Interested in Co-Organizing a SPSSI-SASP Small Group Conference in North America or Australasia in 2026 or 2027? Apply by February 16! https://ow.ly/cnro50XSBzq

SPSSI is a proud cosponsor of the Next Big Idea Conference, February 20-21 at Arizona State University. SPSSI members are eligible for discounted registration fees. Read more here 👇 https://ow.ly/lIhG50XNgAZ

Call for submissions! SPSSI is now accepting proposals for our 2026 Summer Conference in New Orleans! Check out the submission types below. This year's conference theme is “Lespwa fe viv” (Hope Makes Us Live). Proposals due February 15. http://spssi.org/conferences #Psychology

The incoming editorial leadership team at the Journal of Social Issues, SPSSI's flagship journal, seeks nominations for editorial fellowship positions. Read the call below and apply by March 1, 2026! https://ow.ly/PkVv50XGquZ

Division 9 celebrates 90 years! SPSSI was founded in 1936 and turns 90 years old next year, and we are planning a variety of ways to celebrate this historic milestone. Read more about this important anniversary in the latest APA Division Digest 👇 https://ow.ly/qKVo50XHzm8

Lespwa fè viv. Hope makes us live. The #SPSSICON26 conference theme is here! Read all about this year's theme from your conference co-chairs at the link below. www.spssi.org/conferences#SPSSICON26

Submit to the APA 2026 Division 9 track by January 14th! Seeking symposia, posters, critical conversations, and more that connect psychological science with social justice. https://convention.apa.org/proposals/division-sessions

The American Association of Colleges and Universities has posted a call for contributions to an open-source repository of innovative, pro-democracy learning resources. Click below to read the call. https://ow.ly/vwYJ50XE2CF

NEW - "Trickle-Down Governance: A SPSSI Policy Bulletin." In this bulletin, authors review dozens of executive actions borne from Project 2025 and their impact on SPSSI members as psychologists, as academics, and as people living in the United States and abroad. https://ow.ly/zjts50Xwx5w

Introducing your 2026 SPSSI summer conference co-chairs, Dr. Yara Mekawi & Dr. Harmony Reppond! We hope you will join us in New Orleans this summer, June 26-28. Save the date! www.spssi.org/conferences

Check out two new upcoming SPSSI NY Events! www.spssi.org/ny

"How should intellectual impairment be assessed in death penalty litigation?" Read the latest Judicial Notebook from Cynthia Calkins and the SPSSI Courtwatch Committee in the APA Monitor on Psychology. https://ow.ly/Ypf350XnSHc

Read the latest SPSSI Virtual Series Issue! Opposing Doctrine Regarding Diversity, Merit, and Affirmative Action: A Call for a Bipartisan Theory of Discrimination. https://ow.ly/q2MT50XnQPP

Applications are open for the 2026 Dalmas A. Taylor Memorial Summer Policy Fellowship. This fellowship provides an opportunity for a doctoral student to work on public policy issues for an entire summer. Apply by February 2, 2026. https://ow.ly/zqwR50XnOBL

APA members, you should receive your annual APA apportionment ballot today. We urge you to allocate all ten of your votes to SPSSI – Division 9 of APA. Voting ends December 18. https://ow.ly/fMxH50XjYf3

Applications for the 2026-2027 James Marshall Public Policy Fellowship are open! Apply by Friday, January 2, 2026. This fellowship supports a postdoc fellow working full-time for one year in the United States Congress in Washington, DC. https://ow.ly/G1XY50XjcKN

Announcing Dr. Elizabeth R. Cole and Dr. Patrick R. Grzanka as Journal of Social Issues Co-Editors, 2026-2029. They will succeed Dr. Martin Ruck, current JSI Editor, whose issues will be published through 2026. Their first issues will be released in 2027 and will publish through 2030.

Is counseling entitled to protection under the 1st Amendment? #SCOTUS is considering when to regulate professional speech and whether counseling is “conduct” or “speech.” Read more from Kathryn LaFortune in the latest edition of SPSSI's Judicial Notebook. https://ow.ly/hfJy50X7g7b

Congratulations to the 2025 James Marshall Public Policy Fellow, Dr. Amanda Anzovino! Her year in Washington, DC begins today!

Watch Dr. Brian Smedley's #SPSSICON25 Keynote Address! "Out of Chaos, Opportunity: Reflections on Psychology’s Past, Present, and Potential as a Force for Social Change" ow.ly/PunG50WAMPf

CORRECTION: For those traveling to the 2025 APA Convention, "Ironic exclusion: Reconsidering simulation activities to promote inclusion," featuring Ryan Pickering, will take place Saturday, August 9 from 8:00-9:00 AM. See the full Div 9 agenda here: ow.ly/qPIJ50WAbxx

"Narratives of America: Retrospective on the 250th Anniversary of the U.S." A New SPSSI Virtual Series Issue! Available at: ow.ly/4ClJ50WrSEf

Congratulations Claude Louis, SPSSI's 2025 Dalmas A. Taylor Memorial Summer Policy Fellow! Learn more about Claude here: ow.ly/AkVY50WlYpX

Had a great time presenting at both the @spssi.bsky.social and @isjr2025.bsky.social conferences! Thank you to both for having me!

NEW from SPSSI's Courtwatch Committee: "How #immigration policies are harming mental health," by Srishti Katuri, MA, and Cynthia J. Najdowski, PhD www.apa.org/monitor/2025...

My heart is full from all the questions I got this year from @spssi.bsky.social conference! I got to present my work examining how identity denial from either ingroup or outgroup members can predict Multiracial wellbeing. Being Multiracial myself this work is close to home and I hope it is a start!

The lab had a great time @spssi.bsky.social! @mohammadwiswall.bsky.social presented new data looking at multiracial Asian identity denial, @kirbylam.bsky.social discussed new masculine norm work, and lab alum @adamstanaland.bsky.social presented his newest work on masculinity too! #spssicon25

No better way to end #SPSSICON25 than with @urbaninstitute.bsky.social’s Dr. Brian Smedley’s powerful and hopeful keynote. Thank you Dr. Smedley, and thank you to all who made this year’s summer conference a success!

@urbaninstitute.bsky.social’s Dr. Brian Smedley is delivering the #SPSSICON25 closing keynote at 11:50am in the Atrium Ballroom. Do not miss this one!

The Bullock Fan Club continues to grow ❤️

First conference! 🌟 #spssi #portland

Happening Now: Dr. Heather Bullock’s Presidential Address. #SPSSICON25

Hi, Portland! 👋🏼 Let's talk about drug decriminalization #SPSSICon2025

Congratulations to the 2025 Kurt Lewin Awardee, Dr. Abigail Stewart! Award presented by #SPSSICON25 co-chair Dr. Tessa Dover.

Dr. Abigail Stewart’s 2025 Kurt Lewin Address starts now in the Atrium Ballroom! Don’t miss it! #spssicon25

If you’re at #SPSSICON25, join today’s Special Policy Session at 12:50. The theme is: Public Psychology in an Era of Institutional Inertia.

Some SPSSI legends in the house for the annual Past-President’s Breakfast at #SPSSICON25. We thank them for their years of service to SPSSI.

Thank you Erik Spence and Melanie Nichele from FSU for sharing your research on “blue spaces” (think “green space,” but wetter)! #SPSSICON25

Day 1 of #SPSSICON25 couldn’t have ended any better. Thank you Dr. María Elena Torre for a powerful opening keynote 👏

I'm presenting a talk at SPSSI in Portland on Saturday, 9:10am in the Broadway III Room. Come learn about how tuning process influence outcomes like voting intentions! @spssi.bsky.social #SPSSICON25

Congratulations to Dr. Kala Melchiori and Dr. Abigail Stewart, recipients of the 2025 Distinguished Service to SPSSI Award! #SPSSI2025

Check out research by Stanford’s Ramya Kumar on non-traditional doctoral students. Happening in a few soon at #SPSSICON25’s evening poster session.

#SPSSICON25 is less than a month away! Check out this year's keynote speakers and discussion topics: ow.ly/TRNO50W1Er0 See you in Portland!

Watch "Legal Psychology in Action," the first webinar in the "Epistemologies of the South" webinar series! Streaming LIVE on SPSSI's YouTube channel: youtube.com/@SPSSI

SPSSI joins the United Science Alliance's request for greater transparency and oversight of reduction-in-force (RIF) and reorganization plans at federal science and health agencies. Read United Science Alliance's letter to Congressional leaders: ow.ly/pWN550VRKeV

Today is #MayDay, or #InternationalWorkersDay! A good day to revisit SPSSI's 2010 statement about what happens when policymakers fail to prioritize workers and employment. ow.ly/TsF650VLlLl

Announcing Dr. Brian Smedley for the #SPSSICON25 Closing Keynote! Sunday, June 29 in Portland, Oregon. Register for #SPSSICON25 today! ow.ly/SvhB50VCt1I

TOMORROW: "Understanding Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence: Context, Culture, and Pathways to Healing" April 16 @ 12pm ET. Register here: ow.ly/iSKu50Vp0kq

Many national parks sidestep the opportunity to educate millions and to “inspire civic engagement” around the issue of climate, according to @universityofkansas.bsky.social research appearing in the @spssi.bsky.social journal Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. news.ku.edu/news/article...

The SPSSI Action Teaching Program has extended the deadline for Action Teaching Award applications until April 30, 2025. Learn more about the program: spssi.org/action-teaching