By Amanda Woodward, Chair of the Early Career Psychology Committee

Happy New Year! As the new year unfolds, setting intentions can be helpful to guide the work we do and how we go about it. As your ECP Committee, our intentions are to work together to address the needs of ECPs affiliated with STP, and we are ready to hit the ground running! In 2024, we are looking forward to continuing some of our traditional programming and diving into some new projects. We’re hoping to support you as you navigate your teaching career and to highlight some of the great things that ECPs are doing. To that end, one of our goals is to feature the teaching articles written by ECPs and to promote ECP friendly events. If you would like us to highlight the work you are doing, please email us at stp-ecp@teachpsych.org.

What else can you expect from us in 2024? Beyond sharing teaching tips and resources in this monthly column, we’ll be hosting virtual and in person events. You can look forward to a virtual hackathon in the summer and in person networking events at ACT 2024. We hope to create other events and resources to address the needs of ECPs. If you have a question or topic you’d like us to address, please use this short google form andwe may address it in a future article.

Is one of your intentions to learn more about teaching? Don’t forget that online ACT content will be available in February! This can be a great way to learn effective teaching strategies, resources to reflect on your career, and to network with others. More information can be found on the ACT webpage. Wishing you all a great new year!

Sincerely,

Your STP Early Career Psychologists Committee:

Dina Gohar, Ph.D.

Maria Iankilevitch, Ph.D.

Ciara Kidder, Ph.D.

Vishal Thakkar, Ph.D.

Amanda Woodward, Ph.D.