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APA President Alan E. Kazdin, PhD, has five convention themes at APA's 2008 Annual Convention. The themes and programs are:
Interpersonal Violence
"Violence Against Women: Innovations to Translate Science to Practice," Aug. 16.
Participants: Carol E. Jordan, of the University of Kentucky, Lexington; Rebecca Campbell, PhD, Michigan State University, East Lansing; Richard E. Heyman, PhD, Stony Brook University of the State University of New York; and Carolyn M. West, PhD, University of Washington, Tacoma.
Psychological Science's Contributions to the Grand Challenges of Society
"Responding to the Challenges of Aging: Lessons From Medicine, Psychology and Law," Aug. 15.
Chair: Rosemary Blieszner, PhD, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Participants: Robert C. Green, MD, MPH, Boston University, Boston; Sara Honn Qualls, PhD, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; and Charles P. Sabatino, JD, ABA Commission on Law and Aging, Washington, D.C. Discussant: Michael A. Smyer, PhD, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
This program is co-listed with the APA Committee on Aging.
"Psychological Research to Meet the Global Challenges of Climate Change and Sustainable Development: An International Symposium," Aug. 15.
Participants: Paul Stern, PhD, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.; Ellen Matthies, PhD, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany; David Uzzell, PhD, University of Surrey, Surrey, United Kingdom. Discussant: Susan Clayton, PhD, The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio.
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma in Children and Adolescents
"Treating Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Youth: Lessons from Different Areas of Trauma," Aug. 15.
Chair: Annette M. La Greca, PhD, University of Miami.
Participants: Nancy Kassam- Adams, PhD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Anne Kazak, PhD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Anthony Mannarino, PhD, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh; Marleen Wong, PhD, Los Angeles Unified School District; Betty Pfefferbaum, PhD, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City; Beth Boyd, PhD, University of South Dakota, Vermillion. Discussants: Annette M. La Greca, PhD, University of Miami; Wendy Kim Silverman, PhD, Florida International University, Miami.
Program co-listers: Divs. 16 (School), 27 (Community), 37 (Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice), 43 (Family), 53 (Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology), 54 (Society of Pediatric Psychology) and 56 (Trauma) and the Committee on Children, Youth and Families.
"The Cold, Hard Facts: Trauma and Related Disorders in Youth," Aug. 15.
Chair: Annette M. La Greca, PhD, University of Miami.
Participant: John A. Fairbank, PhD, Duke University Medical Center.
Program co-listers: Divs. 16, 27, 37, 43, 53, 54 and 56 and the Committee on Children Youth and Families.
"Using Psychology to Reduce the Global Burden of Disease: From San Francisco General Hospital to the World," Aug. 15.
Chair: Alinne Barrera, PhD, University of California, San Francisco/San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco.
Participant: Ricardo F. Muñoz, PhD, San Francisco General Hospital.
Co-sponsored by APA's Board of Directors.
"Trauma Reactions in Somalian Refugee Adolescents," Aug. 15.
Chair: Annette M. La Greca, PhD, University of Miami.
Participants: B. Heidi Ellis, Children's Hospital Boston, Somerville, Mass.
Program co-listers: Divs. 16, 27, 37, 43, 53, 54 and 56 and the Committee on Children Youth and Families.
Clinical Practice and Science Integration
"Evidence-Based Practice or Practice-Based Evidence: Is There Evidence to Support Either?" Aug. 16.
Co-Chairs: Martin Y. Iguchi, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, Alice Young, PhD, Texas Tech University, Lubbock.
Participants: Carol D. Goodheart, EdD, Independent Practice, Princeton, N.J.; Philip C. Kendall, PhD, Temple University, Philadelphia; and Sandra L. Shullman, PhD, Executive Development Group, Columbus, Ohio.
Discussant: Jennifer F. Kelly, PhD, Atlanta Center for Behavioral Medicine.
Co-sponsored by APA's Board of Directors.
"From Practice to Science to Practice: Women, Violence and Culture," Aug. 16.
Co-Chairs: Martin Y. Iguchi, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, and Alice Young, PhD, Texas Tech University, Lubbock.
Participants: Hortensia Amaro, PhD, Northeastern University, Boston; Denise Hien, PhD, Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, N.Y.; Gail E. Wyatt, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles.
Discussant: Barbara T. Roberts, PhD, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Co-sponsored by APA's Board of Directors.
"The Future of Psychological Practice," Aug. 16.
Chair: James Bray, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.
Participants: Katherine Nordal, PhD, APA's Practice Directorate; Margaret Heldring, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle; Robert McGrath, PhD, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, N.J.
Discussant: Jessica Henderson Daniel, PhD, Children's Hospital, Boston.
Co-sponsored by APA's Policy and Planning Board.
Hate Crimes
"Hate Crime: Research, Theory, and Methodological Challenges," Aug. 16.
Chair: Elizabeth Levy Paluck, PhD, Harvard University.
Participant: Donald Green, PhD, Yale University.
Co-sponsored by APA's Policy and Planning Board.
"Hate Crime and Institutional Responses: Best Practices," Aug. 15.
Chair: Rochelle Balter, PhD, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York.
Participants: Rosie Phillips Bingham, PhD, University of Memphis; Roger L. Worthington, PhD, University of Missouri, Columbia; John F. Dovidio, PhD, Yale University.
Discussant: Derald Wing Sue, PhD, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York.
Co-sponsored by APA's Policy and Planning Board.
