The Early Career Professionals (ECP) Committee is a Standing Division 33 committee, with a position on the Division Executive Committee to help facilitate involvement of ECPs in Division decision making. Supporting ECPs is an area of focus for the Division as it recognizes the unique interests and concerns of those who received their degree within the past ten years. The goal of the ECP Committee is to engage ECPs within the division and increase ECP-focused programming and information. 

The Division 33 ECP Committee is currently focused on:
o Providing APA convention programming of interest to ECPs
o Mentoring ECPs and students:  Formally integrating into Division programing at the APA convention in which ECPs and students can engage in a small-group mentoring session with mentors from diverse backgrounds, work settings, and professional perspectives 
o Building cross-divisional collaborations:  Facilitating a cross-divisional ECP social event at the APA convention (e.g., Division 16, Division 25, Division 53)
o Developing a virtual presence
o Contributing to an ECP column to the Division official newsletter publication
o Developing ECP-specific presence on the Division website
o Representing ECPs to the Division 33 Executive Committee
o Connecting ECPs with information and resources

Early Career Newsletter Contributions (click on title to access)

“Disability Accessibility of Careers in Psychology: Experiences Shared from Neurodivergent Early Career Professionals” by Jenny Mai Phan, Ph.D., Lori B. Vincent, Ph.D., BCBA-D, and Hannah Barton, Ph.D., BCBA (Winter 2021

“Training and Development of ECPs During COVID-19” by Geovanna Rodriguez, Ph.D. and Emily Hickey, Ph.D. (Summer 2021)

“Perspectives from ECPs Entering a Nontraditional Job Market: Exploring Alternative Paths and Career Readiness During the COVID-19 Era” by Jessie Greenlee, Ph.D., Emily Hickey, Ph.D., Allison Jobin, Ph.D., BCBA-D, and Catie Sanner, Ph.D. (Winter 2020)

“An ECP Guide to Navigating Your First Pandemic: Survival First, Then Tenure?” by Geovanna Rodriguez, Ph.D., Joanna Mussey, Ph.D., Gazi Azad, Ph.D., and Sasha Zeedyk, Ph.D. (Summer 2020)

“Destigmatizing Academic Experiences of Tenure-Track Faculty in the Field of IDD/ASD: Lessons Learned from Junior Faculty” by Gazi Azad, Ph.D., Geovanna Rodriguez, Ph.D., Joanna Mussey, Ph.D., and Sasha Zeedyk, Ph.D. (Winter 2019)

Benefits to ECPs of Division 33 Membership:
o A newsletter Psychology in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities/Autism Spectrum Disorder with a column focused on issues of relevance to ECPs
o Annual APA convention programming focusing on issues relevant to professionals in the IDD/ASD field and participation in the Division program at the APA annual convention
o Networking with others interested in psychology and IDD/ASD
oAccess to information and resources relevant to ECPs
o Sara Sparrow Early Career Research Award is presented every other year to an ECP who has made substantial contributions to the field
o Representation on the APA Division 33 Executive Committee

For membership information: http://www.division33.org/membership

•  Current Division 33 ECP Committee members

  • Sasha M. Zeedyk (Chair), California State University, Fullerton

  • Jocelyn Kuhn (Co-Chair), Emory University

  • Hannah Barton, Ph.D. BCBA, Nationwide Children’s Hospital/The Ohio State University

  • Yasamin Bolorian, PhD, University of California, Riverside

  • Neilson Chan, PhD, Loma Linda University

  • Jessie Greenlee, PhD, Kenyon College

  • Emily Hickey, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Allison Jobin, PhD, BCBA-D, California State University, San Marcos

  • Jenny Man Phan, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Joanna Mussey, PhD (Past Chair), University of Missouri

  • Geovanna Rodriguez, PhD (Past Chair), University of Oregon

  • Catie Sanner, PhD, Loma Linda University

  • Lori Vincent, PhD, BCBA-D, University of Cincinnati

For questions about the committee or how to get involved, contact: szeedyk@fullerton.edu