Name of Organization |
Description |
Membership Information |
American Psychological Association
[List of Divisions] |
Has roughly 150,000 members and 50 divisions with a wide variety of specialties. The next APA Convention will be held online, on August 6-8 of 2020. |
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American Psychological Association of Graduate Students |
Has membership of more than 30,000 graduate and undergraduate students in psychology. Offers activities at the annual APA Convention. |
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Asian Association of Social Psychology |
Has roughly 400 members and publishes the Asian Journal of Social Psychology.
The next AASP Biennial Conference will be held in Seoul, Korea, on July 29-31 of 2021. |
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Association for Psychological Science |
Has over 25,000 members and is the largest general psychology organization focusing mainly on research. The next APS Convention will be held in Washington, DC, on May 27-30 of 2021. |
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Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus |
A national student network with more than 4,000 members and 50 chapters (also offers a student Mentorship Program). |
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Association for Research in Personality |
Has over 400 members and publishes the Journal of Research in Personality.
The next biennial ARP Conference will be held in Evanston, Illinois, on July 22-24 of 2021. |
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Association of Black Psychologists |
Has more than 1,400 members and is devoted to advancing the profession of Black Psychology, promoting social change, and assisting Black communities and other ethnic groups. |
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British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section |
An educational and professional organization founded in 1953. The most recent BPS Social Psychology Annual Conference was held in York, England, on August 28-30 of 2019. |
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Canadian Psychological Association Social and Personality Section |
Has roughly 85 social and personality psychologists and maintains an electronic discussion list that members can join. |
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European Association of Social Psychology |
Has more than 1,000 members and convenes a General Meeting every three years. The next General Meeting will be held in Krakow, Poland in 2021. |
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Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences |
A coalition dedicated to science advocacy, education, and communication. Members include the Society of Experimental Social Psychology and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. |
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Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy |
Division 49 of the American Psychological Association. Has roughly 1,000 members and is open to both APA and non-APA members. |
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International Association of Applied Psychology |
Has more than 2,000 members in more than 90 countries. The next International Congress of Applied Psychology will be held in Beijing, China, on July 24-29 of 2022. |
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International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology |
Has more than 800 members in 65 countries. The next International Congress of IACCP will be held in Olomouc, Czech Republic, on July 24-29 of 2021. |
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International Association for Relationship Research |
Has more than 600 members from around the world. The next biennial International Conference on Personal Relationships will be held in London, England, on July 29 through August 2 of 2021. |
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International Council of Psychologists |
Dedicated to promoting world peace, human rights, and collaboration among mental health professionals and social scientists. The next ICP Conference will be held online, on December 10-12 of 2020. |
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International Psychology |
Division 52 of the American Psychological Association. Has over 1,000 members from around the world, including APA and non-APA members, and publishes the journal International Perspectives in Psychology. |
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International Social Cognition Network |
Promotes social cognition research through its journal, Social Cognition, and by hosting preconferences at the meetings of SPSP, SESP, and EASP. |
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International Society for Research on Aggression |
An interdisciplinary organization with roughly 250 members from over two dozen countries. The 24th World Meeting will be held in Ottawa, Canada, on July 20-23 of 2021. |
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International Society for Self and Identity |
Has more than 600 members from five continents. ISSI hosts preconferences on Self and Identity at the annual meetings of SPSP and EASP. |
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International Society of Political Psychology |
An interdisciplinary organization with more than 1,000 members worldwide. The next Annual Meeting of ISPP will be held online, on July 14-16 of 2020. |
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Psi Chi |
An international honor society in psychology with over 1,000 chapters. Psi Chi offers a variety of awards and grants for students, faculty members, and local chapters. |
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Society for Community Research and Action |
An an international organization devoted to advancing theory, research, and social action. The next SCRA Biennial Conference will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 16-19 of 2021. |
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Society for General Psychology |
Founded in 1945 as the first division of the American Psychological Association. Promotes unity and coherence across psychology subdisciplines and publishes Review of General Psychology. |
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Society for Judgment and Decision Making |
An interdisciplinary organization focusing on many different aspects of judgment and decision making. The next annual SJDM Meeting will be held online, on December 9-12 of 2020. |
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology |
Has more than 5,000 members and publishes PSPB and PSPR. The next annual SPSP Conference will be held online, in February 2021. |
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Society for Social Neuroscience |
Has over 1,300 members from more than 40 countries on 6 continents. The next annual S4SN Meeting will be held in Austin, Texas, on December 10-12 of 2020. Membership is free. |
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Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues |
Has over 1,000 members. Publishes a peer-reviewed official quarterly journal, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, and an online blog-style newsletter. |
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Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues |
Has over 2,500 members and focuses on topics of societal concern. The most recent SPSSI Conference was held in San Diego, California, on June 21-23 of 2019. |
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Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality |
A multidisciplinary professional society with more than 1,000 members. The next SSSS Annual Meeting will be held in New Orleans, Lousiana, on November 19-22 of 2020. |
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Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence |
Dedicated to the development and application of psychological knowledge in the pursuit of peace. Publishes Peace and Conflict: The Journal of Peace Psychology. |
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Society for the Teaching of Psychology |
Has more than 2,000 members and publishes Teaching of Psychology. The next STP Annual Conference on Teaching will be held online, on October 8-10 of 2020. |
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Society of Australasian Social Psychologists |
Network of social psychologists in Australia and New Zealand. The next SASP Conference will take place in Auckland, New Zealand, in April of 2021. |
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Society of Experimental Social Psychology |
Has more than 900 members and publishes the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. The next SESP Conference will be held in Santa Barbara, California, on October 7-9 of 2021. |
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