Student Advisory Board

The Student Advisory Board is a group of 10 students who are chosen to represent the student membership within Division 54. This board works with the Student Representative to promote student interests in Division programming, structure, and training, and to encourage other students to get involved. The Student Advisory Board is made up of three committees:

• Membership Committee
• Student Spotlight Committee
• Program Committee

The student advisory board currently includes:

Student Representative, 2011-2013

• Christopher Cushing

Student Advisory Board Members

Jason Van Allen
Brigitte Beale
Kimberly Canter 
Melissa Cousino
Megan J. Crawford
Stephanie Hullmann
Bonney Reed-Knight
Janet Saenz
Shana Schuman
Nicole Wightman

Network of Campus Representatives

 The primary focus of the Network of Campus Representatives is to increase awareness of pediatric psychology, especially at the undergraduate level. Campus Representatives have traditionally been graduate students with an interest in promoting pediatric psychology within their programs, schools, and communities. As a Campus Representative, you would be asked to promote pediatric psychology in various ways. For example, you would be provided with a ready-made PowerPoint presentation on pediatric psychology that can be presented at Psi Chi meetings, program-wide seminars, etc. We are also expanding the role of Campus Representatives to help identify nominees for the SPP Outstanding Undergraduate award. Finally, we are open to your ideas for how best to promote pediatric psychology as the field continues to grow. Serving as a Campus Representative will help you develop your professional identity as a member of SPP and meet fellow students. Time commitment is highly flexible and can be incorporated into your schedule

If you are interested in becoming a campus representative, please contact Student Advisory Board member Bonney Reed-Knight at evabonney@gmail.com with your name, school, contact information, and a short statement of interest.

APA/APAGS Statement

SPP and the SAB would like to encourage its student members to join the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS).  There are many benefits to individual student members including: periodicals focused on graduate student issues, research grants, travel funding, reduced conference registration, scholarships, and the opportunity to serve professional psychology at the national level through APA/APAGS governance. Learn more about the benefits of APAGS membership here: http://www.apa.org/apags/