MOPA 2026 Speaker Opportunities

MOPA 2026 >> Call for Presentations

BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION:
Your Voice Shapes our Field.

CONFERENCE THEME:
We Are Psychologists: Integrating Practice, Education, and Science

ABOUT MOPA 2026 PRESENTATIONS:
MOPA invites proposals from members, psychologists, students, interns, postdoctoral fellows, and interdisciplinary partners. This year we celebrate the full scope of our profession—researchers, practitioners, advocates, leaders, academics, and mentors. We especially encourage submissions that advance psychology as a whole—for example, by strengthening the evidence base, improving quality and access, informing policy, enhancing public trust, or growing the workforce.

SESSION FORMAT OPTIONS:

Blitz Talk: ~15 minutes (will be part of a multi-presenter, multi-topic session featuring powerful, quick-focused overviews -- open to professionals OR students/post-docs/interns or faculty)
Full Session: 1 hour
Interactive/Multi-Presenter/Panel: 1.5 hours

TARGET TOPIC AREAS

Clinical Care & Practice Innovation — assessment, intervention, testing, neuropsychology, integrated care, telehealth.
Why it matters: Improves outcomes and expands access to effective services.
Science & Methods — with practice, supervision, or policy-relevant results — research design, measurement, open science, replication.
Why it matters: Builds rigorous, cumulative science that guides care, supervision, and policy.
Advocacy, Policy & Public Impact — parity, licensure, reimbursement, public education, enhanced access and quality of care
Why it matters: Aligns systems and funding with psychological science.
Leadership, Management & Supervision — team culture, ethics, burnout, supervision models.
Why it matters: Builds high-reliability organizations that sustain quality care.
Education, Training & Mentorship — teaching innovations, competency-based training.
Why it matters: Develops the next generation’s skills and professionalism.
Career Pathways & Professional Well-Being — licensure pathways, mobility, early career.
Why it matters: Grows and retains a diverse, capable workforce.
Applied & Interdisciplinary Psychology — I/O, forensics, sport, human factors, behavioral health in non-traditional settings.
Why it matters: Extends psychology’s impact across sectors.
Technology, Data & AI — clinical decision support, data security, ethical AI, EHR workflows.
Why it matters: Elevates quality, safety, and efficiency while protecting the public.
Population health — guaranteeing equitable and high-quality, specialized care for all.
Why it matters: Closes gaps and advances fairness and public trust.