Wikipedia:Association for Psychological Science's Wikipedia Initiative

Because the general public frequently turns to Wikipedia when seeking information about psychology, psychological scientists have both a social responsibility and a personal stake in ensuring that the information the public receives is complete, accurate, up-to-date and well written. The Association for Psychological Science's Wikipedia Initiative is a call to action by Mahzarin R. Banaji (APS President 2010 – 2011) to encourage its members and their students to become active participants in Wikipedia and to improve its coverage of psychological science.

This task force page serves to provide resources for interested editors, lists the member of this initiative, and supports collaborative opportunities amongst members in this community. You should add your Wikipedia user name to the bottom of this page, so that fellow contributors can see who has joined the initiative.

Editing Resources

• Article on the Dos and Don'ts of Wikipedia Editing in the Undergraduate Psychology Classroom
• Article on Achieving 'Good Article' Status on Wikipedia
• WikiEdu editor training
• General editor introduction

APS Initiative Members

• Brooks patty (contribs)
• Cshanesimpson (contribs)
• Amy Posey (contribs)
• April Mehta (contribs)
• Stephanie Henry (contribs)
• BrianMSweis (contribs)
• Emily Matiak (contribs)
• Haley love (talk) (contribs)
• Kyle Chambers (contribs)
• Maddie Baltz: contributions to Paul Broca (contribs)
• Mitch Harden (talk) (contribs)
• Ostracon (talk) (contribs)
• razorbelle (talk) (contribs)
• Robertekraut (contribs)
• Rosta Farzan (contribs)
• Vishaka (talk) (contribs): contributions to Reward dependence
• Michael J. Tagler (contribs)
• Jesse R. James (contribs)
• Gerald J. Haeffel (contribs)
• Mary Beth McGavran (contribs)
• Sumitava Mukherjee (contribs)
• Scott P. King (contribs)
• Jim Russell (contribs)
• Ruby Nadler (contribs)
• Hsokolow (contribs)
• Paula Marentette (contribs)
• Desiree Zamora (contribs)
• Taylor Newton (contribs)
• Mario Weick (contribs)
• Kimberly A. Barchard (talk) (contribs)
• June J. Pilcher (contribs)
• AnthonyW90 (contribs)
• Gwendolyn Seidman (contribs)
• Adam Blake (contribs)
• Leo Romero (contribs)
• William Ashton (contribs)
• Mian-Li Ong (contribs)
• Eric Youngstrom (talk) (contribs)
• RJGarnett (contribs)
• Don Stroud (contribs)

Fellowships

In 2019, APS invited applicants for a Wikipedia Fellowship position in partnership with WikiEdu.

Student courses

In 2011, student editing of Wikipedia was introduced into several university courses related to the APS initiative.

APS courses from 2015 onwards organised via WikiEdu platform.

Earlier courses from 2011-2013 are summarised in the table below.

	Course	Pod Members	Start	End	# of Students
	UCLA: Psych 220A: Graduate ProSem in Social Psychology	Instructor: Ben Karney Campus Ambassador(s): Chris Troutman	1 September 2013	9 December 2013	21
	Albright College: Senior Seminar in Psychology: Current Topics in Social Psychology (Fall 2013)	Instructor: Gwendolyn Seidman	Fall 2013	Fall 2013	16
	University of Kent: Attitudes and Social Cognition	Instructor: Mario Weick	Spring 2013	Spring 2013	TBC
	Davidson College: Cognitive Psychology (2013 Q1) (Kristi Multhaup)	Instructor: Kristi Multhaup Online Ambassador(s): Smallman12q (talk)	Spring 2013	Spring 2013	27
	Victoria University of Wellington: PSYC435 (Maryanne Garry)	Instructor: Maryanne Garry & Jeff Foster	March 5, 2012	June 1, 2012	11
	Ball State University: Industrial Psychology (Michael J. Tagler)	Instructor: Michael J. Tagler Online Ambassador(s): bobrayner, Smallman12q	Jan 9, 2012	May 4, 2012	28
	Biola University: Cognitive Psychology Stacy Eltiti	Instructor: Stacy Eltiti	Jan 30, 2012	May 25, 2012	27
	Carnegie Mellon University: The Social Web (Professor Robert E. Kraut)	Instructor: Robert E. Kraut Instructor: Jason Hong	Jan 16, 2012	May 10, 2012	32
	Davidson College: Psychology Senior Capstone (Greta Munger)	Instructor: Greta Munger Online Ambassador(s): Smallman12q (talk)	March, 2012	May, 2012
	Central College: Psychology of Religion (Taylor Newton)	Instructor: Taylor Newton	January, 2012	May, 2012	10
	Linfield College: Psychology 181 (Introduction to Abnormal Psychology) Group Project	Instructor: Tany Tompkin	Fall 2011	Fall 2011
	Davidson College: Cognitive Psychology (Greta Munger)	Instructor: Greta Munger Online Ambassador(s):Smallman12q (talk)	Fall 2011	Fall 2011	28
	University of Kent: Attitudes and Social Cognition	Instructor: Mario Weick	Spring 2012	Spring 2012	81
	Pepperdine University: Personality (PSYC 321)	Instructor: Steve Rouse Campus Ambassador(s): Chris Troutman Online Ambassador(s):Jami Mathewson	14 February 2013	2 May 2013	31