During the August APA Council of Representatives meetings, Council affirmed the following new Society for Health Psychology Fellows: Bradley Cardinal, Oregon State University Julianne Holt-Lundstad, Brigham Young University Barbara Ward-Zimmerman, Glastonbury, CT In addition, you may not be aware that APA does not have a mechanism to recognize Affiliate members as Fellows, so the Society for Health Psychology created a new category of achievement to … Continue reading Recognizing Member Achievements

The Society for Health Psychology is excited to invite program submissions for symposia and posters for the 2020 APA Annual Convention in Washington, DC, August 6-9. All health psychology related submissions are welcome. It is encouraged that your submission demonstrate the connection between Bench and Bedside. Research informs clinical work and our clinical work informs research. Throughout convention we want to highlight this connection and … Continue reading APA2020 Call for Program Submissions

Interested in applying for fellow status (for the first time) through the Society for Health Psychology (APA Division 38?) Apply: 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 APA online portal for initial fellow applicants opened on August 6. The … Continue reading Become an SfHP Fellow

Every November, APA asks you to “apportion” 10 votes to some combination of divisions and state associations.  Those votes determine the number of Council Representatives for each division and state association. The Society for Health Psychology (Division 38) is one of the largest divisions in APA – yet relatively few eligible members exercise their right to apportion votes for APA Council seats. The Council of … Continue reading Be the Change You Wish to See

The SfHP Health Research Council sponsors SIX graduate student research awards each year. Each award is for $2,000. Four awards are given in the category of “General Health Psychology,” one is an award to “Promote Inclusion,” and one award is for “Research Addressing Health Disparities.” Proposals will be reviewed on an annual basis and must be received by January 15 – so now is the time … Continue reading SfHP Graduate Student Research Awards

Each year, the Society for Health Psychology (SfHP) recognizes members for outstanding contributions to the field by presenting awards in Research, Clinical Practice, Education & Training, Mentoring, and Career Service.  Award categories were established to acknowledge and appreciate excellence in health psychology across the career span and throughout the field. This avenue of highlighting our contributions can be successful only if members actively engage in … Continue reading Call for Nominations for Awards