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My name is Dr. Alfiee M. Breland-Noble of the Georgetown University Medical Center and I am your current President for APA Division 12 Section 6, the Clinical Psychology of Ethnic Minorities.  Our incoming President for 2014 is Dr. Melanie Domenech Rodriguez of Utah State University.  I am writing today to ask for your help with our annual new membership and membership renewal process. For those of you who have joined us in the past, I hope that you will consider maintaining your membership with the section.  For any persons new to our organization, I hope that you will consider joining us this year.

We believe that we have a great deal to offer our members including an annual slate of exciting programming at the APA Convention, a student convention travel award and awards for mentoring and research.  You can learn more about us, or just refresh your memory at our blog at: http://clinicalpsychologyofethnicminorities.blogspot.com/2013/09/clinical-psychology-internship-programs.html

This year, we are offering a wonderful new incentive to paid members, a directory of U.S. internship sites with a focus on issues of diversity compiled by our wonderful current Secretary Dr. Vincenzo Teran. We hope that you will consider joining to take immediate advantage of this and other benefits of the section.    Please visit 

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to submit your renewal or to join. We hope that you will consider what we have to offer in the section and decide to join us as we grow into 2014.  We would love to have the benefit of your enthusiasm and expertise and we very much look forward to working with you.

Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Dr. Alfiee M. Breland-Noble

2013 President, APA Division 12 Section 6

Dr. Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez

2014 President, APA Division 12 Section 6

Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology: Smith College

Please see the announcement below:

Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology

The Department of Psychology at Smith College invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in psychology beginning July 1, 2014. Under the supervision of Patricia Marten DiBartolo, Ph.D., this postdoctoral fellowship offers a combined teaching and research position at a selective liberal arts college. The candidate will conduct independent research with the focus aligned to Dr. DiBartolo’s research programs in perfectionism and anxiety, especially in youth, as well as learning outcomes assessment within classes and for our undergraduate psychology majors. Teaching responsibilities are two courses per year, to include contributions to the department’s research methods course and a course within the candidate’s area of expertise that complements the offerings in our department. A Ph.D. in clinical psychology is strongly preferred, although other related areas of specialization (e.g., counseling; social work; applied developmental) may be considered. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in hand or all requirements for the degree fulfilled by the start of the appointment. A commitment to undergraduate research is essential. Our psychology and related faculty have expertise across a wide range of clinically relevant topics, including autism spectrum disorders, risky alcohol behaviors, health psychology, positive psychology, hoarding and obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, transitions following divorce and many others. In addition, the Five College Consortium, comprised of Smith, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, and Hampshire Colleges and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, provides a rich intellectual and cultural life for faculty and students, as well as collegial opportunities for teaching and research. Submit your application at http://apply.interfolio.com/23054 with a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a teaching philosophy statement, a statement identifying how your own programmatic research converges with Dr. DiBartolo’s scholarship, and three confidential letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin on November 30, 2013. Smith College is an equal opportunity employer encouraging excellence through diversity.

Invitation for underrepre​sented students applying to Clinical Psychology PhD program

Dear students, We would like to invite those of you from underrepresented backgrounds to attend the following event if you are applying or are interested in applying to PhD programs in Clinical Psychology. Please pass this information along to anyone that may be interested. Event: The Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP) participates in a networking event every year with the purpose of recruiting students from underrepresented populations for Graduate Clinical Psychology programs. The event is usually a poster presentation where those interested in getting into a Clinical Psychology PhD program get to meet and network with directors of these programs, as well as present some of their research, share their CV with the directors and have an opportunity to attend some relevant workshops about graduate school in Clinical Psychology. The next meeting will be on January 18th, 2014 at the Loews Hotel in New Orleans. Interested students should fill out an online application to attend the event, and those accepted will get notified on a rolling basis. (Unfortunately, the CUDCP doesn't have funding to pay for students' lodging or travel, but in the past students' institutions, mentors, or programs like McNair usually try to help with the cost.) I am attaching the event flyer to this email, and I would greatly appreciate it if you could forward it to any other students who you think might benefit from knowing about this opportunity. Also, if you have any contacts that you would prefer we email this directly to, please let us know about that as well. Here's the link to the application https://sdsupsychology.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9nxeRMgSEprK5gh Thanks and please feel free to send any questions my way! Best, Luz M. Garcini, MS SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology San Diego, CA, 92130 lgarcini@mail.sdsu.edu