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The Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association) is currently seeking a part-time, contractual Administrative Director. The job description is attached. Review of applications will be ongoing until the position is filled. The earliest start date for the position is April 1st, 2013. Individuals interested in applying for the position should email a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references to: Jean L. Hill, Ph.D.…
Cash prizes to showcase community psychology actions in video!!!
Applications due January 31, 2013.
Hello SCRA Members,
Please join us in celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Community Psychology program at Georgia State University, in Atlanta, GA, on October 19th.
30th Anniversary Celebration - Community Psychology Program
October 19th
The faculty and students at Georgia State University would like to welcome you to the 30th Anniversary Celebration of our Community Psychology program. We hope to create an opportunity for alumni to reconnect, to network both with other alumni and current students, to highlight the history of our program, to highlight what is going on now, and to generate discussion (and even some action) around our future. With a…
Nominations for SCRA - Outstanding Educator Award - Feb 15 Deadline. Send Nominations to: jdalton@bloomu.edu
Outstanding Educator Award
Sponsored by SCRA Council of Education Programs (CEP)
Nomination Deadline: February 15, 2012
Send Nominations to: jdalton@bloomu.edu
The purpose of the Outstanding Educator Award is to recognize an SCRA member who has made exemplary and innovative contributions to the education of students about community psychology and community research and action. This award will be made annually.Specific criteria for the award includes two or more of the following: …
The community psychology graduate students at *Georgia State University*, in Atlanta, GA are hosting this year’s Southeastern Ecological and Community Psychology Conference (ECO) on *October 14-15, 2011*
2011 Southeastern Ecological and Community Psychology Conference
"Community Research and Action: Rising to meet the Challenges of the 21st Century"
***Call for Proposals***
Deadline for proposal submission
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HLR9XDT
July 31, 2011!
The community psychology graduate students at *Georgia State University*, in Atlanta, GA are hosting this year's Southeastern Ecological and Community Psychology Conference (ECO) on *October 14-15, 2011*. The conference is entirely…
The Biennial planning committee is happy to announce that Marca Bistro, President and Chief Executive Officer of Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago will give the Thursday keynote address.
A short biography of Marca is available here.
Written by Ticola Caldwell, Phyllis Timpo, and Pamela Martin, Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Edited by Rhonda K. Lewis-Moss
After attending the 2009 Southeastern Ecological Conference, we felt obligated to share our reflections from the wealth of information that was communicated by our colleagues in our round table discussion titled "Community Psychology and social change: How does YOUR program promote lasting change in the community?" Our session was inspired by the theme of the conference: "Promoting Lasting Change in Communities." Ecological and community psychology graduate programs are designed to create…
Written by William D. Neigher, David W. Lounsbury, & Rebecca E. Lee
The values of community psychology embrace health and wellbeing, and many settings and ecological perspectives intersect. Just after passage of the most sweeping change in federal health policy in fifty years there is hope for a more inclusive, responsive and cost-effective U.S. healthcare system. In this article, three of us who work in healthcare share a framework for looking at what we do, how we got there, our co-workers and opportunities and challenges. We represent diverse employers:…
Committee for Women Update, written by Susan M. Wolfe, Susan Wolfe & Associates.
The SCRA Committee for Women has some exciting things happening. First, and most importantly, Pamela Mulder has been selected as the incoming chair. She will become the chair after the APA meeting in August. Until then she is assisting the chair and outgoing chair with various activities.
Second, the Committee for Women Focal Group is off to a running start. Members are Michele Schlehofer (outgoing chair), Pamela Mulder (incoming chair), Debra Trude-Suter, Rebecca Robinson, and me (Susan…
Please consider applying for the Graduate Student Research Grant. This grant is specifically devoted to supporting pre-dissertation or thesis research in under-funded areas of community psychology. This year the amount has been increased to $400 (USD). Applications can be downloaded from the SCRA website. Applications for the award will be due by September 17, 2010. If you have any questions while developing your grant proposal, please contact Fernando Estrada at fernando.estrada@asu.edu or…
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