2024 Board of Directors Call for Nominations

Board of Directors - Member-at-Large

The call for nominations has closed. If you have any questions, please contact Abby Green at agreen@apa.org.

Seeking Experts to Serve on APA Panels and Ad Hoc Groups 

 

Advisory Committee for Measurement-based Care (MBC) and the Mental and Behavioral Health Registry (MBHR)

The Board of Professional Affairs (BPA) is seeking nominations for psychologists or other appropriate stakeholders to join an established Advisory Committee to advance the APA initiative to promote measurement-based care and quality measure development.

The advisory committee is tasked with  (1) informing and influencing the field about measurement-based care and quality; (2) making recommendations regarding the dissemination and implementation of measurement-based care; (3) defining, developing, and revising the quality measures that are included in the APA Mental and Behavioral Health Registry (MBHR), a cloud-based clinical resource approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to participate in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR); and (4) identifying additional resources for registry users, mental and behavioral health providers, and consumers.

Qualified individuals with a variety of areas of expertise are encouraged to apply, including value-based payment, clinical quality metrics, progress/routine outcome monitoring, performance measurement, health informatics, quality improvement, Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs), clinician perspective, consumer/patient/family (caregiver) perspective, or payer perspective. Nominees who will enhance the diversity of the Advisory Committee are especially encouraged to apply.

Self-nominations are encouraged. Applications must be "Submitted as Final" by 11:59pm (EDT) on December 6th, 2024.

Join APA’s Climate Change Community of Scholars and Practitioners

This Community is comprised of scholars and practitioners dedicated to addressing the impact of climate change on society. Openings are currently available and applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Community members support APA’s efforts by:

• promoting the importance of psychological science in addressing climate change
• helping build connections between APA and influential organizations/individuals working on climate change
• providing advice, guidance, and expertise to APA staff on matters of climate science and policy
• responding to correspondence from APA staff and interacting with other Advisory Group members in electronic discussions
• attending on-line meetings scheduled by APA staff, which may occur twice a year

How to Apply: The nomination must be completed online and include the following:  

• CV
• A brief letter of intent, not to exceed two pages, that includes: 
  • Willingness to partake in community engagements
  • Description of the nominee’s qualifications, specifically highlighting how the nominee might contribute to the efforts mentioned above 

For additional information about the application process, please contact Mark Chan at oap@apa.org

Board and Committee Call for Nominations

The board and committee call for nominations is now closed. Please check back on December 2, 2024 to participate in the next nomination cycle.

Nominations will be sought for the following boards and committees whose members are elected by the Council of Representatives:

1. Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest
2. Board of Convention Affairs
3. Board of Educational Affairs
4. Board of Professional Affairs
5. Board of Scientific Affairs
6. Commission for the Recognition of Specialties and Subspecialties in Professional Psychology
7. Committee for Global Psychology
8. Committee for the Advancement of General Applied Psychology
9. Committee on Rural Health
10. Ethics Committee
11. Finance Committee
12. Membership Board
13. Policy and Planning Board
14. Publications and Communications Board

Nominations will be sought for the following committees whose members are appointed by the Board of Directors:

1. Committee for Postdoctoral Education and Training Programs in Psychopharmacology for Prescriptive Authority
2. Committee on Aging
3. Committee on Animal Research and Ethics
4. Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Education
5. Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
6. Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology
7. Committee on Division/APA Relations
8. Committee on Early Career Psychologists
9. Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs
10. Committee on Health Equity
11. Committee on Human Research
12. Committee on Professional Practice and Standards
13. Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
14. Committee on Socioeconomic Status
15. Committee on Women in Psychology
16. Continuing Education Committee
17. Fellows Committee

If you have any questions, please contact the Election Office at elections@apa.org.

Serving on an APA board or committee gives you an opportunity to be directly involved in shaping the future of psychology. You will have a voice in changes that affect psychological science, practice, research, education and knowledge.

APA policies are set by the Council of Representatives. But boards and committees can propose policies for council to approve.

APA looks to board and committee members to represent an area of expertise or to represent specific constituencies, such as people of color, practitioners, academicians, researchers, etc. Ad hoc groups (task forces, working groups, panels, etc.) are appointed for a specific purpose and a limited time.

Learn how to get appointed or elected to a committee and participate in the creation of APA policy. 

The American Psychological Association (APA) is seeking up to three volunteer doctoral-level psychologists to join its team of representatives at the United Nations (UN) in New York beginning January 2025.

APA is an accredited nongovernmental organization (NGO) at the UN where it holds special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and is associated with the Department of Global Communications (DGC). These credentials allow psychologist Representatives to serve as advocates at the UN. APA’s UN team consists of 8 psychologists: one Main Representative, who is an APA staff member, a Lead Representative, and six volunteer Representatives. The APA team fosters dialogue and information exchange between APA, UN and member state staff, and other NGOs to encourage the development of psychologically-informed policies and programs to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The APA UN Representatives advance the APA strategic plan by making a positive impact on critical societal issues, embracing a global perspective, and promoting human rights. Based on APA advocacy goals and UN initiatives, APA volunteer Representatives collaborate with APA offices and volunteer leaders, the global psychology community, UN Representatives in Geneva, and other NGOs to develop substantive input to the UN, impacting social issues and human rights around the world. They do this through, for example, developing and disseminating to the UN position papers or fact sheets; organizing and participating in workshops, seminars, and side events; and disseminating to the APA membership information about UN priorities and events.

Volunteer Requirements
Appointments are for a 3-year term (the first year is probationary), with the potential for one 3-year term renewal. The time commitment averages 5 hours per week.

Representatives are preferably based in or near New York City (NYC), or they may be based elsewhere in the country or the world. NYC-based Representatives will participate in both in-person and virtual activities, while Representatives more than 50 miles outside of the New York metro area will participate virtually via videoconference and other forms of electronic communication and contribute to written documents and other materials. They may choose to attend in-person events at their own expense. Monthly team meetings are scheduled at a convenient time for the majority of the Representatives, most of whom are based in NYC.

These are unpaid, volunteer positions. APA reimburses Representatives for local travel within a 50-mile radius of NYC (including travel from suburban areas) on public transportation or for parking costs; membership on up to two UN-NGO committees; and pre-approved direct costs (i.e., registration fees). APA does not reimburse travel and registration costs for the APA Annual Convention.

To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, and three references with contact information. The deadline to apply is December 6, 2024.