Committee on Bisexual Issues
Chairs
Mission
Established in the early 1990s as a task force, the Committee on Bisexual Issues leads the Division’s efforts to highlight and support the study of bisexual issues in psychology. The task force facilitated the process that led the division to formally include bisexual issues in the name and mission of the division. The committee continues this important work by providing opportunities for psychologists to network and to participate in convention programs and other profession development opportunities focused on bisexual concerns.
Recent Activities
The Committee is very effective in organizing successful convention program proposals and holds an annual conversation hour on bisexual issues in the Division’s convention suite. The Symposia that Division 44 has sponsored on bisexual issues at previous APA Conventions have been well received and well attended.
The Division 44 Committee on Bisexual Issues in Psychology is preparing a proposal for next year's APA Convention in Boston. We are looking for presenters for the Symposium that we are submitting for consideration on current research on bisexuality.
If you have conducted research on any aspect of bisexual issues, including LGBT research with a significant bi sample, and you are interested in the possibility of presenting your study findings at the APA 2008 Convention if our proposal is accepted, please contact the committee chairs.
What You Can Do
- Join the committee by contacting the committee chairs.
- Contribute to bi-inclusive scholarship and professional practice.
- Become knowledgeable of bisexual issues and share your knowledge with others.
- Propose a convention program that is bi-inclusive.
- Participate in convention programming organized by committee members.
- Eligible students can apply for the Bisexual Foundation Award.