Dawn K. Wilson, PhD It has been with great pleasure that I have served as the President of the Society for Health Psychology during this past year. Reflecting back on the year, we have made great progress with regard to our theme of “Broadening the Impact and Visibility of Behavioral Sciences in Health Care and Health Policy.” Some of the terrific highlights include strengthening our relationships … Continue reading President’s Column
Adrienne A. Williams, PhD Since my last column, I have been repeatedly impressed by the increased interactions and support as a community among Society for Health Psychology (SfHP) members. First, as mentioned in my previous column, SfHP members were asked to join the 2nd annual #ThisIsHealthPsych social media challenge on March 8th (3/8 for Division 38). Health psychologists accepted the challenge, with over 80 posts … Continue reading From the Editor’s Desk
The Nominations & Elections Committee, under the leadership of Dr. Bonnie Spring, is pleased to announce the results of the 2017 Society for Health Psychology elections: President-Elect: Nancy B. Ruddy, PhD Treasurer: Barbara A. Cubic, PhD Member-at-Large: John M. Ruiz, PhD APA Council Representative: Richard J. Seime, PhD Thanks to all the candidates for their willingness to serve, and thank you for voting! Continue reading SfHP Election Results
Editor’s note: Many thanks to Joanna Buscemi, PhD, the 2017 SfHP Program Chair, for putting together this program. Click on the following to view the SfHP 2017 Convention Schedule. Continue reading 2017 Convention Schedule
Jennifer Warnick, Chair KayLoni Olson, Chair-Elect Lisa Auster-Gussman, Past Chair Happy summer from the SfHP Student Council! The SfHP student council co-hosted a mentor breakfast session at the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)’s 38th Annual Meeting in San Diego, California in March with the SBM Student Special Interest Group. We were thrilled with the number of SfHP members who participated, both as mentors and mentees. … Continue reading From the Student Council Representatives
Submitted by Ronald Rozensky, Ph.D.,ABPP Elizabeth Klonoff, Ph.D.,ABPP Society for Health Psychology, Division 38 Representatives to APA Council The following is a list of the many activities addressed by the APA Council at its February 2017 meeting. Space does not allow detailed description of each item but each can be reviewed by copying the item and searching for it on the APA website. We … Continue reading Summary of Actions Taken by APA Council at its February 24 & 25, 2017 Meeting
Interested in applying for APA Fellow status for the first time through the Society for Health Psychology (APA Division 38)? All applications to be an APA Fellow must be made via the APA Online Fellows Application Platform. This system allows nominees, endorsers, and division Fellows chairs to submit all required documents online. The Society for Health Psychology (D38) deadline for submission of all materials to … Continue reading Apply to be an APA Fellow
On Saturday, April 22, 2017, 1.3 million people gathered for rallies and marches in over 600 cities across the world for the March for Science. APA was an official partner of the March, and members of the Society for Health Psychology (SfHP) were there to represent our field. Here are some of the photos from various Marches submitted by our members to The Health Psychologist. … Continue reading SfHP Members Participate in the March for Science
