Prof. Heidi M. Levitt, Ph.D. (she/her), is a Professor in the Clinical Psychology program within the Department of Psychology at The University of Massachusetts Boston. She is Editor for Qualitative Psychology (2-year impact factor of 11.7). She is a past-president of the Society of Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology (SQIP), section of Division 5 of the American Psychological Association (APA). She chaired the development of the SQIP recommendations for reviewing and designing qualitative research. As well, she chaired the development of the inaugural APA journal article reporting standards (JARS) for qualitative, qualitative meta-analytic, and mixed methods and facilitated their integration into the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the APA. The APA Manual informs the reporting and reviewing of journal articles and is the central guide for publishing in the social sciences. Within the APA, she has been awarded Fellow status in multiple divisions. In 2020, she received the Distinguished Contributions in Qualitative Inquiry Award from APA Division 5, which honors an individual who has had a "distinguished history of scientific contributions within the field of qualitative research methods."