The Science Directorate of the American Psychological Association is excited to announce an Advanced Training Institute (ATI) on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Behavioral Research. Through this listserv message, we hope to increase awareness about this great training opportunity for faculty, post-docs, and graduate students. Please consider this program for yourself and forward this announcement widely to colleagues and students.
The ATI on Geographic Information Systems for Behavioral Research will be held on July 16-18, 2008, at the University of California, Santa Barbara. It is an expanded version of a one-day ATI offered in 2007 at the APA Convention. Full information about the ATI, including application materials, can be found at the APA website: http://www.apa.org/science/ati_gis.html. Applications are being accepted until April 30 or until seats are filled.
Researchers in the social sciences and in public health have made significant advances using GIS methods, and now psychologists are beginning to make use of GIS as well. GIS provides tools that support the precise description and analysis of the behavior of individuals and groups in relation to their spatial and geographic contexts. It also opens up new approaches for investigating spatial cognition and for developing assistive perceptual and navigational technologies. More information on the role of GIS in psychological research can be found in a recent article in Psychological Science Agenda: http://www.apa.org/science/psa/feb08gis.html.
This ATI is one of five that the APA Science Directorate will sponsor in 2008. Information on the entire ATI program can be found at: http://www.apa.org/science/ati.html. Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
-Nicolle Singer Advanced Training Institute Coordinator
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