TOPSS Sessions at the 2007 APA Convention

The annual APA Convention will be held August 17-20, 2007 in San Francisco, CA. The APA Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS) will sponsor five hours of programming, listed below.

There will also be a two-hour workshop on Industrial/Organizational Psychology, sponsored by the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, during convention for high school psychology teachers. If you are interested in attending the I/O workshop, please email Elise Amel so the presenters know how many people to expect.

As a service to people who teach psychology, APA’s Division 21, is offering the program Games To Explain Human Factors: Come, Participate, Learn and Have Fun!!! at the 2007 Convention. The session will be offered on Friday, August 17, from 1:00 until 2:50 pm in room 3018 of the Moscone Center. The room capacity is 265. The session will be led by Dr. Ronald G. Shapiro, Dana Nelson, a high school teacher, Dr. Margarita Posada, an applied developmental psychologist, and Sharon Mintz, a PhD Candidate in Clinical Psychology.

2007 APA TOPSS Invited Addresses:

Combining Psychology and Quantitative Methods into One Exciting Career
Leona Aiken, PhD, Arizona State University
Saturday, August 18, 2007, 10:00 – 10:50 AM
Moscone Center, Rooms 208/210

Demonstrating the Online Psychology Laboratory
Maureen McCarthy, PhD, Kennesaw State University
Saturday, August 18, 2007, 11:00 – 11:50 AM
Moscone Center, Room 226

Incorporating Disaster Research into the Psychology Class to Teach Resilience
Elizabeth Yost Hammer, PhD, Loyola University New Orleans, and Elliott D. Hammer, PhD Xavier University of Louisiana
Saturday, August 18, 2007, 12:00 – 12:50 PM
Moscone Center, Room 222

Building Resilience in Students Exposed to Chronic Stressors
Stacy Overstreet, PhD, Tulane University
Sunday, August 19, 2007, 2:00 – 2:50 PM
Moscone Center, Room 200

Classroom Techniques for Teaching Diversity at the High School/University Level
Nathan Grant Smith, PhD, and Debra Mollen, PhD Texas Woman's University; Mary Kite, PhD, Ball State University
Sunday, August 19, 2007, 3:00 – 3:50 PM
Moscone Center, Room 220

TOPSS is also pleased to announce an additional session, sponsored by the APA Board of Educational Affairs, in celebration of the TOPSS 15-year anniversary:

Aiming for Excellence: Celebrating Fifteen Years of TOPSS
Participants: Charles Spielberger, University of South Florida, Amy Fineburg, Spain Park High School, Randy Ernst, Lincoln Schools, Mary Jean Voigt, Boylan High School; Chair: Charles Brewer, PhD, Furman University (Saturday, August 18, 2007, 1:00 – 1:50 PM, Moscone Center, Room 200)

Social Hour for TOPSS: Saturday, August 18, 2007, 5:00 – 5:50 PM, San Francisco Marriott Hotel, Pacific Conference Suite A

Please contact Emily Leary by e-mail or at (202) 572-3013 if you have any questions.

Updated 06.05.07