From Kim Mills, Deputy Executive Director of APA Public and Member Communications:

"I am looking for some high-quality, high-resolution digital photographs of psychologists at work – doing the kinds of things psychologists actually do but the general public might not recognize as psychologists at work. These could be images from laboratories or classrooms, from industry or sports arenas, in simulators or on military bases. The purpose is to have on-hand some good images depicting the breadth of psychology and especially to emphasize psychology as a science. Most immediately, some of these might be used in the opening session video for the upcoming convention in Hawaii. Longer-term, these could be very useful as we illustrate webpages on apa.org.

The images I have in mind can include more than one person, and should capture people in action, not standing and staring into the camera. Another requirement is that they be horizontal in orientation and that they be the highest resolution you can provide. 

I am attaching a permission form granting APA the right to use the photos in perpetuity. It needs to be signed by the photographer or whoever holds the copyright."

Download APA's photo release form here.

Once again, we are delighted to invite you to join us for the Annual APA Education Advocacy Breakfast Meeting, which will be held during the 2013 APA convention in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday, August 3rd from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM. Please see the attached flyer for additional details about the event.

Special Panel Presentation: Preventing Violence and Promoting Safe School Environments: Psychology Advocates Making a Difference!

This year, we are very pleased to have a special panel presentation on psychology’s unique role in helping to reduce school violence and promote a safe school environment.  The panelists, your colleagues, have become advocates for psychology and are actively engaged in educating policy makers.  As a result, we will not only hear both about their research interests related to safe school environments and violence prevention – a topic of great attention on the national scene – but also learn what has motivated them to bring their research from the academic setting to Capitol Hill and beyond. 

Presenters:  Dorothy L. Espelage, PhD, Professor of Child Development, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign; Louise A. Douce, PhD,  Special Assistant to Vice President-Student Life, The Ohio State University; Diane Elmore, PhD, MPH, Director, Center for Child Traumatic Stress Policy Program, UCLA-Duke University.  Moderator: Ellen Garrison, PhD, APA Senior Policy Advisor

Mark Your Calendar! The annual meeting not only enables us to provide legislative updates and share information directly with APA members, but also gives us an opportunity to gather important feedback and support from psychologists in the field. This year's program promises to be an exciting event that generates significant discussion and important dialogue. Please join us! 

RSVP Requested - In order to ensure adequate room and catering arrangements, please RSVP by July 25th to Alix Ginsberg:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . As always, the breakfast meeting is free and open to members of the Education Advocacy Grassroots Network and all other interested individuals.

From: 

Cynthia D. Belar, PhD, Executive Director, APA Education Directorate

Nina G. Levitt, EdD, Associate Executive Director, APA Education Government Relations Office

KU's Summer Stats Camp 2013 registration is now in full swing. Last year Summer Stats Camp had over 300 participants attend 11 different courses. This coming June, the camp has 15 different courses being offered. Please visit the camp's web pages at http://crmda.ku.edu/statscamp for information on the courses, a brief syllabus for each, and registration information.

April 16, 2013

The American Psychological Association (APA) seeks nominations for the APA Policy Review Task Force on Gun Violence Prediction and Prevention by May 19.  The APA Council of Representatives authorized the six-person Task Force during its February 22-24, 2013, meeting.  The Task Force charge is to review and amend or possibly replace the 1994 APA Council resolution on Firearm Safety and Youth.  The Council allocated funds in the 2013 budget for one meeting of the task force, which will take place in early fall 2013.  The final recommendations of the Task Force need to be submitted for governance review by October 21, in order for the Council to consider the recommendations at the February 2014 meeting.  In its work, the Task Force will draw on a report on gun violence prediction and prevention that a panel of experts convened by APA will complete by August 2013.

The Council of Representatives approved the creation of the Task Force with the goal of strengthening APA policy related to the prediction and prevention of gun violence.  The APA Board of Directors recommended that the Council create the Task Force to address the perceived limitations in the 1994 policy in terms of its age, scope, and evidence base.   The Board recognized the need for a new policy to reflect current knowledge on gun violence prediction and prevention, to inform the field, and to provide a strong foundation for APA federal advocacy efforts.  The key issues at the forefront of the national debate include the following: the accuracy of predicting violent behavior, especially for low base rate events, such as mass shootings; the effectiveness of various gun violence prevention strategies, including approaches to school safety; education and training needs; research issues as they pertain to gun violence prediction and prevention; and public policy recommendations. 

Nominations should include a statement of areas of expertise and interest, as well as a curriculum vitae for each nominee.  Send nomination materials to the attention of Ron Schlittler at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , 202-336-6040 FAX, or American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002.  For any questions about the Task Force or the nominations process, contact Clinton Anderson, 202-336-6037 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Potential areas of nominee expertise include the following:

1. Degree of relationship between mental illness and risk of violence;
2. Antecedents of gun violence, including social determinants, gender, and cultural and developmental factors;
3. Effectiveness of gun violence prevention strategies at the individual, community, and broader levels;
4. Gun violence and related policy;
5. APA governance experience.

The Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest will review the nominations and provide recommendations to the Board of Directors for appointment by the APA President.