Call for Nominations: Master Lecturers and Distinguished Scientist Lecturers The American Psychological Association's (APA) Board of Scientific Affairs (BSA) is soliciting nominations for speakers for the 2009 Master Lecture Program and the 2009 Distinguished Scientist Lecture Program. These annual programs spotlight experts in psychological science and are sponsored by the APA's Science Directorate.
Selected speakers receive an honorarium of $1,000 and reimbursement for travel expenses, up to $1,000. All nominees should be excellent public speakers. BSA will review all nominations at its 2008 spring meeting and begin to contact potential speakers for these programs. Nominations may be for either the Distinguished Lecture Program or the Master Lecture Program (or both).
The Master Lecture Program, developed by BSA, supports up to five (5) psychological scientists to speak at the APA Annual Convention. A list of previously selected speakers can be found on-line at http://www.apa.org/science/masterlecturers.html. BSA has organized the lectures into ten core areas that reflect the field. Each year, five of these areas are addressed by Master Lecturers. Speakers for the 2009 Convention, to be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 6-9, 2009, will be chosen to have expertise in each of the following areas:
· Applied psychology
· Biopsychology
· Cognition and perception
· Health and behavioral medicine
· Personality and individual differences
The Distinguished Scientist Lecture Program, developed by BSA, supports up to three (3) psychological scientists to speak at Regional Psychological Association meetings to be held in 2009. Speakers must be actively engaged in research, with expertise in any area. A list of previously selected speakers and their topics can be found on-line at the APA website.
Please send in the name of your nominee(s) by email: (scox@apa.org) or fax to Stephanie Cox, APA Science Directorate, 750 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC. 20002-4242 (e-mail; fax 202-336-5953). Nominations must be received by February 15, 2008.
