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General Convention Sessions Approved for CE Credit



More than 50 of the general convention sessions are approved for CE credit! Look for those marked with the CPE logo in your convention program. No pre-registration is necessary, and you will find instructions for claiming your CE credits at a variety of distribution points in the convention center.

#: TBA, Connecting Research and Action for Social Justice and Human Rights
Saturday, August 24, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Location: South, S105bc

#: TBA, Understanding Grief and Loss from a Multicultural Perspective
Saturday, August 24, 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Lakeside, E250

#: TBA, Technology Competencies for Undergraduate and Graduate Psychology Students
Saturday, August 24, 9 - 10 a.m.
Location: Lakeside, E259
Sponsor: Education Directorate

#: TBA, Diversity and Psychological Services: Preparing Psychology for the Demands of a Changing World
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Saturday, August 24, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Lakeside E258
Sponsor: Public Interest Directorate

#18 The Pinnacle of Artistic Performance: Psychological Perspectives and Real World Insights
Chair: Rena Subotnik, PhD, Education Directorate, APA
Linda Jarvin, PhD, PACE Center, Yale University
Nathan Kogan, PhD, New School University
Patricia Stokes, PhD, Barnard College
Adelheid Mers, Sculptor, faculty of the Chicago Art Institute
Bradley Mott, Actor, Court Theater
Stefan Hersh, Chicago String Quartet
CE Credit: 2
Saturday, August 24, 8 – 10a

#310 Tackling the Myths of Autism: Insights from Experimental Psychology
Morton Ann Gernsbacher, President, Division 3, Sir Frederic C. Bartlett Professor of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
CE Credit: 1
Friday, August 23, 2 – 3p

#413 The Disproportionate Impact of September 11
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Julian Barling, PhD, Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Carl Bell, MD, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Meg Bond, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
Robin Gurwitch, PhD, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Linda Mona, PhD, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto, CA
Ethel Tobach, PhD, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
Antoinette Zeiss, PhD, Palo VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
CE Credit: 2
Thursday, August22, 2 – 4p

#435 Psychology and America's Changing Demographics
Harold L. Hodgkinson, Ph.D., Center for Demographic Policy, Institute for Educational Leadership
Washington, DC
Vickie M. Mays, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Norman Anderson, Ph.D., Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Stanley Sue, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of California Davis
Davis, CA
CE Credit: 2
Thursday, August 22, 1 – 3p

#442 Anticipating Prescriptive Authority: Learning From Other Professions' Mistakes
Judith Kovach, Ph.D., Southfield Psychological Resources, Southfield, MI
Jalie Tucker, Ph.D, M.P.H., University of Alabama Birmingham, School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL
Michael F. O'Connor, Ph.D., Independent Practice, Palo Alto, CA
CE Credit: 2
Thursday, August 22, 3 – 5p

#443 Terrorism and its Aftermath: Implications for Practitioners and Their Clients
Stefanie A. Klein, Ph.D., Director, PracticeNet, APA, Washington, DC
James Pennebaker, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Geoffrey M. Reed, Ph.D., Practice Directorate, APA, Washington, DC
CE Credit: 1
Thursday, August 22, 4 – 5p

#739 How to Publish Your Journal Article
Gary R. VandenBos, PhD, Chair, APA Office of Communications; Angela Neil-Barnett, PhD, Kent State University; Patricia G. Devine, PhD, University of Wisconsin—Madison; Susan Knapp, APA Office of Communications; Lenore Harmon, PhD, U. Illinois Champaign-Urbana)
CE Credit: 2
Saturday, August 24, 10 – 12n

#745 PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES: Linking e-Resources in Psychology
Eva Winer, APA Internet Services;
Carolyn Gosling, APA PsycINFO
CE Credit: 1
Saturday, August 24, 10 – 11a

#841 Thinking Critically about Coping with Life's Traumas
Roxane Cohen Silver, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine
CE Credit: 1
Saturday, August 24, 4 – 5p

#844 Scents & Sensibility: Pheromones, Social Dynamics, & the Control of Fertility & Disease
Chair: Linda Noble, Ph.D., Kennesaw State University
Martha McClintock, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
CE Credit: 1
Friday, August 23, 3 – 4p

#846 A Social Psychology Toolbox for the College Classroom
Randolph A. Smith, PhD, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR
CE Credit: 1
Saturday, August 24, 3 – 4p

#867 Neurogenesis in the Adult Mammalian Brain
Elizabeth Gould, PhD
CE Credit: 1
Saturday, August 24, 3 – 4p

#913 Positive Psychology
Jonathan Haidt, PhD, University of Virginia
Laura King, PhD, University of Missouri, Columbia
CE Credit: 1
Thursday, August 22, 2-3p

#917 Power of Touch
Tiffany Field, PhD, University of Miami Medical School
CE Credit: 1
Thursday, August 22, 4-5p

#919 Intergroup Contact Theory: A Meta-Analytically Informed Reformulation
CE Credit: 1
Saturday, August 24, 9-10a

#920 Using Developmental Science to Prevent Chronic Violence in Children and Adolescents: The Fast Track Study
Kenneth A. Dodge, PhD, Duke University
CE Credit: 1
Saturday, August 24, 9-10a

#921 Social Identity Threat in a Diverse Society
Claude Steele, PhD, Stanford University
CE Credit: 1
Saturday, August 24, 11-12n

#922 Job Burnout: New Directions in Research and Intervention
Christina Maslach, PhD, University of California, Berkeley
CE Credit: 1
Saturday, August 24, 10 – 11a

#923 How and Why Normal People Go Mad
Philip Zimbardo, PhD, Stanford University
CE Credit: 1

Saturday, August 24, 12-1p

#958 Top Ten Ethical Dilemmas Faced by Psychologists
Steven Sparta, PhD, Chair – University of California, San Diego
Michael D. Roberts, PhD – Communicare, Oxford MS
Carolyn Block, PhD – Independent Practice, San Francisco CA
Michael Gottlieb, PhD – Independent Practice, Dallas TX
Wilbert McKeachie, PhD – University of Michigan
Linda Campbell, PhD --- University of Georgia
Anne Hess, PhD – Neuropsychology Service, Bangor ME
Evelyne Shuster, PhD – Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia PA
Peter Mayfield, PhD – Independent Practice, Atlanta GA
Ed Nottingham, PhD – Independent Practice, Memphis TN
Elizabeth Swenson, PhD, JD – John Carroll University, University Heights OH
June Wolf, PhD – Massachusetts Mental Health Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston MA
CE Credit: 2
Thursday, August 22, 2 – 4p

#965 The New CPT Health and Behavior Codes: Implementation and Reimbursement
Chair: Diane M. Pedulla, J.D., APA Practice Directorate
Presenters: Steven A. McEllin, APA Practice Directorate
Suzanne Bennett Johnson, Ph.D., Robert Wood Johnson Fellow in the office of Senator Hillary Clinton
James Georgoulakis, Ph.D., M.B.A., Division 17, APA Consultant
Antonio Puente, Ph.D., President, Division 40, APA Consultant
Discussant: John Corrigan, Ph.D., President, Division 22 and Member of the Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice
CE Credit: 2
Sunday, August 25, 8 – 10a

#968 Practicing Ethically: Vignettes on the PTSD “Trap” and School Violence PART I
Katherine Nordal, PhD, session Chair
Board of Directors Liaison to the Ethics Committee and the Committee on Legal Issues, Nordal Clinic, Vicksburg MS
Ethics Committee
Committee on Legal Issues
CE Credit: 2
Saturday, August 24, 10 –12n

#1093 New Interventions for Marijuana Abuse in Adults and Adolescents
Chair - Alan J. Budney, Ph.D., University of Vermont
Robert Stephens, Ph.D., Virginia Tech University
Roger Roffman, Ph.D., University of Washington
Catherine Stanger, Ph.D., University of Vermont
Discussant: Nancy Petry, Ph.D., University of Connecticut
CE Credit: 2
Friday, August 23, 1 – 3p

#1148 Rethinking Education in Psychology and Psychology in Education: An Overview of the 2001 ELC
Cynthia Belar, Education Directorate
Ronald Rozensky, University of FL
Barbara Wasik, UNC @ Chapel Hill
Virginia Andreoli Mathie, James Madison U.
Margaret Lloyed, Georgia Southern U.
Karen Maitland-Schilling, Miami U.
Nadine Kaslow, Emory U.
Linda Forrest, U. of Oregon
Nancy Dess, Occidental College
CE Credit: 2
Saturday, August 24, 10 – 12n

#1159 Approaches to Intervention for and Prevention of Aggression in Early Childhood
Daniel Shaw, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Karen L. Bierman, PhD, Pennsylvania State University
Kenneth D. Gadow, PhD, State University of New York, Stony Brook
CE Credit: 2
Thursday, August 22, 2 – 4p

#1160 Political Advocacy: Going Public – What's in it for me?
Nanci Klein, PhD, Utah Institute for Psychotherapy and Training
Peter L. Sheras, PhD, University of Virginia
Karen G. Shore, PhD, Private Practice, Westbury, NY
CE Credit: 1
Thursday, August 22, 4 – 5p

#1165 Interlocking Issues of Culture, Poverty and Violence: An International Perspective
Chair: Sari H. Dworkin, PhD, Department of Counseling and Special Education, California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA
W. Rodney Hammond, Jr., PhD, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA
Bernice Lott, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
Corann Okorodudu, EdD, Psychology Department, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Paul R. Kimmel, PhD, Independent Practice, Los Angeles, CA
Thomas A. Parham, PhD, Counseling and Health Services, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA
CE Credit: 2
Thursday, August 22, 1 – 3p

#1166 Changing Roles of Work and Family
Chair: Jean A. Carter, PhD, Independent Practice, Washington, DC
Lucia Albino Gilbert, PhD, Vice Provost and Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, TX
CE Credit: 1
Thursday, August 22, 3 – 4

#1167 Cultural Evolution of Gender Identity: Changing the Construction of Identity
Chair: Marlene M. Maheu, PhD, Private Practice, San Diego, CA
Ronald F. Levant, EdD, Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
James M. Cantor, PhD, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Joanne E. Callan, PhD, Private Practice, Solana Beach, CA
Pamela T. Reid, PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
CE Credit: 2
Thursday, August 22, 4 – 6p

#1169 Understanding and Intervening around Trauma, Grief and Loss: An Intergender Perspective
Chair: Fredric E. Rabinowitz, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA
Sam V. Cochran, PhD, Director, University Counseling Service, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Constance J. Dalenberg, PhD, Private Practice, San Diego, CA
CE Credit: 2
Saturday, August 24, 9 – 11a

#1170 Understanding and Intervening around Trauma, Grief and Loss: the Impact of Sexual Orientation
Chair: Douglas C. Haldeman, PhD, Private Practice, Seattle, WA
Laura S. Brown, PhD, Private Practice, Seattle, WA
CE Credit: 1
Saturday, August 24, 11a – 12n

#1171 Understanding and Intervening around Trauma, Grief and Loss: the Impact of Race and Ethnicity
Chair: Derald Wing Sue, PhD, Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, New York, NY
Gayle Y. Iwamasa, PhD, Graduate Psychology Department, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
Linda James Myers, PhD, African American and African Studies, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Andres Barona, PhD, Psychology in Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Carolyn Barcus, EdD, Psychology Department, Utah State University, Logan, UT
CE Credit: 1
Saturday, August 24, 12n – 1p

#1177 A Conversation Across the Decades: Two Clinicians Compare Experiences
Joan Sarnat, Ph.D.
Tom Cicciarelli, Psy.D. Independent Practice, San Francisco, CA
CE Credit: 1
Saturday, August 24, 8 – 9a

#1178 Legacies of Clinical Life
Irene Fast, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Nathan Stockhamer, New York, NY
CE Credit: 1
Saturday, August 24, 12n – 1p

#1236 The Business of Clinical Life: Starting and Maintaining a Private Practice
Chair – Robert L. Wernick, PhD , Behavioral Health Institute, Coral Springs, FL
Presenters: Michael B. Spellman, PhD, Behavioral Health Management Consultants, Ft. Myers, FL
Kalman M. Heller, PhD, Needham Psychotherapy Associates, Needham, MA
Laurie J. Kolt, PhD, Kolt Consulting, La Jolla, CA
CE Credit: 2
Thursday, August 22, 2 – 4p

#1238 Emotion and Health: Probing the Connection
Chair: Randy R. Taylor, PhD, MBA
Richard J. Davidson, PhD
CE Credit: 1
Thursday, August 22, 2 – 3p

#1240 Culture and Cognition: Ethical, Theoretical, and Practical Challenges
Josette Harris, Ph.D. University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Jennifer Manly, Ph.D. G.H. Sergievsky Center and Department of Neurology, Columbia University
CE Credit: 2
Thursday, August 22, 4 – 6p

#1253 Keynote Address: Robert Sternberg, Ph.D. “The Answer Is: Wisdom”
Robert Sternberg, Ph. D., Yale University
CE Credit: 1
Thursday, August 22, 5 – 6p

#1254 Positive Psychology And The Human Condition
Barbara Held, Ph.D., Bowdoin University
Everett Worthington, Jr., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Donna Killian Duffy, Ph.D., Middlesex Community College
Benjamin Harris, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
CE Credit: 2
Saturday, August 24, 8 – 10a

#1282 Practicing Ethically: Vignettes on the PTSD “Trap” and School Violence PART II
Katherine Nordal, PhD, session Chair
Board of Directors Liaison to the Ethics Committee and the Committee on Legal Issues, Nordal Clinic, Vicksburg MS
Ethics Committee
Committee on Legal Issues
CE Credit: 1
Saturday, August 24, 12n – 1p

#1288 Empirically Supported Treatment
David Barlow, PhD; Dianne Chambless, PhD; Larry Beutler, PhD; Bruce Wampold, PhD
CE Credit: 2
Friday, August 23, 3 – 5p

#1290 Anatomy of Loneliness
John Cacioppo, PhD
CE Credit: 1
Friday, August 23, 4 – 5p

#1291 Stalking Creativity: From the Laboratory to the Workplace
Teresa Amabile, PhD
CE Credit: 1
Friday, August 23, 3 – 4p

#1296 Expressively Easing Trauma
Jamie Pennebaker, PhD
CE Credit: 1
Saturday, August 24, 4 – 5p

#1297 AIDS: Psychology's Challenge
Tom Coates, PhD
CE Credit: 1
Friday, August 23, 3 – 4p

#1298 Language Learning Disabilities: Integrating Research, Remediation and Technology
Paula Tallal, PhD
CE Credit: 1
Friday, August 23, 3 – 4p

#1299 Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Steve Pinker, PhD
CE Credit: 1
Saturday, August 24, 3 – 4p

#1302 What Buddhist Meditation has to tell Psychology about the Mind
Eleanor Rosch, PhD
CE Credit: 1
Friday, August 23, 4 – 5p




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