SPSSI Conferences
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Frontiers of Justice:
Using Psychological Science to
Reinvigorate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
In recent years, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts have been under attack in the U.S. and globally, resulting in: bans on transgender health care and transgender people’s participation in civic life, the dismantling of affirmative action in the U.S., challenges to reproductive freedom, and political pushback against critical race theory, as well as diversity education and training more broadly. These attacks adversely affect individuals and communities, particularly those who are already structurally vulnerable. Psychological science is a useful tool to confront attacks on DEI and fight against the misinformation that often fuels these debates.
However, psychological science as a field faces challenges that are both internal and external. Namely, those external to the field may believe that the topics we research are overly political and/or unscientific. Within the field, however, the focus on scientific rigor in the wake of the replication crisis may inadvertently exclude or appear exclusionary toward applied and critical work–or even research on social issues more generally. SPSSI and its members stand at the intersection of these conflicts. The focus of this conference is to critically examine these conflicts, broadening notions about what is included in “psychological science,” what is defined as “rigorous,” and what possibilities lie in diversity science that foregrounds concerns with justice.
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2024 SPSSI Summer Conference Keynote Speakers
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Psychology and Racial Justice: Dismantling Color-blind Racial Ideology and Advancing Healing among People of Color
Dr. Helen A. Neville
Professor, Educational Psychology and African American Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
President Society of Counseling Psychology
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The Imagined Woman Driving Abortion Attitudes: Weaving Experimental and Qualitative Perspectives to Reveal Racist Habits of Mind
Dr. Sara McClelland
Associate Professor, Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies
University of Michigan
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SPSSI Presidential Address
Intersectionality and Fascism: Harnessing Critical Psychology to Disarm Weapons of Mass Destruction
Dr. Patrick Grzanka
President, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Divisional Dean for Social Sciences and Professor of Psychology, The University of Tennessee
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2024 Kurt Lewin Award Recipient
A Renaissance of Social Relevance: Maximizing Insights and the Impact of Psychological Research
Dr. Linda Tropp
Professor of Social Psychology
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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Conference Hotel Information
Philadelphia Marriott Old City
One Dock Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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SPSSI's Room Block is Open! This Summer's conference will be held at the Philadelphia Marriott Old City. Our block is very close to selling out! We have a very limited number of rooms available until June 9th at a discounted group rate of $219, subject to availability. Questions about reservations? Contact elizabethw@amcnetwork.com.
Preconference Workshops
Teaching and Mentoring Conference Events
- 2024 SPSSI Teaching Award Winners Symposium
Friday, June 21 at 11:30 a.m.
Come be inspired as award winners briefly present their work, followed by an open discussion of teaching.
- 2024 Mentoring Session: An Open Q&A Forum for Students
Saturday, June 22 at 9:10 a.m.
Undergraduate and Graduate Students can ask psychology faculty presenters questions about navigating their educational journey.
- 2024 Social Justice Teaching: Discussion with SPSSI Teaching Grant Recipients Saturday, June 22 at 3:20 p.m.
Come learn about grants, awards, and resources SPSSI provides to support and recognize justice-oriented teaching and mentoring.
www.spssi.org/conductpolicy
There is lots to do in Philadelphia!
Ride The Big Bus so you can get off and on all day and really see Philly! Here are some other links to the Visitors Center, Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross House, etc.
Visitors Center:
https://philadelphia-convention-and-visitors-bureau.dcatalog.com/v/2024-Destination-Planning-Guide/?page=1
Big Bus & Philadelphia Trolley Works:
https://www.phillytour.com/
Other tours worth checking out:
Restaurants and more!
Click here for a guide to restaurants in Philadelphia and even more things to do.
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SPSSI 2024 Conference Co-Chair
Germine "Gigi" Awad
University of Michigan
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SPSSI 2024 Conference Co-Chair
Sarah Herrmann
Weber State University
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Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors!
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Past SPSSI Conferences:
- 2023:Transforming Our World: Using Research and Action to Address (In)Visible Wounds
- 2022: Reenergizing Ourselves and Our Communities: Connections Across Borders and Barriers (Revitalizándonos y Nuestras Comunidades: Conexiones a través de Fronteras y Barreras)
- 2021: Changing the System: Social Research and Action to Reshape the World We Live In
- 2020: "Making the Invisible Visible: Transformative Research and Social Action"
- 2019: "Fighting injustice: The power of research, policy, and activism in challenging times"
- 2018: "Bridges to Justice: Building Coalitions and Collaborations Within and Beyond Psychology"
- 2017: “Entre los individuos, como entre las naciones, el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz” (Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace)
- 2016: Giving psychology away: Sharing research through teaching, interdisciplinary collaboration, and public engagement
- 2015: A Road Less Traveled: Forging Links Between Psychological Science and Social Policy
- 2014: Social Action and Change: Opportunities, Resistance, Inertia, and Mobilization
- 2012: Changing Societies: Learning From & For Research, Social Action & Policy
- 2010: From Individuals to Nation States: What Motivates, Sustains...
- 2008: Disparities Across the Globe: Place, Race, Class, Ethnicity & Gender
- 2006: Social Justice: Research, Action, and Policy
- 2004: From Desegregation to Diversity
- 2002: Understanding and Addressing Disparities: International Approaches
- 2000: Social issues for the 21st Century: Setting the Agenda
SPSSI presents special programming each year at the APA Convention as well. Find more information here.
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