G. Stanley Hall/Harry Kirke Wolfe Lectures
at the 2005 Regional Association Meetings

Each year, the APA Education Directorate and The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2) sponsor the G. Stanley Hall/Harry Kirke Wolfe Lecture Series at the APA Convention. Delivered by prominent researchers and scholars in Psychology, the Hall Lectures feature the latest in psychological research for teachers of introductory psychology. The Harry Kirke Wolfe Lecture is focused more deliberately on the teaching of psychology.

In 2005, these speakers will be presenting their addresses at four of the regional psychological association conventions, as follows:

Eastern Psychological Association Meeting (EPA)
Boston, MA (March 10-13, 2005)

G. Stanley Hall Lecture
Dan P. McAdams, Ph.D., Northwestern University
The Redemptive Self: Generativity and the Stories Americans Live By

Dan McAdams has long been interested in the relationship of generativity, the term used to describe adults' drive to promote the well-being of future generations by giving of themselves, the stories they tell themselves and others and leaving some psychosocial gifts behind-to explain the development of their personalities and to give their lives meaning and purpose.

McAdams will discuss how these stories of midlife selves reflect a concern with making positive contributions to society. He will discuss both prized and disputed cultural themes from American life, including Americans as "the chosen people" who are blessed with a "manifest destiny."

The author of many articles and books, McAdams's latest work is "The Redemptive Self: The Stories Americans Live By," forthcoming from Oxford University Press.

Southeastern Psychological Association Meeting (SEPA)
Nashville, TN (April 6-9, 2005)

Harry Kirke Wolfe Lecture

Jill Reich, Ph.D., Bates College
The Aim of Education

Jill Reich invites her audience to consider what it is that educators do when they educate students.

Education is more than instilling facts, figures and theories, she will argue--teachers must display a critical and curious mind, knowledge about subject matter and skill in transforming thoughts into actions to develop students into interested and independent thinkers. In discussing these issues, Reich will tackle the question of how we educate and why.

Reich earned her doctorate in experimental psychology and spent the early part of her career doing research in developmental psychology. She has contributed widely to the research literature in psychology and held a variety of administrative posts in higher education before serving for four years as the executive director of education at APA.

Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA)
Chicago, IL (May 5-7, 2005)

G. Stanley Hall Lecture

Tom Pyszczynski, Ph.D., University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Why Do We Need What We Need? Searching for the Motive Beneath the Motives

Human beings have needs that make living meaningful, create favorable self-images and enhance close relations with other people. Intriguingly, such needs may also serve the purpose of dampening existential worry, finds Tom Pyszczynski.

In his talk, Pyszczynski a social psychologist, will review research revealing that death anxiety has a surprising amount of influence over behaviors that seem unrelated to death.

Pyszczynski's own research is concerned with the human need for self-esteem and meaning, as well as defense mechanisms, unconscious processes, anxiety and depression. He is the co-author of several books, including "In the Wake of 9/11: The Psychology of Terror" (APA, 2003).

Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA)
Memphis, TN (March 24-25, 2005)

G. Stanley Hall Lecture

Jessica Henderson Daniel, Ph.D., ABPP - Department of Psychiatry, Children's Hospital, Boston
Teaching about Race and Ethnicity: Focus on Learning about Human Beings The changing demographics of the United States make teaching about race and ethnicity a challenging enterprise.

Jessica Henderson Daniel meets the challenge by explaining why the discipline of psychology will increasingly need specialists--educators, practitioners, researchers and policy-makers--who realize the importance of conveying accurate information about race and ethnicity to an ever-changing nation.

Henderson Daniel is past-president of APA's Div. 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women), the senior member of APA's Ad Hoc Committee on Early Career Psychologists and a second-term member of APA's Council of Representatives. She founded and directed "Next Generation," a program aimed at increasing the number of black women who conduct research focused on adolescents.

G. Stanley Hall/Harry Kirke Wolfe Lectures at the 2005 Regional Association Meetings

G. Stanley Hall/Harry Kirke Wolfe Lectures
at the 2005 Regional Association Meetings