Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

Is counseling entitled to protection under the 1st Amendment?

#SCOTUS is considering when to regulate professional speech and whether counseling is “conduct” or “speech.”

Read more from Kathryn LaFortune in the latest edition of SPSSI's Judicial Notebook.

https://ow.ly/hfJy50X7g7b

Congratulations to the 2025 James Marshall Public Policy Fellow, Dr. Amanda Anzovino!

Her year in Washington, DC begins today!

Dr. Brian Smedley's #SPSSICON25 Keynote Address: Out of Chaos, Opportunity Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

Watch Dr. Brian Smedley's #SPSSICON25 Keynote Address!

"Out of Chaos, Opportunity: Reflections on Psychology’s Past, Present, and Potential as a Force for Social Change"

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CORRECTION:

For those traveling to the 2025 APA Convention, "Ironic exclusion: Reconsidering simulation activities to promote inclusion," featuring Ryan Pickering, will take place Saturday, August 9 from 8:00-9:00 AM.

See the full Div 9 agenda here: ow.ly/qPIJ50WAbxx

"Narratives of America: Retrospective on the 250th Anniversary of the U.S."

A New SPSSI Virtual Series Issue!

Available at: ow.ly/4ClJ50WrSEf

Congratulations Claude Louis, SPSSI's 2025 Dalmas A. Taylor Memorial Summer Policy Fellow!

Learn more about Claude here: ow.ly/AkVY50WlYpX

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Had a great time presenting at both the @spssi.bsky.social and @isjr2025.bsky.social conferences! Thank you to both for having me!

NEW from SPSSI's Courtwatch Committee:

"How #immigration policies are harming mental health," by Srishti Katuri, MA, and Cynthia J. Najdowski, PhD

www.apa.org/monitor/2025...

My heart is full from all the questions I got this year from @spssi.bsky.social conference! I got to present my work examining how identity denial from either ingroup or outgroup members can predict Multiracial wellbeing. Being Multiracial myself this work is close to home and I hope it is a start!

The lab had a great time @spssi.bsky.social! @mohammadwiswall.bsky.social presented new data looking at multiracial Asian identity denial, @kirbylam.bsky.social discussed new masculine norm work, and lab alum @adamstanaland.bsky.social presented his newest work on masculinity too! #spssicon25

No better way to end #SPSSICON25 than with @urbaninstitute.bsky.social’s Dr. Brian Smedley’s powerful and hopeful keynote.

Thank you Dr. Smedley, and thank you to all who made this year’s summer conference a success!

@urbaninstitute.bsky.social’s Dr. Brian Smedley is delivering the #SPSSICON25 closing keynote at 11:50am in the Atrium Ballroom.

Do not miss this one!

The Bullock Fan Club continues to grow ❤️

First conference! 🌟
#spssi #portland

Happening Now: Dr. Heather Bullock’s Presidential Address.

#SPSSICON25

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Hi, Portland! 👋🏼 Let's talk about drug decriminalization #SPSSICon2025

Congratulations to the 2025 Kurt Lewin Awardee, Dr. Abigail Stewart!

Award presented by #SPSSICON25 co-chair Dr. Tessa Dover.

Dr. Abigail Stewart’s 2025 Kurt Lewin Address starts now in the Atrium Ballroom!

Don’t miss it! #spssicon25

If you’re at #SPSSICON25, join today’s Special Policy Session at 12:50.

The theme is: Public Psychology in an Era of Institutional Inertia.

Some SPSSI legends in the house for the annual Past-President’s Breakfast at #SPSSICON25.

We thank them for their years of service to SPSSI.

Thank you Erik Spence and Melanie Nichele from FSU for sharing your research on “blue spaces” (think “green space,” but wetter)!

#SPSSICON25

Day 1 of #SPSSICON25 couldn’t have ended any better.

Thank you Dr. María Elena Torre for a powerful opening keynote 👏

presentation title: Seeing Similarities: Motivated Retrieval Increases Support for Politicians and Activists authors: Rani Bawa (she/her, presenter) & Lisa Libby conference: SPSSI 2025

I'm presenting a talk at SPSSI in Portland on Saturday, 9:10am in the Broadway III Room. Come learn about how tuning process influence outcomes like voting intentions! @spssi.bsky.social #SPSSICON25

Congratulations to Dr. Kala Melchiori and Dr. Abigail Stewart, recipients of the 2025 Distinguished Service to SPSSI Award!

#SPSSI2025

Check out research by Stanford’s Ramya Kumar on non-traditional doctoral students.

Happening in a few soon at #SPSSICON25’s evening poster session.

#SPSSICON25 is less than a month away!

Check out this year's keynote speakers and discussion topics: ow.ly/TRNO50W1Er0

See you in Portland!

SPSSI Founded in 1936, SPSSI is an association of more than 3,000 scientists from psychology and related fields and others who share a common interest in research on the psychological aspects of important s...

Watch "Legal Psychology in Action," the first webinar in the "Epistemologies of the South" webinar series!

Streaming LIVE on SPSSI's YouTube channel: youtube.com/@SPSSI

SPSSI joins the United Science Alliance's request for greater transparency and oversight of reduction-in-force (RIF) and reorganization plans at federal science and health agencies.

Read United Science Alliance's letter to Congressional leaders: ow.ly/pWN550VRKeV

Today is #MayDay, or #InternationalWorkersDay!

A good day to revisit SPSSI's 2010 statement about what happens when policymakers fail to prioritize workers and employment.

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Announcing Dr. Brian Smedley for the #SPSSICON25 Closing Keynote!

Sunday, June 29 in Portland, Oregon.

Register for #SPSSICON25 today!
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