Association of Neuropsychology Students in Training (ANST)

Erica Kalkut
ANST Chair

Welcome to the website for the Association of Neuropsychology Students in Training (ANST)!

ANST is the student organization for Division 40 (Clinical Neuropsychology) of APA. Clinical neuropsychology is a rapidly expanding profession that is one of the largest specialty groups within psychology with increasing numbers of graduate students in training to enter the field of clinical neuropsychology.

The purpose of ANST is to provide a voice for students in training in clinical neuropsychology, provide a platform where students in training can come together to discuss training issues, and provide many important resources and services for aspiring clinical neuropsychologists. In addition, through its affiliation with Division 40 of APA, students involved with ANST have the opportunity to learn about issues that affect our professional and scientific interests.

To become involved with ANST, we encourage you to become a student affiliate member of both APA and Division 40. Although APA membership is no longer required prior to joining Division 40, there are still a wealth of benefits in being a member of APA and its graduate student association (APAGS) and we strongly encourage you to join both. By joining these organizations, you can:

1)     Share professional knowledge.
2)     Make new friends in your field.
3)    Receive the latest journals and newsletters in your field.
4)    Get published.
5)     Enhance leadership skills.
6)     Collaborate with colleagues.
7)     Advocate for psychologists' input into social policy.
8)     Engage in the new division social networking sites.
9)     Be recognized with awards, grants, and fellowship.
10)   Find and/or be a mentor.

It is important to note that there is no separate application to join ANST: as a student member of APA Division 40, you are automatically a member of ANST! Complete the Division 40 application here.

Next, students at all levels of training are encouraged to join and participate on the ANST listserv, check to see if your program has an ANST chapter and - if not - become an ANST Chapter Representative, and attend our educational seminars and social events at conferences for APA and INS!

On behalf of the ANST Committee Members and Division 40 of APA, I hope that you will consider membership with Division 40 and take advantage of the resources and networking offered through ANST. Additional information may be found in our organizational brochure. Welcome to ANST!

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Applying for internship or for fellowships this fall? You should plan on attending the APA 2013 convention! ANST and Division 40 are hostin an interview workshop that you'll want to be sure to attend: "Neuropsychology Mock Interview Workshop: Practice Makes a Perfect Interview." It will help you develop the solid interview knowledge and skills you'll need to get that competitive internship or postdoc by receiving immediate feedback and practical advice via small working groups led by clinical and research neuropsychologists. We hope to see you there, and stay tuned for more details in the near future!

Announcing the first annual Division 40 Thesis and Dissertation Awards! These awards are to support graduate students with the research costs of completing a masters thesis or dissertation in the area of Clinical Neuropsychology. One $500 Thesis Award and one $1,000 Dissertation Award will be funded this year. Additionally, a $1,000 travel supplement to present findings at an APA conference is also included with the Dissertation Award. Award applications are due May 31st, 2013. See our Funding Page for more details on how to apply for these exciting Division 40 awards!

Questions about ANST? Feedback for us? Please complete the form below and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Before submitting your question: for more information on how to join the ANST listserv or start a chapter, please visit our Chapter & Representative Programs page and/or our Listservs page.

For more information on education or about training in clinical neuropsychology, please first visit our Training & Education page. The APA Division 40 webpage also contains helpful information. ANST and Division 40 are currently working to put together a list of training programs in neuropsychology but this is not yet available. We try our best to respond to every inquiry but are unable to provide specific program recommendations. Thank you for your interest in ANST!