By Sahar. S. Eshtehardi, M.S. It is with great enthusiasm and honor that I accept the role as the new Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP) Student Representative working alongside leaders…

Greetings from the Sports Medicine/Orthopedics SIG! Since our inception in May 2019, our membership has grown to 24 pediatric psychologists and psychology trainees across 12 institutions. The Sports Medicine/Orthopedics SIG…

CPPP Update: Ringing in a New Year By Jennifer Verrill Schurman, PhD, Editor For those of you on SoMe, you will notice that we just dropped our first infographic to highlight…

Board Certification by ABCCAP is intended to certify that the successful candidate has completed the educational, training and experience requirements of the specialty, including an examination designed to assess the…

By Jason Boye, Ph.D. Have you submitted your Division 54 proposal for APA 2021 yet? The deadline is coming! Tuesday, January 12, is your last chance to submit a division…

New SPP Student Advisory Board Members for 2021   Sahar S. Eshtehardi University of Houston Research/Clinical Interests: Understanding the biopsychosocial mechanisms that influence adherence and health-related quality of life in…

  Marion and Donald Routh Student Research Grant Winner: Caroline Roberts Institution: Oklahoma State University Title: Assessing the Contributions of Food Insecurity to Parent Food Allergy Management, Burden, and Risks…

By Carolina M. Bejarano, M.A. As I transition out of my role as the Student Representative for Division 54, I write in appreciation of the experiences of the past two years.…

By Amy Beck, Ph.D., RYT 200 The novel virus COVID-19 disproportionately harms persons, including children, of color (Goyal et al., 2020; Shelton et al., 2020). This increased harm differentiates via…

By Michael C. Roberts Pediatric psychologists today may take children’s hospitals for granted, but for the most part the hospitals did not exist in large numbers or with a humane,…