[3][4] The American Psychological Association sponsors an online listserv, with many contributors from SOHP,[2] to promote discussion and information sharing regarding OHP.

[5] APA and NIOSH jointly organized an International Conference on Work, Stress, and Health in Washington, DC in 1990.

Beginning in the mid-1990s, APA and NIOSH began to furnish seed grants to stimulate graduate training in OHP.

[9] In 2005, at a meeting held at the offices of APA, SOHP was formally founded, with Leslie Hammer of Portland State University as president.

In 2006, the society began to play a role, although a small one, in organizing the Work, Stress, and Health conference held that year.

Two years later, SOHP became a full partner with APA and NIOSH in organizing the Work, Stress, and Health conferences.

[2] In 2008, the society began to coordinate activities, including conference scheduling, with its European counterpart, EA-OHP.