Helping Give Away Psychological Science

Helping Give Away Psychological Science (HGAPS, pronounced as two syllables: "H-Gaps") is a nonprofit (501c3) service organization with affiliated chapters at multiple universities. HGAPS is dedicated to helping the best information about psychological science reach the people who would benefit. Our goal is to build small groups to improve the information about psychology on Wikipedia and in the community. We aim to make the pages reach the level of the best college textbook on the topic and help clinicians, clients, and educators each find high-quality resources quickly. View the HGAPS Website Follow our social media: Instagram Twitter Facebook

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Vision and Mission
Helping Give Away Psychological Science (HGAPS pronounced as two syllables: "H-Gaps") is a volunteer-based non-profit (501c3) that is dedicated to helping the best information about psychological science reach the people who would benefit. HGAPS aims to bridge the gap between students, clinicians, researchers, and the public by creating and spreading accessible and free resources. We bring together students and content experts to gather and present the best information about psychological science to the people who benefit. ​We aim to link Wikipedia (and Google) with high-quality resources and information about psychological science, improving the next generation of training, and creating tools that help practitioners and researchers.

The official vision and mission statements (approved by the National Board in Summer 2021) are:

Vision: Share psychological science to help improve lives.

Mission: Bridge the science-practice gap by collecting, distilling, and sharing psychological science to promote well-being in the community.

Here are some metrics about our projects and impact:

 * Here's a dashboard showing our cumulative efforts across Wikis.
 * For a list of Open Teaching of Psychological Science pages (OToPS), click here.
 * For a list of Open Teaching of Psychological Science pages (OToPS), click here.
 * For a list of Open Teaching of Psychological Science pages (OToPS), click here.

Past HGAPS Projects
The table is a partial list of HGAPS projects. If you are comfortable with editing Wikipedia or Wikiversity feel free to contribute to these pages. Two strengths of Wiki are that it is easy to update, and many can contribute!

Standard Operating Procedures
HGAPS has been working on streamlining our process and creating instructables to help educate our members and others. Resources on HGAPS, Wiki editing, and many other tools we use. The landing page for our Standard Operating Procedures can be found here.

Current Executive Board and Members

 * Information on joining the UNC-Chapel Hill chapter of HGAPS can be found here.
 * Records of executive board members at all HGAPS chapters can be found by expanding the tables below.

Members of UNC HGAPS 2018-2019
Lizzie Wilson, Emma Choplin, Hannah Kim, Andrea Pham, Ashley Lawrence, Jenny Rogers, Ishan Thaker, Caroline Vincent, Elissa Scherer, Anna DePollo, Rebecca Burton, Carley Cook, Emilee Kruchten, Kate Foray, Wesley Fulbright, Minna Banawan, Jieun Y (Jinny), Paulina Ruiz, Lucy McClellan.

Members of UNC HGAPS 2017-2018
Lizzie Wilson, Breana Smith, Delaney Waggener, Emma Choplin Logan Smith, Hannah Lucero, Rachael Kang, Kenny Le, Hannah Kim, Shelby Johnson, Shelby Anderson, Andrea Pham, Ashley Lawrence, Lauren Gebbia, Jeremiah Hartsock, Jenny Rogers, Ishan Thaker, Elissa Scherer, Anna DePollo, Rebecca Burton, Carley Cook, Emilee Kruchten, Kate Foray, Wesley Fulbright, Minna Banawan, Jieun Y (Jinny), Paulina Ruiz, Lucy McClellan, Ariana Soto, and Mian Li Ong.

Members of UMD HGAPS 2019-2020
Morgan Anvari, Trudy Baer, Mahrshi Bakshi, Cindy Cerritos, Grace Chen, Talya Gordon, Matt Hailemariam, Hailey Inverso, Lilly Jin, Angie Mejia, Nassor Saidi, Hannah Tralka, and Taelon Um.

Members 2018-2019
Addie Jeffs, Ellie Wu, Emily Goldman, Cindy Vo, Chloe Bryen, Breana Smith, Delaney Waggener, Hannah Lucero, Rachael Kang, Kenny Le, Shelby Johnson, Shelby Anderson, Lauren Gebbia, Jeremiah Hartsock, Ariana Soto, Mian Li Ong, and Morgan Wittmer

Members 2019-2020
Emma Grace Choplin, Logan Smith, Chloe Bryen, Sydney Howie James, Natalie Charamut, Kenny Le, Ellen Anderson, and Mian-Li Ong

Members 2020-2021
Emma Grace Choplin, Lizzie Wilson, Hannah Kim, Jenny Smith, Logan Smith, Chloe Bryen, Sydney Howie James, Natalie Charamut, Kenny Le, Ellen Anderson, and Mian-Li Ong

HGAPS Pillars
HGAPS is structured into the following pillars. Each pillar represents a distinct facet of the HGAPS vision and all of our projects fall under one or more of the pillars.

Goals for HGAPS in 2020

 * Section will be updated soon!

Goals for HGAPS in 2017-2018 year

 * Create new pages focusing on EBA and Public Interests;
 * Update existing pages as suggestions and new information become available;
 * Establish a broader presence at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;
 * Add chapters at other universities;
 * Find more effective ways to have the science of psychology reach and help people

Membership
At the UNC Chapter, for example, all members of HGAPS are required to attend 70% of meetings per semester and be full time students (undergraduate or graduate) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. HGAPS will be using a point system similar to other clubs. The HGAPS Club will abide by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Non-Discrimination Policy for Student Organizations, which states the following: Membership and participation in the organization must be open to all students without regard to age, race, color, national origin, disability, religious status or historic religious affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Membership and participation in the organization must also be open without regard to gender, unless exempt under Title IX. Student organizations that select their members on the basis of commitment to a set of beliefs (e.g., religious or political beliefs) may limit membership and participation in the organization to students who, upon individual inquiry, affirm that they support the organization's goals and agree with its beliefs, so long as no student is excluded from membership or participation on the basis of his or her age, race, color, national origin, disability, religious status or historic religious affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or, unless exempt under Title IX, gender. The HGAPS Club will have members pay dues of $12 per semester or $20 per academic year. The Treasurer will handle the finances for membership dues. Funding for any activities will come from outside sources such as fundraisers and requests to Student Congress.

Club Leadership Positions
The executive board will consist of a president elect, president, past-president, and treasurer, all of whom must be full-time, registered undergraduate or graduate students of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There will be a faculty advisor, who can be a full-time faculty or staff member of UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC Hospitals, or an affiliated department; an emeritus UNC-Chapel Hill faculty or staff member; or a campus minister. Social Media Chair will be another elected official, however, they will not be included on the executive board. Executive Board members remain in their respective positions until they abdicate or are impeached. Majority vote from all members of the club will elect a new member to the available position. If the President abdicates or is impeached, the President-Elect will take over. The Executive Board will run in succession where the President-Elect, a sophomore, will become the President the following academic year and the President, a junior, will become the Past-President. Elections will take place before the end of spring semester to ensure a smooth transition of leadership positions. Members of the Executive Board are eligible for impeachment if they abuse their power in any way deemed inappropriate. This includes racist, sexist or otherwise inappropriate behavior, actions, or hazing. Impeachment will result in a majority vote to determine what disciplinary action will be taken, resulting in membership termination or probation. Impeachment will also be considered if an Executive Board member does not attend at least 50% of meetings.

Meetings
There are 14 meetings per semester with at least two Executive Board members in attendance at each. Additional meetings and activities are held as needed. Meetings are currently held Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00 pm in Howell Hall on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. A remote option via Zoom is available for national 501(c)3 and international collaborators, most of whom are graduate students or professionals in the field.

Speaker Series
HGAPS has created speaker series where we invite distinguished members of our field to come share tips about graduate school, speak about their research, discuss opportunities in the field, and provide advice on topics such as public speaking.
 * Spring 2024 Series
 * Spring 2023 Series
 * Spring 2022 Series
 * Spring 2021 Series

Conferences

 * APA: HGAPS has contributed programming to the annual APA National Convention, including in partnership with SCCAP
 * ABCT: We have several events included in the 2020 Convention Program for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), as well as pages working with the Bipolar Disorders Special Interest Group (SIG).
 * NCPA: We are partnering with the North Carolina Psychological Association to develop pages with notes and resources related to conference programming.
 * JCCAP Future Directions Forum
 * MICAMH- We partnered with Miami International Children and Adolescent Mental Health Conference to develop pages with notes and resources to the workshops and keynote speakers at the 3-day conference.

Click here for HGAPS Conferences

Edit-a-thons

 * November 2022 - Zoom -- The #1004 Squid Game team hosted a second edit-a-thon over Zoom to edit and expand upon the work done at Korea University over the summer, further adding and refining resources based on psychological topics addressed in Squid Game.
 * July 2022 - Korea Univeristy -- The #1004 Squid Game team hosted a live editing event to gather evidence-based psychological resources centering around presentations of psychopathology and trauma depicted in the TV show Squid Game.
 * Summer 2022 - Zoom -- The #996 Conferences team held two edit-a-thons focused on creating and editing four living biography pages for noteworthy psychologists.
 * Spring 2020 - Zoom -- we are doing weekly Zoom-a-thons Thursday nights 6-8 pm Eastern Daylight Time.
 * Spring 2018 UNC-CH -- we did two editing sessions focused on gathering psychological first aid, information about coping and support strategies, and assessments in response to school violence. Content experts joined by video-conference and reviewed pages and made suggestions.
 * Fall 2017 UNC-CH -- this edit-a-thon worked on five "public interest" pages and included several educators and licensed clinicians, as well as students working long distance from Appalachian State University and content experts participating by video conference. The link connects to current draft versions of content.

Current and Past Projects
HGAPS Club has accumulated and impressive body of work, including many Wikipedia and Wikiversity pages regarding Evidence-Based Assessment, among other projects. The following are pages HGAPS members have created on Wikipedia: /HGAPS Wikipedia and Wikiversity Projects. North Carolina Psychological Association (NCPA)

Tools we use
Canva -- a software package with free images, free student licensing, and templates that we have used to make a lot of our infographics.

Google Suite -- organization-wide storage and workspace for most of our project planning and output outside of Wiki. Our institution-specific bylaws, meeting agendas, planning documents, records, and more all are housed on Google Suite, allowing for team collaboration with a higher degree of confidentiality.

Grammarly -- AI based writing assistant and browser extension, Grammarly reviews English writing for grammar, punctuation, spelling, tone, and clarity. We use this resource specifically as it is provided at a discounted price for UNC-CH students, where the first HGAPS chapter was created.

OSF -- OSF, or the Open Science Framework, is an online platform where academic research projects, materials, and data can be organized and archived. OSF is a free, open source web tool that streamlines collaboration and organization during the research process. You can find our project OSF here.

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Zotero -- free, open source desktop application and browser extension. Zotero is a reference management software that allows bibliographic data and reference materials to be stored, organized, and shared between collaborators.

ORCID -- an ORCID, or Open Researcher and Contributor ID, is a non-proprietary alphanumeric code that allows the work of published researchers and scientific contributors to be uniquely identified across platforms. This tool is useful as it neatly tracks and organizes published works even if an individual's institutional affiliation or surname change.

Slack -- our main platform for remote communication, Slack is an instant messaging platform designed for professional communication.

Wiki Tools we have found helpful:
Use the Wikipedia URL Shortener https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UrlShortener to take long URLs (like this) and make them short (like this).

For page view counts, this tool is helpful.

Resources
Resources

Universal Wikipedia and Wikiversity Editor

Hurricane and flooding preparation and tips

Other Social Media Links:
https://www.facebook.com/HGAPS

https://www.instagram.com/hgapsorganization/

2020 Dr. Eric Youngstrom receives the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award.
Gail McKnight Beckman created the Beckman award to benefit teachers who have inspired their students to make a difference in the community. The award is given to current or former academic faculty members who have inspired their former students to “create an organization which has demonstrably conferred a benefit on the community at large.” Dr. Youngstrom received $25,000 and was selected for inspiring former student and alum Mian-Li Ong, Lizzie Wilson, and others to make a significant difference in the community. HGAPS conducts transformational mental health work and shares if freely with the community. Dr. Youngstrom and his family donated the entire award to the HGAPS 501c3.

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