E-News October 2022

IAAP WEBINAR SERIES

Upcoming Webinar:
Save the date for the upcoming webinar, Three Years of COVID-19: Lessons Learned From a Health Psychology Perspective, hosted by Division 8!

This webinar brings together leading health psychologists who are closely involved in the Covid-19 response in various countries through their research, critical analysis, commentary, as well as advisory roles. They will share their perspectives on key lessons learned that can guide response to future crises that pose acute and large scale health and social challenges. The webinar will be chaired by Prof John de Wit, and will include the following speakers: Prof. Aleks Luszczynska, Prof. Sonia Lippke, Prof. Yiqun Gan, and Prof. Susan Michie as a discussant. 
For the details of the webinar, and to register, visit our website.

Previous Webinars:
In case you missed the webinar hosted by the Task Force on Gender Equality, you still have the opportunity to watch the recording of the meeting which took place on September 13th.

The topic discussed current gender equality issues across the world and how our research in different applied psychology disciplines can help address some of these issues. Prof. Diane F. Halpern talked about the current issues concerning gender equality in the US, Prof. Fanny Cheung discussed some of the most pressing concerns around gender equality in the Asia-Pacific region, and Dr. Tom Calvard elaborated on gender equality concerns in the UK. The session was interactive, where the participants had the opportunity to discuss how their research in applied psychology can address gender equality issues in different parts of the world. The event was moderated by Kristina Potočnik. 

For more information, and event recording, visit our website.

EARLY CAREER MARATHON

Early Career Marathon: Integrating Research and Practice
24 hours of Applied Psychology from Around the World
The second edition of the Early Career Marathon took place between October 1, at 9:00 AM London - October 2, at 9:00 AM London.

During 24 hours, we had the opportunity to listen to high-quality presentations prepared by early career psychologists, participate in the discussion after the feedback given by our discussant and listen to the inspiring keynotes presented by our members.

In this sense, we would like to acknowledge all the contributions, both as discussants and as keynote speakers! Thank you, all!

Based on the quality of the research presented, but also the presentation of this research, the organizing committee has chosen the three best presentations:

The best presentation award was received by Nimrod Levin, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, for the presentation on “Career Indecision Types in 16 countries and their prevalence from Adolescence to Adulthood”. The prize consists of free traveling fares and registration to the next ECP (July 2023, Brighton, UK), as well as having a Young Board Observers Seat for 2023.

The second best presentation was received by Giulia Sesini, from the Universita Cattolica del Sacre Cuore, Milan, Italy, for her excellent presentation on “The affective dimension of money: a multi-methods perspective”. The prize consists of free registration to the next ECP (July 2023, Brighton, UK), as well as having a Young Board Observers Seat for 2023, at ECP.

Also, you have the opportunity to select three more awardees! You get the opportunity to watch all the presentations and cast your vote. The three presenters with the most votes will receive two years of free membership in IAAP and a Young Board Observers Seat for 2023. 

CALL FOR BIDS - ICAP 2030

We're looking for our host location for ICAP 2030 - the Call for Bids is now open! 

The International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP) is held every four years, alternating every other biennium with the International Congress of Psychology (ICP) which is also held every four years. 

Who may submit a bid to host an ICAP:

• Any national psychological association/society or network of psychological associations/societies in a given country may submit a proposal for organizing an ICAP.
• Any IAAP Full Member or Fellow in good standing may submit a bid for organizing an ICAP in cooperation with a national psychological association/society or network of psychological associations/societies.
• Members of the IAAP Board of Directors may encourage a national psychological association/society or a network of psychological associations/societies to submit a bid for organizing an ICAP. However, they may not submit a proposal on behalf of an organization or be a member of a team submitting a bid.

For more information on the Call for Bids, including the application process and the timeline for a decision, visit our website. 

APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY AROUND THE WORLD (APAW)

If you have not done so yet, you can explore our most recent issue of Applied Psychology Around the World!

This third issue of 2022 of APAW (Volume 4, Issue 3) is dedicated to the Ethics in Psychology and in particular to the Universal Declaration of Ethical Principles for Psychologists, with an overview of its development and its international impact on Psychological Ethics.

APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY: AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW

The latest issue of Applied Psychology: An international review was just published. The invited lead article is on “Automation, algorithms, and beyond: Why work design matters more than ever in a digital world”, by Sharon K. Parker and Gudela Grote, with commentaries by Evangelia Demerouti, Johan Wiklund, and Sharon K. Parker and Gudela Grote.

This issue includes several interesting original articles, review articles and research notes. You can access the journal for free as an IAAP member. More information on this issue here.

APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY: HEALTH & WELLBEING

Another special issue is scheduled for our other journal: Applied Psychology: Health & Wellbeing. Our guest editors (Efrat Neter and Klaus Boehnke) are inviting you to submit your papers related to the topic “War in Europe, again? Adversity, coping, and resilience"

For more information about submitting to this special issue please click here.

Deadline for submission: 31st of December 2022.

DIVISION NEWS

Kick-off Meeting for Division Presidents and President-Elects
The kick-off meeting for the Division Presidents and President-Elect took place on September 8th. Check your division webpage and stay posted, as you will receive information on the Division Board, the Division activities and the latest information of interest in the Division´s area of interest.

Division 1: Work & Organizational Psychology
Click here to meet the new board of Division 1. 

Division 1 is inviting you to One-Day International Conference on “Humanitarian Work Psychology and Decent Work for All” organized as an IAAP Special Project Promoting Decent Work for All. The keynotes are delivered by IAAP members from New Zealand, Italy and USA, and access to the virtual conference is free of charge for all IAAP members. 

Division 6: Clinical & Community Psychology
If you have not done yet, you are still on time to fill in the member survey!

The Executive Committee of Division 6 is seeking to improve its services and communication with its members. For this reason, we have developed a short questionnaire to better comprehend your needs as a member of IAAP and adapt our services accordingly. We would love to hear your opinion and ideas for improvement on our division’s communication and activities. Data gathered from this survey will exclusively be made available to the Executive Committee of Division 6 and will remain confidential.

The survey will take approximately 10 minutes of your time. 

We thank you very much in advance for your time and feedback!​
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Division 8: Health Psychology
Click here to view Division 8´s October e-news.

This edition includes:

• Information about the next Division Webinar: “Three years of Covid-19: lessons learned from a health psychology perspective”, which will take place on December 14th
• Division Member Spotlight (Harleen Kaur)
• List of professional achievements and activities
• List of the most recent publications in health psychology
  
  

Division 14: Applied Cognitive Psychology
The President of Division 14, Usha Kiran Subba is sharing with us some words on her IAAP mandate. You can read it here!

Division 17: Professional Practice
Click here to view Division 17's October E-News.

This edition includes the following content:

• Table of Contents of October E-News: September-October, 2022
• Key Activities of the Division of Professional Practice
  • APA Congress
  • Early Career Marathon
  • Website re-design
• Forthcoming events of professional interest
  • ECP: July 2023, Brighton, UK – including IAAP Board Meeting
  • IAAP The Advanced Research Training Seminar (ARTS)
• Items / Resources of Interest
  • Items from APA, PBS, ABC, etc.
• Snapshot of Events over the past month
• The World in the time of COVID
• Appendix: Previous items/resources of interest (Nov/Dec 2021 onwards to July/August 2022)

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