Science Advocacy: How to Advance Psychology Within Your Work Setting

Sunday, November 23, 2025

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM CST

Location: Imperial 11, Level 4

Keywords: Advocacy, Professional Development,
Level of Familiarity: Basic

Chair(s)

AA

Abby Adler Mandel, PhD

The Catholic University of America

Panelist(s)

Dara G. Friedman-Wheeler, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD, United States
DH

Debra A. Hope, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE, United States
DE

Donovan Edward, B.S. (All Pronouns)

Graduate Student
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Guyton, Georgia, United States
KP

Kenneth Polishchuk, M.A.

Deputy Chief for Education and Training Policy
American Psychological Association
Mitch J. Prinstein, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
William Martinez, ABPP, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
University of California, San Francisco/Zuckeberg San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, CA, United States

Advocacy is fundamental to our role as psychologists. This panel will present a range of options available to psychologists for advancing psychological science across work settings, including in academia, non-for-profit organizations, hospitals, consulting and private practice. Topics will address efforts for raising awareness about mental health issues through writing, media, and testifying; supporting clients in navigating systems and accessing resources; and collaborating within organizations to promote psychological science.

This session does not qualify for continuing education credits.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session, the learner will be able to:

Define advocacy in psychology.
The role of advocacy for psychologists across work settings.
Ways to engage in advocacy through writing, media, testifying, and collaborating.