SOHP Standing Committees 2008-2009

SOHP depends on the volunteer efforts of our members to make things happen. Members who are interested in helping out with one of these committees, please contact President Robert Sinclair with your name, contact information, and information about preferences, special interests, or special areas of expertise: sinclair@pdx.edu .

Conference Committee: The Conference Committee is responsible for coordinating and planning events at the biannual Work, Stress, & Health conference.

Education and Training Committee: Members of the Education & Training Committee monitor the state of graduate education in occupational health psychology (OHP), encourage and promote the development of scientific and practitioner skills of the Society’s prospective members, and identify/develop resources for OHP educators (e.g., sample syllabi, sample curricula, etc.).

Graduate Student Issues Committee: The charge of the Graduate Student Issues Committee is to facilitate networking, sharing of ideas, and development of collaborative relationships among graduate students in the field of OHP, and to identify issues of particular concern to graduate student affiliates of the Society. Members of the Graduate Student Issues Committee are graduate student affiliates of the Society plus a designated liaison between the Executive Council and the committee.

Membership Committee:The main functions of the Membership Committee are to promote membership in SOHP, to evaluate applicants for membership, to maintain information about the membership, and to encourage member involvement in the functioning of the Society. In addition, the committee provides a regular accounting of membership numbers and may initiate special projects to learn about member needs and to increase membership.

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Ad hoc committees and other appointed positions

Awards Committee: The Awards Committee solicits nominations and coordinates the evaluation and recommendations for recipients of student, research and professional OHP awards in conjunction with the biannual Work Stress & Health Conference.

Elections Committee: The Elections Committee solicits nominations for elected offices and manages the election process. It is chaired by the Past President, with additional members appointed by the President, as needed.

SOHP Newsletter Editor: Responsible for soliciting and editing articles for an electronic Society newsletter; works with the SOHP Webmaster to produce and distribute the newsletter.

SOHP Webmaster: Responsible for maintaining and updating the SOHP website. Coordinates with SOHP Newsletter Editor to produce the newsletter. Coordinates with standing committees to provide current content for the website. Contributes ideas on how to maximize the effective use of current technology resources.

Work Stress and Health Conference Workshop Committee: Responsible for developing and coordinating pre-conference workshops for the Work Stress and Health biannual conference.

SOHP COMMITTEES

Descriptions of current standing committees are included here. Members are encouraged to volunteer for one of these committees.

Also see:

About SOHP

Awards & Recognition

Founding & Charter Members

Leadership

Membership

Membership Renewals