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To assist in your planning for the 2002 Convention, the programming sessions have been categorized by dates: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Thursday, August 22nd


Pediatric End-Life Issues
a sponsored event of The Committee on Psychology and AIDS

Thursday, August 22, 9:00am-10:50 am
Symposium: McCormick Place,
Lakeside Center-Level 4, Room E450a

Chair: John Anderson, PhD, American Psychological Association, Office on AIDS, Washington, DC
Participants: Development Issues Regarding Children and Death - Judith M. Stillion, PhD, Caring Center, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA; Involving Children, Adolescents and their Families in End-of-Life Decisions - Mary Ann McCabe, PhD, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; What Makes Working with Dying Children and Their Families Different - Maureen E. Lyon, PhD, ABPP, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; The Role of Psychologist In Pediatric End of Life Care - Michelle New, PhD, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC


2002 Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest Award (Senior Career)
a sponsored event of The Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI)

Thursday, August 22, 1:00pm-1:50 pm
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel, Lakeside
Center-Level 2, Meeting Room E258

Chair: Lillian Comas-Diaz, PhD, Independent Practice, Washington, DC
Award Recipient: Melba Vasquez, PhD, "Complexities of the Latina Experience: A Tribute to Martha Bernal"


The Disproportionate Impact of September 11
a sponsored event of The Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI)

Thursday, August 22, 2:00pm-3:50pm
Symposium (#413): McCormick Place, Convention Center
Lakeside Center, Level 2, Room E259

Participants: Julian Barling, PhD, Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Carl Bell, MD, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Meg Bond, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
Robin Gurwitch, PhD, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Ethel Tobach, PhD, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
Antoinette Zeiss, PhD, Palo VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA

This session is approved for CE credit! No pre-registration is necessary, and you will find instructions for claiming your CE credits at a variety of distribution points in the convention center.

Description of this CE session:
www.apa.org/pi/conventionce.html#413


Impact of HIV on the Brain and Behavior
a sponsored event of The Committee on Psychology and AIDS

Thursday, August 22, 2:00pm-5:50pm
Continuing Education Workshop: Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel,
Conference Center- Second Floor, Room CC23A and B

Faculty: Francisco Fernandez, MD, Loyola University Medical Center; John Anderson, PhD, American Psychological Association, Office on AIDS, Washington, DC

Description of this CE Workshop and registration information:
http://www.apa.org/ce/workshopthurs.html#116



2002 Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest Award (Senior Career)
a sponsored event of The Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI)

Thursday, August 22, 4:00pm-4:50pm
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel, Lakeside
Center-Level 2, Meeting Room E270

Chair: Cheryl Travis, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Award Recipient: Phyllis Katz, PhD, "Racist Sexists or Multicultural Feminists: How do they begin?"


Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs Social Hour and Award Ceremony
Presentation of the 2002 Jeffrey S. Tanaka Memorial Dissertation Award in Psychology and the 2002 Richard M. Suinn Minority Achievement Awards

Thursday, August 22, 5:00-5:50pm
Social Hour (#956): Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel
Conference Center, First Floor, Room CC10A

Chair: Freddy A. Paniagua, PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

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Friday, August 23rd


Valuing Diversity: Communities Helping Communities
a co-sponsored event of BAPPI and SCRA (Div 27-Community Psychology)

Friday, August 23, 11:00am-12:50pm
Symposium: McCormick Place, South Building
Level 1, Room S106B

Chair: Melvin Wilson, PhD
Participants:Bobbi Reichtell, The Slavic Village
Dwight Tillery, Community Foundation for Palm Beach & Martin Counties
Kien Lee, Association for the Study and Development of Community
Meg Bond, University of Massachusetts in Lowell
Discussant: Tom Moore, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign


United Nations World Conference Against Racism
a sponsored event of The Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs

Friday, August 23, 12:00pm-1:50pm
Symposium (#157): McCormick Place, Lakeside Center
Level 3, Room E351

Chair: Anderson J. Franklin, PhD
Participants: Corann Okorodudu, EdD, James S. Jackson, PhD
Thema Simone Bryant, PhD, Bertha G. Holliday, PhD, William D. Parham, PhD


Town Hall Meeting--United Nations World Conference Against Racism

Friday, August 23, 2:00-2:50pm
Discussion (#1281): McCormick Place, Lakeside Center
Level 3, Meeting Room E351

Chair: Anderson J. Franklin, PhD
Participants: Corann Okorodudu, EdD, James S. Jackson, PhD,
Thema Simone Bryant, PhD, Bertha G. Holliday, PhD, William D. Parham, PhD


Invited Address - Plenary

Friday, August 23, 3:00-3:50pm
McCormick Place, South Building
Level 1, Room S105bc

Chair: John Anderson, PhD, American Psychological Association, Office on AIDS, Washington, DC
Participant: AIDS: Psychology's Challenge - Thomas J. Coates, PhD, University of California, San Francisco

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Saturday, August 24th


2002 Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest Award (Early Career)
a sponsored event of The Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI)

Saturday, August 24, 10:00am-10:50am
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel, Lakeside
Center-Level 2, Meeting Room E258

Chair: Hector Myers, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Award Recipient: Brian Smedley, PhD, "Psychology, Public Policy, and Communities of Color: The Case of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Healthcare


The Commercialization of Childhood: APA's Task Force on Advertising and Children
a sponsored event of The Committee on Children, Youth, and Families

Saturday, August 24, 11:00am-11:50am
Session: McCormick Place, Lakeside Center
Level 2, Room E259

Chair: Brian L. Wilcox, PhD
Participants: Dale Kunkel, PhD, Children and Television Advertising: What the Research Tells Us
Edward Palmer, PhD, The Commercialization of Educational Settings: Trends and Issues
Brian L. Wilcox, PhD, The Commercialization of Childhood: How Might Psychology Respond?
Discussants: Joanne Cantor, PhD, Peter Dorwick, PhD, Susan Linn, EdD


2002 Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy
a sponsored event of The Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI)

Saturday, August 24, 11:00am-11:50am
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel, Lakeside
Center-Level 3, Meeting Room E353b

Chair: Martin Seligman, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Award Recipient: Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, PhD, "SES Disparities in Child and Youth Development: Implications for Policy, Intervention and Research"


Understanding and Intervening Around Trauma, Grief and Loss -- The Impact of Race and Ethnicity
a sponsored event of The Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs

Saturday, August 24, 12:00pm-12:50pm
Thematic Programming (#1171): Discussion: McCormick Place
Lakeside Center, Level 3, Room E350

Chair: Derald Wing Sue, PhD, APA Division 45
Participants: Gayle Y. Iwamasa, PhD, Asian American Psychological Association,
Linda James Myers, PhD, Association of Black Psychologists,
Andres Barona, PhD, National Latino Psychological Association,
Carolyn Barcus, EdD, Society of Indian Psychologists


Diversity and Psychological Services: Preparing Psychology for the Demands of a Changing World
a sponsored event of The Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI)

Saturday, August 24, 11:00am-12:50pm
Symposium: McCormick Place, Lakeside Center
Level 2, Room E258

Participants: Bob Knight, PhD, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Terry DeRocher Lerma, PhD, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Martita Lopez, PhD, Rush Presbyterian, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Vickie Mays, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Maria Root, PhD, Private Practice, Seattle, WA
Felicisima Serafica, PhD, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Alan Storm, PhD, Sunnyside Unified School District, Tucson, AZ

This session is approved for CE credit! No pre-registration is necessary, and you will find instructions for claiming your CE credits at a variety of distribution points in the convention center.

Description of this CE session:
www.apa.org/pi/conventionce.html#000


Committee on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns Award Ceremony
Presentation of the Outstanding Achievement Award

Saturday, August 24, 4:00pm to 4:50pm
Social Hour: McCormick Place, North Building
Level 4, Room N427d


Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI) and Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA) Award Ceremony
Presentation of the Valuing Diversity Award

Saturday, August 24, Time: 6:00 pm
Social Hour: Hyatt McCormick Place Hotel
Third Floor, Hospitality Suite 1


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Sunday, August 25th


Psychosocial Issues Near the End-of-Life Considerations for Psychologists
a sponsored event of The Committee on Psychology and AIDS

Sunday, August 25, 9:00am-4:50pm
Continuing Education Workshop: Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel
Conference Center- Second Floor, Room CC23A and B

Faculty: James L. Werth, Jr., Ph.D., University of Akron; and John Anderson, PhD, American Psychological Association, Office on AIDS, Washington, DC

Description of this CE Workshop and registration information:
http://www.apa.org/ce/workshopssun.html#149

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