| Name of Organization |
Description |
Membership Information |
American Psychological Association
[List of Divisions] |
Has more than 140,000 members and 50 divisions with a wide variety of specialties. The next APA Convention will be held in Denver, Colorado, on August 7-9 of 2025. |
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| American Psychological Association of Graduate Students |
Has membership of more than 40,000 graduate and undergraduate students in psychology. Offers activities at the annual APA Convention. |
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| Asian Association of Social Psychology |
Has roughly 400 members and publishes the Asian Journal of Social Psychology.
The next AASP Biennial Conference will be held in Subang Jaya, Malaysia, on July 10-12 of 2025. |
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| Association for Psychological Science |
Has over 25,000 members and is the largest general psychology organization focusing mainly on research. The next APS Convention will be held in Washington, DC, on May 22-25 of 2025. |
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| Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus |
A national student network with more than 4,000 members and 50 chapters (also offers a student Mentorship Program). |
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| Association for Research in Personality |
Has over 400 members. The next biennial ARP Conference will be held in Evanston, Illinois, in 2025. |
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| Association of Black Psychologists |
Has more than 1,400 members and is devoted to advancing the profession of Black Psychology, promoting social change, and assisting Black communities and other ethnic groups. |
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| British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section |
An educational and professional organization founded in 1953. The last BPS Social Psychology Annual Conference was held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on September 2-4 of 2024. |
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| Canadian Psychological Association Social and Personality Section |
Has roughly 85 social and personality psychologists and maintains an electronic discussion list that members can join. |
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| European Association of Social Psychology |
Has more than 1,000 members and convenes a General Meeting every three years. The next General Meeting will be held in mid-2026. |
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| Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences |
A coalition dedicated to science advocacy, education, and communication. Members include the Society of Experimental Social Psychology and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. |
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| Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy |
Division 49 of the American Psychological Association. Has roughly 1,000 members and is open to both APA and non-APA members. |
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| International Association of Applied Psychology |
Has more than 2,000 members in more than 90 countries. The next International Congress of Applied Psychology will be held in Florence, Italy, on July 20-26 of 2026. |
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| International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology |
Has more than 800 members in 65 countries. The next International Congress of IACCP will be held in Brisbane, Australia, on June 28 through July 1 of 2025. |
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| International Association for Relationship Research |
Has more than 600 members from around the world. The next mini-conference will be held in London, England, from July 31 through August 3 of 2025, and the next biennial International Conference on Relationship Research will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 30 through August 3 of 2026. |
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| International Council of Psychologists |
Dedicated to promoting world peace, human rights, and collaboration among mental health professionals and social scientists. The next ICP Conference will be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on April 3-5 of 2025. |
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| International Psychology |
Division 52 of the American Psychological Association. Has over 1,000 members from around the world, including APA and non-APA members, and publishes the journal International Perspectives in Psychology. |
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| International Social Cognition Network |
Promotes social cognition research through its journal, Social Cognition, and by hosting preconferences at the meetings of SPSP, SESP, and EASP. |
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| International Society for Research on Aggression |
An interdisciplinary organization with roughly 250 members from over two dozen countries. The 26th World Meeting will be held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on August 4-7 of 2026. |
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| International Society for Self and Identity |
Has more than 600 members from five continents. ISSI hosts preconferences on Self and Identity at the annual meetings of SPSP and EASP. |
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| International Society of Political Psychology |
An interdisciplinary organization with more than 1,000 members worldwide. The next Annual Meeting of ISPP will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, on July 3-6 of 2025. |
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| Psi Chi |
An international honor society in psychology with over 1,000 chapters. Psi Chi offers a variety of awards and grants for students, faculty members, and local chapters. |
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| Society for Community Research and Action |
An an international organization devoted to advancing theory, research, and social action. The last SCRA Biennial Conference was held in Atlanta, Georgia, in June of 2023. |
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| Society for General Psychology |
Founded in 1945 as the first division of the American Psychological Association. Promotes unity and coherence across psychology subdisciplines and publishes Review of General Psychology. |
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| Society for Judgment and Decision Making |
An interdisciplinary organization focusing on many different aspects of judgment and decision making. The next annual SJDM Meeting will be held in New York City, New York, on November 22-25 of 2024. |
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| Society for Personality and Social Psychology |
Has more than 7,500 members and publishes PSPB and PSPR. The next annual SPSP Conference will be held in Denver, Colorado, on February 20-22 of 2025. |
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| Society for Social Neuroscience |
Has over 1,300 members from more than 40 countries on 6 continents. The next annual S4SN Meeting will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on September 23-26 of 2025. |
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| Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues |
Has over 1,000 members. Publishes a peer-reviewed official quarterly journal, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, and an online blog-style newsletter. |
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| Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues |
Has over 2,500 members and focuses on topics of societal concern. The next SPSSI Summer Conference will be held in Portland, Oregon, on June 26-29 of 2025. |
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| Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality |
A multidisciplinary professional society with more than 1,000 members. The next SSSS Annual Meeting will be held in San Diego, California, on November 13-17 of 2024. |
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| Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence |
Dedicated to the development and application of psychological knowledge in the pursuit of peace. Publishes Peace and Conflict: The Journal of Peace Psychology. |
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| Society for the Teaching of Psychology |
Has more than 2,000 members and publishes Teaching of Psychology. The next STP Annual Conference on Teaching will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 16-18 of 2025. |
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| Society of Australasian Social Psychologists |
Network of social psychologists in Australia and New Zealand. The next annual SASP Conference will take place in Canberra, Australia, on November 24-27 of 2024. |
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| Society of Experimental Social Psychology |
Has more than 900 members. The next SESP Conference will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on October 16-18 of 2025. |
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