INFO call for papers - Health Psychology's special issue: The Role of Social Networks in Adult Health (deadlines - LOI: 1/1/13; submission: 3/31/13)

Please see/post/forward the attached/below call for papers in Health Psychology's special issue: The Role of Social Networks in Adult Health

 

Life-span developmental research has demonstrated that social networks decrease in size with age, starting as early as midlife.  One explanation for this phenomenon is that people choose to focus on close family members and friends and exclude more peripheral, casual relationships.  However, little research in this area has addressed the health consequences of a shrinking social network.  Research in health psychology shows that close relationships are potential sources of conflict as well as satisfaction, and suggests that a broader network of support may be protective against losses experienced with aging.  In addition, having a more diverse social network is associated with better health during mid- and late-adulthood including greater immunity to infectious disease, better cardiovascular health, and lower risk for mortality. Research that bridges these areas of inquiry is much needed.

We are calling for original manuscripts examining the role of social networks (including breadth, satisfaction, conflict) in adults' physical health (also broadly defined).  With this call for papers, we hope to attract manuscripts that also examine potential pathways by which social network changes affect health, including health-related support exchanges, health behaviors, and physiological functioning.   We welcome manuscripts that examine age differences in associations between social network changes and health or in the mechanisms linking the two.  Papers addressing the effects of voluntary versus involuntary social network changes are also welcomed.

Guest editors for the special issue are Lynn Martire, PhD, Melissa Franks, PhD, and Cay Anderson-Hanley, PhD.  Authors should submit a short proposal (maximum of 400 words) that outlines the plan for a full manuscript to Lynn Martire (lmm51@psu.edu) by January 1, 2013. The proposal should outline the study question, methods and findings of the proposed submission and note how the paper will align with the theme of the special issue. Submissions are due March 31, 2013. Papers should be prepared in full accord with the Health Psychology Instructions to Authors and submitted through the Manuscript Submission Portal. All manuscripts will be peer reviewed. Some papers not included in a specific special section may be accepted for publication in Health Psychology as regular papers. Please indicate in the cover letter accompanying your manuscript that you would like to have the paper considered for the Special Series on The Role of Social Networks in Adult Health.

 

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Cay Anderson-Hanley, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Psychology

Union College

Schenectady, NY 12308

518-388-6355 ph

518-388-6177 fax

andersoc@union.edu

http://minerva.union.edu/andersoc/

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CONFERENCES: 2013 Dallas Aging and Cognition Conference January 27-28, 2013

The 2013 Dallas Aging and Cognition Conference (Dallas ACC), sponsored by the Center for Vital Longevity at the University of Texas at Dallas, will be held January 26-28, 2013 at the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas. The theme of this year's conference is "Predicting Successful and Unsuccessful Aging: Early Neural Markers of Decline and Disease." 
                                                 
Conference organizers Dr. Denise C. Park and Dr. Michael D. Rugg, co-directors of the Center for Vital Longevity, welcome all interested scientists and graduate students.

Poster submissions are welcome from all research areas relating to the cognitive neuroscience of aging. The poster submission deadline is January 4, 2013. NO ABSTRACT REQUIRED.

For more information about Dallas ACC 2013, including a list of distinguished speakers, registration and accommodation details, and poster submission information, please visit the main conference web page at http://vitallongevity.utdallas.edu/dacc2013



Best Regards,

April Norambuena

Administrative Assistant
 
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University of Texas at Dallas
Center for Vital Longevity
1600 Viceroy Drive
Dallas, Texas 75235
972-883-3281 Voice, 972-883-3250 Fax
april@utdallas.edu
vitallongevity.utdallas.edu
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CONFERENCE: Aging in Place, APA 2013, Revised Deadline

SUBMISSION REVISED DEADLINE REMINDER

The APA Board of Convention Affairs

has extended the deadline for proposals to November 20 at midnight (Eastern time).

"Aging in Place" in the 21st Century:

Person, Environment & Culture

2013 American Psychological Association Convention

Honolulu, Hawaii

July 31 – August 4, 2013

Submission Deadline: November 20, 2012

http://www.apa.org/convention

Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging) of the American Psychological Association invites submissions on topics related to the 2013 presidential theme of “Aging in place in the 21^st Century” identified by Division 20 President, Dr. Patricia Parmelee.  Submissions are invited in the form of symposia and posters; individual paper submissions will not be programmed. 

Submissions are solicited on topics related to the person, environment, and culture.  Some of the topics of special interest on “aging in place in the 21^st century” include (but are not limited to):

<![if !supportLists]>-         <![endif]>The role of technology

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<![if !supportLists]>-         <![endif]>Contextual and environmental influences

<![if !supportLists]>-         <![endif]>Residential transitions

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Questions can be directed to Program Chairs, Joann Montepare (jmontepare@lasell.edu) or Jamila Bookwala (bookwalj@lafayette.edu). 

Joann M. Montepare, Ph.D.

Director, RoseMary B. Fuss Center for Research on Aging and Intergenerational Studies

Professor of Psychology

Lasell College/Lasell Village

1844 Commonwealth Avenue

Newton, MA 02466

617-663-7006

jmontepare@lasell.edu

JOBS: Kent State University

ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES

SCHOOL OF LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY

The Human Development and Family Studies program at Kent State University is seeking applicants at the Assistant or Associate professor level for a 9-month tenure track position to begin August 2013 with the opportunity for summer teaching and research support. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in human development, family studies, or related field and evidence of an active research program capable of supporting extramural funding in the areas of positive youth development and/or prevention science. Appropriate areas of expertise might include, but are not limited to: child or adolescent mental health; substance use prevention/intervention; positive youth development; health disparities/vulnerable populations; and risk and resilience. Responsibilities include teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level; advising students; mentoring graduate students; and developing a strong program of empirical research. Specifically, applicants should be willing and able to teach introductory child and adolescent development courses as well as substantive courses related to their research area at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Our faculty is committed to excellence in teaching and research, and areas of research and teaching that complement those of the current faculty are highly desirable.

Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vita, a research and teaching statement, unofficial transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and copies of representative scholarly work to: Human Development and Family Studies Search Committee, School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences, Kent State University, 405 White Hall / 150 Terrace Drive, Kent OH 44242-0001. Applicants must also go to https://jobs.kent.edu and create an Academic Data Form for Faculty Position 992673. Questions should be directed to Dale Curry, Ph.D., Chair of Search Committee, Human Development and Family Studies, School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences by email dcurry@kent.edu or phone 330-672-2998.

Review of applications will begin November 15, 2012, and will continue until the position is filled. Kent State is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that is committed to increasing the faculty’s diversity. Members of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. To learn more about our school and program, visit our website at http://www.kent.edu/ehhs/hdfs/index.cfm.

We are hoping that the above job announcement can be sent out via the Division 20 listserv.

Many thanks for your attention to this request

Best regards,

Greg

Dr. Gregory C. Smith

Professor, Lifespan Development & Educational Sciences

Director, Human Development Center

Editor, International Journal of Aging and Human Development

144 Nixson Hall

Kent State University

Kent, OH 44242

Phone: 330  672-9993

Fax: 330-672-2914

e-mail: gsmith2@kent.edu

"Something's lost, but something's gained in living every day"  -  Joni Mitchell

"Not everything you can count matters, and some things that matter you can’t count”  -  

   Albert Einstien

CONFERENCE: "Aging in Place" in the 21st Century: Person, Environment & Culture

"Aging in Place" in the 21st Century:

Person, Environment & Culture

2013 American Psychological Association Convention

Honolulu, Hawaii

July 31 – August 4, 2013

Submission Deadline: November 16, 2012

http://www.apa.org/convention

Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging) of the American Psychological Association invites submissions on topics related to the 2013 presidential theme of “Aging in place in the 21^st Century” identified by Division 20 President, Dr. Patricia Parmelee.  Submissions are invited in the form of symposia and posters; individual paper submissions will not be programmed. 

Submissions are solicited on topics related to the person, environment, and culture.  Some of the topics of special interest on “aging in place in the 21^st century” include (but are not limited to):

<![if !supportLists]>-         <![endif]>The role of technology

<![if !supportLists]>-         <![endif]>Women and gender issues

<![if !supportLists]>-         <![endif]>Neighborhood influences

<![if !supportLists]>-         <![endif]>Contextual and environmental influences

<![if !supportLists]>-         <![endif]>Residential transitions

<![if !supportLists]>-         <![endif]>Life narratives

Questions can be directed to Program Chairs, Joann Montepare (jmontepare@lasell.edu) or Jamila Bookwala (bookwalj@lafayette.edu). 

Joann M. Montepare, Ph.D.

Director, RoseMary B. Fuss Center for Research on Aging and Intergenerational Studies

Professor of Psychology

Lasell College/Lasell Village

1844 Commonwealth Avenue

Newton, MA 02466

617-663-7006

jmontepare@lasell.edu

JOBS: PostDoc on visual perception in healthy ageing

A postdoctoral position is available to work on a BBSRC funded project with Dr. Karin Pilz (http://homepages.abdn.ac.uk/k.s.pilz/pages), School of Psychology, Aberdeen University.

The project will investigate the neural mechanisms underlying changes in high- and low-level visual motion perception in healthy ageing using both psychophysical methods and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).  

The candidate will be part of an enthusiastic and interdisciplinary research team at the School of Psychology within the University of Aberdeen. The Vision Research Laboratories at the School of Psychology span a wide variety of expertise in fields like visual attention, object recognition, motion perception, and neuropsychology, just to name a few. The School of Psychology has excellent facilities with several psychophysical workstations, eye-tracking facilities and electroencephalograms (EEG). In addition, the University of Aberdeen has state of the art imaging facilities at the Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre (ABIC) and a strong focus on ageing research spanning a variety of different fields and disciplines.

Aberdeen itself is Scotland's third largest city. It is situated between sandy beaches and sea cliffs on the East and the beautiful Scottish countryside on the West, which offers a variety of outdoor activities such as climbing, hiking and mountain biking.

Applicants should have (or be about to gain) a PhD in psychology, neuroscience or a related field, have a proven record of experimental research, as well as basic programming experience, preferably in Matlab. Experience with fMRI would be beneficial.

The initial deadline for applications is January 20^th 2013 and the appointment will be for two years. More information about the position and how to apply can be found here.

Informal enquiries are welcome (k.s.pilz@abdn.ac.uk)!

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Dr. Karin Pilz
Lecturer, School of Psychology
University of Aberdeen
William Guild Building
Aberdeen, AB24 3FX

Tel.: +44 (0)1224 27-2234
Email: k.s.pilz@abdn.ac.uk
http://abdn.ac.uk/psychology/people/details/k.s.pilz
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The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013683.

INFO: Wed is Eldercare Workforce Alliance Call-in Day!

I am forwarding a message I have received from the Eldercare Workforce Alliance (of which APA is a member).  Please take a moment on Wednesday to utilize the very user friendly EWA Rally Congress site to call (for free) your Congress person to relay the important message:  Tell Congress: Don't Let Older Adults and the Eldercare Workforce Fall Off the Fiscal Cliff! 

Everything you need including brief talking points is on the EWA Rally Congress site.  Oh, it wouldn’t hurt to get the word “psychologist” is your message too!! 

 

Thanks for your help and please forward this message to your collegues.

Debbie

 

Deborah A. DiGilio| Director, APA Office on Aging Public Interest Directorate American Psychological Association 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242 Tel: 202-336-6135 |  Fax: 202-336-6040 email: ddigilio@apa.org   http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/index.aspx
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Dear EWA Members,

 

Wednesday is the Eldercare Workforce Alliance Call-in Day to urge Congress to reject cuts to eldercare workforce programs, Medicare, and Medicaid and to pursue a balanced approach that protects these essential programs.  Our aim is to supplement and support the great advocacy efforts your organizations are already doing, and to provide an additional opportunity for advocacy on these important issues. 

 

This alert is currently live through EWA’s Rally Congress site.  Once they arrive to the page, each visitor then identifies his/her Senators and Representative by typing in their zip code.  They can then type in their phone number in order to receive a call that will connect them with their member of Congress for free.  The alert provides talking points for advocates on eldercare workforce and other issues affecting older adults, which are based on our approved language from the EWA Sequestration Issue Brief. 

 

Please feel free to send out this alert  to your members and encourage them to participate!

 

Thanks,

Caitlin

 

 

 

Caitlin Connolly

Eldercare Workforce Alliance

212-822-3578  

cconnolly@eldercareworkforce.org

www.eldercareworkforce.org

 

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JOBS: Western Kentucky University, Psychology Department Head

The Western Kentucky University Psychology Department (http://www.wku.edu/psychology/) is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Department Head. WKU (www.wku.edu) is a leading American university with international reach located in Bowling Green, KY. Bowling Green is a vibrant community located 50 miles north of the metro Nashville area.

 

The Department of Psychology houses a strong, diverse faculty of 32 members from a variety of psychology disciplines. The department has a thriving undergraduate program of 600+ majors on the main and extended campuses, and productive master’s degree programs in Clinical Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Psychological Sciences, as well as a Specialist in Education in School Psychology program.

 

The Psychology Department Head is expected to manage departmental operations and undergraduate and graduate programs and represent the department in the college, on campus, and in the larger community. The Department Head will provide leadership that supports educating students to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse, multicultural, technology-driven society.

 

Required qualifications include:

·         An earned Ph.D. in Psychology

·         An academic record consistent with departmental standards for tenure and full professorship

·         The ability to lead the department to sustained excellence in various forms of teaching delivery systems, research, and service  

·         Excellent interpersonal communication skills

·         The ability to foster collaborative relationships between the department and constituent groups

·         Professional objectives related to equity and diversity

·        Outstanding organizational and management skills

 

To apply, submit a current curriculum vita, 3 letters of recommendation, copies of three recent and representative publications, copies of all academic transcripts, a cover letter describing how experience and perspectives match the stated qualifications, and a four-page statement of leadership philosophy. The statement of leadership philosophy should include discussion of how the applicant would move the department toward national recognition as a leader in scholarship and innovation. Review of complete application materials will begin January 11, 2013, and will continue until the position is filled. All application materials must be submitted as email attachments to Psych.Head.Search@wku.edu.  Letters of recommendation will be accepted as email attachments directly from the reference. All email correspondence should have “Psychology Department Head Search” in the subject line.

 

Contact Bill Kline, Ph.D., at bill.kline@wku.edu regarding questions about the position and application process.

 

Western Kentucky University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or marital status in admission to career and technical education programs and/or activities, or employment practices in accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Revised 1992, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

 

Persons with disabilities, who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application and/or selection process, should notify The Office of Equal  Opportunity/Affirmative Action/University ADA Services at (270) 745- 5121, a minimum of five working days in advance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Mienaltowski

 

Assistant Professor of Psychology

e-mail: andrew.mienaltowski@wku.edu

Phone: (270) 745-2353

Fax: (270) 745-6934

Office: 3037 GRH / Lab: 3066 GRH

 

Western Kentucky University

1906 College Heights Blvd #21030

Bowling Green, KY  42101-1030

 

JOBS: University of Warwick, UK

Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, UK

 

Professor – Lifespan Health and Wellbeing (1 post)

 

Salary Negotiable

 

Assistant Professor – Lifespan Health and Wellbeing (2 posts)

 

£37,012 - £44,166 pa

 

We invite applications for 3 new posts in the psychology of health and wellbeing (broadly construed) as part of a substantial new investment in the Department of Psychology. This investment includes a total of 8 new posts in different areas of existing and emerging research strength within the department. The University of Warwick is committed to excellence in research and is consistently ranked within the top 10 institutions in the UK for research. The Department of Psychology is a highly research-active department that ranked in the top ten departments in the country for research output quality in the last UK Research Assessment Exercise.

 

We wish to appoint scholars with outstanding research records to complement and enhance our research profile. You will undertake research, teaching, administration and other activities that develop and enhance the reputation of the Department of Psychology, both internal and external to the University. Research activity in the Department is organised around three areas of research strength: Behavioural Science; Lifespan Health and Wellbeing; and Language and Learning. Specific expertise is sought to consolidate and extend these areas.

 

The Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Group currently has eight academic staff members and has strong links with Warwick Medical School. Outstanding early career researchers are sought for the two Assistant Professor positions in the areas of Longitudinal Data Analysis and Lifespan Genetic Psychology and Biomarkers. For the Professorial position you will be an established researcher of high international standing in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Ageing and/or Age-related Neurological Disorders and have a strong track record of funded research.

The start date for these posts will be by agreement; however, the start date must be before 1 October 2013.

 

For more information on the Department of Psychology at Warwick, our research groups, and further details of the available posts, please visit our website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/psych/vacancies

 

General enquiries: Professor James Tresilian, Head of Department (j.r.tresilian@warwick.ac.uk)

 

Specific enquiries: Professor Dieter Wolke (d.wolke@warwick.ac.uk)

 

Closing date: 11 January 2013

 

 

Prof Elizabeth A Maylor

Department of Psychology

University of Warwick

Coventry CV4 7AL, UK

Phone: 024 765 24926

Fax: 024 765 24225

Email: Elizabeth.Maylor@warwick.ac.uk

http://www.warwick.ac.uk/go/elizabethmaylor

 

JOBS: POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN AGING

 

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN AGING, Washington University in St. Louis, Psychology Department, will be available the summer of 2013.  Fellowships, sponsored by the National Institute on Aging, are for 1 to 3 years and are designed to train psychologists for academic and research careers in the psychology of aging.  Fellows carry out their own research under the supervision of a faculty preceptor.  Current faculty interests related to aging include cognition, memory, attention, visual perception, hearing, social/personality, clinical psychology, neuropsychology, neuroimaging, and Alzheimer’s disease.  Prior training in aging is not required.  Fellows must be citizens, noncitizen nationals, or permanent residents of the United States.  Send curriculum vitae and three letters of reference to David A. Balota, Ph.D., Department of Psychology (Box 1125), Washington University, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO  63130 or to dbalota@artsci.wustl.edu, via e-mail.  FAX:  314-935-7588.  Initial review will begin immediately.  Washington University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.  Employment eligibility verification required on hire.

JOBS: Associate Dean for Research, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, USF

We are searching for an Associate Dean for Research and I hope that colleagues who have a track record of successful research funding and program development, who are interested in an exciting career opportunity, consider this position. The College of Behavioral and Community Sciences at USF includes 7 academic units: the School of Aging Studies, School of Social Work, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Department of Criminology, Department of Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, Department of Child and Family Studies, and Department of Mental Health Law and Policy. The College has $26 million in extramural funding, and has a special focus on applied research that improves the lives individuals in our local, state, and national communities.

 

Details of the position are available on the web at https://intra.cbcs.usf.edu/MediaTracker/common/file/News/336/Associate%20Dean%20for%20Research.pdf

 

Thanks for your interest,

 

Bill

 

William E. Haley, PhD Professor School of Aging Studies College of Behavioral and Community Sciences
	4202 E Fowler Ave, MHC 1343 Tampa, Florida 33620 Direct Line: 813.974.9739 Dept: 813.974.2414 • Fax : 813.974.9754 whaley@usf.edu http://agingstudies.cbcs.usf.edu/faculty/whaley.cfm

 

 

JOBS: Central Connecticut State University, Psychological Science

Assistant Professor (C13-047)
Psychological Science

Central Connecticut State University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in the Psychological Science department. Preferences will be given to candidates who specialize in aging and health or geropsychology. Candidates are expected to be committed to multiculturalism and working with a diverse student body. Required qualifications: Ph.D. in Psychology or a related field by the date of appointment with a focus on aging; evidence of effective university-level teaching; evidence of active research (e.g., publications and presentations at professional conferences); and a programmatic research plan. Preferred qualifications: specialization in aging and health or geropsychology; demonstrated ability to engage students in research and/or fieldwork related to adult development and aging. For full consideration, applications must be received by January 21, 2013. To begin the application process, go to www.ccsu.edu/jobs<http://www.ccsu.edu/jobs>.

Carrie Andreoletti, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychological Science

Voicemail: 860-832-1646
Office: Barnard 0100500
Office hours: M 3-4, TR 11-12, 2-3 and by appointment