Hello! We welcome nominations of individuals qualified to present The Lynn Stuart Weiss Lecture at the 2022 APA Convention.
Self-nominations as well as nominations of others are welcome. To be considered for this prestigious lecture, individuals must be Division 52 members, psychologists with at least 10-years of experience post-doctoral degree, and demonstrate extensive expertise in the science, teaching, application, and/or art of politics, with a focus on world law, and/or peace.
Nominations should include a CV, 500-word statement describing extensive expertise in the science, teaching, application, and/or art of politics, with a focus on world law, and/or peace, and two Letters of Support. Application materials should be emailed to Lawrence Gerstein (lgerstein@bsu.edu) by 5:00pm EDT November 18, 2021. The Division 52 Presidential Quartet will review the applications and submit a recommendation to the Committee on Division/APA Relations (CODAPAR). If CODAPAR supports the Presidential Quartet’s recommendation, the speaker’s name will be submitted to the APF Board for approval.
Description of The Lynn Stuart Weiss Lecture
The Lynn Stuart Weiss Lecture was established in 1998 by Drs. Raymond A. and Rosalee G. Weiss, in memory of their daughter, Lynn, whose interests centered on the science and art of politics, with a focus on world law. The Lecture fund is administered by the American Psychological Foundation (APF), and the Lecture series is administered by the Committee on Division/APA Relations.
An annual lecture presented at the APA Annual Convention will be related to Lynn’s goal of searching for ways in which world peace could be attained. Her interest centered on the science and art of politics with a focus on world law. Lynn’s focus with the range of interests in at least four of APA’s Divisions:
- Division 9 – Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
- Division 41 – American Psychological-Law Society
- Division 48 – Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence: Peace Psychology
- Division 52 – International Psychology
CODAPAR will solicit, on a rotating basis, a speaker from the above divisions. After CODAPAR’s approval, the speaker’s name will be submitted to the APF Board for approval.
The selected speaker will receive a $1,000 honorarium, and APF will provide a printed brochure to be disseminated during the lecture that includes information on Lynn Stuart Weiss, as well as the selected speaker. The programming hours for the Weiss Lecturer will be provided by APF.