APAGS Grants $12,000 to Advance Diversity in Doctoral Programs
APAGS selected four institutions as grantees to support the recruitment, retention and leadership training of diverse psychology doctoral students.
View ArticleThe Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP): What’s race...
This blog post is a part of the series, “CARED Perspectives,” developed by the APAGS Committee for the Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Diversity (CARED). This series will discuss current events and...
View ArticleDegrees of Separation: Managing Isolation for Doctoral Students of Color
This blog post is a part of the series, “CARED Perspectives,” developed by the APAGS Committee for the Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Diversity (CARED). This series will discuss current events and...
View ArticlePositioning Your Research as a Graduate Student to Address Social Injustices
By Kevin Wagner and Gabriel Velez Social injustices involve power relations and unequal access to privileges based on domination and subordination (Miller, 1999; Prilleltensky & Gonick, 1996)....
View ArticleCARED Perspectives: The Political Climate, Government Shutdown, and...
This blog post is a part of the series, “CARED Perspectives,” developed by the APAGS Committee for the Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Diversity (CARED). This series will discuss current events and...
View ArticleAPAGS Funds Five Programmatic Grants to Boost Recruitment and Retention of...
At the end of 2018, the APAGS Committee invested in a brand new award program to support institutional recruitment and retention of diverse doctoral students in psychology and closely related programs...
View ArticleCARED Perspectives – Imposter Syndrome as a Minority: The Struggle is Real
This blog post is a part of the series, “CARED Perspectives,” developed by the APAGS Committee for the Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Diversity. This series will discuss current events and how these...
View ArticleCARED perspectives: So what is this psychology diversity committee all about?
This blog post is a part of the series, “CARED Perspectives,” developed by the APAGS Committee for the Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Diversity. This series will discuss current events and how these...
View Article“Therapy” and other Dirty Words: Addressing Cultural Stigma of Mental Illness...
This blog post is a part of the series, “CARED Perspectives,” developed by the APAGS Committee for the Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Diversity. This series will discuss current events and how these...
View ArticleCARED Perspectives – Immigration at the Border: Separation of Children from...
This blog post is a part of the series, “CARED Perspectives,” developed by the APAGS Committee for the Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Diversity. Posts in this series will discuss current events and...
View ArticleCARED Perspectives – Racism on our College Campuses: What can we do about it?
This blog post is a part of the series, “CARED Perspectives,” developed by the APAGS Committee for the Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Diversity. Posts in this series will discuss current events and...
View ArticleCARED Perspectives: Ensuring That All Children Have a Seat at the Table When...
This blog post is the first in the series, “CARED Perspectives,” developed by the APAGS Committee for the Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Diversity. This series will discuss current events and how...
View ArticleInternational Students and the Internship Process
Psychology graduate students face unique struggles compared to graduate students in other fields, as we are expected to be self-reflective, engage in self-care, and also examine our ability to work...
View ArticleHow well are psychology programs addressing diversity training? National...
The American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) Committee on the Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Diversity (CARED) and Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (CSOGD)...
View ArticleGender & Sexual Diversity: Why ALL Social Scientists Should be Conducting...
Written by: J. Stewart, North Carolina State University, member of the APAGS Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity Did you know that the current administration recently eliminated a...
View ArticleWhat Can I Do to Help? A Starter Kit for Effective Allyship
It is a time of turmoil and dramatic change in the United States. This is reflected in divisive executive orders, the rise in hate crimes, and hate rhetoric targeted at marginalized groups. So what can...
View ArticleCrying Wolf: Is the public really at risk and do we really need another...
The Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) has repeatedly explained that its mission is to support licensing boards in meeting their goal of public protection. With this in mind,...
View Article4 Strategies for Success for the Low-Income Grad Student
By Kala J. Melchiori, PhD (Asst. Professor of Psychology, James Madison University) Dear low-income graduate students, If you come from a less privileged background, graduate school can present unique...
View ArticleLiving at the Intersection: Reflections on the Graduate Student Experience
Guest columnist: James Hornback, Alliant University, California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), Class of 2017 What social identities do you currently identify as most central to you? James…...
View Article#NotMyPresident – Anti-Racism Activism Under a Trump Presidency
Open Letter to Graduate Students in Psychology: On November 9, 2016, we woke up to a new era in modern American politics. Not since the presidential campaign of pro-segregation proponent George Wallace...
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