7 is very much engaged in research and applied studies that directly inform process-oriented models for understanding normal development and the development of psychopathology in children and families. Children and families have been exposed to many negative events in the past year that impact on development and family relationships. Much has been taking place internationally in the past few years affecting children of all ages and their families, including wars and political violence exposing children to much trauma. Given climate change concerns, disasters have also been common. It is imperative that developmental psychologists consider research on ways to develop meaningful interventions to help these children and families. 

Members of Division 7 are engaging in groundbreaking research that can directly inform process-oriented models for understanding normal development and the development of psychopathology in children and families, translatable into empirically based interventions, improving the lives of children and families. Likewise, Division 7 is interested in extending research to international contexts affecting children, including and emphasis on the impact of traumatic experiences such as disasters, war, and political violence and ways to support children and families We seek submissions that consider research on families and children nationally and internationally, including multiple intergenerational family relationships that also include fathers. We are also interested in ways that can inform prevention, and intervention for the children, families, and communities.  

We are open to all topics for presentation and particularly welcome research on the following suggested topics: 

• International contexts of child development; 
• The impact of political violence, community violence, and war across cultures; 
• Impact of multiple family relationships, including fathers, on child development; 
• Translational and process-oriented models for prevention and intervention; 
• Risk, resilience, and protective factors for child development and adjustment: the role of family, community, social, and school contexts; 
• Conceptualizing the development of psychopathology and normal development: measuring and analyzing development over time. 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, Symposia

Kim Chaney, University of Connecticut

Accepting: Flash Talks, Posters, and Symposia

Penelope Asay, PhD, HSPP, ABPP, Marian University

TBA

Katherine Cotter, PhD, University of Pennsylvania  

Jason Frydman, PhD, Lesley University

Accepting:  Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia

Lauren Ehrlich, PhD, University of Virginia Health

Sara Lowmaster, PhD, University at Buffalo

We particularly encourage proposals that align with our theme, “Broadening Our Understanding of Psychological Science.” We welcome proposals related to clinical psychology that incorporate novel methodologies, innovative research designs, or broader ways of knowing than traditional, quantitative research. We are also seeking contributions that integrate cross-disciplinary insights; highlight issues of cultural, racial, gender, sexual, or other aspects of diversity; or contribute to liberation models in clinical psychology. Collaborations with other APA Divisions and Sections are encouraged. 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Posters, Skill-Building Sessions, and Symposia

Daniel Lattimore, PhD

Ujjayini Brawley, MPS

We are excited to invite proposals related to the fields of consulting and applied psychology. Proposals related to advising, coaching, mentoring, training, learning, and/or technological advances with individuals, groups, teams, and organizations are encouraged. 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Jennifer Wessel, PhD, University of Maryland at College Park

We are excited to invite proposals from all areas of Industrial and Organizational psychology. Our theme is Teams, Tech, and Inclusion: The Future of Work. Submissions related to challenges and opportunities of collaboration in a changing workplace (e.g., technologically, demographically) are encouraged. 

Accepting: Critical Conversation, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, Symposium 

Whitney McCoy, Duke University

Angela White, PhD, Johnson C. Smith University

The Presidential Theme for Division 15 is Takin’ it to the Streets: The Power of Resistance and Collective Action. This theme concerns the frequent attacks on education and the limited response from education researchers and psychologists. Across the United States, and globally, there have been numerous attacks on education regarding Critical Race Theory, social-emotional learning, anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion legislation, and anti-LGBTQ legislation. We must resist the attacks on education and engage in collective action by leveraging our voices. Education researchers and psychologists should engage in research that counters and challenges policies and practices that can detrimentally impact schooling. In doing so, we should take it to the streets by widely sharing our research with the broader community to help create change. Proposals may address any aspect of educational psychology. We welcome submissions that ask critical questions that are relevant to education and society as well as challenge traditional paradigms and methodologies. Potential topics include but are not limited to the impact of educational policies on marginalized communities, innovative DEI advocacy approaches, strategies for counteracting anti-educational legislation, social justice and community engagement training models, and the examination of the cultural-political context on pedagogy and curriculum development. Proposals that align with the division’s Presidential Theme are particularly encouraged. By engaging with these critical themes, we can leverage our collective voices to challenge detrimental policies and practices impacting education. 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Posters, Symposia

Patrice Leverett, PhD, Loyola University-Chicago

Stephanie Campbell, PhD, Private Practice

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Stephanie Winkeljohn Black, PhD, Penn State Harrisburg 

Laura Marks, PhD, Florida State University

The theme for the division activities is "Advancing a Critical Counseling Psychology." All proposals should relate to the use of decolonized, liberatory, and/or critical psychology research and methodologies in research, practice, and social action and justice advocacy. For example, proposals might address uprooting anti-Black racism and white supremacist patriarchal capitalism; anti-oppressive approaches to research, practice, or training in counseling psychology; or the application of specific critical methodologies (e.g., but not limited to, QuantCrit). Student posters are especially encouraged. Critical conversation proposals should clearly be grounded in antiracist, critical psychology perspectives.

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Posters, and Symposia

Claire Collie, PhD, Department of Veterans Affairs

Mike Martin, PhD, Department of Veterans Affairs 

We welcome proposals that focus on psychological services delivered in public service settings, including jails, prisons, courts, Indian Health Service, the military, Department of Veterans Affairs, public university clinics, training hospitals, and state and community hospitals.  In alignment with this year’s Presidential Theme, “Public Service Psychologists:  Setting the Standards for Mental Health Services, Research, Policy and Advocacy” special consideration will be given to proposals that focus on innovations in practice, research, development and implementation of policy, and advocacy in public service settings.  Submissions that focus on hallmarks of public service psychological work that emphasize inclusivity, evidence-based approaches, enhancement of access to care, and improvements in care for underserved populations are most welcome. 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Gwen Riley, PhD, United States Navy

John Novosel-Lingat, PhD, United States Army

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building and Symposia Sessions

Gloria Luong, PhD, Colorado State University

Nelson Roque, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building and Symposia Sessions

Renato Ferreira Leitao Azevedo, PhD, University of Georgia

Accepting: Posters and Symposia

Elina Talis, PsyD, NYU Rusk Rehabilitation

William Tsang, PsyD, Hackensack Meridian Health  

Accepting: Posters, Skill-Building and Symposia Sessions

Garri Hovhannisyan, PhD, Centre for Interpersonal Relationships

The concept of normativity has long occupied a central place in philosophical inquiry and has increasingly become a focal point in psychological theory and research. Normativity, broadly construed, refers to the standards, rules, or expectations that govern thought, behavior, and social practices. It encompasses not only the ethical and moral dimensions of what we ought to do but also touches on cognitive, social, cultural, and biological norms that guide our understanding of what is typical or acceptable. 

Normativity can be understood in several senses, each illuminating a different aspect of human functioning. Axiological normativity refers to value-based judgments of good and bad, including moral considerations and aesthetic values. Deontic normativity emphasizes rules of obligation and duty, shaping notions of right and wrong in both ethical and legal contexts. Epistemic normativity concerns the norms governing belief, knowledge, and rationality, asking what individuals ought to believe based on evidence. In contrast, statistical or descriptive normativity reflects what is typical or average, derived from empirical observations in social, biological, and psychological phenomena. These various forms of normativity operate across multiple domains of human life and profoundly shape our individual and collective experiences. 

The Importance of Normativity in Theorizing Human Phenomena: 

Normativity is essential for understanding human beings because our lives are structured around norms that influence every aspect of existence—from how we think and reason to how we interact with others and understand the world around us. Norms guide our ethical decisions, shape our mental models, and set the boundaries for social interaction. As such, any robust theory of human psychology must grapple with normativity in its various forms. 

Psychologists, particularly those engaged in theoretical and philosophical psychology, are uniquely positioned to explore the normative dimensions of human experience. Whether through understanding how cognitive processes are bound by epistemic norms or how moral development hinges on axiological judgments, psychology must take seriously the question of how humans navigate and are shaped by normative structures. Moreover, the normative dimension is not just prescriptive—it is descriptive and dynamic. It helps explain why certain behaviors or thoughts are seen as deviant or conforming, why social groups maintain certain practices, and why individual beliefs can vary within established norms. In short, theories of psychology that neglect normativity fail to fully account for the complexities of human existence, missing the crucial role that normative standards play in shaping our mental and social lives. 

We invite submissions that explore normativity from a wide range of perspectives within theoretical and philosophical psychology. Below are some examples of topics that might be addressed, but submissions are by no means limited to these suggestions: 

1. Normativity in the philosophy of science and sciences of mind 
2. The history and philosophy of the concept of normativity in human psychological life 
3. Normativity in relation to biological, psychological, social, or cultural planes of existence 
4. Reconciling distinct normativities (e.g., biological versus psychological) in human life 
5. Normativity in relation to bio-psycho-social-cultural functioning 
6. The normativity of psychological wellbeing and suffering 
7. Theories of conflicting normativities (e.g., intra-group differences, inter-group differences) 
8. Cross-cultural variations in human normativity 
9. The normativity of social justice 

We welcome submissions that are theoretical, philosophical, empirical, or a combination. Submissions should aim to address normativity in a way that advances our understanding of its role in human psychology. Authors are encouraged to engage with both historical and contemporary perspectives, drawing on interdisciplinary approaches where relevant. All submissions should include a clear argument or thesis regarding the role of normativity in the specific phenomenon under consideration. 

Submissions may range from traditional theoretical papers to those that propose new frameworks or models for understanding normativity within psychological theory. Authors should strive to make their work accessible to a broad audience of psychologists and philosophers, avoiding overly technical jargon when possible. 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building andSymposia Sessions

Mirela Cengher, PhD, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

Ji Young Kim, PhD, Penn State Harrisburg

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, and Symposia Sessions

Robin Cautin, PhD, Sacred Heart University 

Accepting: Posters, Symposium 

Stephanie Torres, PhD 

Accepting: TBA 

William Middleton, PhD, University of Kentucky

Accepting: TBA

Alice Coyne, PhD, American University

Heather Muir, PhD, Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 

The theme for Division 29 activities is Advancing Psychotherapy Practice, Research, and Education Through Identity, Cultural, and Contextual Filters. We would be particularly interested in proposals related to one of the following three topics:  (1) Furthering our focus on the salience and incorporation of identity and culture in the science, practice, and education of psychotherapy and psychotherapy supervision, (2) Global cross-fertilization of psychotherapy research, education, practice, and application, (3) Having psychology function as the authoritative voice in advancing psychotherapy science, practice, education, and application. Proposals for symposia, skill-building sessions, and critical conversations are welcome. Student posters are especially encouraged. Please contact the program chair with questions. 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Eric K. Willmarth, PhD, Saybrook University

Scott Hoye, PsyD, Chicago Psychology Services

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Patrick Deleon, PhD, JD, MPH, Uniformed Services University

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Posters, and Symposia

Brian Hanna, PsyD, Hanna Psychological Services, PC  

We are excited to invite proposals addressing how humanistic psychologies contribute to, and promote the conference theme: "Lifestyles for positive mental and physical health." 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Marc Tasse, PhD, Ohio State University

Cynthia Johnson, PhD, Case Western Reserve University

Accepting: Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Stylianos Syropoulos, PhD, Arizona State University

Andrea Mah, PhD, Oregon State University

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Jacqueline Coppock, PsyD, Illuminating Possibility Psychological Services

Cory Reano, EdD, University of Southern California

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Venus Mahmoodi, PhD, Columbia University Medical Center

Arielle Hanien, PsyD, Private Practice 

We are excited to invite proposals related to the psychology of religion and spirituality (PRS). We are especially interested in submissions from students and scholars from diverse backgrounds of PRS, including researchers, clinicians, and educators. 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, Symposium 

Karey O'Hara, PhD, Arizona State University

Colleen Sullivan, MS, Arizona State University

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, and Symposia Sessions

Patricia Moreno, PhD, University of Miami

The Division 38 Society for Health Psychology is excited to invite proposals for symposia, poster presentations, and skill-building sessions on topics across the spectrum of health psychology. Submissions that foster inclusive engagement are highly encouraged. Inclusive engagement refers to programming that is of interest to individuals across all identities, backgrounds, career stages, and domains of psychology (research, training, practice, advocacy). 

Accepting: Posters, Skill Building, and Symposia Sessions

Stephen Anen, PhD, New Orleans-Birmingham Psychoanalytic Center

Mike Langlois, LICSW, Harvard Medical School  

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Lynette Abrams-Silva, PhD, University of New Mexico  

Billy Holcombe, PhD, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta 

Accepting: TBA 

Tara Ryan, Simon Fraser University

Krystia Reed, PhD, JD, The University of Texas at El Paso

We are excited to invite proposals broadly related to the intersection of psychology and the law. Although not a requirement for submissions, this year Division 41 would like to encourage proposals that are collaborative with other APA Divisions. 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Amy Van Arsdale, PhD, Independent Practice

Accepting: Critical Conversation, Posters, Skill-Building, Symposium 

Daphne Liu, University of Denver
Kersti Spjut, PhD, Private Practice

This year, the Society for Couple and Family Psychology (APA Division 43) would like to emphasize sexual health in addition to our division specialty. We encourage submissions on sex therapy and research, particularly as they relate to couples, families, and close relationships. Submissions on couple and family psychology in general will also be considered. Please also consider sharing research and scholarly work regarding family process, diversity, racism, anti-racism, intersectionality, multiculturalism, social justice, LGBTQIA+, gender, well-being, policy, and training. In reviewing submissions of symposium, skill-building, and critical conversation sessions, priority will be given to submissions that are in line with our sexual health theme, but this preference does not apply to flash talks and poster presentation submissions. 

A further note on our sexual health theme: We encourage proposals that align with the World Health Organization's definition of sexual health as “a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion, discrimination and violence. For sexual health to be attained and maintained, the sexual rights of all persons must be respected, protected and fulfilled” (WHO, 2006). The Harvey Institute's six principles of sexual health may also be helpful anchors: consent, non-exploitation, honesty, shared values, prevention from Unwanted/Unplanned Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections and Blood Borne Infections (STBBI’s), and pleasure. 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Margaret Manges, PhD, Med, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Shveta Mittal, PhD, Independent Practice

We are excited to invite proposals related to sexual orientation and gender identity. Proposals related to intersectionality are encouraged.

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Cynthia Guzman, PhD, MSCP  

We are looking forward to seeing you all at the 2025 APA Conference. The Division 45 Presidential Theme this year is “Building Effective Coalitions for  Leadership, Care and Advocacy.” 

We  welcomes proposal submissions for that incorporates research on “ethnic minority or concerns the application of psychological knowledge and techniques to ethnic minority issues.”  

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Christopher Heffner, PhD, PsyD, Antioch University Seattle

Alexandria Katheryn Ortiz, MA, Fielding Graduate University  

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Caitlyn Hauff, PhD, University of South Alabama

Kristin Mauldin, PhD, California Baptist Univesity

We  welcome submissions related to: psychological skills training for athletes and performers; diversity, equity, inclusion, athlete activism, and social justice based initiatives; enhancement of psychological care and well-being for athletes, coaches, performers, and sport organizations; exercise psychology (including physical activity engagement and adherence and behavior change); and, psychological skills utilized in performance environments (e.g., firefighting, circus, dance, military, etc.). We also encourage presentations related to, and aligned with, our presidential initiatives. Original research, case studies, discussion-based presentations, intervention work, and workshops/skill building sessions are all welcome. 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Özden Melis Uluğ, PhD University of Sussex  

Quinnehtukqut McLamore, PhD University of Missouri

We are excited to invite proposals related to violence, conflict, peace, and social justice. Proposals from non-WEIRD contexts and Global South and those using various methodologies (e.g., qualitative, mixed method) are especially encouraged. 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Tessa Frohe, PhD, University of Washington

Silvi Goldstein, PhD, Brown University School of Public Health

The theme for the division activities is "Bridging the Gap: Digital Innovation in Addiction Psychology." 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Boriana Lassiter, MS, BA, University of South Alabama

We are excited to invite proposals for APA 2025 Program for Division 51. Any submission relevant to male-identified individuals is welcome, but we will prioritize proposals concerning the following: measurement of masculinity, clinical and prevention applications for men and boys, and masculinity across the lifespan. We also appreciate proposals that include a biopsychosocial perspective and those that highlight underrepresented and minority groups (e.g., racial disparities, transgender concerns, and intersectional perspectives). 

Accepting: Critical Conversation, Posters, Skill-Building, Symposium 

Tatyana El-Kour, PhD, Aga Khan Foundation

Amy Sisson, PhD, Chicago School of Professional Psychology

The Division 52 theme for 2025 is Global Psychology: Collaboration Across Borders, and the Division encourages proposals aligned with the theme. We invite proposals with a cross-cultural representation and/or a global impact or application. Proposals may be in English or Spanish. We encourage proposals for CE credits, but that is not mandatory. Follow APA guidelines for posters. 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Posters, Skill-Building, Symposium

Kelsie Okamura, PhD, The Baker Center for Children and Families, Harvard Medical Affiliate

Sarah Dickinson, PhD, University of South Florida

The Vision of SCCAP is to improve the mental health and resilient development of children, adolescents, and families with a full commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe in the integration of science to practice and practice to science, and welcome all submissions consistent with this vision. Work that aims to engage underserved and/or underrepresented youth and families in evidence-based care is especially encouraged.

Accepting: Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Siddika Mulchan, PsyD, Connecticut Children’s

Chimereodo Okoroji, PhD, NCSP, Cincinnati Children’s

Division 54 Society of Pediatric Psychology welcomes proposals for critical conversations, skill-building, symposia, and poster sessions that align with our broad mission to actively promote the health and psychological well-being of all children, youth and families. The division is especially interested in showcasing innovations in science, practice, training, and advocacy within pediatric psychology. We encourage and wish to highlight community-engaged research and proposals focusing on health equity, understanding the impacts of policy on pediatric health, and training the next generation of pediatric psychologists. Collaborations with other APA Divisions and Sections are encouraged.  

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Posters, Skill-Building, Symposium 

Amy Daley, PhD, MSCP, ABPP, Independent Practice/Lenox Hill Hospital

Division 55 celebrates our Silver Anniversary with the theme, “25 Years of Division 55: Celebrating our Past, Forging our Future.” We celebrate the Strength in Unity of those who paved the way for prescriptive authority and commit to the same ideal as we forge the future together. Submissions broadly related to the history and impact of prescriptive authority as well as future directions for the field of prescribing psychology are encouraged. Contributions from and about historically marginalized and underrepresented individuals and groups with limited access to mental healthcare are especially welcome, to include racial and ethnic populations, immigrant populations, LGBTQIA+ persons, physically or developmentally challenged persons, unhoused individuals, older adults, children, military families, Veterans, and individuals who reside in rural communities. We also welcome collaboration with other APA Divisions and Sections. 

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 

• Historical perspectives of the growth of prescriptive authority and Division 55 
• Increasing access to care in underserved communities and for underrepresented people  
• Polypharmacy and deprescribing 
• Advances in pharmacotherapy and implications for practice 
• Emerging research related to the practice, safety, and effectiveness of prescribing psychologists 
• Efforts to expand the rights of psychologists to prescribe at the state/provincial or federal level 
• Future expansion of RxP Guidelines, Specialty Designation and Board Certification 
• International collaborations and outreach

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Flash Talks, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions

Robyn Gobin, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Division 56 is pleased to announce the theme of next year’s convention, The Future of Trauma Psychology: Innovation, Integration, and Impact. We are seeking submissions that address cutting-edge approaches to trauma treatment, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the application of new technologies. Submissions that offer fresh perspectives on trauma-informed systems, cultural and global considerations, and innovative approaches are highly encouraged. We hope you will join us in creating a program that considers the growing interest in trauma psychology and its role in shaping mental health care, research and policy. 

Accepting: Critical Conversations, Posters, Skill-Building, and Symposia Sessions