- About AP-LS
- About Psychology & Law
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- Students & Early Career
AP-LS is a division within the American Psychological Association and is primarily concerned with investigating the relationship between psychology and the law.
The student section of AP-LS mirrors this goal but also provides students with information concerning internships, fellowships, grants, research, teaching, clinical training and other resources.
OfficersExecutive Committee Chair: Lauren Kois, M.A. (John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY) Chair Elect: Alana Cook, M.S., Simon Fraser University Secretary & Treasurer: Jacklyn Nagle, University of Alabama Web Editor: Lindsey E. Wylie, M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln Members at Large/ Liaisons Clinical: Caroline Titcomb, M.A., University of Alabama Clinical: Lindsay Mathews, M.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY Experimental: Tallie Armstrong, M.A., Sam Houston State University Law: Christopher M. King, Drexel University and Earle Mack School of Law Campus RepresentativesCampus representatives serve as the liasions between the AP-LS student section executive committee, professional members, student affiliates and the representative's institution. If you are interested in becoming an AP-LS student section campus representative for your school, please click here for more information. Undergraduate StudentsCurrent undergraduate students interested in a career in psychology and law should review the information on this Web page, which provides an overview of the field. Students who are interested in applying to a graduate program can learn about existing programs, including Clinical PhD programs, Non-Clinical PhD programs, and Masters programs. Funding for undergraduate students' can be found on this Web page. If you have additional information or corrections to the student section website, please email the web-editor. If you would like to join the APLS Student Section listserv, please make sure your APLS student membership is current.
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ConferenceThe 2012 American Psychology-Law Conference will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico from March 14th to 17th. Conference Survival Guide This year's student guide to navigating the conference is now ready. Please click here for more information about student programming and things to see/do in Puerto Rico Conference Student Survival Guide Outstanding Poster/Paper Award (submision deadline: March 9th) We will award three Outstanding Student Paper and three Outstanding Student Poster awards. There will also be three additional awards: the top paper and poster concerned with diversity and multiculturalism; and one award (paper or poster) in the area of corrections. All winners will be awarded $150 several weeks after the conference. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: (1) You must be first author of the paper or presentation to be considered for this award. (2) You must be currently enrolled as a university undergraduate or graduate student. (3) You are not eligible for this award if you received an AP-LS 2012 Student Travel Award. (4) If you wish to be considered for the award, please email the information below to APLSstudentsectionawards@gmail.com <mailto:APLSstudentsectionawards@gmail.com> by Friday, March 9th. Late submissions will not be accepted. Please enter “Student Section Award” in the email subject line. (5) If you wish to serve as a student judge in this competition, please email APLSstudentsectionawards@gmail.com <mailto:APLSstudentsectionawards@gmail.com> by Friday, March 9th. Please enter "Student Judge" in the email subject line. Student ResourcesGraduate students who are interested in being mentored during their time in graduate school may learn more through the AP-LS Mentorship Committee's Web page. Graduate students seeking funding for their research may apply for the AP-LS Grants-in-Aid. More information is available on this Web page. Additional funding, granting, fellowship and scholarship opportunities for students can be found on this Web page. Internship information for graduate students: A resource guide for forensic psychology pre-doctoral internships APLS teaching resources can be found here. A list of suggested publications on topics related to law and psychology can be found here. InterviewsThe AP-LS Student Section Officers asked psychologists who currently work in the field of psychology and the law to offer students and new psychologists in the field some advice. Their answers can be found here.
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