Call for Proposals for the 2023 APAHC Conference

Advocacy in Action:
The Role of Academic Health Center Psychologists as
Leaders in Local and Global Change

The Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC) Conference Planning Committee is pleased to invite proposals for oral and poster presentations for our 2023 Conference which will be held in Louisville, KY at the historic Seelbach Hotel from March 16th through the 18th, 2023. The focus of the conference will be Advocacy in Action, highlighting the many roles academic health psychologists take on in promoting change through academic, clinical, legislative, and many other professional activities at all levels.

We look forward to developing and complementing this conference theme with programming from our membership and encourage your submission. The Program Committee encourages abstract submissions across all areas relevant to psychology in academic health centers, with particular interest in submissions related to the following areas:

• Examples of psychologists as advocating for clinical or policy change locally for individuals and groups, within their healthcare system and surrounding contexts, or at the societal level.

• The role of psychologists as advocates for individuals and groups disproportionally impacted by large scale crises within health care or the health care system.

• Unique opportunities for psychologists to advocate not just for patients and their physical and mental health, but for the role of psychology broadly in academic health.

• Novel strategies to promote advocacy for priorities in academic health locally, nationally, and globally, e.g. addressing health disparities, access to care/education and health outcomes (e.g., related to COVID-19, underrepresented communities).

• The role of psychology in advocating for gender equity and inclusion

Submission Instructions & Requirements

• Abstracts should be no more than 500 words.

• Presenters are to specify willingness for consideration for an oral presentation, a poster presentation, or either.

• At least one presenter (preferably including the first author) listed for an accepted presentation must register and attend the conference.

• Abstracts considered for oral presentations must include the following criteria (not considered in the total word count):

  • At least three measurable, behaviorally based learning objectives. Please reference the APA Guidance for Writing Behavioral Learning Objectives at http://www.apa.org/ed/sponsor/resources/objectives.pdf

  • At least three scholarly references that demonstrate that the material is based in the literature pertaining to research, education/training, and/or practice.

• Proposals must be submitted online below.

• Proposals are due by Midnight, November 18th, 2022.

• Proposal acceptance notifications is expected to be sent in November at which time conference registration will also be open.

Please address any questions about the conference or abstract submissions to Sunnye Mayes, PhD and Philip Fizur, PsyD. (Sunnye.Mayes@louisville.edu and Fizur-Philip@CooperHealth.edu)

We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope to see you in Louisville!

Sunnye Mayes, Ph.D. & Philip Fizur, PsyD
APAHC 2023 Conference Co-Chairs

Abstract Submission Form for Oral or Poster Presentation

To assist you in your submission you may wish to review
APA’s Guidance for Writing Behavioral Learning Objectives