Eastern Psychological Association

EPA 2023 Workshops

In order to provide our members with an opportunity for professional development, we have moved the funding and the genomics workshops from March 2 to March 3 at 5:00 and thanks to an anonymous donor, the workshops are free. Don't miss out - the enrollment deadline is Feb 17 and enrollment is limited. The 2023 meeting features THREE 90 minute workshops. Two workshops provide all you need to know about funding your research. The first, Foundation Funding will be led by administrators from the Russell Sage Foundation. Foundation funding is too often overlooked and this workshop will tell you why you should consider foundation funding for your research. The second funding workshop is all about NIH Funding, ledt by senior NIH science administrators. This is a must for navigating the NIH funding system. The "what to do and what not to do" will be revealed here in a congenial setting with plenty of opportunity for questions. The third workshop is a deep dive into Race, Culture and Health in the Age of Genomics and Data Science. Gene therapy is here and it's guaranteed to proliferate in the years ahead. Can we eliminate disease by changing genes? What are the promises and the dangers of changing the human genome, of changing our ancestral inheritance? Who will benefit, who will not? This workshop is a must - a genomics tutorial for psychologists.

Professional Development Workshops | Eastern Psychological Association The EPA Board of Directors is excited to announce that the following Pre-conference Professional Development workshops will be offered on March 2, 2023.   These workshops are open by enrollment ($35 per workshop) to EPA Members and non-members.  A description of each workshop can be found at its ...

The EPA 2023 Program Schedule is now available!

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APA Summer Undergraduate Psychology Experience in Research Fellowships available now!

Undergraduate students from underrepresented groups enrolled in the Fall 2023 term are encouraged to apply for an APA SUPER Fellowship, which provides a $4,000 stipend directly to the student researcher and $1,000 to their summer faculty host. Applications are due February 15, 2023; don’t wait! Learn more and apply at https://www.apa.org/about/awards/undergraduate-research-opportunity.

Members of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP)’s “Teaching to Make a Difference” Presidential task force are pleased to announce a call for proposals for an edited e-book titled, Applying Psychology Beyond the Classroom: Social Justice Activities for Intro and Upper-Level Courses.

Please check out the STP Social Justice E-Book Details

Call for Chapter Proposals Details Below are further details on the STP e-Book and chapter unit requirements. If you'd like to submit a proposal, click this link. STP Call for Proposal Details Applying Psychology Beyond the Classroom: Social Justice Activities for Intro and Upper-Level Courses Members of the Society for the Teac...

EPA members teaching in psychology: NSF has updated funding information regarding S-STEM as part of a strategic priority to support low-income students entering college.

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As we fast approach 2023, the NSF S-STEM program has good news for the academic community committed to increasing the number of domestic low-income students in STEM fields of strategic national priority. This includes undergraduate and graduate students who could become the next generation of faculty in STEM including the social and behavioral sciences. Given the sheer number of undergraduate and graduate programs in experimental and applied psychology, economics, sociology, and the sheer number of low-income students seeking such degrees, there is no reason why we could not have dozens of submissions in the social/behavioral sciences.

Please be aware that the NSF S-STEM program has a new solicitation (NSF 23-527) https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/nsf-scholarships-science-technology-engineering.

The new solicitation is responsive to the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 in the sections related to S-STEM. The main highlights that will benefit low-income students are:

Annual scholarship amount increase: The allowable maximum scholarship amount has been increased to up to $15,000 per year for undergraduate students (pursuing an associate or bachelor's degree in eligible disciplines) and, up to $20,000 per year for graduate students (pursuing master's or Ph.Ds. degrees in eligible disciplines).

Scholarship duration: The maximum duration of an individual student's scholarship has been increased to 5 years per degree being pursued.

Notice that the requirement that an S-STEM scholarship must meet the students' unmet need, up to the maximum allowable amount ($15,000 for undergraduate students and $20,000 for graduate students) remains in place. S-STEM remains a last-dollar scholarship.

The proposing institution of higher learning continues to establish the definition of low income, both for undergraduate students and graduate students. The Office of Financial Aid or equivalent must partner with the PI team to establish which students qualify for low-income status and what is their unmet need after all other scholarships and grants (but not loans or work) have been awarded. Once an institutional definition for low-income status has been established for both undergraduate and graduate students, their eligibility can be confirmed:

Undergraduate students' low-income eligibility is generally determined by their FAFSA.
Graduate students' low-income eligibility can be established by analyzing their individual income. Graduate students can be considered independent of their parents' income if they meet certain requirements (older than 24, are married, or have veteran status) and have been filing taxes independently from their parents for at least 2 years prior.

Other important changes:
Track 1 Awards: The maximum award amount has been increased to up to $1,000,000 for up to 6 years.
Track 2 Awards: The maximum award amount has been increased to up to $2,500,000 for up to 6 years.

Webinars for prospective P*s will be announced in January. I will specifically be holding a workshop for the behavioral sciences in January as well. Please stayed tuned for future announcements.

When submitting this proposal, please use Research.gov and make sure to use the most up to date PAPPG for additional details.

As always, please feel free to contact me or any S-STEM program officer with your specific questions.

With best regards,
Bonnie Green

The EPA Board of Directors is excited to announce that the following Pre-conference Professional Development workshops will be offered on March 2, 2023 at the Annual Conference.

Professional Development Workshops | Eastern Psychological Association The EPA Board of Directors is excited to announce that the following Pre-conference Professional Development workshops will be offered on March 2, 2023.   These workshops are open by enrollment ($50 per 3 hr workshop) to all current EPA Members, Fellows and Associates. A description of each worksho...

The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) is currently seeking new rotating program officers in undergraduate STEM education. Though any area funded by NSF is under consideration, we are particularly interested in applications from people who focus on teaching/learning focused research in the social and behavioral sciences, engineering, computer science, and data science.

Science Education Administrator (Program Director) Program Directors have the primary responsibility for carrying out the agency's overall mission to support the innovative research and education that support the Nation's strength, security, and welfare. To do so, they manage merit review of research and development proposals, make funding recommend...

From Division 15 of APA:

The January 10th deadline for submitting research to the APA 2023 Convention is fast approaching! As such, Division 15 is looking for qualified graduate students, researchers, and practitioners to serve as submission reviewers. If you have reviewed for Division 15 previously, we thank you for your service and hope that you will consider serving in this important role again for the 2023 Convention!

APA 2023 Division 15: Request for Reviewers

Check out the upcoming workshop from APS on teaching:

Whether you are a professor, a graduate student, or a teaching assistant, teaching can be one of the most challenging tasks in the world. Thankfully, psychological science is rich in insights that can make teaching more efficient and more effective.

Register for this workshop to review the teaching strategies you already use and the learning strategies students prefer. Then, learn the best science-based strategies and how to easily implement them in any classroom.

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Consider submitting your research for the 2023 EPA Conference in Boston. The DECEMBER 1 deadline is approaching!

EPA 2023 | Eastern Psychological Association The EPA conference submissions deadline is December 1.  Note that this is a change from previous years.  In addition, there will be no separate deadline for the special undergraduate session.  All submissions will be due on Dec 1 at 5 PM, EST.  The submissions portal is now open for current and ...

Teaching Statistics and Research Methods?

Consider attending PsychTERMS--the free, virtual conference on teaching that several of the Assistant Teaching Professors in Psychology across the UC system are organizing. PsychTERMS will be held on Wednesday, December 7th and Thursday, December 8th, 2022 from 10am-2pm Pacific time.

Extended registration deadline of December 5th, 2022!

Registration for this conference is free thanks to generous sponsorship from APA's PsycLearn.

If you have any questions, please contact our conference organizing committee at [email protected]

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The EPA Annual Conference submissions portal is open now and will close promptly at 5:00 PM EST on December 1, 2022. To access the portal, please use the login information on the Members Only page.

EPA 2023 | Eastern Psychological Association The EPA conference submissions deadline is December 1.  Note that this is a change from previous years.  In addition, there will be no separate deadline for the special undergraduate session.  All submissions will be due on Dec 1 at 5 PM, EST.  The submissions portal is now open for current and ...