APA Division 1

Dr. Djavila Ho sharing about a trauma resilience model they learned about at a previous #apa conference and adapted to the Jamaican context since. An exciting development! #apa2025

Division 1 is honored to host Dr. Kai Morgan Campbell and Dr. Djavila Ho for this important presentation on reimagining psychology for the Jamaican context. #apa2025

A critical conversation on the ethics of transparency in psychology research utilizing an open science framework is happening in room 601 #APA2025

Dr. Nic Weststrate - winner of the George Miller Award- sharing about this exciting model of wisdom. #apa2025

Dr. Mindy Erchull passing the gavel to our incoming president, Dr. Jeff Mio! #apa2025

Congratulations to Dr. Ayoub Bouguettaya (early career scholar award) and Dr. Alisha Holland (integrative teaching award)! #apa2025

General psychology allows people to find each other. - Dr. Mindy Erchull #apa2025

“When we are only immersed in our specialized fields, we miss out on many things.” President of Division 1, Dr. Mindy Erchull, speaking about the importance of interdisciplinary spaces.

President of Division 1, Dr. Mindy Erchull, speaking to the *value* of being generalists within psychology, who are interdisciplinary and believe in undergraduate education. #apa2025

Thema Bryant - Trauma Recovery Framework
Lillian Comas-Díaz - Humanization & Critical Liberation
Shelly P. Harrell - Wisdom of Sankofa/ Sankofa Journey
Mariel Buqué- Intergenerational Trauma & Resilience

Fantastic list from Dr. Diaz and Dr. King- Toler
LIBERATION THEORISTS &
SCHOLARS
Frantz Fanon - Negative Impact of Colonization
Paulo Freire - Oppression & Critical Consciousness
Robert T. Carter - Race-Based Stress & Trauma
Joy DeGruy - Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
Continued in comments…

Creating liberatory spaces. Dr. Diaz and Dr. King-Toler invite us to not just talk about it but practice it. CE credit available. Happening in room 405 right now.

Six dynamic presentations tackle psychology's most pressing challenges, from AI's limits in generating research to acid violence
survivors' gendered experiences, cultural compassion interventions to
public perceptions of our field.

We love the opportunity to engage so many scholars in their important work. We are gathered in our informal programming space in bluebird ballroom 2F (yes it’s a maze to find us but it’s worth it!). #apa2025

Join us this morning to discuss tne opportunities and challenges as mulitlingual practitioners in therapeutic spaces. Also, important for monolingual speakers. Happening in 302.

Dr. Richard Lerner speaking about his goals of ensuring the journal is truly interdisciplinary and international. In bluebird ballroom 2F. Check out all our programming in division 1’s informal space. #apa2025

Come to room 601 to hear the deep, juicy details of what has to happen in the APA in order to advance disability inclusion. #apa2025

How are we outsourcing critical thinking to AI? Sarah Baldeo in room 601. #apa2025

“We are hardwiring bias into these systems.”

Sarah Baldeo asks critical questions about the impact of over reliance on the brain. #apa2025

Packed room for this critical talk in AI and the brain. In room 601. #apa2025

Dr. Farvid raising questions for all psychologists to reflect on. #apa2025

Dr. Panteá Farvid beginning this conversation about unpacking anti-colonial and decolonial approaches for a liberatory psychology. CE credit available! In mile high ballroom 1b happening 1-2 pm. #apa2025

Top secret. 🤫The best sticker of the conference is in Division 1s informal programming space. Bluebird ballroom 2F. Come to the events here and leave with this sticker that will start conversations and make you smile! 💜🏔️

Unity not uniformity. - Dr. Emily Keener, in the session on gender diversity

The conversations we get to have because of our powerful speakers are essential. Thank you for asking us to reflect on how we can work in solidarity with one another. #apa2025

Dr. Ella Ben Hagai on the necessity of solidarity at this time. #apa2025

Dr. Ella Ben Hagai on how gender has changed. Fantastic session in room 407. #apa2025

Serving Immigrants in a Challenging Environment (Room 601). Happening right now! A can’t miss and utterly timely conversation about critical support for refugee and migrant communities.

Dr. Emily Keener in room 407 tackling the vital topic of gender diversity in room 407 (CE credit eligible!).