APA Scientific Conferences (1988-2008) Since 1988 The APA Science Directorate has helped fund over 100 conferences. To view conference listings for any given year, click on a link below... 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 2009 Successful remembering and successful forgetting: A Festschrift in honor of Robert A. Bjork, hosted by UCLA, organized by Aaron S. Benjamin, January 2009. 2008 Festschrift Honoring Professor Doug Nelson, hosted by the University of South Florida, organized by Emanuel Donchin, PhD, March 21-22, 2008. Conference on the Science and Application of Perception Psychology: A Festschrift in Honor of Joel S. Warm, organized by Steve Howe, PhD, May 15-16, 2008. Perspectives on Psychology and the Law: Celebrating the Contributions of Lawrence S. Wrightsman, Jr., organized by Monica Biernat, PhD, hosted by the University of Kansas, October 17-18, 2008. Individual Pathways of Change in Learning and Development, organized by Karl M. Newell, PhD, hosted by The Pennsylvania State University, September 2008. A Festschrift for Kay Deaux: Gender, Identity, and Immigration: A Cultural Dimension to Social Psychology, organized by Tracey Revenson, PhD, hosted by The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, June 26-27, 2008. Tufts University Initiative on Emerging Trends in Behavioral, Affective, Social, and Cognitive Neurosciences, organized by Robert Cook, PhD, hosted by Tufts University, May 29-31, 2008. 2007 Festschrift for Michael Lewis: Contributions to the Study of Emotional and Social Development, hosted by the UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, organized by Barbara Louis, February 2007. The Neural Systems of Social Behavior, hosted by the University of California, Davis, organized by Jennifer Beer, May 2007. The University Initiative on emerging trends in Psychology – The Cognitive Science of Semantics (Conference One), hosted by Tufts University, organized by Robert G. Cook, June 2007. Festschrift on Honor of George Sperling: Frontiers in Human Information Processing – Vision, Attention, Memory and Application, hosted by the University of California, Davis, organized by Barbara Dosher, July 2007. Chaos and Children’s Developmental Levels of Analysis and Mechanisms, hosted by Cornell University, organized by Gary Evans, Fall 2007. Ohio University Conference on Interrogations and Confessions, hosted by Ohio University, organized by G. Daniel Lassiter, September 2007. Festschrift for K. Warner Schaie, PhD, hosted by the Pennsylvania State University, organized by Christopher Hertzog, June 2, 2007. 2007 Courage Summit, hosted by the Gallup Positive Psychology Institute, organized by Cynthia Pury, PhD, October 2007. Autism Spectrum Disorder: Recent Advances in Infantile Origins, Early Childhood Detection, & Intervention, hosted by Brown University, organized by Lewis Lipsitt, PhD, September 28-30, 2007. 2006 New Directions in Psychological Measurement with Model-Based Approaches, hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology, organized by Susan Embretson, February 2006. The Psychology of Voting and election Campaigns, hosted by Duke University, organized by Wendy Wood, Spring 2006. Increasing the Impact of Behavioral Medicine on Physical and Mental Health, hosted by the University of California, San Francisco, organized by Judith Prochaska, March 2006. Gender Differences in Effects of Prenatal Substance Exposure, hosted by the UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, organized by Margaret Bendersky, June 2006. New Methods for the Analysis of Family and Dyadic Processes, hosted by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, organized by Aline Sayer, October 2006. 2005 The Place of Inhibitory Processes in Cognition, hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington, organized by David S. Gorfein and colin MacLeod, March 2005. Health Psychology Perspectives on Positive Life Changes Following Illness, organized by Crystal L. Park, Michael Antoni, Suzanne Lechner, et. al, May 2005. The Art of Science: A Festschrift for Janellen Huttenlocher, hosted by the University of Chicago, organized by Susan Levine, September 2005. Mixed Methods of Research on Economic Conditions, Public Policy, and Family and Child Well-Being, hosted by the University of Chicago, organized by Ariel Kalil, June 2005. Looking Toward the Furture: Discrimination and Prejudice in the 21st century, hosted by the University of Wisconsin, organized by Patricia Devine, September 2005. Voices from the Ground Up: Expanding Conceptual and Value: Festschrift for Julian Rappaport, hosted by the University of Illinois, organized by Mark S. Aber, June 2005. Advances in Theory and Research on Family Development: Festschrift for Phillip A. Cowan, hosted by The Regents of University of California, Berkeley, organized by Rhonda Weinstein, October 2005. Toward a Science of the Person: Festschrift for Walter Mischel, hosted by Columbia University, organized by Geraldine Downey, June 2005. The quiet Ego: Implication of a Less Defensive Orientation Toward the Self and Others, hosted by Northern Arizona University, organized by Heidi A. Wayment, October 2005. Associative Learning: Festschrift in Honor of Shepard Siegel, hosted by McMaster University, organized by Laorraine G. Allan, November, 2005. 2004 Nature and Treatment of Pathological Anxiety: A Festschrift in Honor of Edna B. Foa, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania, organized by Elizabeth Hembree and Barbara Rothbaum, May 7-8, 2004. Fifty Years after Brown v. Board of Education: Psychological Research Applied to the Problems of Racism and Discrimination, hosted by the University of Kansas, organized by Glen Adams, Monica Biernat, Nyla R. Brnscombe, et. al., May 13-14, 2004. Mind and Brain: A Festschrift in Honor of Edward E. Smith, hosted by the University of Michigan, organized by Colleen Seifert and John Jonides, June 18, 2004. Mind, Culture and Evolution, hosted by the University of British Columbia, organized by Steven J. Heine, Tatuya Kameda, Doug Kenrick, Darrin Lehman, et. al., July 2004. Learning and Multimodal Communication, hosted by the University of Chicago, organized by Bennett I. Bertenthal and Kathryn J. Bock, September 2004. 2003 Developing Individuality In the Human Brain: Festschrift in Honor of Mike Posner, hosted by the University of Oregon, organized by Mayr, Awh, & Keele, May 2003. Measurement, Methodology, and Evaluation: Festschrift in Honor of Lee Sechrest, hosted by University of Arizona, organized by Richard Bootzin. May 2003. Experimental Cognitive Psychology, hosted by University of Colorado, organized by Alice Healy, May 23-25, 2003. Festschrift in Honor of David McNeill, hosted by University of Chicago, organized by Susan Duncan, Susan Goldin-Meadow, et al., June 8, 2003. Categorization Inside and Outside the Lab: Festschrift in Honor of Douglas L. Medin, hosted by University of Texas at Austin, organized by Arthur B. Markman, et al., June 20-21, 2003. Emerging Adulthood, hosted by Simmons College, organized by Jeffrey Arnett and Jennifer Tanner, November 3-4, 2003. 2002 Capturing Theory and Methodology in Participatory Research, hosted by University of Illinois, organized by Renee R. Taylor, PhD, June 2002. Festschrift to Honor Dr. Benson E. Ginsburg, hosted by University of Connecticut, organized by Ross Buck, PhD, June 2002. Biological Substrates of Human Sexuality, hosted by University of Wisconsin, organized by Janet Hyde, PhD, June 2002. Add-a-Day Conference Collaborator: Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) International Meeting on the Developmental Course of Couples Coping with Stress, hosted by Boston College, organized by Karen Kayser, PhD, October 2002. Emergents and Rational Behaviorism: A Festschrift in Honor of Duane M. Rumbaugh, hosted by Georgia State University, organized by David A. Washburn, October 11-12, 2002. Child Development and Social Policy: Festschrift in Honor of Edward Zigler, hosted by Yale & Georgetown Universities, organized by Abner Phillips, March 30, 31, 03, 2002, 2001 Festschrift for William J. McGuire, hosted by Yale University, organized by John Jost, PhD, Mahzarin Banaji, PhD, & Deborah Prentice, PhD, April 2001. Behavior Genetic Principles of Development, Personality, and Psychopathology: A Festschrift in Honor of Prof. Irving I. Gottesman, hosted by University of Minnesota, organized by Lisabeth DiLalla, PhD & Matthew McGue, PhD, June 2001. Race and Identity: Perspectives on American Society, hosted by Sarah Lawrence College, organized by Gina Philogene, PhD, October 2001. 2000 On the Consequence of Meaning Selection, hosted by University of Texas, Arlington, organized by David Balota, PhD, James Erickson, PhD, & David Gorfein, PhD, March 2000. Festschrift for John Coie, hosted by Duke University, organized by Kenneth Dodge, PhD, & Janis Kuperschmidt, March 2000. Festschrift for Brendan Maher, hosted by Harvard University, May 2000. Models of Intelligence for the New Millennium, hosted by Yale University, organized by Robert Sternberg, PhD, Todd Lubart, PhD, & Jacques Lautrey, PhD, June 2000. Festschrift for Herber Kelman, hosted by Harvard University, organized by Alice Eagly, PhD, Reuben Baron, PhD, & V. Lee Hamilton, PhD, August 2000. Prefrontal Cortex Development, hosted by Temple University, organized by Nora Newcombe, PhD, Martha Farah, PhD, & Nathan Fox, PhD, May 2000. 1999 The Interpersonal, Cognitive, and Social Nature of Depression: Festschrift in Honor of Jack Hokanson, PhD, hosted by Florida State University, organized by Thomas Joiner, February 1999. Applied Personality Psychology: The Intersection of Personality and I/O Psychology, hosted by University of Tulsa, organized by Brent Roberts, May 1999. Festschrift for Robert Crowder, hosted by Yale University, June 1999. Festschrift for Herschel Leibowitz, hosted by Pennsylvania State University, June 1999. 1998 Festschrift for Robert B. Zanjonc, hosted by University of Michigan, May 1998. New Methods for the Analysis of Change, hosted by Pennsylvania State University, October 1998. Festschrift for James L. McGaugh, hosted by the university of California, Irvine, November 1998. Acculturation among African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Hispanic/Latinos, hosted by University of San Francisco, December 1998. 1997 Festschrift in Honor of Janet Taylor Spence: Models of Gender and Gender Differences: Then and Now, hosted by University of Texas, April 1997. Occasion Setting: Theory and Data, hosted by Duke University, 1997. Dissonance Theory 40 Years Later: A Revival with Revisions and Controversies, hosted by The University of Texas at Arlington, 1997. National Conference on Sport, Youth, Violence and the Media, hosted by University of Southern California, organized by Margaret Gatz, PhD., held 1997. Psychosocial Interventions for Cancer, hosted by University of Pittsburgh, October 1997. 1996 Global Prospects for Education: Development, Culture, and Schooling, hosted by the University of Michigan, May 16-19, 1996. Children Exposed to Family Violence, hosted by the University of Texas at Austin, June 6-8, 1996. Psychology Beyond the Threshold: Festschrift for William Dember, hosted by University of Cincinnati, May 1996. Experimental Psychopathology and Pathogenesis of Schizophrenia, hosted by Cornell University, November 7-10, 1996. Intelligence on the Rise: Secular Changes in IQ and Related Measures, hosted by Emory University, April 12-14, 1996. Computational Modeling of Processes in Organizations, hosted by Michigan State University, October 1996. 1995 Marital and Family Therapy Outcome and Process Research, hosted by Temple University, held May 1995. Conceptual Structures and Processes: Emergence, Discovery, and Change, hosted by Texas A&M University, May 1995. Genetic, Ethological, and Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Development: Essays in Honor of Dr. Daniel G. Freedman, hosted by California State University - Fullerton, October 1995. Attribution Processes, Person Perception and Social Interaction: The Legacy of Ned Jones, hosted by Princeton University, March 1995. 1994 International Conference on the Psychology of Industrial Relations, hosted by Wayne State University, May 1994. Converging Operations in the Study of Visual Selective Attention, hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 1994. Measuring Changes in Patients Following Psychological and Pharmacological Interventions: Developing a Consensus, hosted by Vanderbilt University, March 11-12, 1994. Changing Ecological Approaches to Development: Organism-Environment Mutualities, hosted by the University of Connecticut, 1994. Emotion, Disclosure, and Health, hosted by Southern Methodist University, August 1994. Work Team Dynamics and Productivity in the Context of Diversity, hosted by New York University held October 1994. Stereotype Accuracy, hosted by Bryn Mawr College, June 1994. 1993 Women's Psychological and Physical Health: A Scholarly and Social Agenda, hosted by the University of Kansas, April 1993. Sleep Onset: Normal and Abnormal Processes, hosted by the University of Southern Mississippi and Brock University, June 1993. Perspectives on the Ecology of Human Development, hosted by Cornell University, September 1993. 1992 Emotion and Culture, hosted by the University of Oregon, June 1992. Stereotypic Behavior, hosted by the University of Illinois, Fall 1992. Temperament: Individual Differences in Biology and Behavior, hosted by Indiana University and Purdue University, September 1992. 1991 Psychological Testing of Hispanics, hosted by Fordham University, February 1991. The Study of Cognition: Conceptual and Methodological Issues, hosted by the University of Minnesota, February 1991. Cardiovascular Reactivity to Psychological Stress and Cardiovascular Disease, hosted by the State University of New York, Buffalo, April 1991. Developmental Psychoacoustics, hosted by the University of Washington, August 1991. Maintaining and Promoting Integrity in Behavioral Science Research, hosted by Vanderbilt University, organized by Georgine M. Pion, PhD, and David Cordray, PhD, October 1991. Lives Through Time: Assessment and Theory in Personality Psychology From a Longitudinal Perspective, hosted by the University of California, Riverside, November 1991. Contributions of Psychology to Mathematics and Science Education, hosted by the University of South Florida, November 1991. 1990 Cognitive Bases of Musical Communication, hosted by The Ohio State University, April 1990. Best Methods for the Analysis of Change: Recent Advances, Unanswered Questions, Future Directions, hosted by the University of Southern California, October 1990. Hostility, Coping, and Health, hosted by the University of California, Riverside, November 1990. 1989 Sleep and Cognition, hosted by the University of Arizona, January 1989. Perspectives on Socially Shared Cognition, hosted by the University of Pittsburgh, February 1989. Taste, Experience, and Feeding, hosted by Purdue University, April 1989. The Perception of Structure, hosted by Rice University, Duke University, and Yale University, May 1989. The Suggestibility of Children's Recollections: Implications for Eyewitness Testimony, hosted by Cornell University, June 1989. Conceptualization and Measurement of Organism-Environment Interaction, hosted by The Pennsylvania State University and Purdue University, November 1989. 1988 Organ Donation and Transplantation: Psychological and Behavioral Factors, hosted by Kansas State University, September 1988. Researching Community Psychology: Issues of Theory and Methods, hosted by DePaul University, September 1988. Through the Looking Glass: Issues of Psychological Well-Being in Captive Nonhuman Primates, hosted by the University of Massachusetts, Tufts University, and Harvard University, September 1988.		Conference Grants Conference Listings

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