In my last column, I discussed the hard work of our
Section IV officers in continuing to establish the infrastructure necessary to
help our section grow and support its members. Here are some updates on our
progress.
Our section leadership has been
discussing the possibility of a change in our section name, and we will be
soliciting feedback from section members in the next few weeks to come (see
column on page 17). Aiding this process, we will also be establishing a Section
IV discussion listserv, where we will invite section members to share
information and use this listserv to foster discussions on topics that may be
of interest to Section IV members. Finally, early this fall, we will be looking
to conclude our bylaws revisions and will be asking section members to vote on
these revisions. Keep an eye out for these important items in the weeks to
come!
Building on last year’s progress, we
once again successfully funded and awarded four awards for graduate students
and early career professionals. These awards will be presented at the Section
IV Business Meeting on Thursday, August 3rd at 12:00PM, and we
invite all members (current or prospective!) to join us to celebrate with our
award winners. We will also be presenting the Section IV Laura Brown Award at
the Division 35 Business Meeting on Saturday, August 5th at 4:00PM,
so I encourage you all to attend that as well in order to hear more updates
from Division 35 and celebrate with other Division 35 awardees.
Finally, I also wanted to include
some information about the exciting programming Section IV is either leading or
collaborating on at the APA Convention in just a few short weeks:
Thursday, August 3rd from
12:00-12:50 PM: Division 35 Section IV Business Meeting, Awards Ceremony,
& Social Hour. We invite everyone to our Section IV Business Meeting
where we will provide some updates about our progress over the last year,
invite discussion from attendees regarding ongoing Section IV efforts, and
provide an opportunity for networking and mentorship among section members.
Thursday, August 3rd from 1:00-1:50 PM: Transgender
Inclusion in Feminist Spaces. This conversation hour will provide space to
discuss the inclusion of trans people and concerns in feminist spaces.
Thursday, August 3rd from
2:00-2:50 PM: Emerging Areas of Science, Practice, and Education with LGBTQ
Women. This exciting symposium will feature three presentations that
advance important areas of research with LGBTQ women and discussion by Ruth
Fassinger.
Saturday, August 5th from
9:00-9:50 AM: Living at the Intersection of Marginalization: A reexamination
of the struggles and resilience. This conversation hour, a collaboration
across all Division 35 sections, will provide space for attendees to discuss
important topics related to intersectionality through a framework of struggle
and resilience.
Saturday, August 5th from
12:00-1:00 PM: Section IV Graduate Student Social Hour. This social hour
particularly welcomes graduate students who might are already members of Section
IV or who might be interested in learning more about our Section. Free
appetizers will be provided (while supplies last!).
We also invite all section members
to attend the Division 35 Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony (and Social Hour
to follow) on Saturday, August 5th from 4:00-4:50 PM. Information
about these and other LGBTQ programming sponsored by Divisions 35 and 44 are
listed on pages 14-16 for your convenience.
For those of you who are attending
APA in August, I would love to meet and talk with you! Outside of Section IV
programming, if you would like to reach out to find out more about the Section,
discuss any initiatives you would like Section IV to tackle, or just to
connect, I invite you to reach out directly to me via email: tebbe@unl.edu.
