Division 15 invites submissions for the 2023 annual APA convention to be held in-person August 3-5 in Washington, D.C. Division proposals are due no later than January 10, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The Presidential Theme for Division 15 is Educational Psychology, In the Room Where It Happens. This theme highlights the evolving and vital nature of educational psychology, to better reflect where, why, by whom, for whom, and how educational psychology is practiced and needed. Thus, the theme aims to facilitate constructive conversations and steps to expand and support both our community and our impact. This invites attention to emerging and needed changes (e.g., Whose voice is missing and what are we doing/going to do about it?). Such attention to how we frame the professional identities of educational psychologists aims to facilitate both stronger inbound trajectories (What barriers have we allowed, even unintentionally, and how can we dismantle them?) and stronger outbound trajectories (What impact are we having and how can we amplify that?). Proposals may address any aspect of educational psychology, including but not limited to research questions and research paradigms, academic and applied professional roles, our role in policy, the training of educational psychologists, and the cultural-political context of educational psychology. Presentations that center questions rather than answers, and discussion rather than lectures, are particularly encouraged.
APA and Division 15 members and non-members are invited to submit their work for presentation in the Division 15 Program for the 2023 APA Convention.
Submissions may fall under the following formats:
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Individual Presentations: These submissions should reflect a single project, study, or paper with 1 or more authors. All individual presentations will be submitted as posters into the system. Once the conference platform is finalized, we will work to allocate accepted proposals into appropriate formats that are still to be determined (e.g., structured poster sessions, paper sessions).
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Symposia: A symposium submission should include 3-5 papers that are organized around a common theme or area of interest. A symposium should include a chair for the session and a discussant who will set the context and offer background for why this conversation is important. Preference will be given to symposia submissions that closely align with the conference theme and that emphasize an exchange of ideas between the audience and speakers.
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Critical Conversations: Proposals for critical conversations (formerly called Discussions) should include 1 or more brief presentations designed to provide the information needed for the audience to effectively participate in the discussion. The session should include a chair who will moderate the discussion and ensure that the bulk of the time is spent in conversation with the audience.
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Skill-building sessions: Skill-building sessions should offer practical experience to help participants increase their understanding and skills in a particular area of current interest in the field of educational psychology. Activities and discussions should be woven into the session plan to help attendees truly apply learnings to their work. Session topics might include (but are not limited to) demonstrations of various methodologies, interviews, assessment techniques, statistical, or scientific approaches
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Data Blitz: Data blitz sessions feature up to six fast-paced brief reports on hot topics, with individuals presenting for no more than five minutes each on various research areas. Data blitzes should provide an interactive experience for the audience, and organizers should allocate time (e.g., 10 minutes for every three presentations) to support audience engagement. Interactive experiences could include posing questions that require audience participation or organizing the data blitz around a particular theme that offers an opportunity for audience and speaker integration and discussion.
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Online-Only Poster Presentations: Division 15 members have an opportunity to select online-only presentations which will be included formally in both APA and Division 15 programs. Accepted presenters will upload a PDF poster and record a short, pre-recorded video description of their research. All work for such proposals will be managed directly through APA’s convention system.
All proposals must be submitted through APA’s convention proposal portal at https://convention.apa.org/proposals
Those with questions about proposal formats or who have novel ideas about presentation formats should contact Division 15 Program Co-Chairs, Sharon Zumbrunn ([email protected]) and Gwen Marchand ([email protected])