Congratulations to Sydney Skaggs, Counseling Psychology doctoral student, for her election as Graduate Student Representative to the Executive Council of the Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA). Ms. Skaggs replaces out-going Graduate Representative Kelli Wierzbicki, also a UCA graduate student.
SWPA is the southwest regional affiliate of the American Psychological Association and works to promote and strengthen psychology’s scientific, professional and educational facets. At its annual meeting, SWPA offers paper, poster, continuing education sessions, workshops, symposia, and invited talks. SWPA prides itself on serving the psychological community by providing access to scientific advances and professional development within a collegial atmosphere. Students are welcomed and treated as active and valued participants in the discipline.