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Psychology Organizations
- Important Psychological Organizations
- Undergraduate Psychology Organizations
- Professional Clinical Psychology Organizations
- Professional I/O Psychology Organizations
Important Psychological Organizations
The American Psychological Association (APA) is an important organization to any psychologist. APA Graduate Students is an organization of psychology graduate students.
GRASP is a University of Tulsa psychology graduate student organization focusing on the needs and interests of TU psychology graduate students. GRASP is run by representatives of each of the four psychology graduate programs (i.e., I/O and Clinical Master's and Ph.D. students).
One avenue for developing core skills is the Center for Community Research and Development (CCRD). CCRD provides a link between the University of Tulsa and our local and greater community. CCRD aims to improve the effectiveness of community organizations by drawing upon the research skills and technical expertise of faculty and students in a wide variety of disciplines. By linking these groups, CCRD also hopes to address complex social issues.
Ethnic Minorities in Psychology (EMIP) is a University of Tulsa based organization that seeks to promote the academic and professional development of ethnic minority students graduate and undergraduate from all branches of psychology.
Undergraduate Organizations
Psi
Chi is the National Honor Society in Psychology, founded
in 1929 for the purpose of encouraging, stimulating, and
maintaining excellence in scholarship and advancing the
science of psychology. Psi Chi is open to
qualified graduate and undergraduate men and women
who are making the study of psychology one of their
major interests.
Psi Chi serves two major goals, the first of which is
the provide academic recognition to its inductees by the
mere fact of membership. The second goal is to
nurture the spark of that accomplishment by offering a
climate congenial to its creative development. To
achieve these goals, the chapters provide practical
experience and fellowship through affiliation with the
chapter. The national organization provides
programs such as national and regional conventions,
research award competitions, and certificate recognition
programs. The Society also publishes a newsletter
to unite and inform members.
Contact the University of Tulsa Psi Chi chapter.
The Psi Chi office is located on the third floor of Lorton Hall. The office phone number is 631-3515.
Professional Clinical Organizations
National Organizations
The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) the world’s premier trauma organization dedicated to trauma treatment, education, research and prevention. Through this organization, professionals share information about the effects of trauma, seeking to reduce traumatic stressors and their immediate and long-term consequences.
The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) is a professional, interdisciplinary organization that is concerned with the applications of behavioral and cognitive sciences to understand human behavior, developing interventions to enhance the human condition, and the appropriate utilization of these interventions.
The International Neuropsychological Society (INS) is a multi-disciplinary non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing communication among the scientific disciplines which contribute to the understanding of brain-behavior relationships.
Professional
I/O Organizations
University of Tulsa I/O students are members of a number
of local and national professional organizations. As
members, our students frequently attend professional
conferences and present research papers and posters.
Some financial support is often available to defray travel
costs.
National Organizations
The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) is the primary organization for I/O students, faculty, and practitioners of I/O Psychology. Students and faculty routinely submit research and travel to the annual SIOP conference. If you would like to talk to University of Tulsa students or faculty during the conference, let us know.
The Academy of Management is another important organization for I/O students, faculty and practitioners. Academy of Management has a more business orientation and is useful for learning more about the inter-relationship between I/O psychology and business topics such as human resources, organizational behavior, and strategic planning.
The Society for Human Resource Management and the Southwestern Psychological Association offer other opportunities for networking and/or presenting research.
Local Organizations
The
Tulsa Area Human Resource Association (TAHRA) is a
Tulsa-based chapter of the Society for Human Resource
Management. The TAHRA student chapter is composed of I/O
students, graduate level business students, and
undergraduates interested in human resource management.
The chapter supplements students' education by
organizing professional workshops on HR issues,
increases students' opportunities to network with local
HR professionals, and works to find members HR-related
internships and jobs.
The mission of ASTD-Tulsa is to inspire and cultivate creative approaches to human performance improvement. They provide professional development and the opportunity to share resources in a supportive learning environment. The chapter has monthly meetings near TU with interesting programs frequently involving HR and training directors from local businesses.
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