2012 was a growth year for Division 32! Some of the areas that increasing are in International Members (+7) and student membership (+60). Students have been attracted through the student ambassador program, initiated by Richard Bargdill and Trisha Nash. There has also been a going interest in the division through the Facebook pages: Society for Humanistic Psychology and Students of Humanistic Psychology. In addition, our annual conference has also been an attractive event that draws in students.
$15 online student membership now available for purchase on online! There have been some additions through the reduced price of online membership that is only $15 for students and international members.
Student Ambassadors : In the U.S., there are about 25 psychology graduate programs that have some specialization in the "Humanistic Psychologies" (Humanistic, Existential, Constructivist, & Transpersonal). Our goal is to have a student representative from each program who acts as a liaison between their school and our society. We are now expanding to include schools that have at least one faculty who is producing students who are interested in the humanistic psychologies. The ambassador agrees to spread the news about what Division 32 is up to and our division tries to help the students by offering with professional development opportunities! Right now there is a lot of things going on but many people don't know about them. We are here to change that.
Advisor: Richard Bargdill, Virginia Commonwealth University
Assistant advisor: Trish Nash, University of Memphis
Conference liaison: Krisanna Sharon, The Chicago School
Student Ambassadors:
Dylan Keenberg, Chicago School
Alair Altiero, Capella University
Rebecca Marcelina Gimeno, West Georgia University
Katie Darling, Michigan School of Professional Psychology
Danielle Fetty, Southern Illinois University
Aaron Miller, Southern Illinois University
Julia Stone, Imaculata University
Lee Vance, Wright Institute
Constance Kellogg, Pacifica Graduate Institute
Erin Coffman, Chatham University
Donnalin Constantine, University of Memphis
Shannon McIntyre, Long Island University
Justin Underwood, Pepperdine University
Deanna Waugh, Saybrook University (PsyD)
Sarah Kass, Saybrook University (PhD)
Josef Assouline, Argosy University
Kristian Weihs, York University
Sidney Dang, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Chris McCann, Duquesne University
Jake Glazier, West Georgia University
Sadi Fox, Auburn University
Sarah Rectenwald, Point Park University
Erica Freeman, Seattle University
Nesreen Alsoraimi, Alliant University
Special Division 32 Student Travel Grant
Dr. Louis Hoffman presented a special travel grant from members of the Division 32 Executive board to Jake Glazier, a doctoral student from the University of West Georgia. Jake was the sole attendee from the UWG, an important school with long roots in humanistic psychology. Jake is a Student Ambassador for UWG and is also on Division 32's Presidential Taskforce on Diversity. While we did not have a surfboard size check, Jake received a smaller one for $300.