Transcript APAGS The voice of graduate students The future of psychology

The voice of graduate students
The future of psychology
What is APAGS?
Vision
 APAGS aspires to achieve the highest quality
graduate training experience for the next
generation of scientific innovators, expert
practitioners and visionary leaders in
psychology
Mission
 APAGS builds a better future for psychology
by serving as a united voice to enrich and
advocate for graduate student development
What is APAGS?
 Founded in 1988
 All graduate student affiliates of APA are automatically
members of APAGS
 APAGS represents more than 30,000 members: 75%
are graduate students, 70% are women, 26% represent
ethnic minorities
 One of the largest groups within APA
 The largest group of graduate psychology students
organized worldwide
 Governed by nine officers elected by members, along
with chairs of five specialized subcommittees
 Supported by staff at headquarters in Washington, DC
Join for… Professional Identity
 Entry in the world’s largest association of graduate
students in psychology
 Clout to shape the future of the field
 Ability to stay informed of trends in science, practice,
and advocacy
 Representation in Congress, state legislatures, and in
major social and educational institutions
 Ability to join more than 50 discipline-specific Divisions
 Your name included in the online APA membership
directory (it reads like a "Who's Who" in psychology)
Join for… Funding and Savings
 Access to dozens of scholarship, grant, and award
opportunities
 Reduced registration rate for the APA convention and
FREE registration for first authors and volunteers
 Low cost student liability insurance
 Member discounts on car rentals, hotels, FedEx, Barnes
and Noble purchases, and more
 Students receive reduced or waived fees to several
APA Divisions
Join for… Publications
 You’ll get three print subscriptions to keep you informed of
news, advances in academia, practice and research that
impact psychology
 The American Psychologist—APA’s flagship journal
 gradPSYCH—quarterly magazine for graduate students
 Monitor on Psychology—APA’s monthly magazine
 $10 credit for the purchase of APA printed journals
 Up to 60% discount on APA books, videos, and journals, and
databases (like PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES)
Join for… Networking & Leadership
 Serve on task forces and run for official positions
 Access to PsychCareers, listing thousands of
psychology jobs at all levels
 Access to online social networks (e.g., Facebook,
Twitter, LinkedIn)
 Participation in student programming at annual
APA convention
 Access to a practitioner portal and e-newsletter
 Access to active student-based listservs
What is APAGS doing for you?
Practice
• Developed an internship position/policy
• Works daily to end the internship match crisis
• Helped pass the $3 million internship stimulus package
• Saved 22 interns in New York from losing their internships
• Successfully advocated for students to be members of APA’s
Practice Organization
Science
• Won approval for the first APA journal (Translational Issues in
Psychological Science, or TIPS) with a core emphasis on
mentorship and placement of students on the editorial board
• Continues to receive a high volume of applicants for Basic
Psychological Science and Junior Scientist Fellowship grants
What is APAGS doing for you?
Public Interest
• Offers a mentoring program for more than 65 LGBT students
• Hosts webinars, virtual happy hours for ethnic minority students
• Supports a growing advocacy mobilizing and training network
with more than 250 student representatives in North America
Resources
• Hosts more than 30 hours of programming at APA’s annual
convention
• Publishes a number of resource and climate guides for graduate
students
• Does educational outreach, including “APAGS on the Road”
events and workshops regarding debt and loan repayment/
forgiveness for graduate students, and choosing high quality
graduate schools for undergraduate students
Get in touch with us!
APAGS officers
http://www.apa.org/apags/governance/index.aspx
APAGS Campus Representatives
Write to [email protected] if you’re unsure of yours
APA Headquarters
www.apa.org/apags, [email protected], 202-336-6014