Become a Division 52 Fellow

Dear Colleagues:

We invite you to nominate yourselves or your colleagues to become a Division 52 Fellow. Election as a fellow of Division 52 is for current members who have made an unusual and outstanding contribution to international psychology. It is important that nominees submit evidence of their unusual and outstanding contribution to international psychology in their CV and personal statement.  Applicants do not need to meet all the criteria listed for a Fellow status in the division, but should highlight the criteria that are relevant to their outstanding and unusual contribution to international psychology

A list of current Fellows of Division 52 can be found at https://div52.net/members/become-a-division-fellow/division-52-fellows/

Deadline for All Fellow Applications:

Deadline for all Fellow Applications for review in 2023 is 11:59pm EST, November 10, 2023.

Criteria for APA Division 52 International Fellows

See list here

Initial Fellow of APA through Division 52:

Initial Fellow application must include

  1. Nominee’s CV
  2. 2-page personal statement explaining how the nominee meets the criteria for Fellow status as outlined by Division 52
  3. Letters of endorsement of the nominee from three current APA Fellows. At least two of the three endorsers must be Fellows of Division 52

***Before submitting the above, applicants for Initial Fellow are strongly encouraged to contact the Fellows Chair (Brigitte Khoury: bk03@aub.edu.lb) first to discuss the applicant’s eligibility for Fellow status.***

APA Initial Fellow Minimum Requirements are:

  1. Five (5) years of acceptable professional experience beyond receipt of the doctoral degree based in part on a psychological dissertation.
  2. Prior status as an APA member for at least one year, current paid membership, and nomination by a division to which the member belongs.
  3. Active engagement in the advancement of (inter)national psychology.
  4. Evidence of unusual and outstanding contributions in for example, science, practice, education, and/or public service, that have had a national or international impact. The impact criterion is of most importance, and the applicant’s nomination and the endorsements need to document specific, demonstrated or measurable outcomes on and changes to the field of international psychology. Note that unusual and outstanding contributions are detailed in the Division 52 Fellow Criteria.

NOTE: The submission process for initial Fellows is processed electronically through APA application portal at: https://www.apa.org/members/your-membership/fellows/apply.

All application material will be carefully reviewed by Division 52 Fellows Committee and voted on by the Division Executive Board in January. If the applicant is considered a good candidate for a Fellow status within Division 52, the application material will be forwarded to the APA Fellows Committee with an additional endorsement from the Division 52 Fellows Chair supporting the nomination.

Current Fellows of APA:

APA members who have already become Fellows through other APA divisions may apply for Division 52 Fellow status.

Current APA Fellows’ application must include:

  1. Nominee’s CV
  2. 2-page personal statement explaining how the nominee meets the criteria for Fellow status as outlined by Division 52
  3. Letters of endorsement of the nominee from three current APA Fellows. At least two of the three endorsers must be Fellows of Division 52.

Applications should be emailed to Brigitte Khoury the Div. 52 Fellows Committee Chair, at bk03@aub.edu.lb.

All application material will be carefully reviewed by Division 52 Fellows Committee and voted on by the Division Executive Board by in January.

Questions?

Questions should be addressed to the Fellows Committee Chair, Brigitte Khoury: bk03@aub.edu.lb.

Fellows Committee

Brigitte Khoury, Ph.D., Chair