The Editors

 

Editor registration is closed!
Editors will complete training in the next few days. The Edit-a-Thon is coming!

Did you miss your chance to register for ASFP 2024? Don’t miss out next time! Sign up to be on our 2025 Editor Email List here.

 
 

Detailed editor timeline for 2024:

  • Editor Registration opened: Monday, October 14.

  • Editor Registration closed: Wednesday, October 23 at 6pm PT (9pm ET)

  • Required editor training: Friday, October 25 at 1pm PT (4pm ET) (Zoom; will be recorded for those who cannot make it; 1 hour, or 1.5 hours for clinical editors; returning editors will not be required to attend the entire training, and will instead be sent a short recorded refresher video that they will be required to view instead)

  • Deadline to complete training for all editors: Thursday, October 31 by 11:59pm PT (2:59am ET on November 1) (new editors: attend the live training, or watch the recording of the training; returning editors: attend the live training, watch the full recording of the training, or watch the shortened ‘refresher’ video).

  • Recommended editing workshop: Friday, November 1 at 9am PT (12pm ET) (Zoom; due to the nature of this workshop, it will not be recorded)

  • Statements sent to editors: Saturday, November 2 by 7am PT (10am ET).

  • Statement feedback due from editors: Thursday, November 7 by 6pm PT (9pm ET).

Editors should block off time during the Edit-a-Thon (Nov. 2 - 7) for reviewing statements - we recommend 30 minutes per statement. Note that this year, the Edit-a-Thon overlaps with Election Day 2024 (Tuesday, Nov. 5) - if you anticipate that election-related events might take some of your energy and time, please consider completing your editing before Tuesday!

INTERESTED IN BEING AN EDITOR?

First, for up-to-date information about editing with us including eligibility, the process, FAQs, and more, check out “Being an Editor with ASFP”. You can also read our Policy on the Use of AI. Second, you can read about previous editors’ self-reported experiences in the ASFP 2023 Editor Report, a companion to the ASFP 2023 Applicant Report that summarizes previous applicants’ experiences. Third, sign up for our 2025 ASFP Editor Email List here to stay in the loop in fall 2025!

Email us at editor-support@asfp.io with any questions.

 

Who are the editors?

 

ASFP’s heart is our editors - the volunteer academics who show up to make a difference for hundreds and hundreds of applicants. Without them, there is no program! You can view complete lists of the volunteer ASFP 2024 Editors by category here: Clinical, Developmental, Social, and Cognitive. These pages list each editor’s name, role (faculty, postdoc, or PhD student), institution, and their areas of expertise. Every piece of feedback submitted by ASFP editors is also checked by the ASFP Core Team and/or ASFP Feedback Reviewers prior to being sent to applicants. Thank you to all of the ASFP 2024 Editors for volunteering!

Editors By Role

In all, 274 psychological scientists from a total of 124 institutions were trained as editors in 2024. These editors volunteered to give 1,385 pieces of feedback on applicants’ statements for admission to psychology PhD programs.

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Editors By Category

Editors indicated expertise roughly evenly distributed across the four categories of psychology programs supported by ASFP 2024: Clinical, Developmental, Social, and Cognitive, with the end result that editors had a capacity by category for up to 647 Clinical reviews, 232 Developmental reviews, 231 Cognitive reviews, and 275 Social reviews.

(the number of editors summed across categories was larger than the total number of editors because a few editors had expertise in more than one category)

Pages for previous years that list all of the volunteer Editors by name and expertise, and all of the volunteer Feedback Reviewers can be found here:

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2022

2021

2020

 

Editor Testimonials

 

ASFP Editors have a lot of good things to say about their experience editing ASFP! Hear what some of our previous editors have to say about their experience supporting PhD applicants with ASFP below, and in the 2023, 2022, and 2021 annual editor reports.

 

  • Dr. Kimberly Chiew

    Associate Professor at University of Denver

    “I’m honored to serve as a faculty editor in ASFP. This is an accessible and concrete action I’m proud to take towards supporting the next generation of psychological scientists, addressing one source of inequity in psychological science, and improving diverse representation and inclusion in our field.”

  • Dr. Yarrow Dunham

    Associate Professor at Yale University

    “It has been a great pleasure to contribute to ASFP. I love hearing about the plans of a new generation of colleagues, and the ASFP structure makes providing feedback easy and fun. Academia can be opaque, and working with ASFP is a way to make sure this ‘hidden curriculum’ doesn't impede the progress of diverse young scholars. Join us!”

  • Dr. Jill Holm-Denoma

    Professor at University of Denver

    “It is so meaningful to support a new generation of diverse students applying to graduate school! The time-limited commitment feels quite manageable and the ASFP core staff make the entire process very simple!”

  • Dr. Dominic Fareri

    Associate Professor at Alelphi University

    “Editing with ASFP was a fantastic experience. The ASFP team provided great training/resources to facilitate editing in a timely and effective manner. Being an editor is a great opportunity to make a difference for prospective graduate students who may otherwise not have mentors with expertise to guide their PhD applications.”

  • Dr. Heather Urry

    Professor at Tufts University

    “If you want to make a concrete difference in the lives of the scholars of tomorrow, be an ASFP editor. The program makes it easy to help applicants demonstrate readiness, skills, and fit to pursue a Psychology PhD. Bonus? It feels GOOD.”