Program Committee: The Program Committee serves the membership and Executive Council in planning the Biennial  Meeting of the Society.

Social Policy Committee: To encourage and facilitate rigorous research on adolescent development that informs key social policy issues to create opportunities for training and education, build effective policy partnerships, and ensure the empirical knowledge base of adolescent development is used to inform timely policy debates.

Membership Committee: To evaluate the status of membership in the Society and determine necessary areas for growth and mechanisms to enhance that growth.

International Committee: Advise on issues related to international membership, collaboration with international organizations, and how the Society can promote international research on adolescence

Interdisciplinary Committee: Produce a plan to expand SRA membership beyond psychology, human development, and family studies programs to attract and retain more members from a broader array of fields (i.e. sociology and public health).

Media & Communication Committee: To position SRA as a leading source of public information and interdisciplinary knowledge in areas related to adolescence and young adulthood through various media and communications channels including JRA, media, internal, and external communications.

Publications Committee: Review the existing publication, evaluation of proposals for major modifications in the publication and for establishment of any new publications

Awards Committee: Tasked with encouraging submissions and reviewing nominations for SRA awards.

  • Dissertation Award: Tasked with encouraging submissions and reviewing nominations for SRA Dissertation Award.
  • Early Career & John P. Hill Memorial Award: Tasked with encouraging submissions and reviewing nominations for SRA Early Career Research Award and John P. Hill Memorial Award. The John P. Hill Memorial Award recognizes an individual who's overall program of work has had a significant impact on our understanding of development and behavior during the second decade of their lifespan.
  • Outstanding Mentor Award: Tasked with encouraging submissions and reviewing nominations for SRA Outstanding Mentor Award.
  • Mid-Career Research Award: Tasked with encouraging submissions and reviewing nominations for SRA Mid-Career Research Award for Excellence.
  • Organizational Award: The Organizational Award for Excellence in Research & Programming for Youth honors an organization that has contributed significantly to enhancing scientific research and application of that research to promote development of young people from diverse backgrounds and in diverse settings. It is awarded in recognition that organizations play a vital role in advancing science and science-based programs and policies that serve young people. Foundations, university-based centers that focus on research and policies relevant to youth, and youth-serving community organizations, among others, are eligible for this award

IESJ Committee: To help assure that all members, irrespective of background, feel welcome, valued, and able to contribute to the development of the broader SRA mission.

Emerging Scholars: To serve the needs of students and professionals who have graduated with their PhD in the last 5 years.

Finance Committee: Monitors the financial conditions of the Society and makes recommendations to the Executive Council regarding the Society’s budget, investments, and investment policies. (Not currently seeking volunteers)

Undergraduate Scholars Program (not currently seeking volunteers)
International Young Scholars Program (not currently seeking volunteers)
Mid-Career Scholars (not currently seeking volunteers)

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