HONOLULU – The lives of Hawaiians will be on the agenda at the 112th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), July 28–Aug. 1, in Honolulu. Here are three of the many presentations by Hawaiian researchers:
Claudio R. Nigg, Ph.D., of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, will discuss the Healthy Hawaii Initiative, which aims broadly to increase physical activity. In his presentation, "Motivating Populations to be Physically Active–A Social Ecological Perspective," Nigg will describe the initiative's various methods, including school and community level policy changes, training teachers in health standards and a public education campaign.
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Date: Thursday, July 29
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Time: 10:00–11:50 AM
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Location: Hawaii Convention Center, Level 3–Meeting Rooms, Meeting Room 324
Sexual assault is the one crime for which Hawaii has a rate nearly approximate to the rest of the country. Evelyn Yanagida, Ph.D., of The Sex Abuse Treatment Center in Honolulu, will present "Sex Assault in Hawai'i: An Evaluation of Patterns and Trends," using data collected between 1991 and 2000. Yanagida and her colleagues found, for instance, that victims seeking treatment got younger over that period and children were significantly more likely to suffer extended periods of abuse.
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Date: Thursday, July 29
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Time: 9:00–10:50 AM
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Location: Hawaii Convention Center, Level 1–Exhibit Hall, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall
Michael D'Andrea, Ed.D., of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, will describe his work with student athletes at the University of Hawaii and the use of Flow Theory to "get in the zone." His presentation, "Getting Into the Zone: Using Zen Training in Sport Psychology," will describe how Zen can help athletes achieve new levels of excellence.
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Date: Wednesday, July 28
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Time: 9:00–9:50 AM
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Location: Hawaii Convention Center, Level 3–Meeting Rooms, Meeting Room 323B
The American Psychological Association (APA), in Washington, DC, is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world’s largest association of psychologists. APA’s membership includes more than 150,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 53 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting health, education and human welfare.