Sandra L. Shullman, Ph.D. for APA President
Partner, Executive Development Group
International leadership development, organizational change, diversity initiatives, conflict resolution, and executive education.
"APA, like our country, is facing societal/multicultural upheaval. As psychologists, we can learn from our past, lead with our science and values, and create positive change together. I’m deeply committed to psychology; my experience in international leadership development, organizational change, and behavioral healthcare positions me now for APA leadership."
- Sandy Shullman, Nomination Statement
GOALS FOR APA
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Create a welcoming, diverse, inclusive APA; infuse US psychology with global, multicultural perspectives.
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Engage ECPs and students to build the psychology workforce and APA of the future--strategic, responsive, transparent and collaborative.
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Fortify and increase advocacy for psychological science as the foundation of our knowledge, action, and practice.
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Strengthen practice by leveraging and incorporating contributions of general applied psychologists.
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Enhance APA's impact on public policy, social justice and human rights protection through collaborative, team-based advocacy.
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Advance psychology's role and science-based influence in the changing healthcare system.
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Prepare and support psychologists for successful practice in a technology-accelerated future.
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Develop psychologists' potential as learning leaders.
WHy Now? Why APA president?
APA is at an inflection point--a critical moment of transformation. We need to listen and learn from each other so we can build a real community of psychologists, supported by the strength of our diversity, far beyond our current fragmentation. Our society needs the resources and solutions that psychology can provide. As a unified, dedicated organization, we can lead and contribute to resolution of key national and global issues such as health care, poverty, violence, and immigration. We can create change together at a new, enhanced level of impact--one robust discipline, united by our mission as a scientifically grounded organization, committed to the public good, supporting it's members to create a positive future for all. I want to help create APA's organizational future.
