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We invite proposal submissions for the 2025 Annual Conference of AP-LS. We strongly encourage empirically based proposals, proposals that involve new and emerging topics within psychology and law, and proposals that incorporate historically marginalized or underrepresented populations. 

This year, we are particularly interested in proposals that highlight collaboration, broadly defined. This could include collaboration across multiple research labs, collaboration across professional fields, collaborations in expertise and experience, or collaborations across organizations. We strongly encourage “adversarial” collaborations, or those among scholars who take different approaches or views of an issue. 

Proposals will be evaluated through a blind review process focused on intellectual merit, innovation, novelty, and integration of multiple aspects of the field.

All proposals must be submitted on the conference website by Monday, September 30, 2024, 11:59 pm PST.

More details can be found HERE or by visiting the conference website to register, submit your proposals, AND sign up as a reviewer! https://ap-ls2025.exordo.com/login

The AP-LS Conference Advisory Committee (CAC) is seeking interested professionals to co-chair the AP-LS program for the APA Annual Conference from 2025-2027. The APA co-chair role requires a three year commitment. The first year (2025) involves shadowing the two senior co-chairs, presently Tara Ryan and Krystia Reed. In the second year (2026), the co-chair will take a lead role in selecting content for the program. Finally, in the third year (2027), the APA co-chair will take a leadership role in guiding and supporting the other co-chairs. We encourage self-nominations, particularly in the clinical area this year. The CAC will select one representative to co-chair the conference for the 2025-2027 term. 

Typical periods in which co-chairs have increased workloads include: September through October when preparing collaborative programs with other divisions; December through January when assigning reviewers, making selections, and building the program schedule; and, August during the APA Convention.

Please submit your nomination including Letter of Intent and CV by September 15, 2024. Decisions will be made soon after for the co-chair to begin.

Nominations may be submitted here: https://forms.gle/jLguLcgaKaYGCQo2A

Feel free to contact Emily Haney-Caron, CAC Chair, at ehaney-caron@jjay.cuny.edu with any questions.

The AP-LS Continuing Education (CE) Committee invites proposals for pre-conference workshops at the AP-LS Annual Conference. Workshops are scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. We are seeking workshop proposals for innovative and cutting-edge topics and will ask presenters to briefly describe how their proposed workshop promotes equity, inclusion, and justice in psychology and law.

Workshop presenters will receive an honorarium commensurate with the workshop length (i.e.,half day or full day). Proposals are due by 11:59 PM PDT, September 30, 2024, and can be submitted here. Contact Lisa Kan at ce@ap-ls.org with any questions.

We look forward to receiving your pre-conference workshop proposals!

First place: Ashley Manaigre

Title: A comparison of online and offline stalking behaviors among university students

University of Manitoba

Mentor: Alicia Nijdam-Jones

Second place: Makena Tinney

Title: The role of youth-staff relationships in impulsive youth's propensity for desistance

University of California, Los Angeles

Mentor: Lauren NG

Third place: Katerine Aminot

Title: Judicial Perceptions of Forensic Mental Health Professionals' Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations

University of Manitoba

Mentor: Alicia Nijdam-Jones

Law and Human Behavior Editorial Fellowship

The Editorial Team of Law and Human Behavior is seeking nominations for one editorial fellowship position for an early-career psychologist (ECP) from a group historically underrepresented in the academy and/or professional practice. The fellow will serve a 12-month term beginning January 1, 2025, and the position includes an honoraria stipend of $2,500 USD.

Interested candidates should send their application to the Editor-in-Chief of Law and Human Behavior, David DeMatteo (david.dematteo@drexel.edu), by November 1, 2024. Applicants should provide a CV and a letter of interest (a) describing their expertise, (b) providing context for their interest in this program, and (c) indicating how their participation in the program will contribute to the journal’s advancement. Click HERE for additional details.

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law:  Editorial fellowship nominations

The editorial leadership team for Psychology, Public Policy, and Law seeks nominations for 2 editorial fellowship positions for early-career psychologists (ECPs) from historically underrepresented groups. Fellows serve 12-month terms beginning January 1, 2025, and the position includes an honoraria stipend of $1,000 USD per fellow. Applications are due November 1, 2024. Please see https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/resources/call-editorial-fellowships for more information and to apply.

Call for Faculty and Students for Research Mentoring Initiative Pilot

The AP-LS Research Committee is seeking applications from both faculty and undergraduate and graduate students to participate in its Research Mentoring Initiative. 

This initiative came out of Dr. Jen Groscup’s Presidential Pre-Conference Leadership Workshop in New Orleans in March of 2020. The goal of the initiative is to pair researchers with one or more students who would not otherwise have research opportunities due to their institution’s location, size, or research resources. To that end, this initiative seeks faculty mentors to spend time virtually with students at different institutions and help guide them through the research process. Ideally, faculty members would either have an existing project that students could participate in or be willing to work with a student to design a new research project. 

If you are a faculty member or undergraduate/graduate student interested in participating in this program, please fill out this form (https://forms.gle/soFkvvmVw1jMBW5t6) by September 30, 2024. Click HERE for further details.

For questions, please email one or both of the co-chairs of the AP-LS Research Committee, Megan Kienzle and Eyal Aharoni, with any questions: kienzlem@apsu.edu or eaharoni@gsu.edu.

Call for Grant Proposals for Research to Enhance the Impact and Diversification of Psychology & Law Research

2024 - 2025 Call for REID Grant Proposals

The American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS) invites research proposals for Research to Enhance the Impact and Diversification of Psychology & Law Research. The intent of this grant initiative is to advance a more interdisciplinary science that addresses understudied topics in psychology and law, as well as to broaden the discipline and amplify its practical impact. Proposed projects must investigate new or understudied topics in psychology and law, enhance the diversification of psychology and law research through novel theoretical or methodological approaches that are cross-disciplinary in nature, and/or promote the impact of research by considering novel populations or new problems or processes within the legal system. Collaboration with practitioners or policymakers is encouraged. Successful proposals are expected to involve projects with the potential to transform and impact the field by furthering novel lines of research inquiry and/or facilitating new cross-disciplinary collaborations. As part of the AP-LS initiative toward a more inclusive society, grant applications that specifically address disadvantaged groups or understudied topic areas in psychology and law will be given preference. This includes funding scholars from traditionally underprivileged backgrounds. Proposals may be submitted into one of two funding categories:

1.     Small/Seed proposals ($1,000-$5,000 for a 12-month research period)

2.     Large proposals ($15,000-$50,000 over a 12-18 month research period)

Pre-proposal submissions will open on October 1. The submission deadline is October 15th, 2024. Selected pre-proposal submissions will be notified in November if they are selected to submit a full proposal. Full proposals will be due in mid-December. 

Additional information about the grant can be found HERE or by visiting the application portal at  https://www.awards.ap-ls.org/awards/. Please email one or both of the co-chairs of the Research Committee, Eyal Aharoni and Megan Kienzle and, with any questions: eaharoni@gsu.edu or kienzlem@apsu.edu.

AP-LS Book Award: Call for nominations

The AP-LS Book Award Committee invites nominations to recognize outstanding scholarship in psychology and law. This year we are accepting nominations for authored books published in 2022 and 2023.  The deadline for nominations is November 1st, 2024.  Nominations (including self-nominations) and e-versions of the book should be sent to the Chair of the Committee:  Elizabeth Foster, PhD eefoster@widener.edu. The award rotates annually between edited and authored books.

Submit Your Dissertation for the AP-LS Dissertation Award!

The American Psychology-Law Society invites students to apply for the Dissertation Awards, recognizing outstanding research at the intersection of psychology and law. Winners will present their work at the AP-LS Annual Conference. Submissions should demonstrate originality, quality, contribution to the field, clarity, and contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Submit your dissertation and supporting documents via the AP-LS Dissertation Award Google Form by December 31. For more information, visit AP-LS Dissertation Awards or contact dissertation@ap-ls.org.

Welcome to New Executive Committee Members!

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Randall Salekin is now serving as our Incoming President and Dr. Caitlin Cavanagh our new Member-At-Large. In addition, Dr. Ana Belmonte is joining the Executive Committee as the Web Editor. Congratulations and welcome to our new EC members! We look forward to your vision and leadership for our organization. Click HERE to see introductions from each of our new EC Members.

APA President-Elect and Board of Directors Member-at-Large Election Now Open

The APA President-Elect and Board of Directors Member-at-Large election is open August 1 to September 16. Login to your myAPA account and access your ballot.

APAGS Elections

Attention graduate students who are also members of APA! Looking to enhance your leadership skills? Apply for an elected or appointed position with APAGS! Learn more by visiting the APAGS Elections page. Deadline to apply: September 2, 2024, 5 p.m. (ET) Read More

AP-LS Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

The full executive committee meeting minutes March and May 2024 meetings can be found HERE and HERE, respectively.

Call for Book Proposals

The American Psychology-Law Society invites proposals for new titles in its book series, which is now published by APA Books. We publish authored and edited volumes on current issues at the intersection of psychology and law. Books are typically a state of the science synthesis of a body of existing research with implications for practice and/or policy. Authors and editors should have a substantial and recent track record of publication and/or practice in psychology or law, and at least one should hold a doctorate in psychology or closely related behavioral science. If you have a proposal for a new book in the series or you would simply like more information, reach out to a member of the editorial team. We would be happy to tell you more.    

The editorial board members are:

For more information or if you wish to contact a member of the AP-LS Executive Committee, details can be found HERE.

EDITOR

Meg Ternes
meg.ternes@smu.ca

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Taylor Petty

tepetty@usi.edu 

STUDENT ASSISTANT EDITOR

Jennifer McArthur

jennifer.mcarthur@dal.ca 

CONTENT EDITORS–RESEARCH BRIEFS

Kelly McWilliams
kmcwilliams@jjay.cuny.edu

Veronica Johnson
vjohnson@jjay.cuny.edu

CONTENT EDITOR–LEGAL UPDATE

Lori Hoetger
lhoetger@gmail.com

CONTENT EDITOR–TEACHING IN PSYCH & LAW

Casey LaDuke

ttc@ap-ls.org 

CONTENT EDITOR–CAREER CORNER

Cecilia Allan
aplsstudent@gmail.com 

CONTENT EDITOR–CLINICAL & FORENSIC PRACTICE

Danielle Rynczak
danielle.rynczak@umassmed.edu

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