2026-August: News from the Accelerator
Quick read
- PSA Highlights: Apply for three Assistant Director positions (by 31 August), and one Associate Director position (by 15 September) in the PSA leadership; join the Translation & Cultural Diversity Committee.
- Opportunities for PSA Members: Apply for up to $5,000 by 1 October for the APS Fund for the Teaching and Public Understanding of Psychological Science.
- PSA Project Updates: Congratulations to PSA 009 on having their manuscript accepted for publication in The Leadership Quarterly! PSA 013 are inviting collaboration enquiries in September.
PSA Highlights
Election Call for 2026
Apply for leadership positions in the PSA:
Assistant Director, by 31 August
- Project Monitoring Committee (1 position)
- Study Selection Committee (2 positions)
Associate Director (1 position), by 15 September
TCDC Seeking New Members
The Translation & Cultural Diversity Committee (TCDC) are seeking new members. Join and help coordinate translations of new upcoming projects and monthly meetings with TCDC.
Contact David Vaidis (david.vaidis@univ-tlse2.fr) and Julija Kos (julijaakos@gmail.com) for more information.
Opportunities for PSA Members
APS Fund
Apply by 1 October for the APS Fund for the Teaching and Public Understanding of Psychological Science for non-renewable grants of up to $5,000 to launch new projects addressing: the scholarship of teaching and learning, meetings and conferences, technology, global psychological science, and etc.
PSA Project Updates
005 Stereotype Threat
The team was finishing up the final draft of the manuscript to circulate to collaborators soon.
008 Minimal Groups
The team are currently writing the manuscript.
009 Gendered Leadership
The team are delighted to announce their manuscript has been accepted for publication in The Leadership Quarterly. Congratulations and thank you to our Accelerators that contributed to this successful project.
011 Emotion Differentiation
PSA 011 has received its acceptance letter. The team are drafting registered reports. PSA 011 is not ready for collaboration enquiries yet, but stay tuned!
012 Aesthetic Well-being Evaluation
PSA 012 has received its acceptance letter. The team are drafting registered reports. PSA 012 is not ready for collaboration enquiries yet, but stay tuned!
013 Global Crises
The team want to submit a Registered Report with Nature Human Behaviour for the main study. They will shortly start drafting the Stage 1 Registered Report, and will soon announce a defined timeline for submission. The aim being to submit by the end of 2026, start of 2027.
PSA 013 is preparing a call for collaboration enquiries in September.
JTF1 Moral Experiences
The team have produced a manuscript.
JTF2 Dignity Honor Face
Final edits are being made to the manuscript before it is sent to collaborators for review.
JTF3 Error Correction
The team are running analyses.
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010 Social Evaluation
The team have addressed publisher feedback and have requested fresh sets of eyes from their collaborators on the revised Stage 1 Registered Report.
Read more in our proposal >>