Volume 21: No. 4, April 2007

Start Packing... San Francisco Calls!

Whats on your planner for August 17-20? Lets hope it is the APA Convention, because that is where the action will be – at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco! Dont miss what will prove to be an excellent meeting for Science!

If you are a graduate student (or if you teach or work with graduate students...) you will find the programs organized by the APA Science Student Council to be of particular interest. See the Science Student Council Special Section in this newsletter for a fuller description of each program.

Conducting interdisciplinary research – A guide for graduate students
Sunday, August 19, 4:00 – 4:50 pm.
Featuring panelists Lois Tetrick, Elissa Epel, and Baldwin Way.

Feeling rejected?? Graduate students dealing with the journal review process
Sunday, August 19, 3:00 – 3:50 pm.
Featuring panelists Robert Kaplan, Matt Lieberman, and William Stoops.

Psychological science graduate superstars: Datablitz
Saturday, August 18, 11:00 – 11:50 am.
Featuring 18 top graduate students and plenty of coffee!

The Master Lectures are delivered by individuals selected for the excellence of their research. The 2007 Master Lecturers are:

-Vickie Mays, who will speak on Sunday, August 19, 3:00 – 3:50 pm, on “The Next Twenty-five years of HIV Epidemic: African American Women in the Deep South.”

-Martha McClintock, who will speak on Sunday, August 19, 4:00 – 4:50 pm, on "Broken Ties: Social Isolation and Breast Cancer."

-James Outtz, who will speak on Saturday, August 18, 10:00 – 10:50 am, on “Science, Practice, and Social Change: Are they Compatible?”

-Martin E. P. Seligman, who will speak on Sunday, August 19, 2:00 – 2:50 pm, on “Teaching Positive Psychology.”

-Ed Wasserman, who will speak on Saturday, August 18, 12:00 – 12:50 pm, on “Humans, Animals, and Computers: Minding Machines?”

The Neal Miller Annual Lecture will be delivered this year by C. Sue Carter, Saturday, August 18, 11:00 – 11:50 am, on “Molecules and Monogamy: Whats Love Got to Do With It?”

From the Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessment comes an interesting panel session on “Third Party Observers in Psychological and Neuropsychological Forensic Psychological Assessment.” Featuring Antonio Puente, Randy Otto, and Robert McCaffrey, it will be held Saturday, August 18, 12:00 – 12:50 pm.

The Committee on Animal Research and Ethics will sponsor a panel session on “Stress and Health: Revised and Revisited, from Mouse to Human.” It will feature Mary Meagher, Firdaus Dhabhar, and Elissa Epel, and will take place Saturday, August 18, 1:00 – 1:50 pm.

Ivor Pritchard will be a featured speaker on Saturday, August 18, 10:00 – 10:50 am, on “What Should Psychologists Think about IRB Decisions?”

“A Scientist’s Guide to the APA Convention” will be published both electronically (on the Science Directorate website) and on paper (available at the Convention) – keep an eye out for announcements on its late June availability.

Don’t forget to visit the APA Convention website (www.apa.org/convention) for the latest in plenary speakers, presidential symposia, and all the logistical information you need to attend!