Craig Rush, Chair
The University of Alabama
[email protected]
(205) 348-7828

David Hulac, Co-chair
University of South Dakota
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Steve Elliott
Arizona State University
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Bryn Harris
University of Colorado Denver
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Sherrie Proctor
Queens College, City University of New York
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The School Psychology Research Collaboration Conference (SPRCC) is a unique opportunity for emerging scholars in the field to work hand-in-hand with top researchers as well as other emerging scholars in the field of school psychology. Sponsored by the Society for the Study of School Psychology (SSSP), the SPRCC is a mechanism to enhance the research efforts and skills of early career researchers who conduct psychological research relevant to education and the practice of psychology in the schools. The conference is designed to facilitate multi-site research by encouraging interactions between early career researchers and senior researchers. SSSP recognizes that multisite projects allow the possibility for research that draws on broader ranges of expertise, larger samples, more varied populations, and a variety of methodologies to answer theoretical and empirically derived questions. Collaboration among conference attendees will result in researchers being able to address complex and important problems relevant to education and the practice of psychology in the schools. Attendees will also have an opportunity to submit a proposal to the SSSP small grants program to secure research funds to develop a competitive proposal for a large scale-collaborative research project.

The 2013 SPRCC will precede the annual convention of the American Psychological Association and will take place July 29-30, 2013, at the Hawaii Prince Hotel on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. The format will include presentations of interest to early scholars and emphasize focused group discussions among those with related research interests. The principal attendees of the biannual SPRCC include: (a) early-career psychological researchers; (b) senior researchers (i.e., catalyst scholars) interested in mentoring early-career researchers and serving as project consultants; and (c) researchers/school systems interested in collaborating on multi-site projects. In addition, staff members from public and private research funding agencies and foundations that support psychological research relevant to education are encouraged to participate.

We are interested in direct applications from early career scholars and nominations of early career scholars by senior faculty. Early career scholars are defined as pre-tenure scholars who have at least two peer-reviewed publications, professionals in their first seven years after receiving a doctorate, and post-tenure scholars within two years of receiving tenure. Pre-tenure applicants will receive first priority.

Application procedures are as follows:
1. Each applicant must provide a cover page indicating his or her name, current affiliation, mailing address, e-mail, fax and phone number.

2. A statement describing a Personal Research Agenda addressing his/her personal research interests and course of action during the next 3-5 years. The Personal Research Agenda should provide a broad overview of the applicant’s area(s) of interest, previous scholarly efforts in this area, specific questions to be addressed through the proposed research agenda, and specific implications for the practice of psychology in the schools. The personal research agenda must be double-spaced, 12-point font, with 1-inch margins, and must not exceed two (2) pages (if citations are included, references may appear on a third page).

3. A proposal of up to three (3) pages outlining the applicant’s Vision of a Collaborative Multi-site Research Program consistent with his/her Personal Research Agenda. Please identify the specific issue(s) and question(s) to be addressed, the necessary context and participants required to address the question(s), an estimate of the requisite number of participants, an estimate of the budget necessary to accomplish this research, and the relative advantages and challenges of a collaborative multi-site research program to address the question(s). This proposal must be double-spaced, 12-point font, with 1-inch margins, and may not exceed three (3) pages (references may appear on a fourth page). A brief abstract (no more than 300 words) of the proposal must be included on a separate page.

4. A letter of support from the program coordinator or department chair reflecting on the skills of the applicant and his/her potential for success in the research described in the Personal Research Agenda.

5. A Curriculum Vitae

The deadline for online submission of the above materials is November 1, 2012 at 11:00 PM Eastern Time. Late applications will not be accepted. Early Career Scholars will be selected to participate from those submitting complete materials and notified on or before November 15, 2012. Early Career Scholar participants will be provided a $400 stipend to facilitate their travel to and attendance at SPRCC; Non-US and Non-Canadian applicants may submit a request for an additional supplement to the stipend, in the event of financial constraints.

Please direct questions regarding the conference to Dr. Craig Rush at [email protected] (Chair). Directions for completing and submitting the application materials, along with other information about the SPRCC, also can be located at the SPRCC website at www.education.ucsb.edu/sssp.sprcc .

The mission of the Society for the Study of School Psychology (SSSP) is to advance basic and applied scientific research in all aspects of school psychology; disseminate important research results to the general public, scientists, academicians, and practitioners concerning school psychology; and foster communication about the profession of school psychology. SSSP is the owner of the Journal of School Psychology, the first major research journal in school psychology. SSSP carries out its mission through several important activities, including the SSSP Early Career Grant competition, the School Psychology Research Collaboration Conference, a School Psychology Research Development Presentation Series, and liaisons to various inter-organizational groups.

Each applicant is required to submit an electronic copy of the application materials to [email protected] (Include “2013 SPRCC Application” in the subject line; an email confirmation will be sent within 24 hours of receipt of the application).