{"id":515,"date":"2025-03-04T20:07:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T20:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/vrm2025\/?page_id=515"},"modified":"2025-04-03T16:12:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T16:12:54","slug":"apsa-virtual-ombuds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/vrm2025\/apsa-virtual-ombuds\/","title":{"rendered":"APSA Virtual Ombuds\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The APSA&nbsp;Ombuds will be&nbsp;available&nbsp;online during the 2025&nbsp;APSA Virtual Research&nbsp;Meeting on April 10 &amp; 11 to speak with any virtual meeting attendee on a variety of topics including, but not limited to, consultation with those&nbsp;who believe that they have experienced any form of harassment or concerns about violations of the sexual harassment provisions of the <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/vrm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/03\/anti-harrassment-1.pdf\"><strong>APSA Anti-Harassment Policy<\/strong><\/a> while participating in the virtual meeting. The APSA Ombuds is also available to speak with committee, section, and caucus members who are&nbsp;facing challenges that you\u2019d like to get the Ombuds advice on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:apsaombuds@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Email the APSA Ombuds<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to schedule a\u00a0Zoom\u00a0consultation or phone call\u00a0during the 2025 Virtual Research\u00a0Meeting. Find more information on the APSA Ombuds\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apsanet.org\/ombuds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">2025 Virtual Ombuds Schedule<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thursday, April 10:<\/strong> 10:30 am &#8211; 6:30 pm Eastern<br><strong>Friday, April 11:<\/strong> 9:30 am &#8211; 5:30 pm Eastern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a3b52f33f241&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a3b52f33f241\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"257\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/vrm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2025\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<strong>David Rasch, Ph.D,&nbsp;University of California, Santa Barbara&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Rasch is the Associate Ombuds&nbsp;at the&nbsp;University of California, Santa Barbara. David&nbsp;received his BA in Philosophy from Colgate University, and a Ph.D in Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. He recently retired from Stanford University where he served as University Ombuds for 14 years, and now lives in Ojai. Prior to his work as Ombuds, he was director of Stanford\u2019s faculty\/staff Counseling Center. David served for six years on the&nbsp;board of directors for Co-op, which oversees the testing and certification process for the organizational Ombuds Profession. 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