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Summer Residential Course on Mental Health in Complex Emergencies: June 27-July 8,
2009; New York City, New York

The Mental Health in Complex Emergencies (MHCE) is a collaborative course organized by The Center for International Humanitarian Cooperation, HealthNet TPO and the International Medical Corps. The curriculum is based on earlier successful courses in New York, Geneva, Kampala and London. The training programme targets health, and other professionals, wishing to gain a better understanding of what is entailed in addressing mental health and psychosocial issues in complex emergencies and humanitarian settings. Contact the course organizers directly at mail@cich.org or visit http://www.cihc.org/mhce.

Were you in the Peace Corps?

The Office of International Affairs is developing a contact list of psychologists who have served in the Peace Corps for possible convention programming in 2010. If you served
in the Peace Corps (either before or after you became a psychologist!) please send an email with the subject line “Peace Corps” to Merry Bullock.

APA Division 52 Committee Invites Teachers to Take a Survey on Internationalizing the
Psychology Curriculum

The Curriculum and Training Committee of the International Psychology Division (52), American Psychological Association, invites you to complete a survey on internationalizing the psychology curriculum. We are interested in learning how many teachers of psychology
include international perspectives in their courses and how they do so. Please complete the survey even if you do not include international perspectives in your courses.

The survey should take only a few minutes. Your responses will be held confidential and used primarily for the purposes of this survey. We greatly appreciate your willingness to participate.

Click this link to begin to take the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=c2UCOBjCI5RC1jjk2VWDnQ_3d_3d. If you have questions, please contact Gloria Grenwald.

International Council of Psychologists (ICP) Invites Applicants for Secretary General
Position. Deadline: May 1, 2009

One of the earliest international professional associations, ICP, announces a call for a host-manager for the ICP Secretariat. This pro bono opportunity has potential for a $4000 stipend dependent on managing annual dues. Typically, ICP provides funds for travel to the annual convention. Responsibilities include membership database maintenance, communications clearing house, and Board support.

ICP emphasizes person-to-person connections among a full range of professional psychological educators, practitioners, and researchers.

Send letter of inquiry and resume electronically to President Consuelo Barrenda-Hanson via e-mail and President-elect Ann M. O’Roark via e-mail. Search closes on May 1, 2009.

Search for New Journal Editor. Revista Interamericana de Psicologia - Interamerican
Journal of Psychology. Deadline: May 1, 2009

The Interamerican Society of Psychology (known by its acronym in Spanish, SIP) has begun a search for a new editor of SIP’s journal, the Revista Interamericana de Psicologia - Interamerican Journal of Psychology (RIP-IJP) to replace Dr. Silvia Koller whose second term ends in December 2010.

The RIP-IJP is an outstanding, peer-reviewed journal, published three times per year, and distributed to all SIP’s members as well as to individual subscribers and libraries throughout the Americas and beyond. The RIP-IJP is the only journal in psychology that accepts and publishes articles in four of the languages of the Americas: Spanish, English, Portuguese, and French. The purpose of the journal is to publish high quality articles on theoretical, research, applied, and professional developments in psychology. The editor takes full responsibility for selecting the editorial board and ad hoc reviewers, developing special sections or issues, and for making the final decision about publication.

The editor also takes responsibility for the printing and distribution of the journal, maintenance of the journal’s website, and coordination of the award for the best paper published in the journal every two years. The editor is a member of SIP’s board of directors (the mesa directiva) and works closely with the other members of the Board to develop policies and monitor the finances of the journal. The editor must attend SIP’s board meetings, which take place in the days prior to and at the end of the Interamerican Congresses, as well as the mid-term meetings of the Board. The editor also must present regular reports to the Board about the Journal.

Nominees (including self-nominations) are requested to provide a full curriculum vitae, a brief bio highlighting past editorial experience, and a 1-2 page description of their vision for RIP. Materials can be sent by paper or email to the SIP central office: http://www.sipsych.org/contacto.htm. Materials must be received by May 1, 2009. Finalists will be interviewed at the next SIP’s Board meeting. The board meeting will take place on June 27 and 28, 2008, the days prior to the 32nd International Congress of SIP in Guatemala (June 28-July 2, 2009). See http://www.sip2009.org.

The Interamerican Society of Psychology Invites You to Attend a Cultural Immersion
Program: Language and More. Deadline: May 1, 2009

The Interamerican Society of Psychology, (known by its initials in Spanish, SIP: www.sipsych.org) through its president, Dr. Andrés Consoli, and the XXXII Interamerican
Congress of Psychology of SIP (www.sip2009.org), through its president, Mag. María del Pilar Grazioso, and with the assistance of Lic. Lucía Molina and Dr. Judith Gibbons, has
the pleasure of inviting psychology scientists, academics, professionals, and students to a Cultural Immersion Program (CIP). SIP’s first Cultural Immersion Program: Language and
More has been developed for individuals who are interested in learning or perfecting their use of the Spanish language.

SIP-CIP is a program of five days of cultural and linguistic immersion that will be offered from Monday the 22nd until Friday the 26th of June of 2009 in the cultural center El Sitio (http://www.elsitiocultural.org) in Antigua, Guatemala (5ta calle poniente no. 15). We remind you that the opening ceremony of the XXXII CIP-SIP congress is on Sunday, the 28th of June at 4 pm in Guatemala City. Inquiries and requests for further information should be directed to Lucía Molina via e-mail.

Online Applications are Now Being Accepted for IPDET 2009 (June 8 – July 3).
Application Deadline: May 11, 2009

It is time to apply for one to four weeks at the International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET). Now entering its 9th year, the program will be held from June 8th through July 3rd at Carleton University in Ottawa Canada.

Weeks 1 and 2 are a graduate-level intensive applied core course on development evaluation. Weeks 3 and 4 feature a choice of 30 workshops which go in-depth on specific development evaluation topics. New this year are workshops on evaluating governance and using the theory of change model for evaluating environmental and social impacts.

Visit www.ipdet.org for more information about the new workshops and instructors, as well as returning ones. Note that you must register on the IPDET website www.ipdet.org before you can log in and access the on-line application form. If you experience difficulties with the application process, contact Mary Dixon, the IPDET Registrar. IPDET is a collaboration of the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank and Carleton University with the support of several donor organizations.

International Council of Psychologists (Graduate Students/Early Career Psychologists) Call for 2009 Poster Presentation Proposals and in Absentia Graduate Student Posters: Topics in International Psychology. Deadline: May 15, 2009

International Council of Psychologists (ICP) Sixth INABSENTIA exhibit of poster papers is a continuous display. In-Absentia graduate student poster authors do not need to be in attendance or register for the conference (in Mexico City, July 4-8, 2009) to submit a poster proposal. Deadline is no later than May 15, 2009. Send proposals and/or PowerPoint slides via email attachments to the poster proposal co-chairs, Anna Laura Comunian; Natividad Dayan; Ani Kalajian. Send paper or laminate posters via US-mail to: Dr. Elisa Margaona, ICP Conference Logistics Prado Norte # 660, Lomas de Chapultepec México, D.F. C.P. 11000 Awards for students: $100 first prize; $50 second prize. Authors are requested to include with their cover letter:

• Proof of Graduate Student in Psychology Status
OR
• Proof of Poster Based on Graduate and Early Career Research
• Full Contact Information and
• Self Photograph/Headshot

ICP is a person-to-person association. As a mentor/incubator association, ICP welcomes psychology students & encourages studies in International Psychology. For more information, visit http://www.icpweb.org.

2009 Summer Institute in Political Psychology, July 12 – 31, 2009. Deadline: Until Slots are Filled

Stanford University will host the 2009 Summer Institute in Political Psychology (SIPP) this coming summer. Directed by Stanford Professor Jon Krosnick, SIPP is a three-week
intensive training program introducing graduate students and professionals to the world of political psychology scholarship.

SIPP was founded in 1991 at Ohio State University, and Stanford has hosted SIPP since 2005, with support from Stanford University and from the National Science Foundation. Hundreds of participants have attended SIPP during these years.

The 2009 SIPP curriculum will be designed to accomplish one preeminent goal: to produce skilled, creative, and effective scholarly researchers who would do more and better work in political psychology as the result of their attendance at SIPP. To achieve this goal, the training experience is designed to: 1) provide broad exposure to theories, empirical findings, and research traditions; 2) illustrate successful cross-disciplinary research and integration; 3) enhance methodological pluralism; and 4) strengthen institutional networks.

The schedule of activities mixes lectures with opportunities for students to talk with faculty lecturers and with each other in structured and less formal atmospheres. Some of the topics covered in past SIPP programs include race relations, conflict and dispute resolution, voting and elections, international conflict, decision-making by political elites, moral disengagement and violence, social networks, activism and social protest, political socialization, and justice.

On-line applications are currently being accepted. For more information, please visit the SIPP website at www.stanford.edu/group/sipp.

2009 Oswald-Külpe-Award for the Experimental Study of Higher Mental Processes. Deadline: June 1, 2009

Announcement and Application Instructions Honoring the great tradition of the Würzburg School of Psychology and its founder Oswald Külpe, the University of Würzburg invites nominations for its Oswald-Külpe-Award, which is conferred biennially in a special ceremony. The purpose of the award is to recognize exceptional scientific contributions to the experimental study of higher mental processes. The previous winners were Profs. Asher Koriat of the University of Haifa, Israel, and Richard E. Nisbett, University of Michigan, USA.

For the third time, the Oswald-Külpe-Award will be presented in Würzburg on November 20, 2009 by the president of the university and the chair of the psychology department. It includes a cash prize of € 4.000,- and the winner’s expenses for travelling and accommodation.

Eligible are scientists of all nationalities and without any age restrictions. The only criterion is the candidates’ proven excellence in experimental research on higher mental processes. This may pertain to different areas of psychology. Applications and nominations must be received by June 1, 2009. They should include:

• a letter addressing the candidate’s merits with respect to the criterion of the award;
• a current curriculum vitae and bibliography;
• the names of two distinguished colleagues who are willing to write letters of recommendation.

Materials should be sent to the chair of the psychology department:
Professor Fritz Strack
LS Psychologie II
Röntgenring 10
97070 Würzburg
Germany

For further information write to: Professor Strack via e-mail.

Call for Papers on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues for the International Congress of Applied Psychology in Melbourne, Australia, July 11–16, 2010. Deadline: June 1, 2009

The International Network for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns and Transgender Issues in Psychology (INET), an association of national, multinational, and international psychological organizations, is looking to facilitate a program of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and gender identity (LGBT) related presentations at the International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP) 2010.

ICAP is calling for symposia in the first instance (deadline June 30th 2009), and then individual papers (deadline November 2009). To ensure that LGBT-related presentations are collected together, INET advises symposia applicants (and later applicants for individual presentations) to ensure that they identify their submission to ICAP by selecting the ‘sexuality’ or ‘LGBT issues’ keyword via the online submission process at www.icap2010.com.

Suggested topics for symposia on LGBT issues that might be presented on at ICAP 2010 include, but are not limited to, the following:

• transgender persons
• intersex persons
• bisexuality
• LGBT immigrants
• marriage / family / parenting
• LGBT sexology
• discrimination / anti-gay violence
• internet / virtual communities
• health and LGBT people
• culture and religion

If you are interested in making a contribution by organising a symposium, please do so via the ICAP website. If you are interested in presenting in a general symposium but are unable to field the four other papers required, please send the following information to Charlene Delong (e-mail) before June 1st 2009 and INET may be able to put you in contact with a member planning a symposium in which you could take part: Name, institution; E-mail-address; title/topic of proposed talk.

You should be aware that this is not an official initiative of the ICAP organizers, though they do of course welcome submissions on all topics pertaining to psychology. Decision to include specific symposia or individual papers will be at the discretion of the ICAP organizing committee. Also, INET is not in a position to offer funding support for presenters, though please do visit the conference website to access any relevant information about travel or possible funding opportunities.

Please feel free to spread this call to other individuals and groups who might be interested. We hope to see you in Melbourne in 2010!

Scholar Rescue Fund-Fellowships for Threatened Academics: Professors, Researchers and Lecturers. Next Application Deadline: June 15, 2009

The Institute of International Education’s (IIE) Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) provides fellowships for established scholars whose lives and work are threatened in their home countries. These fellowships permit professors, researchers and other senior academics to find temporary refuge at universities and colleges anywhere in the world, enabling them to pursue their academic work. During the fellowship, conditions in a scholar’s home country may improve, permitting safe return after the fellowship; if safe return is not possible, the scholar may use the fellowship period to identify a longer-term opportunity.

How The Scholar Rescue Fund Works

Professors, established researchers and other senior academics from any country, field or discipline may qualify. Preference is given to scholars with a PhD or other highest degree in their field; who have extensive teaching or research experience at a university, college or other institution of higher learning; who demonstrate superior academic accomplishment or promise; who are facing or have recently fled from direct and immediate threats; and whose selection is likely to benefit the academic community in the home and/or host country or region. Applications from female scholars and underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged.

Fellowships are awarded for visiting academic positions ranging from 3 months to 1 calendar year. Awards are issued for up to US $25,000, plus individual health coverage. Fellowships are disbursed through host academic institutions for direct support of scholar-grantees. In most cases, host campuses are asked to match the SRF fellowship award through partial salary/
stipend support, and/or housing, research materials, and other in-kind assistance. Applications are accepted at any time. Non-emergency applications will be considered according to the following schedule:

Summer 2009: Applications received by June 15th; decision by July 31st.

Fall 2009: Applications received by September 15th; decision by October 31st.

To apply, please download the information and application materials from:
Scholar Rescue Fund - For Scholars: http://www.scholarrescuefund.org/pages/for-scholars.php. For universities and colleges interested in hosting an SRF scholar: Scholar Rescue Fund - For Hosts: http://www.scholarrescuefund.org/pages/for-hosts.php.

To learn more about the application process, please visit: Applying to SRF: http://www.scholarrescuefund.org/pages/for-scholars/instructions-and-application.php.

Mastery Certificate Program in Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery. Application Deadline: July 1, 2009

This Global Mental Health Mastery Certificate Program offers a transformative training experience to create a network of global leaders in mental health recovery. Presented by the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma (HPRT) at the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) with the support of Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS - Italian Ministry of Health), it is an intensive six-month blended learning experience (2 weeks onsite training in Italy followed by 5 months on the internet) with international faculty and trainees. Applications are due July 1st, 2009! For more information see www.hprt-cambridge.org.

The 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology: Melbourne, Australia, July 11–16, 2010. Call for Symposia now Open. Deadline: June 30, 2009

The congress program will feature: Pre-Congress workshops State-Of-The-Art talks Keynote presentations Symposia Debates Electronic and short presentations Half day workshops

The Congress will cover a range of themes emphasizing the contribution of Psychology to life and well being. The importance of psychological factors and the application of psychological knowledge are relevant for individuals, groups, communities, societies and the world community.

CALL FOR SYMPOSIA NOW OPEN

The Scientific Program Committee now invites submissions for Symposia to be presented at the Congress. A symposium is designed to be a focused session in which speakers present on a common theme, issue or question. The symposium would usually consist of a chairperson briefly introducing the topic and providing a ‘big picture’ introduction to the session. This would usually be followed by at least 4 speakers, and ending with concluding remarks by a discussant. There should be opportunity for audience members to ask questions of presenters and for an exchange of views.

We look forward to seeing you at the Congress, and hope that you will also explore Melbourne, one of the world’s most liveable cities, with a rich ethnic diversity, the potential to learn more about our indigenous culture, and the chance to discover remarkable wildlife and breathtaking natural beauty.

Michael Kyrios, Chair, Scientific Program Committee

May 2009 - Registration Opens
June 30, 2009 - Call for Symposia Closes
July 1, 2009 - Call for Individual Papers/Posters Opens
December 1, 2009 - Call for Individual Papers/Posters Closes
March 2010 - Early Bird Registration Deadline

For further information and to express your interest visit the website at www.icap2010.com.

Call for Manuscripts: American Journal of Media Psychology (AJMP). Deadline: Ongoing

The American Journal of Media Psychology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes theoretical and empirical papers that advance an understanding of media effects and processes on individuals in society. AJMP seeks submissions that have a psychological focus, which means the level of analysis should focus on individuals and their interaction with or relationship to mass media content and institutions. All theoretical and methodological perspectives are welcomed. For instructions on submitting a manuscript, please visit: http://www.marquettejournals.org/submissionguidlines.html. Questions may be directed to Dr. Michael Elasmar, Editor, American Journal of Media Psychology via e-mail.

APA Office of International Affairs Seeks Nominations for Database of Psychologists with International Experience. Deadline: Ongoing

The Committee on International Relations (CIRP) is developing a database of psychologists with international experience in all substantive areas of psychology. This database will be used to identify potential speakers for UN and other events and to identify potential colleagues to serve in an advisory capacity on projects and activities developed by CIRP and the APA office of international affairs. The data base will cross-reference psychologists by areas of expertise and geographical region of experience. Please visit http://www.apa.org/international/cirp/experts.html for more information and to submit a nomination (self-nominations are welcome).

INET – an electronic listserv for the International Network for Lesbian, Gay, And Bisexual Concerns and Gender Identity Issues in Psychology

JOIN INET – an electronic listserv for the International Network for Lesbian, Gay, And Bisexual Concerns and Gender Identity Issues in Psychology. The Network aims to strengthen global ties among psychologists and mental health workers concerned with same-sex sexual orientation and transgender issues.

The goal of INET is to advance understanding through the exchange of information and ideas, through the provision of mutual support in professional practice and research, and through the encouragement of collaborative research endeavours.

To subscribe to INET, send an e-mail message to
INET@LISTS.APA.ORG. Leave the subject line blank.
Write SUBSCRIBE [E-MAIL ADDRESS] [FIRST NAME] [LAST NAME] in the body of the message. Ψ







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