Alex Rothman, PhD It’s convention time! By the time you read this newsletter, there will be fewer than 38 days until we gather in Denver, CO, to celebrate the 38th year of our organization. I hope you will find time to join us. Thanks to the hard and thoughtful work of our members, led by 2016 Program Chair Shawna Ehlers and her co-Chair, Joanna Buscemi, … Continue reading President’s Column
Shawna Ehlers, PhD, ABPP 2016 SfHP Program Chair Join us for the 38th anniversary of Division 38, the Society for Health Psychology, at the APA Convention in Denver, August 4-7, 2016! We are celebrating our contributions to improving health over the past 38 years, and the trajectory we have set for continued contributions along the translational pathway, from basic science to intervention development and trials, … Continue reading Convention Preview
Click here (PDF, 211 KB) or the Society for Health Psychology program for the 2016 APA Convention in Denver, CO, August 4-7, 2016. Continue reading 2016 Convention Schedule
Each year, the Society for Health Psychology gives awards for outstanding scientific contributions to the field. One goes to a “senior” member (i.e., someone who received her/his terminal degree >10 years ago); the other goes to an “early career” member (i.e., someone who received her/his terminal degree within the past ten years). For 2016, the Awards Committee recognizes Dr. Tim Smith of the University of … Continue reading SfHP 38 Honors Members for Outstanding Research, Practice, Teaching, and Service
This year the National Register of Health Service Psychologists has awarded its highest honor, the Alfred M. Wellner Lifetime Achievement Award, to John Robinson, EdD, ABPP in recognition of his many contributions to psychology over the span of his career. Dr. Robinson, a Fellow of the Society for Health Psychology, is a previous recipient of SfHP’s Nathan Perry Career Service Award in addition to numerous … Continue reading John Robinson, EdD, ABPP wins Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Register
Following the recent success of local networking and social events for health psychologists in cities such as Chicago and Denver, this spring saw the return of two successful SfHP-sponsored local networking events in Chicago and Tampa Bay, as well as networking events in two new cities – Austin and Minneapolis! Lloyd Berg reported that the Austin event was a great success, attracting over 40 psychologists … Continue reading Local Networking Events Bring Health Psychologists Together
Editor’s note: The Mentoring Spotlight is a recurring feature that highlights the Society for Health Psychology’s Health Psych Connections program with experiences from mentor-mentee pairs and occasional articles on effective mentoring. The Health Psych Connections program is open to all SfHP members at any career stage post-doctorate; for more information visit http://www.health-psych.org/Connections.cfm. Denise Gretchen-Doorly, PhD “I didn’t know you paired me up with Division 38 … Continue reading Mentoring Spotlight
Vaneeta Sandhu, PsyD It is quite easy to be overwhelmed with recent events such as the tragedy in Orlando, the current political climate of the United States, and Brexit and its unknown consequences, to name a few. The multiple sources of news, increased access, and immediacy of communication means that we are bombarded with information on a daily basis. If it is not through reading … Continue reading Early Career Professionals Corner: Self-Care Needs for ECPs
Lisa Auster-Gussman, Chair Jennifer Warnick, Chair-Elect Megan Grigsby, Past Chair The student council is excited to announce that we have finalized our program for the upcoming 2016 APA convention in Denver! We designed our program to meet student needs and would love to see every student affiliate at both our workshop and networking event. Save the Date: Workshop to Prepare for Specialty-Track Predoctoral Internships The … Continue reading From the Student Council Representatives
Andrea Bradford, PhD I was amused to find out that the Society for Health Psychology and I share a birth year. It’s nice to know that long before I even knew what a health psychologist was, Division 38 was always there – I just had to find my way! With this being my final editor’s column, I’d like to share a little about what SfHP … Continue reading From the Editor’s Desk
