Thursday, July 12, 2012

CONFERENCES: APA Aging Sessions booklet now online and mentoring program

The Aging Sessions at Convention booklet is now online at: http://www.apa.org/convention/aging-sessions.pdf . It lists all aging programs at convention.

 

Also, Office on Aging and CONA highlights are here: http://www.apa.org/convention/programming/pi-directorate/aging/index.aspx

 

I would also like to direct your attention to The Division 20, Division 40, CONA mentoring event… see flyer I pasted below.  Early career investigators and students, we would love to have you and will feed you too!  Faculty please bring or encourage your students and recent graduates to attend.

 

Students and junior investigators are invited to attend….

Speed Mentoring for Budding Geropsychology and Neuropsychology Careers

This interactive mentoring program will include:

·         Brief presentations demystifying the process of applying for grants 

·         A mock review study section to illustrate the types of issues that arise in the review of grant applications

·         Informal small-group and one-on-one discussions on issues regarding the development and implementation of early career research programs with senior investigators and NIH program representatives

·         A buffet lunch

 

Friday, August 3, 2012

12 noon – 1:50 PM

Convention Center, Room W311F

 

Sponsored by:  

Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging)

Division 40 (Clinical Neuropsychology) Science Advisory Committee

APA Committee on Aging (CONA)

 

Cochairs: Brian P. Yochim, PhD & Robert H. Paul, PhD

 

Confirmed Participants

 

Jeannette Johnson, PhD (NIH)

Manfred Diehl, PhD (Colorado State University)

Jennifer Manly, PhD (Columbia University)

Steven Paul Woods, PsyD (UCSD)

Patricia Parmelee, PhD (University of Alabama)

Neil Charness, PhD (Florida State University)

Robert Bilder, PhD (UCLA)

Marc Norman, PhD (UCSD)

Dawn Bowers, PhD (University of Florida)

Jennifer Vasterling, PhD (Boston University/VA)

Angela Jefferson, PhD (Vanderbilt University)

and more….

 

 

For additional information about this research mentoring program contact:  Brian Yochim (byochim@stanford.edu), Robert Paul (paulro@umsl.edu),

or Adam Brickman (amb2139@columbia.edu)