Call For Proposals
Society of Counseling Psychology (APA Division 17) Student Poster Session
American Psychological Association Convention
Toronto, August 6th - August 9th
Submission Deadline for Proposals: March 23, 2015, 11:59PM PST
Proposals are now being accepted for a Student Poster Session co-sponsored by the Council of
Counseling Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP), Division 17 Sections, and the Division 17
Student Affiliates of Seventeen (SAS). Poster proposals may be empirical studies or theoretical
considerations relevant to the specific Division 17 Section to which they are submitted. The first
author on the proposal must be a student (or have completed the project while a student or intern)
and must either be an affiliate of Division 17 or sponsored by a Division 17 member.
Poster proposals should include a cover sheet and a 500- to 1000-word summary of the study
in APA style. The abstract should include some description of the nature of the presentation
(empirical, theoretical, technique) and primary findings. Summaries of empirical studies should
include a brief literature review, statement of the problem (hypotheses or research questions),
participants, procedures, results, and conclusions. Summaries of other presentations should
include enough detail for reviewers to judge the overall format and contribution of the
scholarship. The proposals will be subjected to masked review. Please do not include
identifying information in the proposal (only on the cover sheet; see below).
To submit your proposal for the Student Poster Session:
 attach your proposal and completed cover sheet and email to BOTH
studentposterdiv17@gmail.com AND the contact person of the section you wish to submit to
(see contact list below).
 Identify in the subject line of the email: student poster proposal – “Name of Section” (e.g.,
student poster proposal – Section on Ethnic and Racial Diversity). If you do not send your
proposal to a specific section, your proposal will not be reviewed for this poster session.
 Please send your proposal to only one section. For a description of each of the sections please
go to the section website (http://www.div17.org/sections/)
 By submitting a poster to this poster session, you are acknowledging that you or a co-author
will be able to stand with your poster for the entire poster session at the APA convention.
Therefore, you may be a co-author on multiple submissions to this poster session, but you
must guarantee that another of a poster’s authors will be able to stand with that poster during
the session if you need to stand with a different poster. Inability to do so will impact you and
your co-authors’ ability to successfully submit posters to this poster session during future
conventions.
Notifications of proposal status and presentation instructions
will be sent via email after May 8, 2015. Given that this poster session is internally
sponsored by Division 17, and not part of the official APA convention program, presenters will not be
eligible for APA travel awards or waived registration fees for the APA Convention.
Proposal Checklist (for your use—do not send with proposal):
_____ 500-1000 word summary of work completed as a student
_____ Cover sheet (see next page) with all presenters’ contact information (provide in separate file from
proposal)
_____ If applicable, provide sponsor signature if not a Division 17 affiliate (sponsor MUST sign a copy
of the cover sheet, if applicable)
_____ Address subject line of email as: “student poster proposal – “Name of section”
_____Send to BOTH the section poster coordinator (see below) AND to
studentposterdiv17@gmail.com.
List of Sections and Section Poster Coordinator Information
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Section for the Advancement of Women
Send proposals to Sarah Hastings at slhasting@radford.edu
Section on College and University Counseling Centers
Send proposals to James Lyda at James.lyda@ucsf.edu
International Section
Send proposals to Ingrid Weigold at weigold@uakron.edu
Section on Ethnic and Racial Diversity
Send proposals to Delishia Pittman at dmpittman@gwu.edu
Section on Health Psychology
Send proposals to Janelle Alabiso, MA at jalabiso44@gmail.com
Section on Independent Practice
Send proposals to Mili Thomas at mili.thomas@uphs.upenn.edu
Section on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues
Send proposals to Stephanie Graham at drstephaniegraham@gmail.com
Positive Psychology Section
Send proposals to Brian Cole at brian.cole@shu.edu
Prevention Section
Send proposals to Dorothy Espelage at dlespelage@gmail.com
Section on Supervision and Training
Send proposals to Rod Goodyear at rkgoodyear@uh.edu
Society for Vocational Psychology
Send proposals to Patrick Rottinghaus at rpatrick@siu.edu
Society for Animal/Human Interaction
Send proposals to Mary Lou Randour at marylourandour@gmail.com
If you have questions or concerns, please contact Theo Burnes at tburnes@alliant.edu, Chair of Section
Chairs or Brit Davis at brittanleedavis@gmail.com from Student Affiliates of Seventeen (SAS).
Division 17 Student Poster Session 2015
Proposal Cover Sheet
Section
submitting
to:
Title (do not
exceed 15
words)
Authors
Principal
(Presenting)
Author
Highest
Degree
If highest degree is a Ph.D., was this work conducted while the principal
author was a student/intern?
Professional
Affiliation
Complete
Mailing
Address
Email
Phone #s
Work:
Home:
First CoAuthor
Highest
Degree
Professional
Affiliation
Complete
Mailing
Address
Email
Phone #s
Work:
Second CoAuthor
Highest
Degree
Professional
Affiliation
Complete
Mailing
Address
Home:
Email
Phone #s
Work:
Home:
Third CoAuthor
Highest
Degree
Professional
Affiliation
Complete
Mailing
Address
Email
Phone #s
Work:
Home:
Add additional names with similar information if needed.
I understand that if this proposal is accepted for presentation, the primary author
or contributing author is committed to attending and presenting this study at the
APA Convention Division 17 Student Poster Session.
Student Name:
Date:
Please include the email from the sponsor if the Principal Author is not a Division 17
Student Affiliate:
Sponsor Name:
Date:
Email from Sponsor:
If you have questions, please contact Theo Burnes, Chair of Section Chairs, at
tburnes@antioch.edu or Brittan Davis at brittanleedavis@gmail.com from Student Affiliates of
Seventeen (SAS).