Division 20 News

LECTURE PROGRAMS: Call for Nominations for APA Master Lecture and Distinguished Scientist Lecture Programs

2012-01-18T14:06:00.000-05:00

Dear APA Division Listserv Administrator, Please post the following announcement to your email list. Thank you, Rachel Martin | Manager, Conferences and OutreachScience DirectorateAmerican Psychological Association 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242 Tel: (202) 336-5918 | Fax: (202) 336-5953 email: rmartin@apa.org | www.apa.org/science P Please consider the environment before

TRAINING: APA announces Advanced Training Institutes for summer 2012

2012-01-11T11:21:00.000-05:00

The American Psychological Association will sponsor four Advanced Training Institutes (ATIs) in the summer of 2012. These intensive training programs are hosted at major research institutions across the country. ATIs expose advanced graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, new and established faculty, and other researchers to state-of-the-art research methods and emerging technologies. This year

INFO: Reminder Special Issue on Lifestyle Factors and Cognitive Ageing

2012-01-11T09:04:00.000-05:00

Dear colleagues,This is a reminder that the Journal of Aging Research will publish a specialissue on Lifestyle Factors and Cognitive Ageing in 2012. The deadline forsubmissions is 16 March so there is still time to be included.The full call for papers is available athttp://www.hindawi.com/journals/jar/si/cogn/, and on behalf of the editorialteam, I invite you to consider submitting your work.

CONFERENCES: Time is running out to submit a proposal to the 2012 Adult Development Symposium

2012-01-10T10:29:00.000-05:00

2012 Adult Development Symposium http://adultdevelopment.org/ Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina Tampa, Florida Tuesday February 7- and Wednesday, February 8 as the premeeting of SRCD February 9 – 11, 2012 Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina Tampa, Florida 700 South Florida Avenue Tampa, Florida 33602 813-221-4900 888-268-1616

STUDENTS: APAGS Event in NYC

2012-01-10T09:06:00.001-05:00

From: Keith Cooke, kcooke@apa.org: YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND… “What They Didn’t Teach Me in Graduate School” Date: Saturday, February 4, 2012 Time: 9:00AM – 1:00PM Where: The New School for Social Research Wollman Hall, Room 505 65

INFO: Please join Division 20 for 2012!

2012-01-09T10:10:00.000-05:00

Dear members of the APA Division 20 List-Serv, As we start the new year, we are hoping to match or exceed our total membership from 2011! If you have not renewed your membership, please consider doing so or joining as a new member! As a long-time member of the Division myself, membership has allowed me to enjoy the multitude of professional benefits of Division 20 including job

CONFERENCES: Rotman Research Institute Conference on Mild Cognitive Impairment

2012-01-06T16:03:00.000-05:00

Join us in Toronto for a 3-day conference on the topic of mild cognitive impairment !!!Poster submissions are due January 13th and early-bird registration ends January 31st,so act now! Visit our website for more information.http://research.baycrest.org/conferenceSincerely,-- Dr. Nicole Anderson______________________________________________________________________Nicole D. Anderson, PhD,

INFO: [COR] 2011 Apportionment ballot results

2012-01-06T15:24:00.000-05:00

Dear all:Just wanted to let you know that, thanks to your vote, Division 20 maintained its second seat on Council. Thanks so much for your participation! Susan sends other highlights below. If you wish to see the full list, please contact her directly, swhitbo@PSYCH.UMASS.EDU.Happy New Year!CarolynCarolyn M. Aldwin, Ph.D.President, Division 20 Professor & Director, Gerontology ProgramDept. of

INFO: e-workshop on social psychology

2012-01-06T13:43:00.000-05:00

Sent from my iPadBegin forwarded message:From: "Kite, Mary" Date: January 6, 2012 7:03:09 AM PSTTo: "DIVOFFICERS@LISTS.APA.ORG" Subject: [DIVOFFICERS] e-workshop on social psychologyReply-To: "Kite, Mary" Please forward information about the Society for the Teaching of Psychology's upcoming e-workshop to your division members.Thanks in

INFO: New APA Committee on Aging members

2012-01-06T09:18:00.000-05:00

The Committee on Aging (CONA) welcomes two new members in 2012. They are Jennifer Moye, PhD and Karen Roberto, PhD. They join current CONA members Neil Charness, PhD (Chair), Adam Brickman, PhD, Kelly O’Shea Carney, PhD, CMC, and Manfred Diehl, PhD. Deborah DiGilio| Director, Office on AgingPublic Interest DirectorateAmerican Psychological Association 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-

JOB: VA Geropsychology Fellowships

2012-01-05T23:18:00.000-05:00

Application Information The VA New York Harbor Health Care System is accepting applications for our 2012-2013 fellowship class. The Fellowship Program is completing the APA-accreditation application for Geropsychology Specialty in 2011. We are recruiting 2 fellows for our 1 year Fellowship Training Program. Fellows will have experiences working with older adults in neuropsychological

INFO: [DIVOFFICERS] Call for Nominations for Committee on Human Research (CHR) -- DEADLINE EXTENDED!

2012-01-05T23:15:00.000-05:00

From: APA Division Officers list [mailto:DIVOFFICERS@LISTS.APA.ORG] On Behalf Of Jordan, SarahSent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 1:17 PMTo: DIVOFFICERS@LISTS.APA.ORGSubject: [DIVOFFICERS] Call for Nominations for Committee on Human Research (CHR) -- DEADLINE EXTENDED! Call for Nominations for Committee on Human Research (CHR) DEADLINE EXTENDED The Committee on Human Research (CHR) is seeking

INFO: PsycCRITIQUES Blog

2012-01-05T20:00:00.000-05:00

From Keith Cooke, kcooke@apa.org From: Division 20 Announcement list [mailto:DIV20ANN@LISTS.APA.ORG] On Behalf Of Cooke, Keith Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 4:57 PM To: DIV20ANN@LISTS.APA.ORG Subject: [DIV20ANN] PsycCRITIQUES Blog I am writing on behalf of Danny Wedding, PhD, Editor, PsycCRITIQUES. APA has developed a PsycCRITIQUES blog that makes it possible for interested

INFO: Survey on experiences with IRBs for aging researchers

2012-01-05T13:48:00.000-05:00

Along with some colleagues in Australia, I'm working on collecting information on IRB practices related to aging research. We're interested in issues raised by IRBs that are specific to research on older adults. The on-line survey is anonymous and should take about 15 to 20 minutes. It has been approved by the USC University Park IRB as exempt research.The URL for the survey is: https://

INFO: Nominations sought for Div20 Executive Committee

2012-01-05T13:24:00.000-05:00

Dear Colleagues,I'm writing to ask you to nominate someone or consider running yourself foran elected office of the Executive Committee of Division 20. This is animportant and meaningful way to serve your division. We are seekingnominations for the following offices of the Executive Committee: President-Elect (to replace Cameron Camp)Treasurer (to replace Keith Whitfield)Members-at-Large (2) (

INFO: Laura Carstensen receives honorary PhD from Univ Leuven

2012-01-05T12:20:00.000-05:00

Assistant Professor in Psychology (Developmental) The Department of Psychology at The University of Tampa is seeking candidates for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2012. Candidates must have interest in and/or experience teaching courses in both adulthood and aging and child psychology, both of which include a

JOBS: Project Director for NIH study

2011-12-28T11:32:00.000-05:00

Project Director Sought for NIH-funded Research Project Kent State University We seek a Project Director (PD) through December 31, 2014 for a multiple site R01 project funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (Co-Investigators: Gregory Smith & Bert Hayslip Jr.). Our overall aim is to investigate the differential effectiveness of parent training and cognitive behavioral therapy on

INFO: [DIVOFFICERS] Exciting Appropriations Update

2011-12-20T10:45:00.000-05:00

Begin forwarded message:From: "Eiser, Arielle" Date: December 20, 2011 7:41:58 AM PSTTo: "DIVOFFICERS@LISTS.APA.ORG" Subject: [DIVOFFICERS] Exciting Appropriations UpdateReply-To: "Eiser, Arielle" Please forward to interested parties. Applications currently are being accepted for Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowships at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System with an emphasis in Palliative Care. The Palliative Care emphasis area provides training in multiple domains: · Psychological, sociocultural, spiritual and interpersonal factors

FUNDING: Caregiving Seed Grant Opportunity

2011-12-01T15:30:00.000-05:00

FYI… Deborah DiGilio| Director, Office on AgingPublic Interest DirectorateAmerican Psychological Association 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242 Tel: (202) 336-6135 | Fax: (202) 336-6040email: ddigilio@apa.org | www.apa.org/pi/aging P Please consider the environment before printing this email. From: Jordan Green [mailto:jordan@caregiving.org] Sent: Wednesday, November 30,

INFO: APA submissions and power outages on West Coast

2011-12-01T12:41:00.000-05:00

Dear colleagues, Apparently the LA metro area is out of power, and meeting the submission deadline may become problematic for those of you in that region, and it is unclear if anything can be done about this via APA. If you miss the deadline due to power outages, please contact me with your submission information as soon as possible, and by Dec. 7th at the latest. Ben Mast and I will do our

JOB: Wayne State University

2011-12-01T11:55:00.000-05:00

Assistant or Associate Professor (Tenure-Track) The Institute of Gerontology (IOG; www.iog.wayne.edu) at Wayne State University (WSU) invites applications for an approved Assistant or Associate Professor position in the area of LIFE-SPAN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE. All candidates should have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline. Applicants at the Assistant Professor rank should have at least two

INFO: Apportionment Ballots!!

2011-11-30T12:27:00.000-05:00

Dear Fellow Division 20 Members: By now, y'all should have a snail-mailed apportionment ballot in hand - even those of us on the West Coast! (Didn't get yours? Send an email to: gcoad@apa.org to request a replacement!) All you have to do is apportion up to 10 points for Division 20 and mail it back by 12/15/11. Why is this important? Very simple – we can't adequately represent YOUR

CONFERENCES: Cognitive Aging Conference

2011-11-29T09:26:00.000-05:00

Don’t forget … the deadline for submitting abstracts for the 2012 Cognitive Aging Conference is December 2nd. You can submit abstracts on the CAC webpage. http://www.cos.gatech.edu/cac/

Re: iNFO: APA Congressional Fellowship Program's 2012-2013

2011-11-28T12:39:00.000-05:00

I did the APA congressional fellowship a few years ago and it was wonderful. I'd be happy to speak with anyone who might be interested in possibly applying. Reply directly to me: geropsychgah@aol.com Thanks Greg Hinrichsen -----Original Message----- From: Aldwin, Carolyn To: PSYAGING-L Sent: Mon, Nov 28, 2011 12

iNFO: APA Congressional Fellowship Program's 2012-2013

2011-11-28T12:17:00.000-05:00

Sent from my iPadBegin APA Congressional Fellowship Program call for applications APA seeks applications for its congressional fellowship program. These opportunities allow up to two psychologists to spend a year in Washington, D.C., where they receive first-hand experience with federal policymaking. Congressional fellows work as special legislative assistants in congressional member or

INFO: Please help Division 20 increase its membership for 2011-2012!

2011-11-27T15:06:00.000-05:00

Dear members of the APA Division 20 List-Serv, As we end 2011, we are hoping to build on our excellent 2010-2011 membership year! If you have not renewed your membership, please consider doing so or joining as a new member! As a long-time member of the Division myself, membership has allowed me to enjoy the multitude of professional benefits of Division 20 including job opportunities,

JOBS: Lehman College -- C.U.N.Y., Department of Psychology

2011-11-23T14:42:00.000-05:00

Department of Psychology, Lehman College, The City University of New York, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant level. Salary range: $68,024 - $71,073 dependent upon credentials and experience. Preferred area of specialization is: (1) developmental psychology with a focus on adolescent, adulthood, or aging, or (2) industrial/organizational psychology. The

CONFERENCES: Don't forget to submit for APA 2012

2011-11-21T11:42:00.000-05:00

Greetings all from your 2012 program co-chairs, Ben Mast and myself, Monisha Pasupathi. The deadline for submissions for the 2012 APA convention in Orlando, Florida, is fast approaching. Intellectual stimulation and beaches – what more could you want from a convention experience? You can even see Disneyworld afterwards! You can SNUB Disneyworld afterwards if that is more your cup of tea! As a

FUNDING: Integrated Health Care Funding Opportunity

2011-11-18T13:07:00.000-05:00

FYI... Dear APA Colleagues, To advance APA’s priorities of integrated health care and workforce development, we would like to call your attention to the new Health Care Innovation Challenge, which was recently announced by the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. This major initiative will award up to $1 billion in grants to applicants who will implement the most

JOBS: Endowed Chair in Family Policy Studies

2011-11-17T22:47:00.000-05:00

OPEN POSITIONBarbara Emily Knudson Endowed Chair in Family Policy Studies, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University. The School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences invites applications for this 9-month tenured position at the rank of Professor. Application deadline: February 1, 2012. Anticipated start date: September 16, 2012. Responsibilities and Qualifications (

JOBS: Department of Psychology, Western Kentucky University

2011-11-16T23:43:00.000-05:00

Dear Division 20 colleagues, Division 20 is pleased to announce that it will be supporting up to three $500 Travel Awards for postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students to attend the 2012 APA Annual Convention in Orlando, FL! Please help share the news by distributing this information to all interested and eligible individuals. All postdocs, graduate

STUDENTS: Graduate Openings in the Cognitive Science of Teaching and Learning

2011-11-15T00:12:00.000-05:00

The Cognitive Science of Teaching and Learning division in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois has graduate openings for Fall 2012.Learning in its many forms -- across life contexts and through the life span -- is the central to health and well-being. Faculty in the Cognitive Science of Teaching and Learning division in Educational Psychology conduct basic and

STUDENTS--Graduate Study in Adult Development and Aging at Penn State University

2011-11-14T11:57:00.000-05:00