Professor
Sara Jo Nixon, PhD has been elected to a rare consecutive term as Chair of the American Psychological Association Board of Scientific Affairs.
The Board of Scientific Affairs (BSA) is the primary advisory body to the APA Science Directorate. Along with its committees and affiliated groups, BSA is concerned with all aspects of psychology as a science.
BSA is responsible for encouraging, developing and promoting psychology as a science. Its activities include: sponsoring scientific programming at the annual APA convention; overseeing APA awards and honors recognizing scientific contributions; advising on APA’s relationships with other scientific organizations; providing guidance to APA government relations staff on issues related to research funding and policies; and proposing and refining new APA policies and activities for advancing psychological science.
Members of the Board of Scientific Affairs are selected by the APA Council of Representatives to represent the broad range of areas within the discipline.