Disability, Mental Wellness, & Social Justice Newsletter 

Hello Division Members!!! 

Thank you all for a wonderful conference! We were very impressed with all of the submissions and presentations we had. As we prepare for next year’s exciting conference in New York City, we wanted to reach out with a few time-sensitive announcements to start preparing!

Call for Nominations for next Co-Chair 
We are soliciting nominations for the next co-chair. Self-nominations are accepted. If you are interested in nominating someone for the position, please inform the chairs, Melinda Maconi (melinda.maconi@moffitt.org) and Muhammad Faisol Olaitan (olaitanfaysal@gmail.com) no later that October 15th, 2025. Nominees will need to submit a short bio, which will be visible to members during the voting. 

Interested in Organizing a Session? 
Let us know!  Although we are limited in the number of sessions that our division can sponsor, we are happy to do all we can to support anyone in organizing a session or if needed, connecting interested parties with similar ideas to co-sponsor sessions. Please let us know by Sept 15th, 2025 if this is something you are interested in.

PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITY- Research in Social Sciences and Disability (RSSD) Volume 18-Call For Papers 
Additionally, Research in Social Sciences and Disability, under Emerald Publishing, has put out a call for papers, attached below! They are seeking papers on Disability Identities and Communities through Media Research. Abstracts should be submitted by  October 15, 2025, and  full papers must be submitted by April15, 2026. Submissions should be emailed to Dr. Allison Carey (accare@ship.edu). Guidelines can be found below and at  http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/ebooks/author_guidelines.htm.