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An association of psychologists, allied scientists, and others applying research on important social issues to public policy.
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    May 13
    Looking for a roommate at #SPSSICON26? Comment below! While SPSSI cannot facilitate or verify room-sharing arrangements, we hope this post can help attendees find each other and connect in the comments or DMs.
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    Sep 1, 2020
    New study in @PsychScience from scholars @Stanford: The overrepresentation of white authors in top-tier #psychology journals is not explained by the quality of the research or by the quantity of the researchers. But it is explained by structural #racism. news.stanford.edu/2020/06/24/psy…
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    Jun 3, 2021
    Please welcome @Mikaela_Spruill to SPSSI! Mikaela is a doctoral candidate @Cornell and SPSSI's 2021 Taylor Fellow. She will be working with SPSSI, @APA and @APAMFP this summer on issues at the intersection of psychology and policy. spssi.org/mikaelaspruill #Psychology #Fellowship
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    Oct 15, 2021
    The SPSSI 2021 Kurt Lewin Award is being awarded posthumously to Dr. James S. Jackson. We are thrilled to recognize Dr. Jackson’s significant work, his impact on our field, and his outstanding contributions to psychological research and social action. ow.ly/zkC450Gs8zv
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    May 3, 2024
    Today, the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues is releasing a new resource guide: "Psychologists' Response to the Violence in Gaza." Click here to read a message from the SPSSI Executive Committee about the release of this guide: ow.ly/A92r50RuTj5
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    Jun 22, 2024
    Ten SPSSI presidents in one room ❤️ Each has left their unique and lasting mark on the organization and discipline. Thank you for your years of dedication to SPSSI! #SPSSICON24
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    Jun 21, 2024
    “There are many ways we have been dehumanized. We see that dehumanization with the beating of Rodney King [and the killing of George Floyd]. But we re-humanize ourselves through resistance.”
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    Jun 21, 2024
    The first keynote of #SPSSICON24 is about to begin! Join us for Dr. Helen Neville’s talk, “Psychology and Racial Justice: Dismantling Color-blind Racial Ideology and Advancing Healing among People of Color,” in Ballroom BC.
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    Jan 28, 2021
    Please share: Are you a PhD or soon-to-be PhD who's interested in a policy-focused postdoc? Consider applying for SPSSI's Marshall #Fellowship Program! Apps due 3/22 spssi.org/marshallfellow… @AAAS_STPF @APA #psychology #science #highered
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    Oct 25, 2020
    Congrats to doctoral students Eugene Ofosua and Michelle Chambers, and Drs. Jacqueline Chen and Eric Hehman, for winning SPSSI's 2020 Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize! Read their award-winning paper here: pnas.org/content/116/18… @OfosuEugene @JackieMChen @HehmanLab
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    Sep 17, 2020
    Join SPSSI for a virtual event on "Social Issues and Social Justice: How Can the Psychological Study of Social Issues Rise to Meet the Challenges of Our Present Moment?" Thurs 9/24 at 7 pm ET spssi.org/socialissuesvi… @stephfryberg @jaricheson @kevinnadal @DrAprylA @APA
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    Mar 4, 2020
    Read your colleague's experiences of #BeingAPsychologistWhileBlack
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    Oct 19, 2022
    SPSSI stands in solidarity with the women and people of #Iran: spssi.org/iran @mehrgoltiv @RoxanneMoadel @amenapsy @APA @AAAS_SRHRL @ScholarsAtRisk @UNHumanRights @UNChildRights1 #Mahsa_Amini #IranProtests2022 #Psychology #SciencePolicy #HumanRights
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    Dec 20, 2021
    Congratulations to the 2021 Michele Alexander Early Career Award Winner, Dr. Tiffany N. Brannon (University of California, Los Angeles ). @UCLA #ucla ow.ly/coFg50HewFA
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    Jul 8, 2021
    Our hearts go out to everyone in the #psychology community who was touched by the scholarship, mentorship, and friendship of Dr. Jim Sidanius. He pioneered the theory of social dominance and inspired many within the SPSSI community. To read more: news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/… #Harvard
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    Psychology professor James Sidanius dies at 75
    From news.harvard.edu