AAPA Leadership Fellows Program
Call for Applications
To facilitate the development of AAPA leaders who
will contribute to advancing Asian Americans, multiculturalism, and
social justice within psychology, AAPA is initiating a new leadership
development program.
Fellows selected for the program will participate
in several trainings, receive individual and group mentoring from
experienced leaders in AAPA, observe/participate in AAPA Executive
Committee sessions, complete a year-long Fellows’ project, and
present their experiences at the 2009 AAPA conference. Fellows
from the 2008-2009 cohort will then become Past Fellows and will mentor
incoming fellows for the 2009-2010 year (optional attendance at midyear
and 2010 August meetings).
Fellows will receive a stipend ($500-$1000, final
amount TBD based on funding) in the first year and $250 travel stipends
for each required meeting (Boston, New Orleans, Toronto).
Additional costs of travel will be at fellows’ expense.
Overview of Fellow’s Program:
-Organizational Leadership Breakfast: Wed. Aug. 13
-Initial Fellows Training: Thurs. Aug. 14
-AAPA EC annual meeting. Fri. Aug. 15 |
August 2008
AAPA/APA Conference
Boston, MA |
-Two on-line forums, dates and times TBD
-Ongoing individual mentoring and work on Projects |
Sept.-Dec. 2008
Online/telephone |
-Mid-Year Fellows Training:
-AAPA EC Midyear meeting. |
January 2009
Multicultural Summit
New Orleans, LA |
-Two on-line forums, dates and times TBD
-Ongoing individual mentoring and work on Projects |
Feb. to Aug. 2009
Online/telephone |
-AAPA Conference Presentation by 2008 Fellows:
-Initial Fellows Training for 2009 fellows: Thurs.
-AAPA EC annual meeting. Fri. |
August 2009
AAPA/APA Conference
Toronto, Ontario |
Areas for Fellows’ Projects
Each Fellow (individually or in pairs) will assume
primary responsibility for a Fellow’s Project associated with an
AAPA initiative. The specific goals and outcomes for each project
will be developed by each fellow in collaboration with their mentor and
the AAPA Executive Committee. Project Areas for 2008 Fellows
include:
- Social Justice and Advocacy: Fellows will
collaborate with the current AAPA Task Force for Social Justice to
develop an initiative contributing to social justice and advocacy by
and for Asian Americans.
- Training of Psychologists: Fellows will
contribute to developing a forum/program for ethnic minority psychology
students from multiple racial and ethnic groups to discuss their
experiences and contribute to shaping psychological education/training
in relation to race, culture, and social justice
- Addressing Multiple Oppressions and
Intersecting Identities: Fellows will develop an initiative to address
some aspect of addressing multiple oppressions and intersecting
identities within psychology. For 2008, our focus is on the
intersections of race, culture, and religious oppression.
- Policies and Procedures: Fellows will
contribute to the development of the AAPA Policies and Procedures
manual, developing familiarity with policies and procedures, experience
in writing policy, and identifying areas for growth and
development.
Applicants must be AAPA members who have completed
their doctoral degree by June 30, 2008. Preference will be given
to applicants who have some prior leadership experience in local
contexts (e.g. within their graduate program) but who have not had
leadership experience at the national level within psychology (e.g.
held formal leadership positions in APA or other national psychological
associations or served in any capacity on the AAPA Executive
Committee).
Applications should include (a) the required cover
sheet (see below), (b) the applicant’s CV (no more than 3 pages,
please include a section detailing prior leadership experience and the
names of 2 professional references), (c) a short statement (no more
than 1000 words) describing the reasons for applying and the
desired outcome for the applicant, (d) an indication of project choice
(see above) and a short description for why that project is interesting
to the applicant, and (e) one letter of reference from an individual
familiar with your professional work and past leadership
experiences. Please send applications by June 1 to Karen
Suyemoto, AAPA Vice President, karen.suyemoto@umb.edu
AAPA Leadership Fellows Program
Cover Sheet
Name:
Email:
Phone:
Year of Degree:
Area of Psychology in which you received your degree:
| _____Biobehavioral |
_____Experimental |
| _____Cognitive |
_____Forensic |
| _____Clinical |
_____Industrial Organizational |
| _____Counseling |
_____Personality |
| _____Cultural |
_____Sensation and Perception |
| _____Developmental |
_____Social |
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| _____Other (Please specify): |
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AAPA is committed to ensuring diversity among the Fellows. Please
indicate here aspects of your background that you believe would
contribute to that priority. You might include, for example, your
specific ethnicity, your gender, your religious background, your sexual
orientation, or any other experience or identity that you believe would
contribute to our understanding of the perspectives you bring and how
these might contribute to the success of the Fellows.
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