Apply by November 15, 2024

The Advocacy Committee is accepting applications for membership in four affinity groups, two of which were newly created this year. The affinity group initiative was developed to intentionally create space for members with shared identities and roles to build community and articulate, promote, and support their experiences, needs, commitments, and/or responsibilities, especially those related to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice.

Black Professionals in Sport and Performance Psychology

• Co-Facilitators: Brittany Collins and Aaron Goodson
• Black Sport Professionals in Sport and Performance Psychology (SPP) is an AASP affinity group for diverse Black professionals and students in sport and performance psychology. This affinity group seeks to create an open, enriching, and liberatory space seeding Black brilliance and celebration by maintaining community between AASP conferences in addition to an annual meeting at the conference. This group will establish a space that meets the needs of our Black-identifying members through love, support, and education around the diverse experiences of Black professionals, athletes, and all those within the sport community committed to this cause.
• The group's primary goals are to be a voice and support system for all members by sharing advice, experiences, and resources related to the Black experience in SPP and navigating the profession.

El Sazón Latinx: A Hispanic/Latinx Sport Professionals Connection Group

• Co-Facilitators: Frances Cardenas, Carlos Coto, and Matthew Galvez
• El Sazón Latinx is a Hispanic/Latinx sport professionals connection and affinity group, where AASP members with a Hispanic/Latinx American background can safely gather and celebrate the “sazón” of our culture. This affinity group strives to build a sense of community within Hispanic/Latinx professionals and students in sport and performance psychology, to openly and safely engage in conversations around identity, to share resources as it pertains to this population, and to further elevate the group through continued education opportunities.  

Jewish Students and Professionals in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (J-SEPP)

• Co-Facilitators: Jamie Shapiro and Carrie Scherzer
• J-SEPP is an affinity group for anyone who identifies as Jewish – either culturally, religiously, or both. With antisemitism skyrocketing globally, many Jews have expressed that they do not feel comfortable or safe expressing aspects of their Jewish identities in public or in academic/professional environments (Anti-Defamation League). J-SEPP will be a community where Jewish SEPP students and professionals can connect with other Jewish AASP members, share pride in Jewish identities, support each other, share resources, and collaborate on projects.

Students Engaged in Social Justice Activism and Research

• Co-Facilitators: Courtney Murtha and Nikoleta Karademitrou
• Students Engaged in Social Justice Activism and Research is for students from various disciplines, backgrounds, understandings, and aspirations to host a space to support one another, to process, and to bring in professionals, panelists, and mentors for student activists. Additionally, the group will aim to address intersectional disparities, issues, and concepts across the “isms” related to sport psychology, kinesiology, and physical education contexts to push these fields towards true inclusivity and safety for all members.

Applications for all Affinity Groups are due November 15, 2024 by midnight (PST).

Visit our website at the link above to apply via the Google Form and learn more about each group's vision and objectives.