APA Board of Directors Call For Nominations Anonym / Monday, May 18, 2020 0 2060 Article rating: No rating Nominations are sought for three positions on the 2021 APA Board of Directors: Two Members-at-Large (one of whom must be an early career psychologist) and one Public Member. The term of service for all positions is January 1, 2021-December 31, 2023. Newly elected Board members will also attend the Board meeting in early December 2020. The Needs Assessment, Slating and Campaigns Committee (NASCC) aims to maintain a balanced Board of Directors that reflects the demographic and disciplinary diversity of the APA membership. NASCC conducted a comprehensive needs assessment that included a review of the composition of the 2020 Board of Directors as well as an assessment of the organizational priorities of APA. Below, we provide lists of both general and specific qualities we are seeking in nominees: Read more
Meeting of the Advisory Committee (AC) to the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) National Science Foundation (NSF) Thursday, June 4, 2020 (all times EDT) via Zoom (see instructions below) Draft Agenda Anonym / Friday, May 15, 2020 0 1935 Article rating: 5.0 11:00 am – 11:10 am Welcome, Introductions, Approval of Previous AC Meeting Summary Dr. Karen Cook, SBE AC Chair 11:10 am – Noon SBE Update Dr. Arthur Lupia, Assistant Director (AD), SBE Build and Broaden: Enabling New Social, Behavioral and Economic Science Collaborations with Minority-Serving Institutions Dr. Kellina Craig-Henderson, Deputy AD, SBE Strengthening American Infrastructure Dr. Marc Sebrechts, Division Director (DD), SBE Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Societal Experts Action Network Dr. Daniel Goroff, DD, SBE Division of Social and Economic Sciences Science and Engineering Indicators: Highlights Ms. Emilda Rivers, DD, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics Noon – 12:15 pm National Institutes of Health (NIH) Activities related to COVID-19 Dr. William Riley, Director, NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm Break 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Exploring Collaboration between SBE and the Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) (jointly with CISE AC) 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Break 3:00 pm – 3:40 pm SBE AC Member Research Presentations Dr. Willie Pearson, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Ravon Fouché, Purdue University 3:40 pm – 3:50 pm Break 3:50 pm – 4:00 pm Farewell to and Reflections from Outgoing SBE AC Chair Dr. Arthur Lupia, AD, SBE Dr. Karen Cook, SBE AC Chair 4:00 pm – 4:20 pm Wrap-up, Assignments, Closing Remarks Dr. Arthur Lupia, AD, SBE Dr. Karen Cook, SBE AC Chair 4:20 pm Adjourn Advance registration for the meeting is required: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7z9g-vrtR_yti-mV4xUdsw View real-time captions during the webinar at URL: https://www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?EventID=4439649&CustomerID=321 Enter confirmation number, 4439649 Read more
Three New Reads Anonym / Thursday, May 14, 2020 0 1845 Article rating: No rating Work may have changed, but it continues nonetheless. Three new white papers are now available to keep you up to date on the latest in I-O research. The SIOP International Affairs Committee has produced the first paper, Be the Eyes: Training Employees to Recognize Industry-Relevant Indicators of Sex Trafficking. Authors Maura J. Mills, Leanne M. Tortez, and Robert Blanton discuss ways to teach employees how to identify critical signs of trafficking in their places of work. Despite advances in sexual harassment training, the training and resources for identifying and stopping sex trafficking have lagged behind. This white paper gives managers in the trucking, hospitality, convenience, and other industries a set of resources they can use to start the process. Read more
I-O Science Advocacy for the Long Run GREAT new handbook supports member efforts Anonym / Thursday, May 14, 2020 0 1640 Article rating: No rating SIOP’s Government Relations Advocacy Team (GREAT) has just released a thoughtfully designed, concisely comprehensive guide summarizing SIOP’s approach to advocacy at the federal level and providing advice and resources for members who wish to pursue advocacy work. This members-only benefit, the “Guide to Federal Outreach and Advocacy,” was created with assistance from SIOP’s advocacy partner, Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC, under the direction of GREAT Chair Alexander Alonso and Research and Science Officer Steve W. J. Kozlowski. “SIOP has developed an active and robust advocacy effort spearheaded by GREAT and Lewis-Burke,” Steve Kozlowski said. “A really important adjunct to these efforts via SIOP leadership is to provide more active engagement in I-O advocacy by SIOP members. This guide is an important resource toward that desirable end. Alex Alonso added, “Advocacy plays a vital role in making the science of work known; and helping SIOP members leverage advocacy to their benefit is the easiest way to make I-O relevant. We are pleased to share this guide as a resource for members as they help grow our field.” Read more
American Psychological Foundation/ The Trust Grant in Honor of Eric A. Harris, EdD, JD: $5,000 Extended Deadline: June 1, 2020 (11:45 pm HST/ Hawaii Time) Anonym / Tuesday, May 12, 2020 0 1871 Article rating: No rating APF/The Trust Grant in Honor of Eric A. Harris, EdD, JD, will support an early career psychologist or graduate student for research or projects in the area of ethics and risk management. Online application portal: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=apa& Questions? Please contact APF's program coordinator, Julia, at jwatson@apa.org. Proposals will be evaluated on: Innovative and potential impact qualities Quality, viability and promise of proposed work Clear and comprehensive methodology Practicality of budget Read more