CONFERENCES: Deadline for Society for Research in Adult Development Submissions 2008

Call for Submissions

23rd Annual Adult Development Symposium of the Society for Research in Adult Development

An Affiliate Pre-conference of The American Educational Research Association

New York City - Saturday and Sunday, March 22-23, 2008

This two-day meeting will focus on positive adult and life-span development from an interdisciplinary perspective. Our aim is to have constructive conversations about key theoretical, methodological, and practical issues in researching adult development. This symposium provides a productive arena for researchers to meet and share their work in this exciting and expanding field. The symposium-style meeting features thematic poster sessions that include group discussion and synthesis. Topics include (but are not limited to): Measurement, models and methodological issues; post-secondary education; emotional development; professional development; development of relationships in educational settings; motivation; development outside of formal education; organizational and corporate influences including organizational culture; company success in world economy and stage of development; coaching and corporate training; evaluating management and sales; and attribution systems within organizations. Challenges to conventional wisdom are especially welcome.

Submissions are due by December 31, 2007. Visit http://adultdevelopment.org for more information and submission guidelines.

INFO: [Fwd: HHS Strategic Plan FY 2007-2012]

While surfing the site in the message below I came across another site you may find of interest re: aging related links provided by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services <http://www.hhs.gov/aging/> .

--

Dr. M. Arnold, RN, PhD

Licensed Psychologist - Registered Nurse Psychological Services,

Behavioral Health Counseling, Consultation and Education Focused on the

Needs of Older Adults Western Suffolk/Eastern Nassau Counties, LI, NY

Assisted Living Communities

(631) 271-9863

HHS Strategic Plan FY 2007-2012

The U.S. Administration on Aging is pleased to inform you of the publication of the HHS Strategic Plan FY 2007-2012. This document provides a comprehensive overview of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Service's priorities and activities for the next five years, and highlights the significant role the U.S. Administration on Aging is playing within the department to improve the health and well-being of older people and their family caregivers.

For more details and a copy of the plan visit: http://aspe.hhs.gov/hhsplan/2007/.

CONFERENCES: ICOST 2008 call for paper due January 22

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of Computer Science

226 Atanasoff Hall

515 294-4377

FAX 515-294-0258

Internet: www.cs.iastate.edu

December 12, 2007

Dear Colleague,

Below please find a conference announcement. Please kindly share with interested colleagues. Any listserv or web postings would be greatly appreciated.

Best Regards,

Carl K. Chang

Professor and Chair

ICOST 2008

6th International Conference On Smart homes and health Telematics

Theme: Gerontechnology: Enhancing the Quality of Life for Rural Elders

June 28 – July 2, 2008

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

http://www.icost-conference.org

ICOST 2008 invites gerontological, computer science, and engineering researchers and practitioners, as well as domain experts in health sciences and rehabilitation to present the latest studies, findings, and technical solutions in the area of smart homes, health telematics, and other assistive technologies. Submissions may include technical papers, abstracts and posters, and demonstrations. Presentation submission is due 22 January, 2008. A complete Call for Papers can be found on the ICOST website.

FOR PROGRAM INFORMATION - Email Professor Sumi Helal, ICOST 2008 Program Co-Chair: helal@cise.ufl.edu or Professor Johnny Wong, ICOST 2008 Program Co-Chair: wong@cs.iastate.edu

FOR MORE INFORMATION - Email Professor Carl Chang, ICOST 2008 General Chair: chang@cs.iastate.edu

JOBS/STUDENTS: Postdoc, Beckman Inst., Univ. of Illinois

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN HUMAN BRAIN PLASTICITY, BECKMAN INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Applications are invited for a multi-year position in human brain plasticity at the University of Illinois. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to play an important role in the interdisciplinary study of human brain and cognitive plasticity in several funded research projects including cognitive training in a complex video-game like environments and fitness training.

Essential skills include a thorough knowledge of fMRI and structural MRI techniques, good organizational abilities, as well as the ability to work well in teams. While this position requires technical sophistication it is more suited for someone who is scientifically interested in neuroplasticity and the relation to cognition, than someone with a strict methods orientation. The successful applicant will hold a PhD; however applications are also welcomed from current PhD students who will have submitted their dissertations by June 1, 2008.

Salary will be in the range $43,000 to $50,000, depending on knowledge and experience, and will come with health and other benefits at the University of Illinois.

Please send applications (via e-mail) including cover letter, CV, the names and addresses of three referees, in one pdf file, to the Principal Investigator, Dr Art Kramer (a-kramer@uiuc.edu ). You are also welcome to call us at 1-217-244-1933 or email for additional information.

JOBS: Kent State University

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER STUDIES

TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES

The Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) program area within the new College of Education, Health, and Human Services at Kent State University seeks applicants for a nine-month, full-time, tenure-track position to begin August 17, 2008. Although we primarily intend to hire at the Assistant Professor level, candidates at all levels will be considered. We are especially interested in candidates who complement our existing focus in life-span development and aging, and whose teaching and research interests fall in one or both of the following areas: (1) The design of programs and policies in the human services sector to support people of all ages, especially the aged; or (2) The impact of cultural diversity on human development and family life, with an emphasis on the later years.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to our vibrant concentrations and interdisciplinary certificate programs in gerontology at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. A doctoral degree is required and teaching experience is preferred. The HDFS program area has outstanding teaching and research resources, and we maintain productive interdisciplinary relationships within diverse health and human services settings. Excellent support for both teaching and research activities is available at KSU.

Responsibilities include teaching at both graduate and undergraduate level; advising students; supervising student research; and developing a strong program of empirical research. Our faculty is committed to excellence in teaching and research, as well as to scholarly engagement outside the University.

Screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To apply: complete an online application form at http://jobs.kent.edu , answer any supplemental questions, and copy/past or upload a vita and statement of teaching and research interests in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat (PDF). Also submit official transcripts, representative publications, and three letters of reference to:

Dr. Greg Smith, Chair, HDFS Search Committee

School of Family & Consumer Studies

100 Nixson Hall

Kent State University

Kent, OH 44242-0001

gsmith2@kent.edu

For information about the program please visit the web at: http://ehhs.kent.edu/FCS.

Kent State University is committed to attaining excellence through the recruitment and retention of a diverse student body and workforce. All documents submitted to Kent State University for employment opportunities are public record and subject to disclosure under the Ohio Public Records Law.

INFO: Petition for a Division for Qualitative Inquiry

Dear Division 20 member: We have been asked to comment on a petition for a new APA division: The Division of Qualitative Inquiry. The APA review process does not allow for written input from individual members at this stage -- instead feedback must come from Divisions or Associations (e.g., State Associations). If you have thoughts or comments about this specific proposal (The Petition for a Division for Qualitative Inquiry and other supporting materials are located at the following website: http://www.apa.org/about/division/qualinquiry.html), please send them directly to me (christopher.hertzog@psych.gatech.edu ). Please do not reply to this listserv email! Note that any comments should be about the specific merits and pro vs. con on the petition, rather than something to the effect that APA has too many divisions already (true though that might be!). I need to receive your comments by January 15, 2008. I will then collate these comments, distribute to the Executive Committee, and we will discuss whether they warrant an official response from Division 20 before the February 15 deadline. Thanks, and happy holidays! Chris

Christopher Hertzog Professor of Psychology School of Psychology 654 Cherry Street, Room 235 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0170 phone: 404-894-6774 FAX: 404-894-8905 cell: 404-210-5092

JOBS: Postdoctoral Training in Demography and Economics of Aging, The University of Chicago

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING IN DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMICS OF AGING With support from the NIA, the University of Chicago offers one postdoctoral fellowship through its Center on the Demography and Economics of Aging for the 2008-2009 academic year. The interdisciplinary nature of research and training at the University of Chicago is one of its distinctive marks and one of its strengths. The goal of these postdoctoral fellowships is to train skilled, engaged, committed new practitioners and new scholars who will make use of and contribute to the fields of demography and economics of aging by engaging in basic and applied research and policy making and analysis. These NIA fellowships carry a stipend, health insurance, computing support and travel support, and are renewable with acceptable progress. NORC at the University of Chicago also provides opportunities to supplement the stipend. Candidates must be interested in demography or the economics of aging and must have completed their Ph.D. in 2008. Fellowships are restricted to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Applicants should submit a letter of interest, a statement outlining their research agenda, two letters of recommendation, and a sample of written work or a recent publication. Previous research in demography or the economics of aging is not necessary; however, a future commitment is. Please send application materials by February 1, 2008 to: Kathleen E. Parks Administrative Director Center on the Demography and Economics of Aging The University of Chicago 1155 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 For more information, please contact Kathleen Parks at 773-256-6302 or by email at parks-kathleen@norcmail.uchicago.edu .

AWARDS/COMMITTEES: Neal Miller Distinguished Lecture

Call for Nominations: Neal Miller Distinguished Lecture The American Psychological Association's (APA) Board of Scientific Affairs (BSA) is soliciting nominations for speakers for the 2009 Neal Miller Distinguished Lecture that is scheduled during the APA Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 6-9, 2009. This annual presentation spotlights experts in neuroscience and animal research. The selected speaker receives reimbursement for his/her travel expenses, up to $1,000.

BSA is pleased to be able to dedicate time during the APA convention to neuroscience and animal research. The board honored the eminent neuroscientist Neal Miller by naming the lecture after him. Past speakers include: Neal Miller, Nancy Wexler, Larry Squire, Joseph LeDoux, Martha McClintock, Robert Adar, Linda Bartoshuk, Steven Maier, Elizabeth Gould, Edward Taub, J. Bruce Overmier, Lynn Nadel, Bruce McEwen, and Sue Carter.

Please send a vita for your nominee by email (scox@apa.org ) or fax (202-336-5953) to Stephanie Cox, APA Science Directorate, 750 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC. 20002-4242. Nominations must be received by February 15, 2008.

AWARDS/CONFERENCES: Master Lecturers at APA

Call for Nominations: Master Lecturers and Distinguished Scientist Lecturers The American Psychological Association's (APA) Board of Scientific Affairs (BSA) is soliciting nominations for speakers for the 2009 Master Lecture Program and the 2009 Distinguished Scientist Lecture Program. These annual programs spotlight experts in psychological science and are sponsored by the APA's Science Directorate.

Selected speakers receive an honorarium of $1,000 and reimbursement for travel expenses, up to $1,000. All nominees should be excellent public speakers. BSA will review all nominations at its 2008 spring meeting and begin to contact potential speakers for these programs. Nominations may be for either the Distinguished Lecture Program or the Master Lecture Program (or both).

The Master Lecture Program, developed by BSA, supports up to five (5) psychological scientists to speak at the APA Annual Convention. A list of previously selected speakers can be found on-line at http://www.apa.org/science/masterlecturers.html. BSA has organized the lectures into ten core areas that reflect the field. Each year, five of these areas are addressed by Master Lecturers. Speakers for the 2009 Convention, to be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 6-9, 2009, will be chosen to have expertise in each of the following areas:

· Applied psychology

· Biopsychology

· Cognition and perception

· Health and behavioral medicine

· Personality and individual differences

The Distinguished Scientist Lecture Program, developed by BSA, supports up to three (3) psychological scientists to speak at Regional Psychological Association meetings to be held in 2009. Speakers must be actively engaged in research, with expertise in any area. A list of previously selected speakers and their topics can be found on-line at the APA website.

Please send in the name of your nominee(s) by email: (scox@apa.org) or fax to Stephanie Cox, APA Science Directorate, 750 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC. 20002-4242 (e-mail; fax 202-336-5953). Nominations must be received by February 15, 2008.

STUDENTS: West Virginia University Graduate Program

The life-span developmental graduate training at West Virginia University offers training in all age periods (infancy through late adulthood). Highlights of the program appear below. Additional information can be found on the WVU Department of Psychology website: http://www.wvu.edu/~psychology .

PROGRAM. WVU’s Psychology Department received the “Innovation in Graduate Education Award” from the American Psychological Association in 2006. The award recognizes the junior-colleague model used to train graduate students in research, teaching, and program/service evaluation. Graduate training is seen as modeling and instruction in a variety of professional skills and roles, only some of which are acquired in the classroom. As junior colleagues, students and faculty collaborate in research, rather than students serving as research assistants assigned to individual faculty. Students develop individualized plans of study. Contact among faculty and students outside the classroom is frequent and casual. WVU has an illustrious history in life-span development. Our program continues to provide in-depth training to the next generation of life-span developmental psychologists. Graduates are highly successful in obtaining employment and find positions in academia, government, research institutions, foundations, and applied settings.

A COMMITMENT TO STUDYING THE LIFESPAN. West Virginia University is recognized as the birthplace of life-span psychology. Graduate students specialize in life-span processes (e.g., cognitive or social development) and/or in an age period (infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, aging).

RESEARCH TRAINING. Initially, faculty provide a high degree of structure and guidance that is tailored to the students’ entry-level research design and data analysis skills. By the end of training, students have developed a research specialty and can successfully design and execute all stages of a research project (e.g., data collection, analysis, dissemination of findings). Students attend professional conferences and present their research to regional, national, and international audiences. Students submit their work for publication in scholarly journals and books. The department and college provide funds to support student research and travel to conferences. Funding via research assistantships is often available.

TEACHING TRAINING. Graduate students receive structured, supervised, hands-on teaching experience. Students become proficient in a variety of teaching technologies and methods. When teaching for the first time, students enroll in a teaching seminar and learn lecture strategies, best practices for encouraging active learning, leading discussions, classroom management, assessing student learning, and ethical issues. Students create a teaching portfolio and write a teaching philosophy. Students rapidly develop high-quality teaching skills within a single semester. Advanced graduate students may design and deliver a course in their specialty area. Funding via teaching assistantships is always available.

OUR STUDENTS. We value a wide range of ages and cultural backgrounds among our students. All students receive 4 years of financial support via assistantships (3 years if entering with a Master’s degree), plus a tuition waiver.

THE LIFE SCIENCES BUILDING. The $57 million award-winning Life Sciences Building houses state-of-the-art research and teaching facilities. Each graduate student has an office and a computer with internet access and the latest software (e.g., SPSS, Word). Graduate students conduct research in faculty member’s laboratories, and in off-campus locations (e.g., schools, senior centers).

WVU & MORGANTOWN. WVU has an enrollment of over 26,000 students and is a Carnegie Research Extensive University. WVU has highly successful Big East sports teams, intramural sports, plays, concerts, lectures, symphony, a $34 million Student Recreation Center, and other leisure activities. Visit .

Faculty Research Interests & Contact Information

Stanley H. Cohen. Applied gerontology, quantitative methods, and instructional technology. Stanley.Cohen@mail.wvu.edu

Amy Gentzler. Emotion regulation in childhood and adolescence, adult attachment, memory of emotional experiences. Amy.Gentzler@mail.wvu.edu

Katherine Karraker. Socioemotional development in infancy, adult perception of infants. Katherine.Karraker@mail.wvu.edu

Hawley Montgomery-Downs. Pediatric sleep and sleep disorders, postpartum sleep disruption, relation between sleep and biobehavior, sleep instrumentation. Hawley.Montgomery-Downs@mail.wvu.edu

Julie Hicks Patrick. Social cognition, decision making, family caregiving in mid-life and old age. Julie.Patrick@mail.wvu.edu

JoNell Strough (Area Coordinator). Gender, friendship, collaborative everyday problem solving in adolescence through later adulthood. JoNell.Strough@mail.wvu.edu

INFORMATION & APPLICATION: Applications forms available online at: http://www.wvu.edu/~psychology/graduateprogram/applicationinfo . Or contact: Debra.Swinney@mail.wvu.edu , (304) 293-2001, ext 31628. APPLICATIONS DUE December 15.

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JoNell Strough, Ph.D.

Associate Professor & Coordinator, Life-Span Developmental Program

Department of Psychology

53 Campus Drive

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV 26506-6040

http://www.wvu.edu/~psychology/

phone: (304) 293-2001 x31648

fax: (304) 293-6606

email: JoNell.Strough@mail.wvu.edu

Office: 2212 Life Sciences Building

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INFO new professsional geropsychology training council

Please note: since the listserve does not allow attachments, you'll need to contact Dan for the attachment.

For training programs at all levels preparing psychologists for professional work with older adults. I am the Chair of the new training council, best initial contact is Dan Segal on membership committee, contact info below.

Please see the attached application form for the new Council of Professional Geropsychology Training Programs. If your graduate training program, internship, or postdoc program is providing geropsychology training, we hope that you will consider joining:

The Council of Professional Geropsychology Training Programs (CoPGTP, pronounced COG-TIP) is a new organization of programs providing training at the competence level and beyond. CoPGTP grew out of the June, 2006, meeting that produced the Pikes Peak model. CoPGTP is committed to the promotion of excellence in training in professional geropsychology and to supporting the development of high quality > training programs in professional geropsychology at the graduate school, internship, postdoctoral fellowship, and post-licensure levels of training.

Best,

Dan Segal and the CoPGTP Board

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Daniel L. Segal, Ph.D.

Professor and Director of Clinical Training Department of Psychology > Univ. of

Colorado at Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway

Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7150 office phone: 719-262-4176 office fax:

719-262-4166

email: dsegal@uccs.edu

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Bob G. Knight, Ph.D.

Professor and Director of Clinical Training

Department of Psychology

The Merle H. Bensinger Professor of Gerontology

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA 90089-1061

JOBS: Associate or Senior Scientist/Associate or Full Professor

Associate or Senior Scientist/Associate or Full Professor (LSI/CLAS). Full time Co-Director of the Analytic Techniques and Technology (ATT) core of the Center for Biobehavioral Neuroscience of Communication Disorders (BNCD) with joint appointment to a College-wide program for quantitative research. Duties: Provide scientific leadership in the design and data analysis methods for studies affiliated with the BNCD, and for college-level quantitative resources. Teach advanced courses. Required qualifications: PhD in relevant area, experience with multi-investigator teams, co-authorships or consultations with NIH-funded research projects, publications, expertise in longitudinal analytic methods. Preferred qualifications: Expertise in mixed modeling, advanced statistical software, external funding, data warehousing, ERP, biostatistics of genetics. Initial review of applications begins January 4, 2008 and will continue until position is filled. For a full position description, see: http://www2.ku.edu/~clas/employment/.

To apply, send letter of applications, resume, publications, and names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references. Send to: Patsy Woods, Child Language Doctoral Program, 3031 Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045. (785)864-4570 (patsy@ku.edu ). EO/AA Employer.

INFO: Action Alert! National Call-in Day for Mental Health Parity This Friday, December 7

Colleagues,

This is a very important action alert.

Please take the time on Friday to call in.

See below for details.

Peace, Merla

Subject: [DIV42] Action Alert! National Call-in Day for Mental Health Parity This

Friday, December 7

From: Jerry Grammer mailto:jerrygrammer@SBCGLOBAL.NET

Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 10:14:34 -0800

To: DIV42@LISTS.APA.ORG

To: DIV42@LISTS.APA.ORG

Action Alert! National Call-in Day for Mental Health Parity This Friday, December 7

The Senate passed the Mental Health Parity Act (S. 558) by unanimous consent in September, but the full House has yet to take action. With less than three weeks left in the legislative session, time is running out for Congress to enact full mental health parity. This historic opportunity is at risk of ending in deadlock if the House fails to pass a bill that can pass in the Senate. Please call your Representative to urge him/her to work with the leadership to pass a parity bill that can pass in the Senate. Even if you are one of the thousands of psychologists who have already sent emails through the Legislative Action Center , we need you to make this one short follow-up phone call to your Representative. If you miss the December 7 call-in date, it is still vital for you to call your Representative.

Action:

Call on Friday, December 7 to urge your Representative to work with the leadership to pass a parity bill that can pass in both houses

Option 1: Call the Capitol switchboard at 1-866-PARITY-4 (1-866-727-4894). Ask for your Representative’s office. Urge him/her to work with the leadership to pass a parity bill that can pass in both houses. If you do not know your Representative’s name, give the operator your ZIP code.

Option 2: In the unlikely event that the Capitol switchboard is busy, please call your Representative’s office directly. You can look up your Representative’s direct number at: http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/mcapdir.html

Grassroots feedback is also extremely important to our advocacy efforts, so we would very much appreciate it if you would email (jcook@apa.org) or fax (202-336-5797) us about any responses that you receive from your Representative’s office.

Message: I am calling to urge Congressman/woman __________ to work with the leadership to pass a parity bill that can pass in both houses. The clock is running out to finally enact full mental health parity this year. My patients have waited too long and this issue is too important for 2007 to end without sending a bill to the President. Please help!

-- Dr. M. Arnold, RN, PhD Licensed Psychologist - Registered Nurse Psychological Services, Behavioral Health Counseling, Consultation and Education Focused on the Needs of Older Adults Western Suffolk/Eastern Nassau Counties, LI, NY Assisted Living Communities (631) 271-9863 "It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err." Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

INFO: Reviewers needed for Special Issue on Aging and Eating Disorders

If anyone is interested, I am looking for some potential ad-hoc reviewers for a Special Issue of the Journal of General Psychology I am Guest Editing on Aging and Eating Disorders, due out on 2008. If interested, please back channel me at the address below. Thanks,

RFerraro

f_ferraro@und.nodak.edu

F. Richard Ferraro, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology

Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor

Director, General/Experimental Ph.D. Program Dept. Psychology -

University of North Dakota Corwin-Larimore Rm. 215

319 Harvard Street Stop 8380

Grand Forks, ND 58202-8380

701-777-2414 (O)

701-777-3454 (FAX)

f_ferraro@und.nodak.edu

STUDENTS: Graduate Program at Cornell University.

Dear colleagues,

I'm writing to let you know about opportunities for graduate study in human development at Cornell for your students who are interested in aging. Our aging program at Cornell has recently expanded, and includes outstanding new faculty, close ties to the Division of Geriatrics at Cornell's Medical College, and excellent support and research opportunities for PhD students. I've attached a flyer on the program, and detailed information can be found on our website:

http://www.human.cornell.edu/che/HD/Research/Themes/Aging-Health.cfm

If I can provide you with any more information, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Best,

Joseph

_____________________________________________________

Joseph A. Mikels, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Cornell University

Department of Human Development

G60, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall

Ithaca, NY 14853

t. 607.255.0839

f. 607.255.9856

http://www.human.cornell.edu/che/bio.cfm?netid=jam342

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JOBS: Geropsychology Post-Doctoral Fellowship, VA Medical Center, Milwaukee

GEROPSYchology Post-Doctoral Fellowship

VA Medical Center, Milwaukee

The Milwaukee VA will be offering a post-doctoral fellowship in geropsychology beginning August 18, 2008. This is a full-time position for one year and carries an annual stipend of $41,880. The fellowship program is fully accredited by the American Psychological Association.

The fellow will be prepared for psychological practice with older adults. The fellowship program is organized around a core of clinical experiences, but allows some flexibility in pursuing individual clinical, educational, or research goals. Clinical experience is provided within the Extended Care Center , the Geriatric Evaluation and Management Unit, the Adult Day Health Care Program, and the Geropsychiatry clinic. The fellow has the opportunity to conduct psychological and/or neuropsychological assessments, to provide individual and group therapy, to assist with interdisciplinary team planning and training, to consult with staff and families, to evaluate decisional capacity, to develop and implement care management programs, and to provide supervision to psychology practicum students.

A candidate for a fellowship must be a U.S. citizen who, by the beginning of the fellowship year, will have completed an APA-approved doctoral program in clinical or counseling psychology and an APA-approved pre-doctoral internship program. This VA Center in its commitment to Equal Opportunity Employment and Affirmative Action encourages applications by minorities, women and handicapped persons.

The application deadline is January 18, 2008. The following application material is required: a curriculum vita, a brief statement of your major interests and career objectives, including any particular areas you would wish to emphasize during the fellowship year, three letters of recommendation from people familiar with your clinical work, and a graduate transcript. If this transcript does not show the granting of the doctorate, a letter from the graduate program will be required attesting that all degree requirements will be completed prior to the fellowship.

Offers will be made on or about February 28, 2008.

For further information, contact:

James D. Hart, Ph.D.

Director, Psychology Training Program

Mental Health Division

VA Medical Center (695/MH-Admin)

Milwaukee, WI 53295

Telephone: 414- 384-2000, extension 41672

Fax: 414-382-5379

e-mail: Jim.Hart@va.gov

INFO: Division 20 nominations for Executive Committee

Division 20 seeks nominations for the following offices and positions of the Executive Committee:

President-Elect

Secretary

2 Members-at-Large

Council Representative

Visit the Division website for descriptions of the positions, their responsibilities, and terms at http://apadiv20.phhp.ufl.edu/

If you would like to nominate someone or self-nominate, please send your name and contact information to:

jberry@richmond.edu

please use “D20 Nominee” as subject header.

Thanks,

Jane Berry

D20 Elections Chair

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Jane M. Berry, Chair

Department of Psychology

University of Richmond

Richmond, VA 23173

jberry@richmond.edu

804.289.8130

JOBS: USF Faculty Position, Department of Aging and Mental Health

Assistant/Associate Professor: Department of Aging and Mental Health, FMHI

The Department of Aging and Mental Health, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI), University of South Florida (USF) invites applications from qualified candidates for a tenure- track, faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level depending on qualifications and experience. The appointment is for a 12-month contract year with the expectation to secure ongoing external support for the research program and to promote and disseminate research findings at the state, national, and international levels. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Position Description

The primary role for the successful candidate is to conduct research that is aimed at improving the identification of behavioral health problems and the delivery of mental health care or substance abuse services for older adults in Florida or nationally and which will be sustainable through external funding. To complement current faculty members’ interests, we are especially interested in applicants with strong quantitative/statistical skills and experience with one or more of the following priorities: treatment of depression, identification of risk for and prevention of suicide, disparities in behavioral health service delivery for racial/ethnic minorities, epidemiology of behavioral health disorders, mental health services in long-term care, and treatment of substance misuse. Duties also include limited teaching, mentorship of students and post-doctoral fellows, and consultation and collaboration with state and local agencies.

Minimum Qualifications

The position requires an earned doctorate from an accredited university in a field related to mental health or gerontology for conducting research in behavioral health services (mental health and/or substance abuse) relevant to older adults. For Assistant Professor, the doctorate must be earned prior to the start of employment and the record must demonstrate promise for future external funding. For Associate Professor, the candidate must have a minimum of five years experience in mental health or substance abuse services research and a record of successful external funding and peer-reviewed publication.

Preferred Qualifications:

A demonstrated record or recognized potential for: Published research related to behavioral health services for elders; external, competitive grant funding related to this field; working productively with diverse populations; expertise in quantitative research methods and advanced statistical procedures; and collaboration with publicly-funded mental health, substance abuse, and/or aging systems.

About the Department and FMHI

Applicants are encouraged to visit the website of the Department of Aging and Mental Health (AMH) at http://amh.fmhi.usf.edu . Within AMH there are 9 faculty, 2 postdoctoral fellows, research support and administrative staff, and graduate assistants. AMH faculty conduct a wide array of translational and applied studies concerning the behavioral health needs of older adults, their families, and the service systems. Faculty and staff work closely with federal, state, and local agencies, as well as other academicians and national experts.

USF is one of the nation's top 63 public research universities and one of 39 community engaged public universities as designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. USF has a large number of faculty members devoted to aging research in the School of Aging Studies and in the colleges of Public Health, Medicine, and Nursing. FMHI is Florida's primary research and training center for behavioral health services and a nationally recognized source for its innovative research and training. For more information about AMH see: http://amh.fmhi.usf.edu

Salary: Negotiable

Start Date for Position: Summer or Fall 2008

Application Process: Mail hard (paper) copies of (1) your vita, (2) letter of application specifying rank of position sought, identifying your professional strengths, and describing your program of research and its fit with the mission of the Department of Aging and Mental Health http://amh.fmhi.usf.edu, and (3) names and contact information of three references to: Dr. Victor Molinari, Professor and Search Committee Chair, Dept. of Aging and Mental Health, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612-3899. Complete applications will be accepted until the position is filled, with the initial review commencing January 7, 2008. The State of Florida has a Public Meetings Law and a Public Records Law and all university searches are conducted under the terms thereof. All meetings of the Search Committee are publicly announced and conducted. All documents submitted to the committee are treated as open material with the exception of evaluative documents specific to the performance of the faculty of Florida’s publicly funded universities. USF is an equal opportunity, affirmative action, equal access institution. For disability accommodations contact Ms. Sheryl Stire at sstire@fmhi.usf.edu

Victor Molinari, Ph.D., ABPP

Professor

Department of Aging and Mental Health

Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute

University of South Florida

13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.

Tampa, Florida 33612-3899

(813) 974-1960

FAX (813) 974-1968

Email: vmolinari@fmhi.usf.edu

Webpage: http://amh.fmhi.usf.edu/vitas/vmolinari.php