Joel and his five collaborators (including incoming University of Toronto Scarborough faculty member Andre Wang) won an Community Catalyst Grant from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)! These awards support psychologists from underrepresented groups to fund events, develop professional skills, and build community!

Joel et al.’s grant, titled “Here and Queer: SPSP Social for LGBTQ+ Students and Early-Career Members”, will fund a series of events for early-career LGBTQ+ social psychologists to build a community.

From Joel himself: “Because LGBTQ+ identities are often invisible and not discussed in professional settings, being queer in academia can feel isolating and disconnected… Our goal is to start building a network of people across institutions to try to make the community more visible and more connected.”

Congratulations on this important work!