Member Updates

From the Board of Directors

Beginning this month, we are launching a new series of monthly updates from the SPSP Board of Directors. Hear from your SPSP board members regarding strategic initiatives and important society updates.

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Take Action to Increase Funding for Research

The Society for Personality and Social Psychology has signed on to a letter to encourage full funding for the Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act (H.R.869/S.289).

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SPSP Statement Against Anti-Asian Racism

The rise in anti-Asian prejudice, discrimination, and violence in the U.S. is deeply disturbing to us all. The recent murders in Atlanta of eight people, including six women of Asian descent, highlight the dangers faced by our APIDA friends, students, neighbors, and colleagues.

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Tackling the Dissertation

The dissertation can be a daunting prospect. Three recent and soon-to-be graduates share their stories of planning, process, and preparation.

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Careers Outside of Academia for Social and Personality Psychologists: Strategies and Insights about the Non-Academic Job Market

The SPSP Student Committee surveyed master’s, Ph.D., and soon-to-be graduates who were recently on the job market for positions outside of academia to hear about their experiences.

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Help Promote Social and Personality Psychology and Represent SPSP in a Meeting with Congress!

The SPSP Government Relations Committee seeks short narratives summarizing how social psychological research can help address society’s most pressing issues.

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Hiring Practices Report: Perceptions of Job Candidates with Non-academic Work Experience in Psychological Science

In the Fall of 2020, we conducted a survey of members of the academic psychology community (n = 365) to explore attitudes regarding hiring practices by academic search committees toward job candida

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SPSP went virtual! Impressions from this year’s annual convention

Like many other academic conferences this year, SPSP went virtual! We asked some conference goers to share their thoughts and perspectives on this year’s event.