The Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) seeks to hire its next Executive Officer (EO) to begin June 1, 2026, with a paid training period to begin June 1, 2025. This is a part-time, paid position with a term of five years, with a starting salary of $45,000 per year with no benefits. The training period will last one year, with a salary of $22,500. The position requires a PhD in psychology; minimum ten years’ post PhD teaching and/or research experience; demonstrated, successful administrative experience.
Working with the EPA President and EPA Board of Directors, the responsibilities of the EO include:
- Overseeing the conduct of the annual conference of the EPA;
- Collecting membership dues
- Conducting annual nomination and election of officers
- Overseeing the election of Fellows according to the bylaws of the organization
- Working closely with the treasurer to maintain accurate financial records of all expenditure and assets
- Signing contracts on behalf of the organization
- Maintaining and updating the EPA website
- Other duties as required
Minimum and desired qualifications include:
- Experience coordinating conference or other large events
- Expertise in managing database software, websites, and social media
- Demonstrated experience working with persons from diverse backgrounds
- Demonstrated organizational skills and the ability to thrive in team environments
- Significant contributions at past EPA conferences or other similar academic events
The position starting June 1, 2026, is a part-time position requiring an average of approximately 100 hours per month, unevenly distributed during the year. The workload accelerates in the months leading up to the annual conference, particularly during the final month preceding the meeting, and during the meeting itself. Following the meeting, the workload is reduced considerably. A one-year paid (1/2 time) training period begins June 1, 2025.
Inquiries about the position should be sent to Paul Schnur, EO, at: epaexecofficer@gmail.com.
Applications should be sent to: EPA EO Search, c/o Dr. Jef Lamoureux, Boston College (lamourje@bc.edu) and must include: statement of interest, CV, two letters of reference. Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is found.
2025 Election Results
The EPA Board of Directors is pleased to announce the following results of our recent election:
President elect: Jennifer Tickle, PhD - St. Mary's College of Maryland
At-large Members of the Board (3 yr terms):
Elaine Congress, PhD - Fordham University
Justin Bonny, PhD - Morgan State University
Ashlee Moore, PhD - SUNY Oswego
Gun Violence Essay: Follow-Up
In 2023, EPA announced an essay competition on the topic of Gun Violence. The winners of that competition, EPA associate members Brittany Vincent, Kaleigh Keenan, Courtney Pisano, Anthony Loiacono and their faculty advisor Thomas DiBlasi, all of St. Joseph’s University (NY), were recognized at the 2024 EPA meeting in Philadelphia. Their winning essay has now appeared in a special issue on Gun Violence in the journal Psychological Reports, as a letter to the Editor.
An introduction to the special issue has been written by EPA Fellow Richard Harnish (Penn State University), which you can read here. And, as a special offer to EPA members, you can read the entire issue of Psychological Reports (including the essay by Vincent et al.) by clicking the link at the bottom of Dr. Harnish’s introduction.
EPA would like to thank Dr. Harnish and Sage Publications, as well as all of the participants in the EPA essay competition, for helping us keep the issue of gun safety on the agenda as an important topic of research in a society awash in guns and their too often tragic aftermath.
97th EPA Annual Meeting
The 97th EPA Annual Meeting will take place at the Westin Copley Place in Boston on February 26-28, 2026. The call for submissions will go out around September 1, 2025 and the deadline for submissions of all types will be December 1, 2025.
Additional information about the 2026 meeting will be posted next September under the News and Annual Meeting tabs above.
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