SPSSI Conferences
Registration is Now Open for SPSSI's 2024 Summer Conference
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!
Friday, June 21 – Sunday, June 23, 2024
Frontiers of Justice:
Using Psychological Science to
Reinvigorate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
In recent years, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts have been under attack in the U.S. and globally, resulting in: bans on transgender health care and transgender people’s participation in civic life, the dismantling of affirmative action in the U.S., challenges to reproductive freedom, and political pushback against critical race theory, as well as diversity education and training more broadly. These attacks adversely affect individuals and communities, particularly those who are already structurally vulnerable. Psychological science is a useful tool to confront attacks on DEI and fight against the misinformation that often fuels these debates.
However, psychological science as a field faces challenges that are both internal and external. Namely, those external to the field may believe that the topics we research are overly political and/or unscientific. Within the field, however, the focus on scientific rigor in the wake of the replication crisis may inadvertently exclude or appear exclusionary toward applied and critical work–or even research on social issues more generally. SPSSI and its members stand at the intersection of these conflicts. The focus of this conference is to critically examine these conflicts, broadening notions about what is included in “psychological science,” what is defined as “rigorous,” and what possibilities lie in diversity science that foregrounds concerns with justice.
2024 Conference Preliminary Agenda Now Available!
We are pleased to present a preliminary schedule for the 2024 SPSSI Summer Conference in Philadelphia, PA. You may access and download the SPSSI Conference Preliminary Agenda, our full poster schedule, and groupings for 15-Minute Presentations at the links here or at the icons above.
As always, this schedule is subject to change, though we will make every effort to minimize these prior to finalizing our program. If there is a substantial change to the schedule which affects your time commitments, you will be notified. We are unable to accommodate specific requests for time changes, but will gladly make corrections if you are double scheduled in the program.
If you find any questions or concerns, please email spssicon@spssi.org as soon as possible.
Please note the last day for early bird rates
will be May 15th.
In an ongoing effort to meet the economic needs of our many constituencies, SPSSI is pleased to continue a special category of rates for the 2024 Summer Conference. SPSSI's Regional rates apply to conference attendees residing in the Caribbean, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Across all rates, further reductions or hardship requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
2024 SPSSI Summer Conference Keynote Speakers
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Psychology and Racial Justice: Dismantling Color-blind Racial Ideology and Advancing Healing among People of Color
Dr. Helen A. Neville
Professor, Educational Psychology and African American Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
President Society of Counseling Psychology
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The Imagined Woman Driving Abortion Attitudes: Weaving Experimental and Qualitative Perspectives to Reveal Racist Habits of Mind
Dr. Sara McClelland
Associate Professor, Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies
University of Michigan
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SPSSI Presidential Address
Intersectionality and Fascism: Harnessing Critical Psychology to Disarm Weapons of Mass Destruction
Dr. Patrick Grzanka
President, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Divisional Dean for Social Sciences and Professor of Psychology, The University of Tennessee
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2024 Kurt Lewin Award Recipient
A Renaissance of Social Relevance: Maximizing Insights and the Impact of Psychological Research
Dr. Linda Tropp
Professor of Social Psychology
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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Conference Hotel Information
Philadelphia Marriott Old City
One Dock Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(Map)
SPSSI's Room Block is Open! This Summer's conference will be held at the Philadelphia Marriott Old City. We have a limited number of rooms available at a discounted group rate of $219 for non-students and $179 for students. Our room block always fills up so be sure to book early. Please note rooms are subject to availability. Questions about reservations? Contact spssicon@spssi.org.
Preconference Workshops
www.spssi.org/conductpolicy
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SPSSI 2024 Conference Co-Chair
Germine "Gigi" Awad
University of Michigan
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SPSSI 2024 Conference Co-Chair
Sarah Herrmann
Weber State University
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Past SPSSI Conferences:
- 2023:Transforming Our World: Using Research and Action to Address (In)Visible Wounds
- 2022: Reenergizing Ourselves and Our Communities: Connections Across Borders and Barriers (Revitalizándonos y Nuestras Comunidades: Conexiones a través de Fronteras y Barreras)
- 2021: Changing the System: Social Research and Action to Reshape the World We Live In
- 2020: "Making the Invisible Visible: Transformative Research and Social Action"
- 2019: "Fighting injustice: The power of research, policy, and activism in challenging times"
- 2018: "Bridges to Justice: Building Coalitions and Collaborations Within and Beyond Psychology"
- 2017: “Entre los individuos, como entre las naciones, el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz” (Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace)
- 2016: Giving psychology away: Sharing research through teaching, interdisciplinary collaboration, and public engagement
- 2015: A Road Less Traveled: Forging Links Between Psychological Science and Social Policy
- 2014: Social Action and Change: Opportunities, Resistance, Inertia, and Mobilization
- 2012: Changing Societies: Learning From & For Research, Social Action & Policy
- 2010: From Individuals to Nation States: What Motivates, Sustains...
- 2008: Disparities Across the Globe: Place, Race, Class, Ethnicity & Gender
- 2006: Social Justice: Research, Action, and Policy
- 2004: From Desegregation to Diversity
- 2002: Understanding and Addressing Disparities: International Approaches
- 2000: Social issues for the 21st Century: Setting the Agenda
SPSSI presents special programming each year at the APA Convention as well. Find more information here.
We are also proud to join with the European Association for Social Psychology (EASP) and with the Society of Australian Social Psychologists (SASP) to co-sponsor small joint meetings on selected topics.
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