Calendar

July

15-26: Fourth Annual Psychology of Aging Institute, Duluth, Minn. Sponsored by Div. 20 (Adult Development and Aging) and the National Institute on Aging, this training institute is designed for psychology faculty seeking to strengthen skills for developing an active agenda on healthy aging and integrating research on aging with teaching. Contact: Chandra M. Mehrotra, Director, Research Training Institute, College of St. Scholastica, 1200 Kenwood Ave., Duluth, MN 55811; e-mail: cmehrotr@css.edu.

29-31: Promoting Student Success: Clinical Assessment and Management of Differences in Learning, Chapel Hill, N.C. Co-sponsored by The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the All Kinds of Minds Institute, this conference focuses on understanding key neurodevelopmental functions and forms of dysfunctions in school-age children, developing assessment approaches based on a neurodevelopmental framework and designing effective management strategies for children and adolescents with attention, learning or behavior problems. Attendance is limited to 200 participants. Deadline: July 9. Contact: Maureen House; (919) 969-5688; e-mail: mhouse@allkindsofminds.org.

September

25-25: 36th Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), Adelaide, Australia. The theme is "Adelaide 2001: a psychological odyssey." APS seeks to explore the diversity of psychology and its latest developments and benefits to the community at large. Contact: Conference Team, Australian Psychological Society, 1 Grattan St., Carlton VIC 3053, Australia; 61 3 8662 3300; fax: 61 3 9663 6177; e-mail: confer@psychsociety.com.au; Web site: www.aps.psychsociety.com.au.

PROGRAMS

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks proposals for a variety of projects that are consistent with the foundation's goals of ensuring that all Americans that have access to health care, promoting health practices that reduce the harm caused by substance abuse and improving care for people with chronic illnesses. Deadline: Ongoing. Contact: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Route 1 and College Road East, P.O. Box 2316, Princeton, NJ 08543-2316; (609) 452-8701.

CALL FOR PAPERS

School Psychology Quarterly, published by Div. 16 (School), has issued a call for papers for the "Research Design and Methodology" section. Manuscripts should feature methods and designs that offer a starting point for advanced research in school psychology. The journal seeks to augment the methodological sophistication of school psychology research and find diverse approaches to answering questions in the field. Deadline: Ongoing. Contact: Terry Gutkin, PhD, 117 Bancroft Hall, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0345; (402) 472-1154; e-mail: tgutkin1@unl.edu.

The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society, is now accepting original articles, research, critiques and case studies concerning all aspects of pain and pain management. Contact:The Journal of Pain, Department of Pharmacology, Bowen Science Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52246; (319) 335-7941; e-mail: jpain@uiowa.edu; Web site: www.ampainsoc.org.

-- R. BALLIE