Andrea L. Solarz, Chair, Track on Social Justice in an Age of Globalization

What are the obligations, responsibilities, and opportunities for psychology to deal with social justice issues such as poverty and racism? Where does psychology need to go from here given the "new" domestic and global context after the horrific events of September 11^th? What roles can psychologists play in overcoming social injustice? These are some of the provocative questions that will be explored during the program track on Social Justice in an Age of Globalization, which will be featured at the 2002 American Psychological Association annual meeting.

The Social Justice track was developed through a collaboration of Divisions: 9 (Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues), 27 (Community), 34 (Population and Environmental Division), 48 (Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence: Peace Psychology Division), and 52 (International Division).

Program on Social Justice in an Age of Globalization
Thursday, August 22
Room E450a, Lakeside Center, McCormick Place

1:00-1:50 pm: Invited Address: Social Justice in an Age of Globalization: Setting the Stage for Action
Participant: Honorable Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., U.S. Congress (D-IL) 
Chair: Andrea L. Solarz, PhD, Independent Consultant, Arlington, VA

2:00-2:50 pm: Invited Address and Video: Telling Stories That Matter: From the Heart to the World
Participant: Ruth Behar, PhD, University of Michigan 
Chair: Gloria Behar Gottsegen, PhD, City University of New York

3:00 - 3:50 pm: Symposium: The Psychology of Rhetoric and vice versa: Examining the Language of Terrorism
Chair: Joseph B. Juhasz, PhD, University of Colorado 
Participants:  

The Metaphor to Myth Transformation: The Case of "Terrorism" 
Theodore R. Sarbin, PhD, US Naval Postgraduate School

The Ordinary Language of Psychology: The Case of "Terrorism"
Joseph B. Juhasz, PhD, University of Colorado

4:00 - 5:50 pm: Moderated Poster Discussion Session: Global Perspectives in Social Justice and Terrorism
Co-Chairs: James Statman, PhD, Aurora Associates, Washington, DC
Andrea L. Solarz, PhD, Independent Consultant, Arlington, VA
Discussants: Anie Kalayjian, EdD, RN, Fordham University, M.
Brinton Lykes, Boston College, Rod Watts, Georgia State University
Participants:

War on Terrorism, Salience of Nonviolent Alternatives, and Militaristic Attitudes
Linden L. Nelson, PhD, California Polytechnic State University 

State Terrorism: Hidden Roots of Mass Killings by Governments
Marc Pilisuk, PhD, Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center and Tod S. Sloan, PhD, Psychologists for Social Responsibility, Washington, DC 

Terrorism and Heroism as Seen by Islamic, Eastern, and Christian Civilizations
Yueh-Ting Lee, PhD, and Seiji Takaku, PhD; Victor Ottati, PhD, Loyola University Chicago; and Gonggu Yan, PhD, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China 

Building the Psychology of Terrorism
Alicia Ordonez, MA, and Carlos Ruiz-Matuk, MA, Ball State University

Terrorism and Worry in Rural America: Not So Far Removed
Daniel M. Mayton II, PhD, Silvia Susnjic, BS, and Timothy W. Richel, BS, Lewis-Clark State College 

Interpersonal Guilt and Responses to Terrorism
Lynn E. O'Connor, PhD, The Wright Institute and Jack W. Berry, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University 

Predicting Responses to Terrorist Activity
Eaaron Henderson-King, PhD, Donna Henderson-King, PhD, Katherine Fuller, Amy Kauffman, and Kurt Koches, Grand Valley State University

Authoritarianism and Advice to the President Following September 11
Donna Henderson-King, PhD, Bryan Bolea, PhD, and Brad Baranowski, Grand Valley State University

Thirty Minutes From Ground Zero: The Role of Community Partnership
Thomas Demaria, PhD, South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside 

NY Shock Waves: Responses to 9/11 in a Small City
Theodore Ellenhorn, PhD, Greg Gard, MA, Tammy Saltzman, and Kristine R. Sands, BA, Antioch New England Graduate School 

Does Tragedy Magnify Differences in Ego Development?
Kevin Lanning, PhD, Joseph Colucci, Jennifer Holm, Samantha Kane, and Ari Rosenberg, Florida Atlantic University, and John A. Edwards, PhD, Oregon State University

Attitudes Toward Terrorism: Opinions Since the 9-11-01 Attacks
Lisa Finnegan Abdolian, B.A., Harold Takooshian, PhD, and William Verdi, PhD, Fordham University

Psychosocial and Spiritual Impact of Terrorism: Mental Health Care Givers' Perspectives
Anie Kalayjian, EdD, RN, and Heather Kurtz, Fordham University 

Armenian Turkish Reconciliation: Challenges for Research & Dialogue
Anie Kalayjian EdD, RN, Fordham University 

Explaining Variations in Protest Behavior within the Israeli Settler Population
Jeremy Ginges, PhD, Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict, University of Pennsylvania and Tami Steimetz Center for Peace Research, Tel Aviv University, Israel 

Policing in Northern Ireland: An Evaluation
Helena Carlson, PhD, University of California Santa Cruz 

Cross-National Views of Feminism Among Italian and Italian American Men and Women
Elizabeth G. Messina, PhD, Cristina Dorazio, and Daniela Montalto, MA, Fordham University

RAWA and the Resistance of Afghan Women
Alicia Lucksted, PhD, University of Maryland, Center for Mental Health Services Research and Anne Brodsky, PhD, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Chair: Andrea L. Solarz, PhD, Independent Consultant, Arlington, VA
Participants:

Activism as an Antidote to Academia: Working with RAWA
Anne E. Brodsky, PhD, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. 

The Psychologist as International Agent (of Change, That Is!)
Ivan Kos, PhD, International Psychology Associates

Between Psychology and Politics: Possibilities for Constructive Engagement
Tod S. Sloan, PhD, Psychologists for Social Responsibility 

Scientist with a Cause: Bringing Eating Disorders into the Halls of Congress
Jeanine C. Cogan, PhD, Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action

On Being a Psychologist (Researcher, City Councilmember, Innkeeper, Troublemaker, and Seeker)
Debi M. Starnes, PhD, EMSTAR Research and Atlanta City Council

10:00 - 10:50 am: Roundtable Debate: Psychology at the Front Lines: Is it Time for Action?

Moderator: Michele Wittig, California State University-Northridge

Participants: James S. Jackson, PhD, University of Michigan. Kurt Salzinger, PhD, American Psychological Association Tom Hanson, Mexico Solidarity Network

11:00 am - 12:50 pm:Town Hall Meeting: Terrorism, Poverty, Racism: Enemies for a Nation at War?

Chair: James Statman, PhD, Aurora Associates, Washington, DC 

Moderator: Robert J. Sternberg, PhD, Yale University 

Participants: Judith E. N. Albino, PhD, Alliant International University Laura H. Barbanel, Ed.D., Brooklyn College Alan I. Leshner, PhD, American Association for the Advancement of Science Ethel Tobach, PhD, American Museum of Natural History Melba J. Vasquez, PhD, APBB, Independent Practice, Austin, TX

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