By joining PPA, you are shaping the future of psychology.

PPAGS aims to serve graduate and undergraduate students in psychology as they progress throughout their education and training by being available and responsive to them, as well as providing opportunities for their development in the field of psychology. PPAGS is committed to increasing the visibility of graduate students through action-oriented tasks that help to connect students with psychologists in Pennsylvania. We strive for graduate students to feel supported through a spirit of collaboration. Lastly, we maintain the larger goals of PPA with our commitment to lifelong learning, ethics, diversity, inclusion, and equity.

The Pennsylvania Psychological Association and PPAGS provides a variety of professional development opportunities, including:

• Virtual Internship Fair
  
• PPA Committees
  
• PPF Student Awards
• Networking
• PPA Special Interest Groups
  
• PPLE Study Materials
  
• Advocacy Day
• Volunteer Opportunities at Convention 
  

Membership in PPAGS offers students a variety of opportunities and ways in which students can develop their CVs including:

• Becoming part of the PPAGS community
• Joining PPA Board of Directors
• Joining PPA committees
• Writing articles for the Pennsylvania Psychologist
• Influencing legislators on issues that will shape the future of psychology
• Being mentored by seasoned psychologists.
• Free Webinars

Click on each of the following PPA Committees to learn more!

• PPAGS Board of Directors
• Colleague Assistance Committee
• Early Career Psychologist Committee
• Ethics Committee
• Integrated Care Committee
• Interpersonal Violence Committee
• Leadership and Professional Development Committee
• Legislative and Governmental Affairs Committee
• Pennsylvania Psychological Association Political Action Committee (PennPsyPAC)
• Public Education Committee
• Special Interest Groups
  

PPAGS shapes the future of psychology, so become a part of it now!

Meet the 2024-2025 PPAGS Officers 

Click Here to find out about the available awards for students

PPAGS Board Descriptions

PPAGS Bylaws

Update on Supervised Experience Requirements for Licensure:

Over the summer and into the fall of 2019, representatives from the Pennsylvania Psychological Association and the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology had discussions as to the type of hours that would count towards the supervised experience requirement. Click here for more information (as of February 2020)