Seeking Experts to Serve on APA Panels and Ad Hoc Groups 

Advisory Committee for Measurement-based Care and the Mental and Behavioral Health Registry

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.

This call for nominations is to bring one to four new members to the existing committee which 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 expertise applied to measurement-based care and quality metrics are encouraged to apply, including:

• Value-based care/payment
• Population health
• Artificial intelligence/large language models
• Novel dissemination approaches
• Performance measurement
• Health Informatics
• Quality improvement

The committee also seeks to incorporate members familiar with clinician perspectives, consumer/patient/family (caregiver) perspectives, and/or payer perspectives.

Leadership positions are open to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or any other protected category under applicable federal and state law.

Members will be appointed for an initial 3-year term, with the option of extending their appointment by 1 or 2 years so that initial terms will be staggered in length and only one to two members will be replaced each year.

Letters of nomination should clearly describe the candidate's specific expertise and qualifications relative to the criteria provided above. * Nomination materials should include a letter from the nominee indicating willingness to serve a minimum 3-year term, a brief statement of the nominee's qualifications relative to criteria provided, and a current curriculum vita. Self-nominations are encouraged.

Advisory Committee members are expected to participate in one-hour monthly virtual meetings and commit additional time and effort to the Committee in between these meetings. Current members of the following APA governance groups that have oversight of APA guideline activities are not eligible to serve on the committee: Board of Professional Affairs.

Please read all questions carefully and answer as completely as possible. Required information is marked with an asterisk and must be completed in order for your nomination to be considered. Your application must be "Submitted as Final" by December 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. In the event of questions or difficulties regarding nomination submissions, please contact Aaron Jones, Project Manager at mbhr@apa.org.

* Candidate materials will be reviewed by the Advisory Committee and recommendations will be made to BPA for appointment. The Advisory committee and BPA will develop the final list of qualified candidates by attending to multiple areas of expertise, and within a wide array of settings. Appointments will be contingent on a review of nominees’ potential conflict of interest. Membership in APA is not a requirement to serve on the Advisory Committee.

Work Group on Anti-Arab/MENA, Anti-Muslim and Anti-Palestinian Bias

The APA Board of Directors is seeking nominations for a newly established Anti-Arab/MENA, Anti-Muslim and Anti-Palestinian Bias. We welcome a diversity of voices representing the breadth of Arab/MENA, Muslim, and Palestinian identities, including traditions, cultures, and lived experiences. Our goal is to be transparent and inclusive.

The Work Group is being formed to:

• Examine concerns raised by APA members regarding experiences of exclusion or marginalization based on religious, ethnic, or national identity—specifically among Palestinian, Muslim and Arab/MENA individuals.
• Review APA policies, procedures, and practices to assess whether systemic factors may contribute to these concerns.
• Recommend strategies to APA governance that strengthen APA’s commitment to fairness, justice, inclusion, and human dignity for all members and communities.

The Work Group will serve as a key advisory body, providing expert consultation and recommendations to the Board of Directors, which is the ultimate decision-making authority.

We recognize the complexity of the challenges ahead. Establishing this Work Group marks a pivotal step in deepening our understanding and fostering meaningful collaboration to advance progress. A key goal in the formation of the Work Group is that it represents the heterogeneity of Muslim, Arab/MENA, and Palestinian traditions, heritages, and beliefs.

Individuals across work settings, U.S. geographic regions, and career levels are encouraged to apply. Leadership positions are open to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or any other protected category under applicable federal and state law.   

Self-nominations are encouraged.

To review the full details of the call for nominations, please login to APA’s nomination portal. All nomination materials must be submitted through the portal by October 31, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Please contact PI@APA.ORG with any questions.  

Advisory Steering Committee for Development of Clinical Practice Guidelines 

The American Psychological Association’s (APA) Advisory Steering Committee for Development of Clinical Practice Guidelines is seeking nominations for individuals to serve on a panel that will update APA’s 2019 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Depression. The Advisory Steering Committee seeks to produce an updated version of the guideline to be approved as policy by the APA Council of Representatives in 2026 or as soon as feasible, in keeping with the widely accepted recommendation that clinical practice guidelines periodically be considered for updating.

Individuals with expertise in treating and studying adults or older adults with depression, especially those with marginalized or underrepresented identities (e.g., related to race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, culture, language, gender, sexuality, physical and mental abilities), are sought. Further, members of the broader community who are affected by depression and have relevant demonstrated leadership experience, are encouraged to self-nominate. Nominees who will enhance the diversity of the panel membership and perspectives are particularly encouraged to apply. Individuals who previously served on the 2019 guideline development panel are eligible for consideration.

The panel will selectively update the 2019 guideline focusing on the inclusion of contextual information (e.g., cultural considerations, change processes / mechanisms of change literature). In addition, the panel will update the organization and text of the guideline document to align with guidance from the Advisory Steering Committee and other sources. The panel will not itself conduct systematic reviews but will utilize existing reviews and/or solicit new reviews, with the guidance of the Advisory Steering Committee and potentially other consultants.

It is expected that the panel’s work will take approximately two years. Progress reports will be provided to the Advisory Steering Committee, Board of Directors, Council of Representatives, and APA governance groups on a regular basis. The panel’s activities will be supported by designated staff from APA's Practice Directorate.

Interested individuals will self-nominate. Nomination materials should include a cover letter indicating your willingness to serve for two years (or until the guideline update is complete) as well as a brief statement of your specific expertise and qualifications related to the criteria described above, a completed diversity matrix form (please see the upper right-hand corner under "Resources" to download and complete the form), and a current resume/curriculum vitae. To review the full details of the call for nominations, please login to APA’s nomination portal. All nomination materials must be submitted through the portal by December 7, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

For questions about APA's clinical practice guideline initiative, please contact APA's Senior Director for Evidence-Based Practice and Health Equity Raquel Halfond, PhD at rhalfond@apa.org.

Clinical Evidence Brief Development Panel Treatment of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth

The American Psychological Association’s (APA) Advisory Steering Committee for Development of Clinical Practice Guidelines is seeking nominations of individuals to serve on a panel to develop a Clinical Evidence Brief for treatment and management of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children, adolescents, and young adults. While full Clinical Practice Guidelines are required to be based on systematic reviews and formal grading of evidenceevidence briefs are concise, rapidly developed documents that synthesize key findings from existing literature (which might or might not include a systematic review) to provide consensus-based practice implications and research recommendations. A recently completed systematic review will inform the current brief[i] on youth suicide. The brief is intended for a clinical audience, providing information with clinical, research, and policy impact.

Among the content experts, a breadth of perspectives will be represented, including both experts who are primarily researchers and those who are primarily practitioners. Task force members should have knowledge of treatment issues across the age range of children through young adults related to a wide variety of individual and social factors that can influence clinical presentation. It is anticipated that task force members will collectively have experience working with diverse populations across various settings and at multiple levels of care. Membership in the APA is not required for serving on the panel.

Interested individuals should nominate themselves.  Nomination materials should include a letter indicating your willingness to serve for approximately one year (or until the product is complete), a brief statement of your specific expertise and qualifications related to the criteria above, a current curriculum vitae, and a completed Experience Matrix form (available in nomination portal). 

Current members of the following APA governance groups, which have oversight of APA guideline activities, are not eligible to serve on the panel: the Board of Directors, the Board of Professional Affairs, and the Board of Scientific Affairs. 

To review the full details of the call for nominations, please login to APA’s nomination portal. All nomination materials must be submitted through the portal by December 7, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

Questions about the call and about APA's development of clinical practice guidelines may be directed to Raquel Halfond, PhD, Senior Director, Evidence Based Practice & Health Equity, via email.

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. 

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 quarterly

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

Leadership positions are open to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or any other protected category under applicable federal and state law.   

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. 

2026 Board of Directors Call for Nominations

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

Board and Committee Call for Nominations

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

Unless noted otherwise board and committee terms commence January 1, 2027. Click on board/committee name to see the full description.

1. Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest
The Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public interest (BAPPI) has three seats open, each elected for three-year terms. BAPPI encourages nominations from experts in disability advocacy, racial equity. multiculturalism, health equity, conflict resolution, Veterans health, environmental justice, organizational psychology, AI and technology, or policy.
2. Board of Convention Affairs
The Board of Convention Affairs (BCA) currently has three open seats, including one designated for a graduate student member. BCA welcomes nominations from psychologists with interests in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), Science, and Public Interest. Each seat will be elected to serve a three-year term.
3. Board of Educational Affairs
The Board of Educational Affairs (BEA) has four seats open, each elected for three-year terms. BEA encourages nominations from psychologists with expertise in the Application of Psychology to Schools and Education; Precollege and Undergraduate Education in Psychology; Graduate and Postdoctoral Education; and Board of Professional Affairs Representative.
4. Board of Professional Affairs
The Board of Professional Affairs (BPA) has three seats open, each elected for three-year terms. BPA encourages nominations from experts in Child, Adolescent & Family Services; Institutional Practice / Health Care Systems Leadership; Applied Psychology Practice; and Licensing and State Regulations.
5. Board of Scientific Affairs
The Board of Scientific Affairs (BSA) has three seats open, each elected for three-year terms. BSA encourages nominations in the areas of artificial intelligence; Behavioral, Developmental Neuroscience, or Comparative Psychology; and Clinical or Health Psychology.
6. Commission for the Recognition of Specialties and Subspecialties in Professional Psychology
The Commission seeks nominations to fill three seats, elected for three-year terms: one seat representing education (BEA), one vacancy representing practice (BPA), and one vacancy representing the public.
7. Committee for Global Psychology
The Committee for Global Psychology (CGP) seeks APA affiliate and full members who are concerned with, knowledgeable about, and committed to advancing APA's impact from a global perspective. Experience in international teaching/training, research, service, leadership, or policy is desired. The committee has three seats open each seat will be elected to serve a three-year term.
8. Committee for the Advancement of General Applied Psychology
The Committee for the Advancement of General Applied Psychology (CAGAP) has three seats open, each elected for three-year terms. CAGAP builds on the work initiated by the Exploratory Committee on Applied Psychology, a time-limited group designed to explore a more specific representation of applied psychology within APA’s elected and appointed leadership structure. CAGAP is seeking nominees with Each of our three slates is open to those with experience in any area of applied psychology and at any level of the career lifespan.
9. Committee on Rural Health
The Committee on Rural Health (CRH) seeks to fill two slates with any nominees who are interested in the full breadth of issues affecting the health of persons living in rural and remote regions.
10. Ethics Committee
The Ethics Committee has two seats open, each elected for three-year terms. Nominations are sought for a Early Career psychologist in an emerging area; Scientist/Researcher; and Organizational consulting psychologist.
11. Finance Committee
The Finance Committee has two seats open, each elected for terms of three years. One slate shall be drawn from current Council members or Finance Committee members who have served within the previous seven years (including outgoing members of the Finance Committee); the second slate shall be drawn from APA members who have demonstrated interest and expertise in organizational financial policies and operations.
12. Membership Board
The Membership Board has three seats open; each elected for three-year terms. Nominations are sought for the following areas Global Perspectives; Practice of Psychology; and an affiliate member.
13. Policy and Planning Board
The Policy and Planning Board (P&P) has three seats open, each elected for three-year terms. P&P encourages nominations from members in any career stages and graduate students.
14. Publications and Communications Board
The Publications and Communications (P&C) Board has one open seat to be elected for a six-year term. P&C seeks nominees from psychologists whose primary expertise is Industrial and Organizational / Applied Psychology, Health Psychology, Ethics in scientific publishing, and AI and technology. The newly elected candidate will be formally seated on July 1, 2027.

Nominations are 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
The Designation Committee for Postdoctoral Education and Training Programs in Psychopharmacology for Prescriptive Authority seeks nominations to fill two seats. The committee welcomes experts representing Master’s psychopharmacology programs directors; Basic psychopharmacology science or clinical psychopharmacology research; Prescriptive authority in psychology; Health care system quality assurance; and prescriptive authority in another health profession.
2. Committee on Aging
The Committee on Aging (CONA) has two seats open, each for three-year terms. CONA seeks nominees with expertise in research, practice, or policy/advocacy expertise in human rights and freedom from discrimination for older adults or aging-related basic; or translational science in a subdisciplines other than clinical or counseling psychology (e.g., behavioral neuroscience, cognitive, developmental, social)
3. Committee on Animal Research and Ethics
The Committee on Animal Research and Ethics (CARE) has two seats open, each elected for three-year terms. CARE encourages nominations of scientists who work in the following focus areas, to be considered broadly: effects of social integration on health across the lifespan; stress and behavior; nontraditional, nonmammalian model species; integration of animal research and alternatives to animal research; and comparative psychology.
4. Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Education
The Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Education (CABE) has two seats open, each elected for three-year terms. CABE is seeking to fill two seats for members who teach psychology at a baccalaureate degree-granting institution.
5. Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
The Committee on Children, Youth and Families (CYF) is pleased to invite nominations for service on the committee. There are two open seats, each appointed to serve three-year terms. CYF the nominees should have expertise in one or more of the following areas: understudied and underserved culturally and linguistically diverse, understudied, underserved and diverse populations; and partnering with the community or other professional, governmental, and other types of organizations.
6. Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology
The Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology (CDIP) has two seats open, each elected for three-year terms. Nominations for experts who have experience with aligning with disability advocacy and/or activism are encouraged to apply. In addition, nominees should have research, teaching, or practice-based expertise in one or more of the areas directly related to CDIP’s mission.
7. Committee on Division/APA Relations
The Committee on Division/APA Relations (CODAPAR) has two seats open, each for three-year terms. CODAPAR strongly encourages the nomination of individuals with a broad range of professional experiences, perspectives, and areas of expertise that support its mission.
8. Committee on Early Career Psychologists
The Committee on Early Career Psychologists (CECP) has two seats open for a Science Representative and Divisions Representative. Committee members will serve a three-year term (2027-2029).
9. Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs
The Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) has two seats open, each elected for three-year terms. CEMA is seeking nominees with psychological expertise within Latin/Hispanic and American Indian/Native American communities. In addition, professional and/or personal experiences in scholarship/research, service, and community accountability.
10. Committee on Health Equity
The Committee on Health Equity Committee (Che) has two seats open, each elected for three-year terms. CHE is seeking nominees with research, teaching, or practice-based expertise in one or more of the following areas: human rights based approaches to advance human justice; addressing racism as a key driver of health inequities; climate change; anti-racism; population health approaches to behavioral and mental health; communicating science to nonscientists; communicating behavioral and social science through media outlets; healthcare systems and policy; artificial intelligence / technology; and population health.
11. Committee on Human Research
The Committee on Human Research (CHR) has two seats open, each elected for three-year terms. CHR encourages nominations to fill the following slates 1. Behavioral Health Psychology, particularly those collaborating with hospitals and medical centers and 2. Cognitive Psychology, especially scientists engaged in laboratory research.
12. Committee on Professional Practice and Standards
The Committee on Professional Practice and Standards (COPPS) has three positions open, each elected for three-year terms. COPPS encourages nominations from experts in healthcare and forensic psychology, as well as graduate student members.
13. Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessment
The Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessment seeks nominations to fill three vacancies - 1. BPA only slate: Clinical/counseling assessment with an emphasis on personality measurement, 2. BSA/BAPPI slate: Educational testing with an emphasis on career/vocational assessment, and 3. BSA only slate: Large scale assessment.
14. Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
The Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (CSOGD) has two seats open, each appointed for three-year terms. member. CSOGD seeks psychologists who expertise with Black, Indigenous, people of color, queer and bisexual psychology, as well as those with expertise working in psychologies focusing on people living with disabilities, trans femmes, trans masc, nonbinary, and asexual (or ACE) communities.
15. Committee on Socioeconomic Status
The Committee on Socioeconomic Status (CSES) has two seats open, each elected for three-year terms. CSES seeks nominees for the following slates: (1) A representative from the practice constituency and/or demonstrating interest in and commitment to advancing clinical and social understanding of socioeconomic status, poverty, and social class and (2) a representative with expertise relevant to the CSES mission statement, with a particular focus on poverty, social class, and socioeconomic status.
16. Committee on Women in Psychology
The Committee on Women in Psychology (CWP) has two seats open, each elected for three-years. CWP is seeking nominees expertise focused on Latinx, Middle Eastern/North African (MENA), and /or sexual minority (LGBTQ+) women, Nominees should have research, teaching, or practice-based expertise in one or more of the following areas women’s health/mental health across the lifespan, maternal/reproductive health/women’s health policy; sexualization of women and girls; interpersonal violence; health equity, and bias, stigma, and discrimination.
17. Continuing Education Committee
The Continuing Education Committee (CEC) seeks nominations for seven new members to serve three-year terms each. The committee seeks to assemble a professional group committed to lifelong learning and evidence-based practice and education (see APA policy on Quality Professional Development and Continuing Education).
18. Fellows Committee
The APA Fellows Committee seeks nominations for one new member to serve a three-year term. The committee encourages nominations of psychologist with expertise in Neuropsychology, Rehabilitation, and/or Biological basis of behavior.

Below is information about the APA Graduate Student committee.

1. American Psychological Association of Graduate Students
APAGS is governed by nine officers (the APAGS Committee) elected by APAGS members along with the chairs of five specialized subcommittees. The nine elected APAGS officers include a chair, past-chair and chair-elect, as well as six members-at-large representing practice, research/academics, education/training, communications/public relations, diversity and membership recruitment/retention. The APAGS subcommittees include the Committee for the Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Diversity (CARED), the Advocacy Coordinating Team (ACT), the Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (CSOGD), the Convention Committee and the Science Committee. Elected officers of APAGS serve as one method for students’ voice to be heard in APA on a variety of graduate student issues—such as financing and market-sensitivity of education and training, and increasing diversity within programs.

APA is engaged in a process of transformation, placing a much greater emphasis on making an impact that clearly benefits society and improves lives. In February 2024 the Council of Representatives revised and adopted its 2019 strategic plan that sets APA’s organizational priorities for the next three to five years. APA groups actively collaborate across APA to align the work of elected and appointed leaders, staff, and the broader membership in service of advancing the strategic plan. Given the importance of this approach to the Association’s strategic priorities, APA encourages nominees to review the strategic plan to become familiar with the larger context in which their expertise and interests will contribute to APA's success.

Boards and committees typically have one hybrid and one virtual meeting each year as well as monthly calls, but this varies depending on the group. Additional details can be found in the description for each board and committee. A video platform, such as Zoom, is used for all virtual calls and meetings.

The deadline for nominations is January 30, 2026. All nominations must be submitted using the online form.

Nominations are reviewed by individual boards and committees throughout the spring. The Board of Directors subsequently reviews and confirms committee members appointed by the Board of Directors August. Notifications about the committee appointments will be sent to nominees by early September.

Leadership positions are open to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or any other protected category under applicable federal and state law.

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

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.


The online nomination packet must include an application letter (no longer than 750 words) entailing a brief statement of interest that highlights your skills, experience, and interest in this position. Applicants should be specific with reference to ongoing or upcoming UN activities to which psychology can contribute. Nomination applications must be received in their entirety by December 6, 2024 and can be submitted HERE.