Call for Applications: Early Career Psychologists (ECPs) Media Opportunity

Jun 2, 2025 | All, APA Central Announcements, Early Career

An important priority of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Committee on Early Career Psychologists (CECP) is to elevate the visibility of ECPs and their work. To promote this priority, the committee is seeking applications for ECPs who are doing tremendous work within the field of psychology to build ECP presence on various media platforms offered at APA.

CECP invites submissions from ECPs who have expertise in the following topics (but not limited to):

  • Adolescent/Children’s Mental Health
  • Burnout (e.g., Health care providers, psychological impact of COVID on mental health, connection to life/job changes)
  • Climate Change
  • Dis/Misinformation
  • Racism
  • Racial Trauma
  • Social Media: Impact on children’s mental health and development
  • Adapting to a changing work environment
  • Destigmatizing mental health in the workplace
  • Any additional specialty/niche topics

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Have received a doctorate in psychology within the last 10 years

Submission Materials:

  • Please submit the following webpage links:
    • 2 published research papers or a webpage listing your research
    • An example of a past media or public speaking engagement
    • An online biography or LinkedIn page

Online Submission Process:

  • Please click here to submit the online form.
  • Submissions can be self-nominations or nominations by others.
  • ECPs selected for media opportunities will be contacted directly by APA staff members.

Questions:

If you have any questions, please contact us at earlycareer@apa.org.

Interested in mentorship, connecting, and networking with other ECPs as well as enhancing your professional development skills? Check out these helpful guides and tools developed by APA and members of APA’s Committee on Early Career Psychologists (CECP). 

For further interests in media training, APA Communications Office offers a quick online resource for members on working with the media as well as media and speakers training workshops. This is a good resource for psychologists taking initial steps to prepare themselves to be experts to news outlets.