What a wonderful response we've had for the Division 12/II - 20 Social Event!We have 70 people attending, which is our cap for our event space, so we are completely full!
Those of you who have reserved and paid for your attendance, please join us from 6:30-7:30 on Friday, August 5 at:
Old Ebbitt Grill, 675 15th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20005-5702
If you have any questions about this event, please don't hesitate to contact me at erin_emery@rush.edu. I will have email access throughout the convention.
Looking forward to seeing you at APA!
Erin Emery (12/II) and Paula Hartman-Stein (20), Your Party Planners
The Department of Psychology at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario invites applications for a probationary tenure-track position in Perception and Cognition, beginning July 1, 2012. The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses in perception, among other areas. Applicants with expertise in the psychology of aging are especially encouraged to apply. This position is subject to final budgetary approval. Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Michael Ashton, Chair of Psychology, 905-688-5550 x3993, psychchair@brocku.ca. Information about Brock University and the Department of Psychology can be found at www.brocku.ca and www.brocku.ca/psychology. Applicants should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching interests, recent reprints, and evidence of teaching performance, all in hard copy format, to Dr. Michael Ashton, Chair of Psychology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1. Applicants should also arrange for at least three letters of academic reference to be sent under separate cover. Review of applications will begin on October 14, 2011, and will continue until the position is filled. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Brock University is actively committed to diversity and the principles of Employment Equity and invites applications from all qualified candidates. Women, Aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply and to identify themselves in their application letter as members of a designated group. Candidates who wish to have their application considered as a member of one or more designated groups should fill out the Self-Identification Form available at http://www.brocku.ca/webfm_send/1095 and include the completed form with their application.
(FYI - The Public Interest Directorate is where the APA Office on Aging and Committee on Aging “live” – Debbie DiGilio)
I want to extend a cordial invitation to you to attend the diverse array of programs sponsored by the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI), its public interest committees, and others at APA’s Annual Convention next week.
Topics include: health and health disparities * integrated care * serious mental illness and recovery to practice * immigration * diverse populations * discrimination * socioeconomic status * public interest advocacy * and more.I am excited and honored to invite you to these special programslisted below.
Please be sure to stop by the Public Interest Booth in the Member Resources Area at the Convention Center for free publications, to ask questions, or to meet your Public Interest staff.
Finally, I invite you to follow my Twitter feed (DrGwenPKeita) for reports on PsycAdvocates Day and other events during the convention, plus public interest news, resources, and other information.
Welcome to “our neighborhood” – I hope you enjoy your visit, and I look forward to seeing you next week!
Gwendolyn P. Keita, PhD
Executive Director, Public Interest Directorate
Pamela S. Hyde, JD (Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
I am chairing this session, with presenters Joyce A. Hunter, PhD; Garth Graham, MD, MPH; Larke N. Huang, PhD; and Brian D. Smedley, PhD; and discussant CEO Norman B. Anderson, PhD.
PsycAdvocates Day (Thursday, August 4), sponsored by the Public Interest and Education Government Relations Offices, will include advocacy training and visits to Capitol Hill to meet with Members of Congress or their staff, and offers CE credits.
vJeffrey S. Tanaka Memorial Dissertation Award in Psychology and CEMRRAT2 Task Force Richard M. Suinn Minority Achievement Award Reception (Thursday, August 4, 6:00 pm – 7:50 pm, Renaissance Washington Hotel, Rooms 12/13/14)
vSocial Hour: MFP Achievement Awards and Poster Session (Friday, August 5, 6:00 pm – 7:50 pm, Renaissance Washington Hotel, Renaissance Ballroom East)
vCommittee on Disability Issues in Psychology Social Hour and Award Presentation (Friday, August 5, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Renaissance Washington Hotel, Rooms 10/11)
vDivisions 37/43 and Children, Youth, and Families Social Hour (Friday, August 5, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel, Constitution Ballroom B)
vDivision 37 Lifetime Advocacy Award: Mary Campbell (Saturday, August 6, 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm, Convention Center, Room 144B)
Two postdoctoral positions are currently available in the Psychology Department at Brandeis University. Both positions are supported by a training grant on cognitive aging in a social context from the National Institute of Aging. We especially encourage applicants interested in the interface between social/personality/health and cognitive aspects of early, middle, and later adulthood. Our core faculty, with expertise in the areas of social, health, and lifespan developmental psychology, and social and cognitive neuroscience, work collaboratively on issues related to adult development and aging:
·Arthur Wingfield- Director (Ph.D., Oxford University): effects of age-related changes in hearing and cognitive function in older adulthood, and their impact on language comprehension and memory;
·Margie Lachman- Co-director (Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University): protective effects of psychosocial and behavioral factors for changes in cognition and health in early, middle and later adulthood; theNational Study of Midlife in the United States
·Angela Gutchess (Ph.D., University of Michigan): influence of age and culture on memory and social cognition;
·Nikolas Rohleder (Ph.D., University of Trier): stress, Inflammation and Contributions to Disease Development in Aging.
·Robert Sekuler (Ph.D., Brown University): vision, visual attention, and visual memory in adulthood and old age;
·Patricia Tun (Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology): cognitive changes in midlife and late adulthood; effects of age and hearing ability on comprehension and memory for spoken language;
·Jutta Wolf (Ph.D., Dresden University of Technology): how stress-induced changes in hormones alter immune processes and affect human health.
·Leslie Zebrowitz (Ph.D., Yale University): age stereotypes, including the influence of nonverbal physical qualities (facial appearance, voice, gait) and the social and psychological consequences.
Although postdoctoral trainees would work primarily with one or two core faculty members, opportunities exist for interaction with other members of faculty conducting aging research at Brandeis, and participation in the university-wide Lifespan Initiative on Healthy Aging. For more information contact Arthur Wingfield (wingfield@brandeis.edu) or Margie Lachman (lachman@brandeis.edu).
Applications should include a letter describing research interests and career goals, curriculum vitae, reprints, and three letters of recommendation. Please submit materials by email to one of the above or send a hard copy to Aging Postdoctoral Search, Department of Psychology, Brandeis University, MS 062, Waltham, MA 02454-9110. Review of materials will begin September 1, 2011 and applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. Brandeis encourages applications from minorities and women.
Dear all: This is a lifespan development conference – would nice to see a little more aging material at it!
See y’all next week!
Carolyn
From: Society for the Study of Human Development [mailto:SSHD-L@lists.psu.edu] On Behalf Of Garcia Coll, Cynthia Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 11:19 AM To: SSHD-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU Subject: Upcoming Society for the Study of Human Development Conference in at Brown University
Hi there,
I hope you are well. I am attaching some information about the upcoming Society for the Study of Human Development Conference at Brown October 28th to 31st.
Please forward this email and the attached file to listservs you have access to in HD.
Developmental Systems Science Conference SSHD Biennial Meeting, Brown University, October 28th to 31st
The following will be Keynote Speakers:
1. Brain Development and Adolescent Risk Behavior
Dr. Beatriz H. Luna, University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Howard Sercombe, University of Strathclyde
2. Agent-Based Modeling
Adam Thomas, Brookings Institution, Research Director, Center on Children and Families
3. System Dynamics
Dr. Robert Milstein, PhD., M.P.H., Center for Disease Control (CDC)
4.Network Analysis
Dr. Janet Okamoto, PhD., National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
The APA Committee on Aging (CONA) cordially invites you to the…
10th Annual CONA Conversation Hour:Psychology & Aging: Priming the Pipeline…
As the baby boom cohort of psychologists age out of the work force, who will replace them? What programs are required to develop future generations of researchers and practitioners to serve a burgeoning diverse aging population?
Saturday, August 6th 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Rooms 12/13/14 of the Renaissance Washington Hotel
The 2011 CONA Award for the Advancement of Psychology and Aging will also be presented to Anderson Dodd Smith, PhD
Refreshments will be served
(Please note: The Conversation Hour will begin at 5 pm (not 5:30 as noted in the Convention Sessions booklet). The list will be notified when the updated version is put on the Office on Aging webpage.)
The Department of Psychology at Colorado State University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, with an appointment date of August 15, 2012.
The position is at the rank of assistant professor, although exceptional candidates at higher ranks may be considered with a strong, recent record of external funding for research. The position requires a Ph.D. or equivalent in cognitive psychology or a closely related field by the appointment date, and an active research program leading to peer-reviewed publications in cognitive psychology. Successful candidates should also show commitment and capability to attract external funding, as well as potential for or demonstrated excellence in graduate and undergraduate instruction and mentoring. Area of specialization within cognitive psychology is open, but preference will be given to candidates who build upon the Program's strengths in human learning and human memory. Teaching responsibilities will include graduate and undergraduate courses in cognitive psychology, with other courses dependent upon the candidate's interests and background.
A full description of the position and online submission of application materials can be found at http://www.natsci.colostate.edu/employment/PsychCog/ . Applications will be considered until the position is filled; however, to ensure full consideration, applications must be received by October 17, 2011. Complete files of semi-finalists will be made available for review to all Psychology Department faculty. CSU is an EO/EA/AA employer. Colorado State University conducts background checks on all final candidates.
Call for Papers: The Clinical Gerontologist (Special Issue) Person-Centered Care: Measurement, Implementation, and Outcomes Person-centered care incorporates the unique life history of older adults and emphasizes relationships and communication. The past two decades has seen a rise in a desire to transform care of older adults from a task-centered to person-centered. However, there is a dearth of empirical research on measuring and implementing person-centered approaches, in addition to assessing the impact of person-centered care on mental health outcomes. In an effort to advance the existing literature on person-centered care, we invite authors to contribute original research papers that: • Address issues surrounding defining and measuring person-centered care, • Include empirical findings on the impact of person-centered care, and/or • Address issues related to implementing person-centered care in long-term care settings Manuscripts must include mental health implications. Authors are strongly encouraged to address how the findings might relate to diverse ethnic/racial groups. Multidisciplinary contributions are welcome.
NOTE: Authors who are interested in submitting a manuscript are asked to contact Associate Editor, Marie Savundranayagam at maries@uwm.edu to discuss ideas prior to manuscript submission. Please send completed manuscripts directly to Marie Savundranayagam at maries@uwm.edu.
Marie Y. Savundranayagam, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Social Work Associate Editor: The Clinical Gerontologist Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar: Cohort VII University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Helen Bader School of Social Welfare 1059 Enderis Hall P.O. Box 786 Milwaukee, WI 53201 Phone: (414) 229-6034 Fax: (414) 229-5311 maries@uwm.edu uwm.edu/hbssw/Faculty_Staff/savundranayagam.cfm
As we continue through 2011, we are hoping to match or exceed our total membership from last year! *We are only about 11 members shy our 2010 membership totals!* 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, faculty development, research training, and networking contacts that will help me throughout my career.
Please visit the APA Division 20 membership page (http://apadiv20.phhp.ufl.edu/join.htm) and fill out an application to join as a new member or a renewed member. The membership page also provides a wealth detail of why membership in Division 20 is such a great professional opportunity.
In response to the need to create flexible membership options and encourage more robust participation in Division 20, we are excited to announce two new membership categories for new or current members:
1. Professional affiliates are persons who, due to their proficiency in areas related to the mission of the Division, can contribute to the Division's objectives but do not hold membership in the American Psychological Association.
2. International affiliates are also proficient in areas related to the mission of the Division and can contribute to the Division's objectives, but reside in a country outside of the United States. International affiliates do not have to hold membership in the American Psychological Association to join Division 20.
Dues for both Professional and International Affiliates are the same as Divisional dues for full members (e.g., $44 per year), and confer many of the same benefits as Full Members, including subscriptions to Adult Development & Aging News as well as Psychology and Aging. However, to reiterate: one does not have to join APA itself in order to be an Affiliate of Division 20!
To join as a Professional or International Affiliate, please go to http://memforms.apa.org/apa/cli/divapp/. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at the email or numbers below.
If you are a member, you will note on the APA Division 20 membership page that we have designed new brochures. If you would like some brochures to post in your office or share with colleagues, please let me know and I would be happy to mail you some. Please spread the word and encourage your colleagues to join.
If you have any questions, or if there is anything I can do to help facilitate your membership in APA Division 20, please do not hesitate to contact me!
Sincerely,
Joe Gaugler Membership Chair APA Division 20
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Joseph E. Gaugler, Ph.D. Associate Professor, McKnight Presidential Fellow Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Applied Gerontology School of Nursing, Center on Aging University of Minnesota 6-153 Weaver-Densford Hall, 1331 308 Harvard Street S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455 Phone: 612-626-2485 Cell Phone: 651-605-5611 Fax: 612-625-7180 Email: gaug0015@umn.edu http://www.nursing.umn.edu/FacultyStaffandPreceptors/GauglerJoseph/home.html _____________________
There will be a panel discussion at APA (1 pm - 2:50 pm, Thursday Aug 4, Convention Center, Rm 151A) on the proposed new diagnositic criteria for AD. I have listed the names of the panel members at the end of this e-mail.
Each panel member will be asked to give a 10-minute presentation on their thoughts and observations regarding the proposed three new criteria for diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. After that, the panel will be asked to respond to questions on the topic. Some questions already have been brought to me, which I am listing at the end of this e-mail.
I am now eliciting other questions from Div 20 and Div 12/II members in advance and will provide those to panel members in advance of the convention. They can address some of them in their10-minute presentations, or not, as they prefer.
We also will ask attendees at the panel discussion to write questions on cards which will be given to me, and some of those questions also will be put before the panel, as time permits. My job will be that of moderator, and my goal will be to find common ground and, with the panel's assistance, create a consensus statement on this topic. I will then try to see if such a statement can be published, if not in the American Psychologist, then in a Alzheimer's-focused journal.
While this topic has generated much discussion already, along with many emotional reactions, I believe that it is very important to be able to have a reasoned and honest discussion of the issues. Where there are topics on which consensus cannot be reached, I will try to accurately outline different perspectives, assumptions shared and not shared, and fairly describe each position. I truly believe that such an approach is timely, important, and crucial to advancing the welfare of those we all serve - persons with dementia, their families and friends, and their caregivers.
What are the potential effects of using these criteria on ability to receive long-term care insurance?
If a spinal tap or brain scan is required to ensure that a person does not have "AD without showing symptoms", what effect will this have on recruiting normal older adults for research who may not want to undergo such screening?
How accurate are the biological markers?
What will be the effect of relying on biological markers to diagnose AD have on neuropsychological testing?
What if the beta-amyloid hypothesis proves to be wrong with regard to the cause of AD?
What are the consequences of letting someone know far in advance that the person will probably develop AD in the somewhat distant future?
