Plenary sessions will highlight prominent speakers and current topics in psychology.

Organized by the Board of Convention Affairs and its Central Programming Work Group, the sessions encompass a broad range of interests.

All plenary sessions will take place in the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

Some of psychology's biggest names will give invited addresses:

• Hortensia Amaro, PhD, on "Addressing the Mind, Body and Spirit in HIV Interventions with Women"
• David H. Barlow, PhD, on "Innovations in a Unified Treatment Approach to the Emotional Disorders"
• Nancy J. Boyd-Franklin, PhD, on "Multisystems Model: A Treatment Approach for a Multicultural World"
• Kelly D. Brownell, PhD, on "Do We Have the Courage to Change the Nation's Diet?"
• John F. Dovidio, PhD, on "Racial Bias, Communication and Trust: Implications for Intervention"
• Irving J. Gottesman, PhD, on "Choreographing Genetic Explanations for Psychoses Without Stepping on Psychology's Toes"
• F. Michael Higginbotham, JD, on "Race, Law, Psychology and the Ghosts of Jim Crow"
• Terence M. Keane, PhD, on "War, Terrorism and Trauma: New models and Methods of Treatment"
• Harriet Lerner, PhD, on "Voice Lessons: Ten Steps to Clarity and Courage in Relationships"
• Geraldine Markel, PhD, on "How to Ensure Mentoring Miracles and Academic Success: Solving the Puzzle of Underserved, ADHD, Learning Disabled Students"
• Herbert Needleman, MD, on "The Science and Parascience of Lead Toxicity"
• Michael W. Otto, PhD, on "Cutting Edge of Combination Therapy: The Potential of Memory Enhancers for Psychotherapy"

• Stephen W. Raudenbush, EdD, on "Causal Inference in Multilevel Settings"
• John Elder Robinson on Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
• Derald Wing Sue, PhD, on "The Invisible Face of Racial Microaggressions: Small Slights or Macro Harm?"
• Chris E. Stout, PsyD, on "Doing More with Psychology: Having the Career You Imagined"
• Drew Westen, PhD, on "Inside the Mind and Brain of the Voter: The Presidential Campaign of 2008"
• Tukufu Zuberi, PhD, on "Deracializing Social Statistics and Quantifying Underrepresented Groups"

Other plenary sessions include:

• A symposium on "New Frontiers in Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders"
• "Dialogue on Gender and Leadership: Personality Characteristics for Success"
• A symposium on "New Frontiers in Teaching with Technology"
• A discussion on "My Students Believe What! Psychological Myths and Sound Science in the Undergraduate Classroom"
• A discussion on "Predicting, Preventing and Confronting the Aftermath of School and Campus Violence"

And don't miss an interactive interview with one of psychology's stars: "Up Close and Personal with Robert J. Sternberg, PhD."

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