Chair / Président |
Adam Sandford (Co-Chair) Lauren Thompson (CPA Staff, Co-Chair) |
Members / Membres |
Sean Kidd JoAnne Lefevre Cheryl Harasymchuk Lindie Liang Andrea Howard Audrey Brassard Shahnaz Winer Annie Roy-Charland Donald Saklofske Debra Titone |
Contact the Committee / Contactez le comité |
governance@cpa.ca |
Terms of Reference
Purpose: The Scientific Affairs Committee’s purpose is to advance psychological science by working on matters of importance to the psychological research community, CPA members and affiliates, and groups of researchers. It is also responsible for the policies and practices of the CPA’s journals and other publications.
Goals: The goals of the Scientific Affairs Committee are as follows:
- To promote scientific values and to advocate for and protect academic freedom.
- To work to increase research funding in general and to increase research funding in post-secondary institutions.
- To promote a synergy between research, education/training, and practice and between different areas of psychological research.
- To promote publications of high-quality research and scholarship in psychology.
- To provide advice to the Board in support of its decision-making about policies and practices related to science and the CPA’s journals and other publications.
- To provide advice and support to the Editors and Managing Editor of the CPA’s journals.
Read the full Terms of Reference here.
The CPA’s Scientific Affairs Committee is Seeking New Members!
The Canadian Psychological Association’s Scientific Affairs Committee (SAC) is currently recruiting new members. The SAC’s primary aim is to advance psychological science by working on matters of importance to the psychological research community, CPA members and affiliates, and groups of researchers. It is also responsible for the policies and practices of the CPA’s journals and other publications.
Yearly activities of SAC members include reviewing student research grant applications, providing input on CPA journal matters (e.g., publishing agreements, open-access wording, publishing standards), and reviewing special issue proposals for the journals. Additional activities will come up throughout the term. For more information on the SAC, or to read the SAC Terms of Reference, click here.
If you are interested in joining the important work of the SAC, please send a letter of intent and updated CV to Dr. Lauren Thompson, CPA’s Science Director at science@cpa.ca. In your letter of intent, please specify whether your research falls primarily within the mandate of SSHRC, NSERC, or CIHR.