Dear Div. 44 Colleagues:
I am writing to invite you to consider applying for fellow status in Div. 44. The fellow distinction is a means by which APA recognizes members who have received a doctoral degree in psychology or a related field from a regionally accredited institution and demonstrate evidence of unusual and outstanding contributions to the discipline of psychology. Fellow status requires that an APA member’s work has had a demonstrable impact on the discipline that is national or international in scope.
Div. 44 requires members who receive fellow status to have made outstanding contributions in research, practice, education or policy/advocacy related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lives and issues. Again, these contributions need to have had national or international impact.
There are two pathways by which Div. 44 members can achieve fellow status in Div. 44.
Initial Fellow Path
Members may apply for initial status only if they are not fellows in any other division of APA. To apply for initial fellow status, members need to use the APA Fellows Online Application Platform. All application materials, including those from applicants and from their endorsers, must be submitted through this platform. An applicant’s three endorsers must currently be APA fellows.All materials for initial fellows, including letters from endorsers, must be submitted to the APA Fellows platform by Dec. 2, 2019.
Current Fellow Path
A member of Div. 44 who is already a fellow of another division in APA can apply for fellow status in the division. These applicants are known as current fellows. Current fellow applicants are required to submit a curriculum vitae and a letter stating the reasons the applicant meets the APA criteria for fellow status in Div. 44. Applicants for current fellow status have the option of also having a single letter of endorsement sent in support of their application. This optional letter might be especially important when an applicant is applying for fellow status based on activities that are based in educational or policy/advocacy work that are not typically well-represented on traditional CVs. Application materials for current fellow status in Div. 44 should be emailed to the fellows chair, Glenda Russell.
The due date for current fellows applications for the current cycle is Dec. 16, 2019.
If you have any questions about the process or if you wish to discuss the question of whether to apply for fellow status, please feel free to contact me via email or by phone at (303) 447-9600. Also, if you know of Div. 44 members who are not yet fellows but should be, do suggest that they consider applying.