Join an IPA Committee

Students participate in IPA by serving as APAGS representatives on the IPA Executive Council and on IPA committees.

Ethics Committee

Chair: John Dilley, EdD
This committee provides information, advice, and education on matters of professional ethics to members of IPA. The committee is also concerned about professional ethical conduct of persons who are not members and when questions of professional ethical conduct arise, it may provide information and consultation to appropriate agencies and organizations. The student representative would collaborate with the Ethics Committee to consider and respond to professional ethics questions submitted by IPA members.
Current Student Representative: Open
To apply to be the student representative on this committee, please send a letter of interest and the name of one professional reference to: Dr. Dilley

Membership Committee

Chair: Brenda Crawford, PhD
This committee focuses on recruiting, approving, and retaining members of IPA. The student representative could offer a unique perspective on the best ways to recruit and retain students in IPA. The student representative would work with the membership chair and committee to best meet this goal.
Current Student Representative: Open
To apply for the student representative position on this committee, please send a letter of interest and the name of one professional reference to: the IPA Central Office

Professional Issues Committee

Chair: Brandon Davis, PhD
This committee addresses issues critical to the practice of professional psychology, including matters pertaining to scope of practice and insurance. The chair also organizes the Annual Student Poster Session and awards at the IPA spring conference. The student representative collaborates with the chair to fulfill these duties.
Current Student Representative: Shannon Young, MSW, Counseling Psychology Program, Iowa State University
To express interest in joining this committee, please send a letter of interest and the name of one professional reference to: Dr. Davis

Developing Psychologists Network

For information about the IPA Developing Psychologists network, Contact Dr. Streyffeler. Also, APA's Early Career Psychologists Section is a resource for developing psychologists.

Public Education Committee

Chair: Don Damsteegt, PhD
This committee strives to raise public awareness of the benefits of psychological intervention, remove information gaps that inhibit access to appropriate care and treatment, and provide public information needed to access mental health services. The committee members collaborate with APA in promotion of psychology to the public through media, advertising, and community outreach programs.
Current Student Representative: Open
To apply for the student representative position on the Public Education Committee, please send a letter of interest to: Dr. Damsteegt

Psychopharmacology Ad Hoc Committee

Co-Chairs: Bethe Lonning, PhD and Brenda Payne, PhD
This committee is interested in exploring ways to educate Iowa psychologists about pharmacological issues to make them better clinicians when working with patients. This committee is interested in educating IPA members about psychologists' movement to gain prescription privileges and studying the process that Louisiana and New Mexico have gone through in securing these privileges. The focus of this committee continues to include talking with IPA members to monitor local interest on the issue, as well.
Current Student Representatives: Amina Mahmood, Counseling Psychology, University of Iowa; Joy Moel, Counseling Psychology, University of Iowa; and Iowa State University Counseling Psychology Students.

To apply to be a student representative position on this committee, please send a letter of interest to: Dr. Lonning.