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Psychology-Community Engagement: Partnering for Social Change
Event Program
Psychology-Community Engagement: Partnering for Social Change will highlight the theory and practice of partnerships between psychologists and diverse and economically challenged communities.
PART 1: PRECONFERENCE SITE VISIT
Wednesday, August 5, 12:20 – 5:00 p.m.
We will visit two community-based centers that promote community research partnerships that are situated in culturally diverse and economically challenged Toronto neighborhoods. At these centers, visitors will learn about the groundbreaking work of Canadian researchers and clinicians, and we will learn about Canadian policy initiatives addressing social issues. Visitors will have a guided bus tour of each neighborhood and meet with residents, community organization representatives, service providers, and social scientists to discuss a range of initiatives, challenges and successes. Visitors can return home with new ways of thinking about collaborations to address issues faced in their home communities.
Buses will depart at 12:20 p.m. from the Metro Convention Centre, 255 Front Street West.
Registration for the Site Visit
Registration is limited to 60 people (30 per bus). Deadline for registration is July 21, 2009.
To register, please electronically submit the Registration Form and mail your confirmation e-mail and $25 check, payable to Division 9: The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (noting “Partnering Initiative” on the check) to:
Office on Socioeconomic Status
American Psychological Association
Public Interest Directorate
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Registration will not be complete until a check has been received. If you require a reduced registration fee, please mail a request to OSES.
Registration Questions? Contact
Toni DeSalvo-Alvano, Program Coordinator, Office on SES.
Community Centers and Agencies Involved
* Wellesley Institute
The Wellesley Institute is a non-profit research and policy institute that focuses on urban health and urban health disparities. The Wellesley institute both conducts and supports research, fosters community engagement and capacity building, and encourages the development of community-based policy addressing urban health issues in the areas of the social determinants of health and health disparities; the relationship between health and housing; and the relationship between health and social and economic inequalities.
* York University-TD Community Engagement Centre
The York University-TD community engagement center is a recently established teaching, research and resource center, located in and partnering with the Jane-Finch neighborhood of Toronto. The goals of the center are to encourage collaborative research between local service providers and the York University community to encourage positive social change; facilitate the local community’s access to post-secondary education; enrich the educational experience of York University students through experiential education; promote civic engagement; and build strong community-university partnerships.
* Access Alliance Multicultural Health Agency
Access Alliance is a community health center that serves the city of Toronto. Their focus is on promoting health and well-being for immigrants and refugees in Toronto through improving their access to services, and addressing medical, social, economic and environmental issues affecting immigrants and refugees. Access Alliance has been actively involved in community based research on these issues, partnering with community members and academics from a range of disciplines and institutions. Projects of interest that will be discussed at the pre-conference include a photo-voice project on housing, conducted in the Black Creek/Jane-Finch neighborhood, and a series of research projects on refugee mental health.
* Black Creek Community Health Centre
Black Creek Community Health Centre (BCCHC) is a non-profit, community-based organization that provides health and social services to the Jane-Finch community in Toronto. The BCCHC has been actively involved in a number of research partnerships with academics and community members that will be of interest to pre-conference participants, including research into resilience, immigrant women’s access to mental health care, and programs that focus on mentoring local youth.
* Planned Parenthood Toronto
Planned Parenthood Toronto is a Toronto-wide community health center that provides a full range of primary health care services, workshops, counseling and information services, with a focus on sexual and reproductive health. Planned Parenthood has engaged in several research projects in partnership with a wide range of academics and community members. At the preconference, they will discuss community based collaborative research that focuses on trans/homophobia in sexually diverse youth, and on gathering information from local youth on assets, gaps and barriers that exist in current sexual health education and services.
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PART 2: APA CONVENTION SESSIONS
Divisions involved in this initiative have mounted a strong set of 20 division-sponsored APA conference sessions in which community members, practitioners, and scholars will present approaches to fostering psychology-community partnerships. Please join us for these sessions and our social hour!
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday
Producing Social Change Through Partnerships – Learning From the Visionaries
Symposium, Division 9 – Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Center Meeting Room 714B
Chair: Linda Silka, PhD: University of Massachusetts Lowell
Bill Kuykendall, MA, University of Maine: A University Changes Course
Mangkone Sananikone, Wat Buddhabhavana, Westford, MA: When the Community Is a Buddhist Temple
Suzanne Cashman, DSc, University of Massachusetts Medical School: Expanding the Skill Base in Community– University Research
Sarena Seifer, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin: Creating a National Movement: The Community– Campus Partnerships for Health
Partnering With Youth for Social Change – Highlighting Toronto Partnerships
Symposium, Division 9 – Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m., Metro Toronto Convention Center Meeting Room 712
Sarah Flicker, PhD, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada: Sexpress! Lessons From the Toronto Teen Survey
Paul Ritvo, PhD, PhD, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada: Mentoring Disadvantaged Youth: Promoting Psychological Strength Through Exercise
Yogendra Shakya, PhD, Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services, Toronto, ON, Canada: Promoting Newcomer Youth Mental Health Through CBR
Culturally Informed Services for Disadvantaged Populations – From Evaluation to Intervention
Symposium: Division 45 – Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues
1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre Meeting Room 711
Co-chairs: Monique A. Levermore, PhD & Treniece Lewis Harris, PhD
Participants: Irene Bravo, PhD, Monique A. Levermore, PhD, Treniece Lewis Harris, PhD, Salome Cockern, PhD, Rakale Collins Quarells, PhD
Challenges and Rewards in Community-Based Research
Paper session, Division 9 – Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m., Metro Toronto Convention Center Meeting Room 706
Carolyn Weisz, PhD, University of Puget Sound: Community-Based Social Action Research on Homelessness: Challenges and Rewards
Kate Sheese, BA, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada: Rupturas: Systemic Challenges to Mental Health Among Canada’s Transnational Farmworkers
Creating Peaceful Communities With Justice – Authentic Community and Psychologist Partnerships
Symposium, Division 48 – Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence
2:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre Meeting Room 206C
Chair: Kathleen H. Dockett, EdD, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC
Amy E. West, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL: Fostering Authentic Community-Driven Participatory Research and Program Development
Phillip Atiba Goff, PhD, University of California-Los Angeles &Tracie L. Keesee, PhD, Denver Police Department, CO: Leadership in Police Equity: A Case Study in Participatory Research
Eduardo I. Diaz, PhD, Miami-Dade Count Independent Review Panel, Miami, FL: Creating Constructive Community in Prisons
Kathryn L. Norsworthy, PhD, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL: Partnerships in Peace and Justice Work: Global North-South Collaboration
Discussant: Lawrence H. Gerstein, PhD, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Psychology-Community Partnering Initiative SOCIAL HOUR
Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Tudor Room 8
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Co-sponsored by:
Division 8 – Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Division 9 – Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Division 27 – Society for Community Research and Action
Division 34 – Population and Environmental Psychology
Division 44 – Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual, and Transgender Issues
Community Building and Mental Health After War Devastation
Symposium, Division 27 - Society for Community Research and Action
8:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre Meeting Room 201C
Chair: Jancis Long, PhD, Psychologists for Social Responsibility, Berkeley, CA
Paula Green, EdD, Karuna Center for Peacebuilding, Amherst, MA: Community Building and Mental Health After Armed Conflict
Nahid Aziz, PsyD, Argosy University/Washington, DC: Afghan Women's Human Rights and Mental Health
Reflections on Participatory Action Research in the United States and Canada – The Legacy of Cynthia Joy Chataway
Symposium, Division 9 – Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Center Meeting Room 202A
Chair: Michelle Fine, PhD, City University of New York Graduate Center
Maria Torre, MA, The New School: Participatory Entremundos
Monique Guishard, MA, City University of New York Bronx Community College: Reflecting on Mutual Vulnerabilities
Heather Schmidt, MA, Algoma University, Sault Sainte Marie, ON, Canada: Collaborating With First Nations to Bring About Social Change
Discussant: Herbert C. Kelman, PhD, Harvard University
A UNESCO Liberation Psychology School Twinning Project Between Canada and the Philippines: Health Care Outreach as a Context for Human Rights Awareness
Invited speaker and discussion, Division 48, Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence
12:00 p.m. -12:50 p.m., Division 48 Hospitality Suite, Fairmont Royal York Hotel
John Szura, PhD, St. Augustine Center of Studies, Manila, Philippines, and John Cafferky, MA, Twinning Project director, John Paul II High School, Scarborough, ON, Canada
Public Engagement: Enhancing Cultural Validity in Research and Practice
Symposium, Division 27 - Society for Community Research and Action
2:00 p.m.- 2:50 p.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre Meeting Room 202A
Chair: Mary M. Clare, PhD, Lewis and Clark College
Michael Salzman, PhD, University of Hawai`i at Manoa: Cultural Validity and Intercultural Training: The Intercultural Sensitizer
Sharon A. Reyes, PhD, Woodburn Schools, OR: Critical Practice and Critical Engagement: Bilingual Students Read the World
Andraé L. Brown, PhD, Lewis and Clark College: Rituals as Tools of Resistance: From Survival to Liberation
David Shriberg, PhD, Loyola University Chicago: Legitimizing Social Justice Research in School Psychology
Mary M. Clare, PhD: Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Fifty Eight Sovereign Nations and a College
Latino Fathers in Research and Parenting Intervention
Symposium: Division 45–Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues
8:00 a.m.– 8:50 a.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre Meeting Room 202D
Chair: Ana A. Baumann, PhD
Participants: Leopoldo Cabassa, PhD, Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez, PhD, Ana A. Baumann, PhD
Discussant: Luis H. Zayas, PhD
Student Perspectives in Conducting Outreach and Research With Diverse Populations
Symposium: Division 27 - Society for Community Research and Action
9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre Meeting Room 203A
Co-chairs: Sherry C. Wang, MA, & Oksana Yakushko, PhD, University of Nebraska Lincoln
Casey N. Tallent, MA, University of Nebraska Lincoln: Strategies for Collaborating With the Medical Community
Lawrence J. Chatters, MA, University of Nebraska Lincoln: Conducting Research and Practice With At Risk Adolescents in the Community
Sherry C. Wang, MA: Conducting Culturally Sensitive Outreach and Research With the Vietnamese Elderly Refugee
Manijeh Badiee, MA, University of Nebraska Lincoln: Trials, Tribulations, and Inspiration of a Research Immersion in Iran
Jeffrey T. Reznicek, MA, University of Nebraska Lincoln: Conducting Research and Outreach in Bolivia
Discussant: Kathryn L. Norsworthy, PhD, Rollins College
Arts-Based Research for Advocacy and Community Action – Photovoice and Collaboration
Symposium, Division 9 – Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Center Reception Hall 104A
Chair: Izumi Sakamoto, PhD, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
Lorraine M. Gutierrez, PhD, University of Michigan––Ann Arbor: Photovoice as a Tool for Community Building and Action
Izumi Sakamoto, PhD, University of Toronto, ON, Canada: What’s Next? From Individual Arts-Informed Research Projects to Collaborative Initiative
Brenda Roche, PhD. Wellesley Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada: Funder's Perspective: Collaborating on Arts-Based Research
Discussant: Adrienne Chambon, PhD, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
Making Research Relevant: Reflections from LGBT Community-Academic Partnerships in Ontario
Invited address, Division 44, Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues
11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Centre Reception Hall 104B
Robb Travers, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, and Associate Scientist at the Ontario HIV Treatment Network
Community Engagement and Society of Counseling Psychology: Acting Against Oppression
Symposium, Division 17, Counseling Psychology
1:00 p.m. - 1:50p.m., Convention Center Meeting room 206D
Chair: Michael Mobley, Rutgers University
Priscilla Dass-Brailsford, EdD, Lesley University; Sabbatical: Georgetown University, Washington, DC: Sustaining Community Engagement
Martha Arbuthnot, Clinical Director, Access Alliance Multicultural Health & Community Services, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Access Alliance Working Toward “Health with
Dignity”: Partnership in Toronto
Chanda C. Corbett, PhD, Loyola University, Baltimore, MD: Strategies for Establishing Community Connections: Implementing Community Engagement Principles
Discussant: Rebecca Toporek, San Francisco State University
Violence in Our Communities: Approaches for Lessening Aggression in Children and Families – Directions for Collaborative Research and Community-Psychologist Interventions
Discussion, Division 48 – Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence
1:00 p.m. to 2:50 p.m., Division 48 Hospitality Suite, Fairmont Royal York Hotel,
Co-Chairs: Robert Geffner, PhD, Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, Alliant International University, San Diego, CA; Julie Meranze Levitt, PhD, Independent Practice, Bala Cynwyd, PA; & Bonnie Nastasi, PhD, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Panelists (partial listing):
Zoi Andalcio, MS, Men's Health and Recovery, Boston Public Health Commission, Boston, MA
Steven Leff, PhD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Joel Meyers, PhD , Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Stacy Overstreet, PhD, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Kris Varjas, PhD, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Ethnocultural Components and Their Essential Influence on Community Engagement and Intervention
Invited Address, Division 27 - Society for Community Research and Action
2:00 p.m. 2:50 p.m., Fairmont Royal York Hotel Tudor Room 7
Speaker: Joseph E. Trimble, PhD, Western Washington University
Discussant: Meg A. Bond, PhD, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Community Engagement Through Community Based Participatory Action Research
Symposium, Division 27 - Society for Community Research and Action
3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m., Fairmont Royal York Hotel Tudor Room 7
Chair: Geoff Nelson, PhD, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Maria Liegghio, BA, & Scot D. Evans, PhD, University of Miami,: Partnering With Children Diagnosed With Mental Health Issues: Contributions of a Sociology of Childhood Perspective to Participatory Action Research
Rich Janzen, BA, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Geoff Nelson, PhD, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada, Joanna Ochocka, Centre for Community Based Research, Kitchener, ON, Canada, & John Trainor, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada: Community Based Participatory Action Research With Mental Health Self Help Groups and Organizations: A Theoretical Framework
Robb Travers, PhD, University of Toronto, ON, Canada: You're Not One of Us, Are You? Insider, Outsider, and Those In Between: Statuses in Participatory Research
Partnership Between Universities and Community Organizations – Trends, Examples, and Challenges
Symposium, Division 9 – Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
8:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m., Metro Toronto Convention Center Meeting Room 202A
Chair: Lauren B. Cattaneo, PhD, George Mason University
Amy B. Cohen, MA, Save the Children, Washington, DC: Trends and Resources for University–Community Partnerships
Lauren B. Cattaneo, PhD: Graduate Coursework as a Vehicle for Community Engagement
Aliya R. Chapman, BA, George Mason University: All Dulles Area Muslim Society: Community Marital Health Survey
Caron Heigel, MA, George Mason University: Developing a Mentoring Program for Juvenile Offenders
Doing CBPR – The People Awakening Projects
Symposium, Division 45 – Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues
12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre Meeting Room 704
Chair: James Allen, PhD
Participants: James Allen, PhD, Gunnar Ebbesson, MA, Gerald Mohatt, EdD
Discussant: Lisa Rey Thomas, PhD
Culturally Relevant Community-Based Participatory Research – Evidence From the AAKOMA Project
Symposium, Divisions 12, 9, 17, 37, 45, 55
12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building – Level 700, Meeting Room 703
Participants: Alfiee Breland-Noble, PhD; and Joy L. King, BA
Discussant: Cheryl Anne Boyce, PhD
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