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Welcome to the AMENA-Psy Student Committee Home Page!

 

 

 

The AMENA-Psy Student Committee is an innovative group committed to building a strong community that promotes the success of its student members. 

 

 

The mission of the AMENA-Psy Student Committee is to initiate, develop, and provide resources and support related to scholarship, mentorship, career development, and other student issues for Arab/MENA students in psychology within the United States.

 

 

Student Members are psychology students who identify as MENA or are interested in MENA psychology-related topics.  

 


 

 

Applications for AMENA-Psy Student Committee 

The Student Committee is a group of students committed to supporting, educating, and advocating for graduate and undergraduate psychology students of Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African (MENA) backgrounds. As a Student Committee member, you will have a personal hand in developing and contributing to ongoing projects and initiatives. These efforts serve and support Arab/MENA students throughout their academic journeys and advance knowledge, research, and practice with Arab/MENA populations overall. We welcome the opportunity to work with passionate and driven student leaders to achieve these overarching goals.  

To date, the Student Committee has worked together to implement new programming and support for our student members, including a Mentorship Program, student-only listserv, Communi-Tea Time Zoom gatherings, and an Internship Working Group.  

STUDENT COMMITTEE APPLICATION DETAILS 

The Student Committee is particularly looking for team-oriented students interested in leadership! Students will have the opportunity to initiate and lead a project, with all members contributing to all projects. We encourage students of all years to apply. Experience in the committee can prepare members to take on more advanced leadership positions in future years!  


ELIGIBILITY/QUALIFICATIONS: 

Currently enrolled as a graduate or undergraduate student in psychology. 

An ACTIVE student member of AMENA-Psy. 

Willingness to: (1) Commit to two calendar years on the committee, and (2) attend 90-minute bi-weekly meetings (i.e. every other week, typically evenings) during the academic year, and (3) dedicate two hours/week (on average) to committee related tasks (includes meetings).  

Note: Should a committee member wish to run for member-at-large before their 2-year commitment is up, they are welcome and encouraged to do so. 


HOW TO APPLY

Applications for Student Committee are not being accepted at this time. A call for applications typically goes out anywhere between the months of November and January. An email is sent to members through the AMENA-Psy membership listserv and it is encouraged to be shared. To get on the listserv you must be an active AMENA-Psy member. 

You can learn more about the committee and current members on our website. If you would like more information regarding the Student Committee position and experience, please don't hesitate to contact us by emailing amenapsystudents@gmail.com!   

If you are not an active student member... join us! To become a member of AMENA-Psy, please visit our website (Grad student membership $35, Undergraduate $20). Some of the benefits include networking and mentorship opportunities, listserv membership, webinar access, and more.

For more information and questions contact us by email: amenapsystudents@gmail.com