Volume 18: No. 6, June 2004

June 2004 Announcements

The Decade of Behavior staff recently solicited nominations for the 2004 National Advisory Committee (NAC). The committee is comprised of 14 distinguished scientists who formulate ideas for Decade of Behavior programs and activities. Appropriate candidates are nominated by affiliated organizations that represent a variety of disciplines. Of the nominees, four have been invited to join the NAC:

Barbara Miller
Miller is Professor of Anthropology & International Affairs and Director of Culture in Global Affairs Research & Policy Program at George Washington University. Nominated by the American Anthropological Association.

Marshall Scott Poole
Poole is Professor of Information and Operations Management and Professor of Speech Communication at Texas A&M University. Nominated by the National Communication Association.

Merle Paule
Paule is the Head of the Behavioral Toxicology Laboratories at the Food and Drug Administration's National Center for Toxicological Research in Jefferson, Arkansas. Nominated by the Neurobehavioral Teratology Society.

Reginald Golledge
Golledge is Professor of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Nominated by the Association of American Geographers.

We are honored to welcome these four scientists as members of our National Advisory Committee and send sincere thanks the organizations that nominated them. Unfortunately, the addition of new members forces us to bid farewell to members who have diligently served on the committee during their tenure. We would like to express our gratitude to the following members who will be rotating off the NAC:

Robert Bjork
Professor of Psychology, University of California-Los Angeles and Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences.

Aletha Huston
Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor of Child Development, University of Texas-Austin.

Stephen Manuck
Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh.

Dean Falk
Professor and Chair of Anthropology, Florida State University.

Assessment Related References for Women, People with Disabilities, and Cultural/ Ethnic/Linguistically Diverse Populations Compiled by the Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessment (CPTA) and the Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA) are now available.

• Bibliography on Relevant Literature Addressing Testing and Assessment of Cultural, Ethnic, and Linguistically Diverse Populations (CEMA/CPTA)
• Reference on Testing People of Color, Women, Language Minorities, and People with Disabilities (CPTA)
• Books and Chapter Pertaining to Neuropsychological Assessment Cross-Culturally, with Minorities, and with Non-English Speaking Individuals (CPTA)

Copies of the documents may be downloaded from http://www.apa.org/science/testclearinghs.html. For more information about CPTA and CEMA, please visit: http://www.apa.org/science/bsaweb-cpta.html - CPTA, and http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/homepage.html - CEMA.