SPSSI

Lespwa fè viv. Hope makes us live. The #SPSSICON26 conference theme is here! Read all about this year's theme from your conference co-chairs at the link below. spssi.org/conferences

Register for “Equity-Focused Interventions,” a free webinar part of the “Rethinking Inequality: Leveraging Psychological Science to Advance Economic Justice” policy initiative! Wednesday, March 18 at 12 PM ET ow.ly/LKFW50Yqqjg

Join the SPSSI UN committee for a free virtual event: "Women and girls’ participation and agency in the climate crisis." March 10 at 12:30 PM EST. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Free to read for a limited time! This virtual issue from the @SPSSI journals brings together key scholarship on disability policy. 📖 Read now: ow.ly/H8K950YorJ0

Learn more about upcoming funding opportunities from the Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence and SPSSI! Info session: Monday, March 16 at 10:00AM ET. bit.ly/grants-spotlig…

Register for “Achieving Economic Stability,” a free webinar part of the “Rethinking Inequality: Leveraging Psychological Science to Advance Economic Justice” policy initiative! Monday, March 2 at 12 PM ET ow.ly/xvl250Yik17

Join Dr. Kimberly Kahn in New Orleans, LA for the #SPSSICON26 Presidential Address! Saturday, June 27, 2026. spssi.org/conferences

"Rethinking Inequality: Using Psychological Science to Advance Economic Justice" brings together psychologists from academia, health care, and government to examine the effects of inequality and offer real-world policy solutions. spssi.org/RethinkingIneq…

TODAY AT 3:30PM ET: The Role of Group Dynamics in Learning and Growth Among Children and Adolescents: Perspectives from Central America Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Register for “Achieving Economic Stability,” a free webinar part of the “Rethinking Inequality: Leveraging Psychological Science to Advance Economic Justice” policy initiative! Monday, March 2 at 12 PM ET ow.ly/JjEV50Yik15

#SPSSICON26 room block at the New Orleans Marriott on Canal Street is now open! Rooms available at $159 for students and $189 for non-students. ow.ly/YEwF50Yewzn

Join the SPSSI UN Committee for Narrative Justice in Global Health Policy! February 11, 2026 from 11am - 2pm ET at the United Nations Church Center (UNCC), Second Floor, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY. Remote attendance available. ow.ly/eW7V50YacIl

#WhySocialScience? Because Psychology Can Help Reduce Police Violence 📝 New post from Dr. Kimberly Kahn of @SPSSI ➡ whysocialscience.com/blog/2026/1/30…

Congratulations to the Fall 2025 Clara Mayo Grant Recipients! Learn more: spssi.org/index.cfm?fuse…

Congratulations to the Fall 2025 Researchers in the Global South Grants recipients! Learn more: ow.ly/3Q1150Y53I5

Apply for the Dalmas A. Taylor Memorial Summer Policy Fellowship by February 2nd! This fellowship provides an opportunity for a doctoral student to work on public policy issues for an entire summer. ow.ly/TBPq50Y52zW

WEBINAR: “Upholding a Sanctuary Mindset: The Role of Psychologists and the Public in Supporting the Wellbeing of Immigrants and Refugees.” Presented by APA Division 48. Tuesday, Jan 27 at 2pm ET. Register: ow.ly/o9Vx50Y3RZI

The 2026 Kurt Lewin Award winner is Dr. Susan Opotow, professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center! Dr. Opotow will deliver the 2026 Kurt Lewin Address at the SPSSI Summer Conference in New Orleans! ow.ly/g7Ft50XXjl5

We must never adjust ourselves to the madness of militarism, and the self-defeating effects of physical violence. -Martin Luther King Jr. at APA, 1967

There are some things concerning which we must always be maladjusted if we are to be people of good will.