Welcome to the Division 19 Student Affairs Committee website! 
Our organization strives to uphold Division 19 mission and values, as well as promote student awareness, competence, scholarship, and community engagement in military psychology.

​​Announcements 

Regional Conferences for Women Veterans
The Women Veterans Military Moral Injury Conferences will bring Women Veterans together with chaplains, community leaders, researchers on moral injury, and mental health care providers: to dialogue, increase community support for successful transitions, and share research, resources, and interventions. Regional conferences will be held March 26-27, 2020 at College of Charleston, Charleston, SC and May 14-15, 2020 at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. View additional details at this link: https://chaplainconsultants.com/products-and-services/wvc-conference-2/
International Military Psychology COmmittee Travel Award
The International Military Psychology Committee (IMPC) is pleased to announce that applications for the IMPC Travel Award are now being accepted for travel expected between Mar and Aug of 2020.  Please see attached application for full details.  Deadline is 15 Feb 20.
Virtual Project officer position open
We are also currently looking for a Virtual Projects Officer to join our team! This person should be willing to work with our parting VPO to become familiar with applications such as Adobe Connect.  Primary responsibilities include website and social media management as well as support for up and coming committee projects, like online webinars! Please email us for a formal application. For questions, details, and to apply, please email the completed application to Div19studentrep@gmail.com
The deadline for applications is 02/01/2020.
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Doctoral Program Opening(S) in Military Social Science Laboratory
The Military Social Science Laboratory (MSSL) at USU is accepting 1-2 doctoral students to start Fall 2020. Dr. Becky Blais is the PI of this lab and she investigates how trauma exposure among military service members/veterans relates to individual and interpersonal function. Recent studies focus on combat exposure, military sexual trauma, suicide, PTSD, sexual dysfunction, and relationship distress. The MSSL is part of the Combined Clinical/Counseling PhD program. Students with clear research experience (in any area) will be competitive. USU is located in beautiful Logan, UT. Outdoor activities abound (Utah does have the best snow on earth!). Come join us!
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For more info on Dr. Becky Blais, please visit her website: http://psychology.usu.edu/people/department-faculty/rebecca_blais
For more info about the program, please visit: http://psychology.usu.edu/academics/grad/clinical-counseling/index
To learn more about applying, please visit: http://psychology.usu.edu/academics/grad/clinical-counseling/application-process
Summer Institute training
I wanted to make you all aware of an incredible training opportunity with the Center for Deployment Psychology located in Bethesda, Maryland. Ethan Bannar, the current Chair, attended this training last June and found it extremely useful. For anyone interested in a military psychology career trajectory, do not miss out on this opportunity! I would also encourage you to check out their website and social media pages, they have a number of useful training opportunities. 15-19 JUN 2020. Applications close 07 FEB 2020. https://deploymentpsych.org/the-summer-career

Winter Address from your Student Affairs Committee Chair

31 DEC 2019
 
Student Affiliates:
 
As 2019 comes to a close, I wanted to take the opportunity to check-in one last time during my term as Chair of the SAC. This year has been packed with new Division 19 initiatives, including the Society Leadership Program and the Regional Symposium Series. We also hosted our second Society Summit in DC this year. I want to extent a warm congratulations (and thank you) to all the students who supported these initiatives and helped me them so successful. 
 
Student roles within the Society for Military Psychology are continuing to expand in novel ways. Throughout my time as a student within the division, I have been surprised by the level of support students receive from our EXCOM. Our leaders are genuinely excited by the level of student engagement in this division and have helped us expand to meet the needs of our student body. During my time so far on the SAC, we have increased the number of APA Travel Awards from 10 to 12 and tripled our funds for Outstanding Chapter Awards. Additionally, this year we successfully advocated for voting rights in division elections for Division 19 student affiliates. In Chicago, we expanded the role of student award recipients for the APA Convention to allow for more interaction with conventions programming as well as increase networking opportunities. 
 
As we move forward into 2020, the SAC is dedicated to revamping the Campus Representative/Campus Chapter program so that roles to improve standard operating procedures. We are looking forward to maximizing student leadership opportunities while also clarifying roles and establishing realistic expectations. 
 
I would formally like to welcome Alyssa Allen to our committee as our new Chair-Select. Alyssa is a student leader on her campus at the University of Denver and currently serving in the Colorado National Guard. I am excited to see what her perspective will bring to the SAC and I’m looking forward to working with her over the next year.
 
Finally, I would like to offer my congratulations and “best of luck” to Ethan Bannar as he takes over the Chair position tomorrow. Ethan has been a wonderful Chair-Select and has already made a name for himself with his work thus far. I have high expectations for him as he leads this committee over the next year. Ethan, you have the watch. ;)
 
I am looking forward to continuing to serve on the SAC in the Past-Chair role over the next year. Thank you all again. And special thanks to Kelsi Rugo, Nate Tenhundfeld, Ryan Landoll, and Steven Bowles for their commitment to this committee and for their mentorship.  

Very Respectfully,
 
Jourdin Navarro, M.A.
LT, MSC, USN
(Past-)Chair, Student Affairs Committee
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