2007 APA Education Leadership Conference

Sharing Psychology: Its Role in Education for Other Professions
The Mayflower Hotel - Washington, DC

Saturday, September 8, 2007
4:00 Foyer	Registration Opens
5:00-7:30  East Room	Reception (Program begins at 6:00 pm) Welcome and Introduction:  The Implications of Sharing Psychology Cynthia D. Belar, PhD, ABPP Executive Director, APA Education Directorate
Sunday, Sunday, September 9, 2007
7:00   East Room	Breakfast Available, Registration
8:30-9:30 Grand Ballroom	Plenary Session Chair: Linda F. Campbell, PhD Chair, APA Board of Educational Affairs Introduction of Keynote Speaker Sharon S. Brehm, PhD, APA President Keynote Address: Liberal Education and the Disciplines We Need Now Carol Geary Schneider, PhD President, Association of American Colleges and Universities
9:30-10:15	Plenary Session: Implications for Psychology Discussion Panel Chair: Valerie Whittlesey, PhD, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs & Professor of Psychology, Kennesaw State University Jane Close Conoley, PhD, Dean, University of California, Santa Barbara Gerald C. Davison, PhD, Dean, University of Southern California Richard J. Klimoski, PhD, Dean, George Mason University Louis G. Tassinary, PhD, JD, Associate Dean, Texas A&M University Liberal Education and the Disciplinary Societies: Psychology’s Contribution Robin Hailstorks, PhD, Associate Executive Director for Precollege and Undergraduate Education, APA Education Directorate
10:15-10:30	Break
10:30-12:00 2ND FLOOR	Discussion Groups: Advancing the Goals of a Liberal Education in Psychology (See folder for group assignments)
12:00-1:00 pm EAST ROOM	Lunch
1:00-3:15 GRAND BALLROOM	Plenary Session Chair: Martha D. Christiansen, PhD Member, APA Board of Educational Affairs
1:00–2:15	Panel 1:  Communications, Gerontology, Fine Arts, Education Jane Close Conoley, PhD, Professor and Dean Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara Gerald C. Davison, PhD, Professor and Dean Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California Lauren S. Seifert, PhD, Professor Department of Psychology, Malone College
3:50–4:00	Panel 2:  Business, Foreign Service, National Leadership Richard J. Klimoski, PhD, Professor and Dean The School of Management, George Mason University Alan G. Whittaker, PhD, Dean of Faculty and Academic Programs National Defense University
3:15-3:30	Break
3:30-4:30	Panel 3:  Criminal Justice, Law Linda J. Demaine, PhD, JD, Director, Law and Psychology Graduate Program Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University Maureen O’Connor, JD, PhD, Professor and Chair Department of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY
4:30-5:30	Panel 4:  Architecture, Engineering        Scott A. Shappell, PhD, Professor Department of Industrial Engineering, Clemson University Louis G. Tassinary, PhD, JD, Associate Dean for Research and Director Graduate Studies College of Architecture, Texas A&M University
Monday, September 10, 2007
7:00 AM East Room	Breakfast Available
7:00-8:30 PENNSYLVANIA	Advocacy for Novices (Breakfast available in room) Nina Levitt, EdD, Associate Executive Director for Government Relations APA Education Directorate Shelia Lane Forsyth, MEd, Advocacy/Grassroots Consultant
8:30-10:15 GRAND BALLROOM	Panel 5: Health Chair: Barry A. Hong, PhD, ABPP, Professor College of Medicine, Washington University John E. Carr PhD, ABPP, Professor Emeritus College of Medicine, University of Washington Betty A. Chewning, PhD, Professor School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin Brenda DeVellis, PhD, Professor School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Alan G. Glaros, PhD, Associate Dean and Professor Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences Discussant: Cynthia D. Belar, PhD, ABPP Executive Director, APA Education Directorate
10:15-10:30	Break
10:30-12:00 2ND FLOOR	Discussion Groups: The Implications of Sharing Psychology (See folder for group assignments)
12:00-1:15 EAST ROOM	Education Advocacy Awards Lunch Linda F. Campbell, PhD, Chair, APA Board of Educational Affairs 2007 Education Advocacy Distinguished Service Award 2007 Friends of Psychology Distinguished Service Award
1:15-1:45 GRAND BALLROOM	Plenary Session Chair: Nina Levitt, EdD Associate Executive Director for Government Relations APA Education Directorate
	Panel 1: Substance Abuse/Mental Health Services Administration Reauthorization Connie Garner, Policy Director for Disability and Special Needs Populations, Senate Health Education Labor & Pensions Committee (Senator Edward Kennedy, Chairman) Aaron Bishop, Professional Staff Member, Senate Health Education Labor & Pensions Committee (Senator Michael Enzi, Ranking Member)
1:45-2:30	Panel 2: SAMHSA Programs: Workforce Development and Suicide Prevention Ron Manderscheid, PhD, former Branch Chief Survey and Analysis Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA Kermit Crawford, PhD, Minority Fellowship Program Fellow APA Federal Education Advocacy Coordinator Richard McKeon, PhD, MPH, Special Advisor Suicide Prevention Programs, SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services
2:30-2:45	Preparing for Hill Visits: Authorizing Process -- How a Bill Becomes Law Christopher Kush, MPP, President, Soapbox Consulting
2:45-3:00	Break
3:00-4:00	Legislative Issues Overview: SAMHSA Reauthorization Reauthorizing Recommendations on SAMHSA Campus Suicide Prevention Program Jenny Smulson, Senior Officer, Legislative and Federal Affairs APA Education Directorate Reauthorization Recommendations on SAMHSA Workforce Development Nina Levitt, EdD, Associate Executive Director for Government Relations APA Education Directorate
4:00-5:00	Interactive Strategies for Successful Hill Visits! Christopher Kush, MPP, President, Soapbox Consulting
5:00-5:30	Discussion of Hill Packets & Review of Hill Appointments Christopher Kush, MPP, President, Soapbox Consulting
6:00-7:00 EAST ROOM	ELC Reception for Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) Majority Member, House Appropriations Committee
7:30	Dinner (Invitation Only) Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2007
7:30 am GRAND BALLROOM	Breakfast Available Final Hill Visit Preparation and Questions
8:30	Hill Visits
RHODE ISLAND	Debriefing Upon Return from Hill Visits

This program has been reviewed and approved by the APA Office of Continuing Education in Psychology. This program offers 10 CE credits for psychologists. The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the program. Full attendance at all sessions offered for CE is required to receive credit; no partial credit will be awarded.