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Program Highlights: Special 2009 Program Tracks for Students

This year APAGS will offer two distinct program tracks at the APA Convention for students interested in specialized training. Each track rewards participants who complete all requirements with a certificate of achievement from APAGS. Each track session will have sign-in sheets that you must sign at the end of the session to confirm your attendance. For questions or comments about either track, please contact Heather Dade.

APAGS/Division 5
present the


Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Track


 

APAGS/APA Publications and Communications Board present the

Publishing Track

 


• Required session (1 hour)
All participants must attend the opening session:

Structural Equation Modeling: Snapshots in Time, Application, and Opportunity Thursday, August 6th
11:00 – 11:50 AM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Reception Hall 104A
Presenter; Barbara Byrne, PhD



• Required sessions (1 – 2 hours) Attendance is required for at least one of the following sessions:

An Introduction to Growth Curve Modeling via Multilevel Models
Thursday, August 6th
2:00 – 3:50 PM
APAGS Suite, Fairmont Royal York Hotel
Presenter: Lesa Hoffman, PhD

Mediation and Moderation
Friday, August 7th
10:00 – 11:50 AM
APAGS Suite, Fairmont Royal York Hotel
Presenter: Andrew Hayes, PhD

Longitudinal Modeling
Saturday, August 8th
2:00 – 2:50 PM
APAGS Suite, Fairmont Royal York Hotel
Presenter: Keith Widaman, PhD


• Required Sessions (3 hours)
You must attend at least 3 of the following sessions:

A Comprehensive Framework for Multilevel Mediation
Friday, August 7th
1:00 – 1:50 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, Level 700, Meeting Room 715A
Presenter: Kristopher Preacher, PhD

Advances in Longitudinal Mediation Analysis
Friday, August 7th
2:00 – 2:50 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Bldg., Level 700, Meeting Room 715A
Presenter: Scott Maxwell, PhD

Statistical mediation and moderation analysis: How and for Whom do Interventions work?
Friday, August 7th
3:00 – 3:50 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Bldg,, Level 700, Meeting Room 715A
Presenters: Leona Aiken, PhD & Steve West, PhD

Factorial Invariance: Why it’s important and how to test for it
Saturday, August 8th
9:00 – 9:50 AM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Bldg., Level 700, Meeting Room 715A
Presenter: Todd D. Little, PhD

 


• Required sessions:
All participants must attend the opening session and the closing social. (Arrangements can be made if you cannot attend the social due to travel plans. Please contact Heather Dade)

Publish Now!: Charting Your Publishing Career
Thursday, August 6th
9:00 – 9:50 AM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Reception Hall 104C
Presenters: Gary R. VandenBos, PhD, Janet S. Hyde, PhD, Frederick T. Leong, PhD

Meet the Editors Social
Saturday, August 7th
3:30 – 4:30 PM
APAGS Suite, Fairmont Royal York Hotel


• Required sessions (2 hours)
Attend at least one of the following sessions:

Joining the APA Pipeline: How to Review
Friday, August 7th
11:00 – 12:50PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, Level 700, Meeting Room 711

How to Publish Your Manuscript
Saturday, August 8th
2:00 – 3:50 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, Level 700, Meeting Room 713A


• Required sessions (3 hours)
Attend at least three hours of the following sessions:

Writing with APA Style
Friday, August 7th
10:00 – 10:50 AM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, Level 700, Meeting Room 714A

The Search is On – Search Techniques Using APA PsycNET
Friday, August 7th
1:00 – 1:50 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, Level 800, Meeting Room 802B

How Do Academic Use Electronic Resources for Research? A Comparative Analysis of User Trends
Saturday, August 8 th, 4:00 – 4:50 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, Level 700, Meeting Room 711

How to Publish with APA Books
Saturday, August 8 th, 5:00 – 5:50 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, Level 700, Meeting Room 703


• You may also attend these optional break-out sessions, to supplement what you’ve learned:

Race and Ethnicity in Research
Thursday, August 6th
4:00 – 4:50 PM
APAGS Suite, Fairmont Royal York Hotel
Presenters: Kevin Cokley, PhD, Germine Awad, PhD

How to Review
Saturday, August 8th
1:00 – 1:50 PM
APAGS Suite, Fairmont Royal York Hotel
Presenter: MaryBeth Kenkel, PhD

Publishing LGBT Research
Sunday, August 9th
10:00 – 10:50 AM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, Meeting Room 206B
Presenters: Mike C. Parent, Jonathan Mohr, PhD, Irene H. Frieze, PhD, lore m. dickey, MA

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