Attend a social justice open forum in Honolulu

Divisions for Social Justice (DSJ)--a coalition of ten APA divisions that support initiatives for social justice--is proposing a two-hour open forum on international conflict to be held during APA's 2004 Annual Convention in Honolulu, July 28-Aug. 1. The forum, titled "The role of psychologists in strategic planning for resolving international issues of war and peace," will focus on brainstorming ways to influence public policy in this area.

DSJ--formed in 1999--is composed of representatives from Divs. 9 (Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues), 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology), 27 (Society for Community Research and Action), 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women), 39 (Psychoanalysis), 43 (Family), 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Issues), 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues), 48 (Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence), and 51 (Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity).

DSJ held a similar forum at the 2003 Annual Convention in Toronto, which was moderated by APA Past-president Philip G. Zimbardo, PhD, and attended by nearly 400 people. For more information, contact DSJ Secretary Bernice Lott, PhD, at (401) 789-7003 or blott@uri.edu, or DSJ Chair Judith Glassgold, PhD, at drglassgold@patmedia.net.

Division honors leading psychology instructors

Div. 2 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology) honored three outstanding teachers of psychology in 2003. They are:

* Charles I. Abramson, PhD, of Oklahoma State University, who won the Robert S. Daniel Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching.

* Jim Matiya, of Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Ill., who won the Moffett Memorial Award for high school teaching.

* Erika W. Pohl, of the University of Georgia, who won the McKeachie Early Career Award for graduate student teaching.

For more information or to nominate someone for the 2004 STP awards, contact Elizabeth Yost Hammer, PhD, at eyhammer@loyno.edu.

Congratulations to Div. 27 honorees

In 2003, Div. 27 (Society for Community Research and Action) presented eight types of honors. The awards and recipients are:

* Distinguished Contributions to Research and Theory Award: Lonnie Snowden, PhD, of the University of California, Berkeley.

* Distinguished Contributions to Practice Award: José Toro-Alfonso, PhD, of the University of Puerto Rico.

* Dissertation Award: Margaret Davis, PhD, of DePaul University.

* Emory Cowen Award: Jessica Goodkind, PhD, of Michigan State University.

* Ethnic Minority Mentoring Award: Bill Davidson, PhD, of Michigan State University.

* McNeil Award: Paul Malloy, of Oxford House in Washington, D.C.

* International Travel Awards: Serdar Degirmencioglu from Turkey; Miguel Maldonado from Peru; Fredy Leonardo Martinez from Columbia; Maritza Montero from Venezuela; and A. Bame Nsamenang from Cameroon.

* Student Travel Awards: Joie Acosta, Marci Culley, Dawn Darlaston-Jones, Marianna Fischer, Jennifer Graf, Anne Gregory, Jacob Hess, Mitsuru Ikeda, David Jackson, Azusa Koyama, Marianna Litovich, Katherine McDonald, Sascha Meinrath, Keisha Mitchell, Michèle Schlehofer-Sutton, Melinda Schmidt, Marieka Schotland, Joshua Singh, Nghi Thai, Jessica Thompson, Bianca Wilson and Dawn Witherspoon.

For more information on each award, visit the Div. 27 Web site at www.apa.org/divisions/div27.

Consulting conference focuses on leadership roles

Div. 13 (Society of Consulting Psychology) will host its 12th annual mid-winter conference on consultation to corporations and businesses, "Leadership and trusted advisers," Feb. 5-8 in Pasadena, Calif. Keynote speakers include Chris Argyris, PhD, David Campbell, PhD, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, PhD, Susan Mohrman, PhD, Jag Sheth, PhD, and Alan Weiss, PhD. There will be pre- and postconference workshops as well as 26 continuing-education credits available. For session descriptions and registration information, visit www.apa.org/divisions/div13.

Division seeks proficiency status for clinical hypnosis

Div. 30 (Society of Psychological Hypnosis) is pursuing proficiency status for clinical hypnosis through APA's Commission for Recognition of Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology (CRSPPP). CRSPPP is reviewing the division's application. For more information on Div. 30 activities, visit www.apa.org/divisions/div30.

Div. 39 meeting will address diversity

Div. 39 (Psychoanalysis) announces its spring meeting, "Psychoanalysis at the edge: the transmission of culture, class and institution," to be held in Miami Beach, Fla., March 18-21. The conference will address the diversity and overlapping boundaries of both psychoanalysis and American society, and the notion that American psychoanalysis should appeal to a broader, more diverse population. The meeting will also address ways to promote the cross-fertilization of disciplines, cultures, models and theories. The keynote speakers are Roy Schafer, PhD, and Otto Kernberg, MD. For more information, contact Andrea Corn, PhD, at cornpsyd@bellsouth.net or Antonio Virsida, PhD, at ARVIRSIDA@aol.com.

Div. 44 student scholarship available

Div. 44 is seeking proposals for the Malyon-Smith Scholarship, a $1,000 prize awarded to a graduate student for research on the concerns of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered individuals, groups or communities. The deadline to submit proposals is Feb. 1. For more information and application materials, visit www.apa.org/divisions/div44.

Div. 54 honors outstanding faculty

Div. 54 (Society of Pediatric Psychology) announces its 2003 Faculty Award winners. They are:

* Danny Armstrong, PhD, who won the Lee Salk Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contributions to Div. 54 and pediatric psychology. Armstrong is a professor and associate chair in the department of pediatrics at the University of Miami and director of the university's Mailman Center for Child Development. He has maintained a strong working alliance between Div. 54 and the American Academy of Pediatrics and served as the division's president and a member-at-large.

* Lori Stark, PhD, who won a Logan Wright Distinguished Research Award for outstanding research contributions in pediatric psychology. Stark is a tenured professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and director of the division of psychology at Children's Hospital Medical Center. Stark has published more than 50 articles and book chapters in the area of pediatric chronic illness--particularly in the area of cystic fibrosis.

* Karen Gil, PhD, who won a Logan Wright Distinguished Research Award. Gil is a professor in the department of psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as senior associate dean for undergraduate education. In addition, she is a professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and an adjunct associate professor at Duke University Medical Center. She has published more than 70 articles and book chapters in the area of behavioral medicine, particularly in the area of sickle cell disease.

--J. CHAMBERLIN