Scientific Affairs Committee / Comité des affaires scientifiques

Chair / Président

Adam Sandford (Co-Chair)
Lauren Thompson (CPA Staff, Co-Chair)

Members / Membres

Ken Craig
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.