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APA’s 54 divisions are interest groups organized by members. Some represent subdisciplines of psychology (e.g., experimental, social or clinical) while others focus on topical areas such as aging, ethnic-minorities or trauma. APA members, and even non-members, can apply to join one or more divisions, which have their own eligibility criteria and dues. In addition, each division has its own officers, website, publications, email lists, awards, convention activities and meetings.
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Fellowship is a special distinction for members who have received a doctoral degree in psychology or a related field from a regionally accredited institution and can show evidence of unusual and outstanding contributions in the field of psychology.
Application for fellow status is open to any APA member who meets the criteria of both the sponsoring division and APA. Each division establishes its own criteria for nominations — sometimes the same as APA criteria, but usually involving additional requisites relevant to that division. Each division is responsible for providing the Fellows Committee with updated division criteria.
Convention Highlights
The divisions have many events during the APA convention each year (taking place Aug. 9-12, 2018, in San Francisco). You can visit the Division Services booth at convention in the APA Member Resources Area. In the booth you can pick up division ribbons to wear on your name badge, join divisions onsite, enter our raffles for prizes, get the location of division hospitality suites and talk with leaders of the divisions face to face. Follow @APA_Divisions to learn more.
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Meetings
Division Journals
APA Divisions
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3. Society for Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Science
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6. Society for Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology
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9. Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
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10. Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts
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27. Society for Community Research and Action: Division of Community Psychology
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31. State, Provincial and Territorial Psychological Association Affairs
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33. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities/Autism Spectrum Disorder
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34. Society for Environmental, Population and Conservation Psychology
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39. Psychoanalysis
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44. Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
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45. Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race
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48. Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence: Peace Psychology Division
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51. Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinities