American Psychological Foundation
Working towards a world where people are healthy, happy, and living with dignity. More at linktr.ee/ampsychfdn.
- 🌟 Program Spotlight! The Dr. Diana Slaughter Kotzin & Mr. Joseph G. Kotzin Fund Grant supports research, practice, & education on child & youth suicide among African American communities. By funding innovative psychological research, we're addressing the complex factors contributing to this crisis.
- Join us NEXT WEEK for a free, virtual Town Hall! 🌈 Sustaining LGBTQIA+ psychological research matters now more than ever. Our Springfield will bring together psychologists, researchers, students, mental health professionals, & allies to explore the state of LGBTQIA+ psychological research.
- We're thrilled to announce the most recent grantees of our Direct Action Visionary Grants! These grants help bridge the gap between research and reality, bringing evidence-based psychological science directly to the people & communities who need it most. 🧡 More details here: ampsychfdn.org/davg2...
- Integrating evidence-based psychology into cancer care helps patients, survivors, caregivers, and loved ones manage stress, build resilience, and sustain hope. 🧡 Through the Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant, APF funds vital work at the intersection of psychology and cancer treatment. (1/2)
- We're proud to support @dylanggee through our 2025 Visionary Grants!✨ Dr. Gee's project tests how a brief evidence-based child & family intervention delivered in the immediate aftermath of a traumatic event interrupts the onset of PTSD. This critical work will have an impact on the lives of many!💙
- This Black History Month, APF honors the historical & persistent inequities faced by communities of color, and recognize psychology’s responsibility to advocate for equity, safety, and mental health support for all. (1/2)
- Sustaining LGBTQIA+ psychological research matters now more than ever. Join us for APF's Springfield Town Hall, where we'll bring together psychologists, researchers, students, & community members to explore the current state of LGBTQIA+ research. Register now! 🌈ampsychfdn.org/event...
- Congrats to Crystal Liu, one of our 2025 Walfish Competition winners!💫 Crystal's research focuses on dyadic, interpersonal, & process-level mechanisms in psychotherapy, with the goal of enhancing care for historically underserved populations. We're excited to watch her work make an impact!💙
- CEO Feature Alert! 🌟 Our CEO Dr. Michelle Quist Ryder spoke with The Chronicle of Philanthropy about effective workplace leadership, Gen Z employees, and the psychology behind what really helps people thrive at work. When leaders pair compassion with accountability, their teams flourish.
- Apply for the Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant! 🌟 This program supports work at the intersection of psychology and cancer care, with the goal of improving the lives of cancer patients & survivors through psychology. Applications are due 2/6!⏲️ ampsychfdn.org/fundi...
- The deadline is approaching for the Alma Empowering Minds Scholarship & Mentorship Program!🌱 This scholarship aims to break systemic barriers in graduate studies in mental health care, and introduce more diverse perspectives, experiences, and insights to the field. Apply by 2/3!⏰
- Mentoring is essential in psychology. Whether you’re the mentor or mentee, these connections bring opportunities for growth & connection. On APF’s blog, Drs. Mary E. Dozier and NaYeon (NY) Yang, co-chairs of ECP Committee, offer tips for making these relationships both meaningful and rewarding. 🌱
- Curious about advancing & sustaining LGBTQIA+ psychological research? Join us for APF's Springfield Town Hall!🌈 This event will bring together psychologists, researchers, students, & community members to explore the current state of LGBTQIA+ research. Register now! ampsychfdn.org/event...
- The deadline is approaching for the Lowman-Richardson Consulting and I-O Psychology Research Grant!⭐ This program supports research in a variety of areas across consulting & I-O psychological research (see APF's website for more details). Apply before 1/30! 📆 ampsychfdn.org/fundi...
- It’s #WhyIReviewWednesday! We’re spotlighting Dr. Mary Kathryn Cancilliere, an APF funding recipient who reviews applications as a way to give back the same support she received. 💙 As a reviewer, she helps APF support early career researchers as they conduct groundbreaking work in the field.
- There's still time to submit nominations for the APF Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology! This prestigious award honors a psychologist or group of psychologists whose work is impactful, innovative, and transformational.🏅ampsychfdn.org/fundi...
- Congrats to Mehmood Shajih, one of our 2025 Brehm Undergraduate Psychology Scholarship Recipients! 👏 Mehmood is conducting an undergraduate thesis on the validity of the marshmallow task, an assessment of children’s ability to exert self-control. We're proud to support Mehmood's academic journey!🌟
- It's #FundingFriday at APF!💸 Don't miss out on these opportunities to apply for funding for your psychological research. More info at http://ampsychfdn.or....
- We're accepting applications for the Richardson-Lowman Serious Mental Illness Research Grant! This program supports Serious Mental Illness (SMI) clinical research and SMI program evaluation by doctoral level psychologists. Apply by 1/30! 📆 ampsychfdn.org/fundi...
- Address update! 📫 We have a new mailing address. Anything sent to our previous address will be forwarded, but make sure to save our new info!
- We're about a month away from APF's second annual Springfield Town Hall! 🌈 This event will bring together psychologists, researchers, students, mental health professionals, and allies to explore the current state of LGBTQIA+ psychological research. Register now to save your spot - link in bio!
- Join us in congratulating Sam Fisher, one of our Brehm Undergraduate Psychology Scholarship recipients!✨ Sam's goal is to pursue a PhD in clinical psychology and lead a career researching and teaching about developmental disabilities. We're proud to support Sam on their academic journey! 📚
- It’s International Thank You Day, so we want to take this opportunity to say thank you to our APF community! We are beyond appreciative of everyone who has put their time, energy, and resources into APF. Thank you believing in the power of psychology. 💙
- The deadline is approaching the Roger E. Kirk Division 5 Author of the Year Award and Department Grant, which recognizes psychologists contributing to the body of work of quantitative methods. 📚 Apply by 1/15! ⏲️ampsychfdn.org/fundi...
- Join the APF for the second annual Springfield Town Hall! 🌈 This event will bring together psychologists, researchers, students, mental health professionals, and allies to explore the current state of LGBTQIA+ psychological research. Register now to save your spot! ampsychfdn.org/event...
- It's #WhyIReviewWednesday, and today we are recognizing longtime APF supporter, Dr. Jana Martin! 🌟 By volunteering her time and expertise as a reviewer, Dr. Martin is directly advancing the field and uplifting current & future generations of psychologists.
- Congrats to Dr. Meredith Gruhn on receiving the Division 54 Lizette Peterson-Homer Injury Prevention Grant! 💙 With this support, Dr. Gruhn is expanding her work in identifying early markers of risk, and developing prevention strategies that can improve youth safety & well-being.
- Congrats @joelleforestier.bsky.social on receiving a 2025 Springfield Research Fund Grant!🌈 Dr. Le Forestier's work examines how people experience & navigate intergroup contexts, and how we can improve intergroup relations, experiences, & wellbeing. We're proud to help move this work forward! 👏
- Congrats to Dr. Parastoo Jamshidi on receiving the 2025 Practice Based Evidence Fund Grant!💫 We're thrilled to support Dr. Jamshidi's Life Goals Program, designed to help people with bipolar disorder manage their symptoms and improve daily functioning. 💙
- Kick off the new year by making an impact in psychology!🌟 Psychological science is one of the most powerful tools we have for creating a healthier, more compassionate world. Learn more about how you can support APF and help advance this work: ampsychfdn.org/donat...
- 2025 was quite the year! Between unprecedented losses in federal funding, growing mistrust in science (even as the need for evidence-based solutions became more urgent), and increasing barriers to quality mental health care, APF stayed focused on one thing: keeping psychology moving forward 🌍 (1/2)
- Huge congratulations to @joelleforestier.bsky.social, our 2025 Division 49 Group Psychology Grantee!👏 His research explores how people experience and navigate intergroup contexts, with a focus on stigma, self-presentation, and health & wellbeing impacts of prejudice. 💙
- It's the 12th (and final) day of Givemas, and Dr. Cynthia Brown is here to wrap things up!❄️ Through APF's John & Polly Sparks Early Career Grant, Dr. Brown centers autistic kids’ and caregivers’ voices to make Multisystemic Therapy (MST) effective and responsive to the needs of these communities.
- Political divides are increasingly visible part of everyday life, especially during the holidays, when conversations with loved ones can feel more fragile than festive. In a feature with @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social, our CEO Michelle Quist Ryder explores how psychology points to a hopeful way forward.
- On the 11th day of Givemas, APF gave to me…🎶 We’re proud to spotlight 2025 Visionary Grantee, Dr. Jasmin Brooks Stephens. Her research centers Black youth voices to understand suicide risk & resilience. This support is vital, helping her advance culturally responsive prevention strategies.
- On the 10th day of Givemas, APF gave to me…🎶 This year, our Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Grant supported Shae Nester's research on trauma-related dissociation among survivors of sexual trauma, a critical yet deeply underfunded area. Through this work, Shae is bringing care & healing to survivors. ✨
