H-GAPS User Group
Our Vision and Mission
editHelping 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 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.
Important note:
The HGAPS Wikimedia User group is one of the most important parts of the many ways that HGAPS is executing its mission objectives. One of the goals for 2021-2022 is to better document here and on Wikiversity what HGAPS has been doing outside of Wiki. Having better documentation visible here will improve communication and coordination of activities. A strategic goal is to increase partnerships between content experts and professionals with little or no experience with Wiki paired with experienced Wikimedians. Success will require building bridges between existing communities inside and outside of Wiki.
This page will get periodic updates, sharing the "back catalog" of activities outside of Wiki that will make the range and scope of activity more visible to the Wiki communities.
Plans and activities
editHGAPS volunteers have worked on a set of more than 300 pages on Wikipedia and Wikiversity focused on psychological assessment and the dissemination of evidence-based psychological tools and resources. (views here) We are currently working on reorganizing our page piles to have them be easier to review, and are continuing to increase our use of categories and other ways of making content easier to search.
A complete list of our current and past projects can be found:
Events in June 2022-May 2025
editHGAPS had a productive year. The official Annual Report of events and activities is available on MetaWiki in the Usergroup database, and a copy of the report is included here.
Click "expand" to see a table of selected past events.
| Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| HGAPS 2025 Speaker Series - "Understanding Anxiety" with Dr. Katharine E. Stewart | 02/2025 | UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
| HGAPS 2023-24 Speaker Series - "Dissociative Identity Disorder and the Insanity Defense" with Dr. Craig Lareau | 04/2024 | UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
| HGAPS 2023-24 Speaker Series - "Scalable Mental Health Interventions" with Dr. Jessica Schleider | 04/2024 | UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
| HGAPS 2022-23 Speaker Series - "Adolescent Mental Health, LGBT+ Youth, and Marginalized Identity" with Dr. Sophia Choukas-Bradley, Ph.D. | 04/04/2023 | UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
| HGAPS 2022-23 Speaker Series - "Mental Health Disparity" with Dr. Andrea Young, Ph.D. | 03/30/2023 | Virtual, USA |
| A global perspective on bipolar disorder for World Bipolar Awareness Week with Eric Youngstrom, Ph.D. (slides) | 03/29/2023 | Virtual, Baylor University, TX, USA |
| HGAPS 2022-23 Speaker Series - "An Introduction to Measurement-Based Care" with Dr. Amanda Jensen-Doss, Ph.D. | 02/01/2023 | UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
| HGAPS 2022-23 Speaker Series - "Let's Talk About Self-Compassion" with Dr. Erica Wise, Ph.D | 11/10/2022 | Virtual, USA |
| Conferences Edit-A-Thon (#996) | 06/21/22; 07/25/22 | Virtual, USA |
| Edit-a-thon in Seoul, South Korea | 07/26/22 | Korea University, Seoul, Korea |
| #1004 Squid Game Resources Edit-A-Thon | 11/17/2022 | Virtual, USA |
| JCCAP Future Directions Forum (wiki) (official) | 6/12/2020- 6/13/2020 | Virtual, USA |
| American Psychological Association Annual Convention (wiki) (official) | 8/6/2020 - 8/9/2020 | Minneapolis, MN, USA |
| Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention (wiki) (official) | 11/19/2020 - 11/22/2020 | New York, NY, USA |
| Partnering with the ABCT Dissemination Task Force to build team to work on Wikipedia articles about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and related pages | Spring 2022 - present |
Past Events
editClick "expand" to see a table of selected past events.
| Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| HGAPS Speaker Series - "Making Measures that Matter for Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities" by Dr. Thomas (Tom) Frazier, Ph.D. | Spring 2022 | Virtual, USA |
| HGAPS Speaker Series - "Considerations for Optimizing Delivery of Exposure Therapy for Youth with Complex Comorbidities" by Dr. Emily Becker-Haimes, Ph.D. | Spring 2022 | Virtual, USA |
| HGAPS Speaker Series - "Public Speaking Without Fear: Best Practices for Academic and Conference Presentation" by John V. Miller, J.D. | Spring 2022 | Virtual, USA |
| HGAPS Speaker Series - "Applying to Graduate School in Psychology" by Dr. Steve Lee, Ph.D. and Dr. Eric Youngstrom, Ph.D. | Spring 2022 | Virtual, USA |
| Pacion, K., Youngstrom, E.A., & Shafee, T. (2021, April). Bridging the academia-Wikimedia divide from both sides of the river: Current developments in Wikipedia-integrated academic journals. Presentation at WikiConference North America (virtual). (details) | Spring 2022 | Virtual, USA |
| HGAPS Speaker Series - "That's Just Crazy Talk: A true story about mental illness, stigma, and secrets" by Victoria Maxwell, BFA | 04/05/2021 | Virtual, USA |
| Edit-a-thon | 3/19/2020 | UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
| South Carolina Association of SchoolPsychologists Spring Conference | 3/19/2020- 3/20/2020 | Myrtle Beach, SC, USA |
| Edit-a-thon | 4/2/2020 | UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
| North Carolina PsychologicalAssociation Annual Meeting | 4/25/2020 | Durham, NC, USA |
| Future Directions Forum | 6/12/2020- 6/13/2020 | Washington, D.C., USA |
| American Psychological Association Annual Convention | 8/6/2020 - 8/9/2020 | Washington, D.C., USA |
| Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention | 11/19/2020 - 11/22/2020 | Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Edit-a-thon | 3/11/2021 | UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
| Edit-a-thon | 4/8/2021 | UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
| North Carolina PsychologicalAssociation Annual Meeting | 9/17/2021 - 9/18/2021 | Durham, NC, USA |
| Future Directions Forum | 6/17/2021 - 6/19/2021 | Washington, D.C., USA |
| American Psychological Association Annual Convention | 8/11/2021 - 8/14/2021 | (virtual) |
| Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention | 11/16/2021 - 11/21/2021 | (virtual) |
| ABCT Dissemination & Implementation Special Interest Group Postconference | 1/21/2022 | (virtual) (slides CC BY 4.0) |
| Partnered with the Association for Psychological Science
to work on Action teaching article |
Fall 2021-March 2022 | Action teaching page |
| Partnering with the ABCT Dissemination Task Force to build team to work on
Wikipedia articles about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and related pages |
Spring 2022 - present | |
| APPLES Service Learning Edit-a-thon with Psychology Courses and HGAPS | 3/31/2022 |
Coming soon: Links to talks focused on HGAPS and sharing with the professional community about Wiki and Creative Commons licensing as well as some other projects and initiatives of HGAPS.
List of Grants
editHGAPS has received a series of grants from a variety of sources, including professional societies (e.g., the Association for Psychological Science [APS], the American Psychological Association [APA], the Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology [SCCAP, Division 53 of the APA], the Society for Clinical Psychology [SCP, Division 12 of the APA], and the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology [SSCP]), as well as foundations, grants, and awards made directly to students and affiliated student organizations (such as the Student Senate grants made by Student Government Associations at universities with affiliated HGAPS student club chapters).
National HGAPS Grant to UNC Chapel Hill HGAPS
Funded September 2024, $500
PI: Aidan Blumsack (UNC-Chapel Hill Chapter Treasurer); Co-PI: Cameron Thomas (UNC-Chapel Hill Chapter President). Faculty Mentors: E. Youngstrom, PhD & Casey Calhoun, PhD
Student Government Association Grant to HGAPS for Speaker Series:
Focusing on Anxiety and LGBTQ+ Health
Speakers: Jessica Fish, PhD (LGBTQ+ Health); Katharine Stewart, PhD (Anxiety)
Funded September 2024, $3400
PI: Aidan Blumsack (UNC-Chapel Hill Chapter Treasurer); Co-PI: Cameron Thomas (UNC-Chapel Hill Chapter President). Faculty Mentors: E. Youngstrom, PhD & Casey Calhoun, PhD
Student Government Association Grant to HGAPS for Speaker Series:
Focusing on Artificial Intelligence, Academics, and Mental Health
Speakers: Anna Bardone-Cone, PhD (Eating disorders); Mark McNeilly, JD, & David Ross, PhD (Artificial Intelligence)
Funded September 2023, $6330
PI: Julia Bondareva (UNC-Chapel Hill Chapter Treasurer); Co-Investigator: Aidan Spelbring (UNC-Chapel Hill Chapter President). Faculty Mentor: E. Youngstrom, PhD
Student Government Association Grant to HGAPS for Speaker Series
Speakers: Amanda Jensen Doss, PhD, and Sophie Choukas-Bradley, PhD
Funded February 2023, $6500
PI: Julia Bondareva (Chapter Treasurer); Co-Investigator: Phoebe Rodda (Chapter President). Faculty Mentor: E. Youngstrom, PhD
Metrics: Registration: 59 Peak attendance: 57 CLE Credit: 30
Dr. Sophie Choukas-Bradley, PhD.
Student Government Association Grant to HGAPS for Speaker Series
Speaker: Andrea Young, PhD
Funded January 2023, $850
PI: Julia Bondareva (Chapter Treasurer); Co-Investigator: Phoebe Rodda (Chapter President). Faculty Mentor: E. Youngstrom, PhD
Metrics: Registration: 75 Peak attendance: 45 CLE Credit: 38
Student Organizations Council Grant to HGAPS for Speaker Series
Speaker: Erica Wise, PhD
Funded September 2022, $250
PI: Julia Bondareva (Chapter Treasurer); Co-Investigator: Phoebe Rodda (Chapter President). Faculty Mentor: E. Youngstrom, PhD
Metrics (event not recorded due to content):
Registration: 103 Peak attendance: 96 CLE Credit: 72
Student Senate grant to HGAPS for Speaker Series and Community Engagement
Funded March 2022, $13,900 by the Student Government Association of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PI: Colin Park (Chapter President); Co-Investigators: Kyra Klemes (Chapter Treasurer) & Caroline Vincent (Chapter Past President). Faculty Mentor: E. Youngstrom, PhD
Invited speakers: Steve Lee, PhD, Thomas W. Frazier, PhD, Emily Becker-Haimes, PhD, & John Miller, JD
Leveraging Wiki Platforms for Academic Conferences.
Wikimedia Foundation Rapid Grant.
Funded March 2022, $4,992
PI: Natalie Charamut, MPS; Co-Investigators: Hide Okuno, Breiana Sisk, E. Youngstrom, PhD
Promoting dissemination of cross-cultural mental health resources using Squid Game.
Wikimedia Foundation Rapid Grant.
Funded January 2022, $5,000
PI: Hannah Kim, Co-Investigators: Morgan Ciochina, E. Youngstrom, PhD, Grace Chow, Noreen Xu, Phoebe Rodda, Daniel Kim
UNC Graduate Research Consultant Program, Office of Undergraduate Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Funded January 2022, $1,000
PI: Emma Grace Choplin; Faculty Mentor: E. Youngstrom, PhD
Funded Fall 2021, $4,997 by the Association for Psychological Science
Co-PIs: Eric Youngstrom, PhD; Wilson Jacobs
Co-I: Natalie Charamut, MPS, John Miller, JD, Hide Okuno, MPS
Student Senate grant to HGAPS for Community Engagement
Funded January 2021, $4,500 by the Student Government Association of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PI: Taylor Steele; Faculty Mentor: E. Youngstrom, PhD
Student Senate grant to HGAPS for Community Engagement
Funded August 2020, $5,000 by the Student Government Association of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PI: Taylor Steele; Faculty Mentor: E. Youngstrom, PhD
Student Senate grant to HGAPS for Community Engagement
Funded January 2020, $4,000 by the Student Government Association of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PI: Hannah Kim; Faculty Mentor: E. Youngstrom, PhD
MacDonald Fellowship
Funded January 2020, $1,800 by the MacDonald Foundation
PI: Hannah Kim; Faculty Mentor: E. Youngstrom, PhD
Keeping the Assessment Center Up, Running, and Improving
Mechanism: Child Mental Health in Action grant from the Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
PI: Eric Youngstrom, PhD
Funded January 2020 by the Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
One year. Total costs: $4,454
Customizing Models for the Assessment Engine to Carry Diverse Audiences to Psychological Resources
Mechanism: CODAPAR Interdivisional grant sponsored by Division 53, Division 5, Division 12, Division 52, and the American Psychological Association
PI: Eric Youngstrom, PhD
Funded January 2019.
One year. Total costs: $14,980
Helping Give Away Psychological Science: Using Wikiversity to Build Resources for Teaching and Implementing Evidence Based Assessment and Treatment
Mechanism: CODAPAR Interdivisional grant sponsored by Division 53, Division 5, Division 2, and the American Psychological Association
PI: Eric Youngstrom, PhD; Co-I: Mian-Li Ong, M.A.
Funded January 2018.
One year. Total costs: $10,000
Seeding Projects and Teams to Help Give Away Psychological Science
PI: Eric Youngstrom, PhD
Agency: Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Funded: February 2018, Two Years.
Total costs $30,000 awarded to HGAPS, Inc., 501c3
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance – Improving the Global Assessment of Mood Disorders
PI: Eric Youngstrom, PhD; Co-I: Stephanie Salcedo, M.A.
Agency: Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Funded: May 2017
One Year. Total costs $9,480
Varda Shoham Clinical Scientist Training Initiative Grant
PI: Eric Youngstrom, PhD; Co-I: Mian-Li Ong, M.A.
Agency: Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology
Funded April 2017.
One year. Total costs: $1,500
Using Wikipedia and Wikiversity as Teaching Tools to Critical Thinking in Students about Psychological Science
Mechanism: APS Fund for Teaching and Public Understanding of Psychological Science
PI: Eric Youngstrom, PhD
Funded July 2016. One academic year, total costs $2500.
Data User’s Guide for Developmental Psychopathology
Mechanism: Data at Carolina Award.
PI: Eric Youngstrom, PhD
Funded July 2016. One academic year.
Total cost- $9995.
Building Tools and Resources to Engage Clinical Psychological Science with Wikipedia
Mechanism: Investigator Initiated Grant to the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
PI: Eric Youngstrom, PhD; Co-I: Mian-Li Ong, M.A.
Funded April 2015; Competitive renewal July 2016.
One year. Total costs: $38,475; Competitive Renewal in 2016: $39,500
Increasing Global Access to Evidence-Based Assessment.
Mechanism: CODAPAR Interdivisional grant sponsored by Division 53, Division 12, and the American Psychological Association
PI: Eric Youngstrom, PhD; Co-I: Mian-Li Ong, M.A.
Funded December 2015.
One year. Total costs: $14,875
Improving the Dissemination of Evidence-Based Assessment Strategies for Common Mental Health Diagnoses
PI: Eric Youngstrom, PhD; Co-I: Mian-Li Ong, B.A.
Agency: Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology; Clinical Scientist Training Initiative Grant
Funded November 2014.
One year. Total costs: $1,500
List of Student Projects
editStudents are connecting with HGAPS around a variety of topics, and learning and using a wide variety of skills. It is exceptional experiential learning. One of the neatest aspects is how many of them lead to tangible products. Often these are things that they can add to their resume or curriculum vitae (CVs). Even better, many of these are things that they share with larger audiences. These include professional societies, conferences, social media, and --increasingly often -- various Wikis!
Getting Engaged
editList of members
edit- HGAPS Executive Team
- HGAPS Membership List
Full list
editSupporters and participants
editBecoming a member
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Anyone can become a member of the Helping Give Away Psychological Science User Group! There are a few ways to become a member:
- Writing us by email at HGAPSClub@gmail.com;
- Expressing your interest on our Discussion page.
Organizations and colleges who want to support Helping Give Away Psychological Science can also become affiliates or chapters.
Please contact our membership team by email if you have any other questions.
Designated contacts for Wikimedia Foundation
edit- Eric Youngstrom (Wikipedia userpage) - Note that Eric Youngstrom is based in Chapel Hill, NC, USA in the Eastern Time Zone. He is very open to communication off-Wiki as well as on-Wiki. His email address is a matter of public record as an employee of a state public university. He monitors his Wiki talk page with a cycle time of several times per month when he is busy with teaching, and his email on a "read only" basis several times a day.
- Eric Youngstrom (Wikipedia article)
- Mian-Li Ong -- Note that Mian-Li Ong now lives in Singapore, so his time zone and Eric's are diametrically opposite.
User Group Annual Reports
editWe have two annual reports linked here as a convenience, and we are working on the report for 2021-2022 now.
For the most recent year ending in May 31, 2022, here is the PDF!
For the second year (ending in 2021), here's a link.
For our inaugural year as a Wikimedia User Group (ending in 2020), here is a PDF copy.
Reports also are accessible through the WikiMedia Affiliate Data Portal Reports page.