INFO: 4th Annual Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology--Application Deadline Extended

Dear Div. 20 members,

Here is an opportunity that I wanted to make sure you were aware of.

Thanks,

Cameron Camp

Div. 20 President

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From: Meyers, Micheline [mailto:MMeyers@apa.org]
Sent: Wed 3/9/2011 3:59 PM
To: Meyers, Micheline
Subject: 4th Annual Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology--Application Deadline Extended

 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Deadline Extended to March 14, 2011

 

American Psychological Association Committee on Women in Psychology

 

4th Annual Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology

Tuesday, August 2, and Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Washington, DC

 

The American Psychological Association Committee on Women in Psychology (CWP) announces its fourth annual Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology (LIWP) to be held on Tuesday, August 2, and Wednesday, August 3, 2011, in Washington, DC.  This year in addition to accepting approximately 30 mid-career women psychologists who work full time in academic/academic medical settings, we will also be accepting approximately 30 mid-career women psychologists who work primarily in clinical or consulting settings.  While there will be some overlap in the curriculum, there will also be separate sessions for each of the groups.  This is a competitive process, and you must  complete the application for the group with which you most clearly identify.

 

The overall mission of the LIWP is to empower, prepare and support women psychologists as leaders to promote positive changes in institutional, organizational and practice settings as well as APA and State, Provincial, and Territorial Associations (SPTA) governance, and increase the diversity, number, and effectiveness of women psychologists as leaders. The program’s mission supports APA’s goal to advance psychology as a science and profession and as a means of promoting health, education and human welfare.

 

The CWP Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology has several objectives:

 

1)  Ensure that mid-career and senior women in psychology have the knowledge and skills necessary to compete for leadership/senior management positions in academic, practice, and other professional settings as well as APA and SPTA governance.

 

2) Enhance the number and effectiveness of women psychologists holding leadership positions in academic, practice, and other professional settings as well as APA and SPTA governance.

 

3)  Increase the diversity of women psychologists in academic, practice, and other leadership positions as well as APA and SPTA governance.

 

4)  Create networks of women psychologists in leadership/senior management positions in varied professional settings including APA and SPTA governance.

 

5)  Document the career movement, professional advancement as well as the perceived impact of the LIWP among participants.

 

Who Should Apply?

Mid-career (10-20 years post doctoral degree) women psychologists who are APA members with demonstrated leadership experience, strengths and goals:

 

(a)    holding either full-time, paid faculty appointments at the associate professor or clinical associate professor level or above in academic or academic medicine settings

 

Or

 

(b)   working 20 or more hours per week primarily in clinical or consulting

settings. If you are in a clinical setting, you must be a licensed psychologist to apply to the LIWP.

 

Women of color, lesbian and bisexual women, transgender women, and women with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

Program components:

Highly interactive, skills-focused workshops with experts in the field.  The core curriculum includes:

• Leadership Models
• Mid-Career Management, Goal Setting and Planning
• Negotiation Skills
• Mentoring Networks, including gender and diversity issues

 

Previous Institutes and Web seminars during the year have also addressed:

• Sustaining and Funding a Research Program
• Fiscal, Program, and Personnel issues
• Managing Work-Life Balance
• Strategic Planning
• Dealing with Difficult People

 

Individuals who participate will leave with clearly defined professional goals, identify next steps towards promotion and leadership positions, and have the opportunity to join a monthly mentoring forum for mid-career women in psychology.

 

Applications and supporting materials (CV or resume and letter of recommendation) are due by 5:00 pm eastern time on Monday, March 14, 2011.  Please visit the website listed below and make sure you complete EITHER  the application for mid-career women in academic and academic medical settings OR the application for mid-career women in clinical and consulting settings. The applications are not the same. Go to:  

 

http://forms.apa.org/pi/women/leadership/

 

to complete the electronic application form.  You may also print out the completed application and:  1) fax it with accompanying documents to the Women’s Programs Office at 202.336.6117 or 2) e-mail it to womensleadershipinstitute@apa.org.

 

If selected, participants will be asked to pay a $500 fee, which covers registration, program materials, and food (breakfast, lunch and snacks).  In addition, participants will be invited to attend a follow-up leadership program in March 2012 at the APA headquarters in Washington, DC; participate in Web seminars on leadership issues throughout the year; and have access to a list serve for LIWP participants, faculty and staff

 

Selections will be announced by Monday, May 9, 2011.

 

For additional information, please visit http://www.apa.org/pi/women/programs/leadership/faq.aspx to review frequently asked questions or contact Shari Miles-Cohen, PhD, Senior Director, Women’s Programs Office

 

1. Via snail-mail at American Psychological Association, 750 First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242

 

2. Via phone at 202.336.6044

 

3. Via e-mail at womensleadershipinstitute@apa.org.

 

The American Psychological Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology has been generously funded by APA Board of Directors, the APA Council of Representatives, the APA Women’s Programs Office, the National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Women’s Health, Psychologists in Independent Practice, the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Psychology, the Society for the Psychological Study of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Issues, the Society for the Psychology of Women, and the Women’s Caucus of the APA Council of Representatives.

Shari Miles-Cohen

 

 

Shari E. Miles-Cohen, Ph.D. | Senior Director, Women’s Programs Office Public Interest Directorate American Psychological Association 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242 Tel: (202) 336-6156 |  Fax: (202) 336-6117 email: smiles@apa.org | http://www.apa.org/pi/women/index.aspx
P Please consider the environment before printing this email.

 

 

JOBS: Post Doctoral Position, University of Missouri, Memory and Cognitive Aging Laboratory

Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Human Memory for 1-3 years
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The Memory and Cognitive Aging Lab at the University of Missouri-Columbia, under the supervision of Moshe Naveh-Benjamin, is looking to hire a post-doctoral research fellow to conduct research on memory and aging and memory and attention. The position would be for 1-3 years, and start on September 1, 2011. The position involves planning, designing and conducting studies investigating age-related changes in memory, as well as the effects of divided attention on memory. There are also opportunities to conduct neuroimaging studies related to these issues in the Departmental Brain Imaging Center. The position will also involve mentoring graduate and undergraduate students in the lab.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Psychology, or equivalent degree from a foreign institution, by September 2011. Strong background in experimental methods and statistics is essential. Previous experience with any of the following is desirable, but not required: E-prime, Matlab programming, multi-level modeling.

If you are interested in this position, please send a cover letter describing your background, research interests and long-term goals, as well as a CV and a few selected reprints or preprints via email to navehbenjaminm@missouri.edu. Please include the names of at least 2 references who can be approached for letters. While email is preferred, paper applications can be sent to: Moshe Naveh-Benjamin, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65203. Review of applications starts immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

For more information on the Memory and Cognitive Aging Laboratory please visit our website at: http://macal.missouri.edu/

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Moshe Naveh-Benjamin, Professor
Dept. of Psychological Sciences
University of Missouri
106 McAlester Hall
Columbia, MO 65211 USA

Email: NavehbenjaminM@missouri.edu
Phone: 573-884-8044
Fax: 573-882-7710
Web: http://macal.missouri.edu
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INFO: Call for Papers: Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging

Dear Colleagues,

I have been invited to edit a special issue of the Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging on religion and spirituality among older LGBTQ adults. I am seeking original research articles for this issue, but will also consider reviews, more theoretically-oriented works, or manuscripts that address pastoral or practice issues.

We are planning for this issue to be published in 2012, so manuscripts would need to be submitted by October, 2011 in order to allow time for peer review.

If you are interested in contributing an article for this special issue, please email me back-channel at mbrennan@acria.org  with an abstract of your proposed submission.

Best regards,

Mark Brennan

 

 

Mark Brennan, PhD

Senior Research Scientist

AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA)

ACRIA Center on HIV and Aging

230 West 38th Street, 17th Floor

New York, NY 10018

(212) 924-3934 ext. 131

(212) 924-3936 [fax]

mbrennan@acria.org

www.acria.org

 

Past President, State Society on Aging of NY

http://ssany.org

 

If your employer participates in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), Charitable Choices, or the United Way, please remember ACRIA in your annual charitable giving. The agency is listed under AIDS Community Research Initiative of America, #11357.  Thank you!

 

JOBS: Post-doc, University of Michigan

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship

Developmental Psychology at the University of Michigan

Applications are now being accepted for a 2-year NICHD post-doctoral research fellowship in Developmental Psychology at the University of Michigan. The Developmental Area will award up to 2 post-doctoral fellowships starting in Fall 2011.  The Developmental Area faculty have a broad range of research interests across the life-span from infancy to late adulthood.  There are many rich opportunities to pursue research in a number of developmental areas, such as infant-parent attachment, sibling relationships, literacy and school readiness, adolescent academic achievement, racial socialization and identity development, cognitive aging, neurological basis of adolescent anxiety disorders, media effects, language acquisition, children’s conceptual development and social-cognition, social relations across the life-span, and much more.  Interested applicants should check the developmental area’s website to see the list of core faculty and their interests.

http://www.lsa.umich.edu/psych/areas/developmental/faculty/.

Fellows are expected to be actively engaged in research during their appointment and will receive additional training in the responsible conduct of research, grant-writing, manuscript preparation, and professional development.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in psychology, human development, neuroscience, or related fields, and have a record of research accomplishment in child or life-span development. Salary is in line with NIH pay scale. Offer includes full UM health benefits and travel to one conference per year.

Submit CV, cover letter with statement of research interests, 2 to 3 letters of recommendation, and evidence of scholarly publications to: Ann Murray, murrayae@umich.edu. Applications will be reviewed immediately.   

The University of Michigan, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University of Michigan is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, height, weight, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Toni C. Antonucci, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President of Research

Douvan Collegiate Professor of Psychology

Research Professor, Institute for Social Research

email: tca@umich.edu

ISR Phone:             734 763-5846

OVPR Phone:       734 763-1290

JOBS: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Dallas

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Denise Park,  Professor and Director at the Center for Vital Longevity and the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas seeks a  postdoctoral research fellow to work in a state-of-the-art research facility on the analysis of data from a small clinical trial of the effects of active engagement on cognitive performance in older adults. Knowledge of multivariate statistics and analysis of behavioral change is desired with expertise in cognition, aging, or both.  Expertise in growth modeling and/or structural equation modeling would also be useful.  The candidate must hold an earned PhD.  Please make inquiries directly to Denise Park (denise@utdallas.edu) butu submit applications via the online process described below..

Applicants should submit their curriculum vitae and three letters of reference via the online application form available at:  http://go.utdallas.edu/facultyjobs.  (You will be assigned a search number to put in the link address). UTD is an AA/EO employer.
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Denise C. Park, Ph.D., Director

Distinguished University Chair in Behavioral and Brain Sciences
University Regents' Research Scholar

Center for Vital Longevity

The University of Texas at Dallas
1600 Viceroy Drive
Dallas, TX  75235

Web Address: http://vitallongevity.utdallas.edu

(972) 883-3255 (Phone)
(972) 883-3250 (Fax)
(214) 470-8673 (Cell phone)

INFO: Announcements for High School Psychology Teachers

 

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From: APA Division Officers list on behalf of Leary, Emily
Sent: Tue 3/1/2011 9:36 AM
To: DIVOFFICERS@LISTS.APA.ORG
Subject: [DIVOFFICERS] Announcements for High School Psychology Teachers

Hello, the following announcements are for high school psychology teachers; we would appreciate your assistance in helping us reach as many teachers as possible with the following news.  Please let me know (eleary@apa.org) if you have any questions. 

 

 

NEW: APF Professional Development Awards for High School Psychology Teachers

 

The purpose of these awards is to help high school psychology teachers travel to and attend regional or national teaching and/or psychology conferences.

Applicants may be awarded up to $250.  Funds can be used to offset costs of travel, conference registration, and housing accommodations. Applications to attend the APA Convention (August 4-7, 2011, Washington, DC) are encouraged.  $2,500 is available for funding.  These grants are made possible through a generous gift from Dr. Lee Gurel.

 

The application deadline is April 15, 2011; for details on how to apply, visit http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/professional-topss.aspx. 

 

 

NEW:  APF High School Psychology Teacher Network Grants

 

The purpose of the these grants is to support the development of local and regional networks of psychology teachers and to support a local or regional teaching workshop or conference for high school psychology teachers.  APF is particularly interested in proposals for professional development opportunities for teachers that could lead to the formation of a new regional network of psychology teachers.  APF will award $1,500 in grants in 2011.  These grants are made possible through a generous gift from Dr. Lee Gurel.

                                                                                    

The application deadline is May 1, 2011; for details on how to apply, visit http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/psychology-teacher-network.aspx.

 

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Call for Nominations: APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Awards

 

The APA Committee of Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2011 APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Awards.  The Teaching Awards recognize outstanding teachers in psychology.  There will be up to three annual awards. Teachers of high school psychology who are self-nominated or nominated by a colleague, supervisor, student or administrator are eligible.

 

Winners will receive a framed certificate, engraved award, cash prize of $300, High School Psychology Video Toolkit DVD, and a free TOPSS membership or renewal for the 2012 membership year. The Video Toolkit DVD, which has been generously donated by Worth Publishers, consists of engaging videos covering classic experiments, current news footage, and cutting-edge research to spark discussion and encourage critical thinking in the classroom. 

 

The application deadline is March 15, 2011; for details on how to apply, visit http://www.apa.org/about/awards/teaching-excellence.aspx. 

 

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APA/Clark University Workshop for High School Teachers

 

The seventh annual APA/Clark University Workshop for High School Teachers will be held July 11-13, 2011 at Clark University in Worcester, MA.  All interested high school psychology teachers are invited to apply; the workshop will be open to twenty-five teachers. Workshop presenters will include faculty from the Clark University Psychology Department; faculty presenters will be announced this Spring. TOPSS members Steve Jones of City of Medicine Academy (Durham, NC) and Kristin Whitlock of Bountiful High School (Bountiful, UT) will also present. Scott Plous, PhD, Professor of Psychology at Wesleyan University and founder and Executive Director of Social Psychology Network, will deliver the keynote address.

 

Housing in the Clark campus dorms and materials will be provided for all participants. There is no registration fee. Participants will also receive travel stipends of $100. Five travel scholarships of $250 each will be available to teachers in need of extra travel support (please note that the maximum travel reimbursement any teacher would receive is $250).

 

The application deadline is April 15, 2011.  An application form is available at http://www.apa.org/news/events/2011/apa-clark.aspx.  This Workshop is sponsored by the American Psychological Foundation, Clark University, and APA, with generous support from Lee Gurel, PhD.  

 

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APA TOPSS Poster Competition for High School Psychology Students

 

TOPSS is pleased to announce the 2011 APA TOPSS Poster Competition for High School Psychology Students. There will be four winners, each of whom will receive a $250 award.

Topic: Although psychology has historical roots in the discipline of philosophy, a contemporary definition of psychology states it is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. The American Psychological Association (APA) recognizes psychology as a diverse scientific discipline with nearly boundless applications in everyday life.  In this competition, students will design an original visual poster on the theme “Psychology is a Science,” and also submit a written explanation of the poster and theme. 

 

The submission deadline is June 1, 2011; please visit http://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/topss/poster-competition.aspx for competition details, rules, scoring rubric, and submission information. 

 

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Call for Nominations: 2011 TOPSS Committee Elections

 

The mission of TOPSS is to promote introductory and advanced high school psychology, meet curricular and professional needs of secondary school teachers; and provide opportunities for high school students to be recognized and rewarded for their academic excellence.  If you would like to become more involved in TOPSS, and are interested in gaining leadership experience and positively impacting the teaching of high school psychology, we encourage you to consider serving on the TOPSS Committee.  TOPSS is especially interested in encouraging individuals from diverse backgrounds (including diversity in race/ethnicity, gender, ability/disability, sexual orientation, age, and religion) to consider running for TOPSS Office.  In 2011, the following three elected positions will be filled: Chair (three-year term), Member-at-Large (two-year term), and Membership Coordinator (two-year term). 

 

Nominations are due by July 1, 2011.  Visit http://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/topss/call-for-nominations.aspx for additional information. 

 

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Membership

 

The TOPSS Website is http://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/topss/index.aspx.  For only $40 a year, high school psychology teachers can join APA as affiliate members and become a member of TOPSS.  To join TOPSS, visit http://www.apa.org/membership/hs-teacher/index.aspx.  Benefits include access to 19 Unit Lesson Plans, subscriptions to  the monthly APA Monitor magazine and quarterly Psychology Teacher Network newsletter, and more! 

 

 

 

Please contact Emily Leary by e-mail (eleary@apa.org) or at (202) 572-3013 if you have any questions.

 

Emily Leary | Assistant Director, Office of Precollege and Undergraduate Programs Education Directorate American Psychological Association 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242 Tel: (202) 572-3013  |  Fax: (202) 336-5962 email: eleary@apa.org | www.apa.org

 

 

 

 

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JOBS: Post Doctoral Positions, Oregon State

Dear Lise & Denis: For the list-serves, please. Thanks! Carolyn

Dear all:

If you're interested in this position, please contact me  at Carolyn.Aldwin@oregonstate.edu.  

Carolyn M. Aldwin, Ph.D. Professor
Dept. of Human Development & Family Sciences Oregon State University Corvallis, OR  97330 541 737-2024; 541 737-1076 (fax)

From: "McCubbin, Jeff" <jeff.mccubbin@oregonstate.edu>
Date: February 24, 2011 2:07:52 PM PST
To: HHS All <hhsall@oregonstate.edu>
Subject: Post Doctoral Positions

HHS all:

We are pleased to announce that a process is now ready and in place to seek applicants for four post-doctoral research positions, funded by the College. It is posting 0006976 on the OSU HR website. The initial closing date for consideration is 4/25/11.

Awards are competitive, with a major emphasis on potential for independent and innovative research. These are 12-month, fixed-term positions at full-time (1.0 FTE) for the first and second year. Reappointment is possible for two additional years, with funding at 0.75 and 0.50 FTE in years 3 and 4, respectively. FTE in years 3 and 4 can be increased to 1.0 with external funding. Successful candidates will be paired with faculty mentors for training in the development and submission of fundable research proposals, research collaboration, and publishable manuscripts. HHS Research Associate post-docs will be encouraged to seek external funding, and may serve as Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on grant proposals. Following postdoctoral training, and based on mutual agreement of the College and the candidate, successful postdoctoral trainees will become research or considered for tenure-track faculty positions. We seek to diversify our faculty and this will be a priority in considering applicants.

The current College of HHS is in the process of becoming an accredited College of Public Health and Human Sciences. Toward that goal, we are expanding graduate programs and building capacity to substantially increase the research opportunities in areas of Public Health and Human Sciences. In addition, we are expanding interdisciplinary research programs within the Division of Health Sciences at OSU, which includes the Colleges of HHS, Pharmacy, and Veterinary Medicine. These new Postdoctoral positions will contribute to meeting College and Divisional goals.

I would welcome the recommendations and CV's of people who may be interested, or you can directly contact qualified applicants and encourage them to apply.

JMc

Jeff McCubbin

OSU Distinguished Professor of Exercise Science

and Executive Associate Dean

College of Health and Human Sciences

123 Women's Building

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR 97331

Jeff.McCubbin@oregonstate.edu

541-737-5921 phone

541-737-4230 fax

INFO: Environmental Gerontology

CALL FOR PAPERS

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Announces a Special Issue:

Environmental Gerontology: What Now?

Special Issue Editors: Rick J. Scheidt, Ph.D. and Benyamin Schwarz, Ph.D.

Environmental Gerontology or the research on aging and environment evolved during the late 1960s when the domain became a relevant topic due to societal concerns with the problems of housing elderly people. The field proliferated during the 1970s and the 1980s and remains viable and active today on an international scale. However, in recent times we have asked ourselves questions about the viability of the field and its future.

Alan Kay, the American computer scientist taught us that the best way to predict the future is to invent it. Thus this special issue of the Journal of Housing for the Elderly seeks to explore the current state of the field of Environmental Gerontology and discuss alternative prescriptions for sustaining the health and the future of this discipline. We are looking for manuscripts which can be problem-guided (i.e., new training models in both design and research/science areas), area-guided (i.e. housing, technology, special needs), setting/place guided (i.e., independent housing-assisted living arrangements), special populations guided (i.e., aging in prison environments, aging of individuals with developmental disabilities), or agenda-guided (i.e., survival of the field in varied disciplines; what indicators can be used to gauge the viability of Environmental Gerontology; is the field progressing? If yes, in what sense?)

Conceptual articles and research-based papers from disciplines such as psychology, sociology, architecture and other design fields, regional and community planning, geographical gerontology, occupational therapy, social policy and health related fields, and other relevant fields are welcome.

Deadline:

Please submit a 100-500 word abstract describing your full-length paper (approximately 4,000-6,000 words). The deadline for abstracts is March 30, 2011 after which abstracts will be selected to be developed as papers for this special issue. Invited papers will be submitted to a peer-review process and will be required to meet the journal’s standards for publication. Final papers will be due in June 2011 and sent for publication in Fall 2011.

The Journal of Housing for the Elderly is a scholarly peer-reviewed journal that has been in circulation since 1983. Sample issues and tables of contents may be viewed at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/WJHE.

Abstracts should be sent electronically to Rick Scheidt, rscheidt@k-state.edu or Benyamin Schwarz, Schwarzb@missouri.edu

AWARDS: 2011 APA Convention Travel Awards

From Keith Cooke, kcooke@apa.org:Revised: February 8, 2011

 

American Psychological Association

2011 APA Convention Travel Awards

for Early Career Professionals

 

The Board of Convention Affairs along with the Board of Scientific Affairs and the Committee on Early Career Psychologists are pleased to announce a travel award program for early career members from all areas of psychology (education, practice, public interest and science) to attend the 2011 APA Annual Convention in Washington, D.C., August 4-7, at the Washington Convention Center.

 

Thirteen award recipients will receive $750 to be applied toward their 2011 APA convention expenses.  The program is designed to encourage attendance and increase representation of early career members at this year’s APA convention.

 

All early career APA members (within seven years receipt of their doctorate) are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to applicants who are first-time attendees, or whose primary work is in basic psychological science or those who will be presenting at the 2011 convention. The submission package must include the following information:

1.       Brief statement (maximum one page) about your interest in attending the convention and how you will use this award to support your attendance. Please highlight any significant achievements in your career as well as any leadership positions you have held as an early career psychologists (within APA, other related scholarly or professional organizations such as state and local psychological associations) and indicate how you believe you would benefit from attending the convention.  Also, please include in your statement if the 2011 convention will be your first APA convention and if you will be receiving other funding to help cover your expenses.

2.       If you are presenting at the 2011 APA convention, please include an abstract of your presentation along with the title and the names of co-presenters. Please note that you do not need to be a presenter to be eligible for this travel award.

3.       Include your Curriculum Vitae (the year you were awarded a doctorate in psychology should be clearly stated).

Electronic submission instructions:  Please submit all materials in a single Word document.  Put your name and the name of the award in the subject line (e.g. Jane Smith, Early Career Travel Award).

 

The deadline for submission of materials is April 25, 2011, midnight (EST). Email or fax all materials to Kraig Scott (kscott@apa.org); fax # 202-216-7628.  Award winners will be notified in May 2011 and will be acknowledged during the Early Career Social Hour sponsored by the Committee on Early Career Psychologists at the APA convention on Friday, August 5, 2011 at 6PM.

INFO: Nominations for APA Boards and Committees

On behalf of the Division 20 Executive Committee, I would like to encourage you to nominate yourself or colleagues to APA Boards and Committees.The deadline for nominations is March 4. If you would like Division 20 to support the nomination, please respond back to me (swhitbo@psych.umass.edu) and I will collate the names. You can access the document that contains the slates here. If for some reason you can't get to the form from the link, just email me and I'll send you the file. 

Be sure to read carefully the description of the open slates. Each one is very specific about what type of nominee is desired. At this point, though, you don't have to limit yourself to one committee or board nomination. Most terms are for 3 years. Nominations are taken now and voting begins in the fall among Council members. Terms begin in January, 2012.

Service on an APA Board or Committee is an important way to ensure that our "aging voice" is heard through the organization. Make yours heard by getting involved in these governance groups.

If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact me.

Thanks!

Susan

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Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology and Director, Office of National Scholarship Advisement
611 Tobin Hall
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst MA 01003
413-545-4306 (O)
413-545-0996 (F)
http://www.psych.umass.edu/people/susanwhitbourne
http://www.searchforfulfillment.com/
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/fulfillment-any-age

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Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology and Director, Office of National Scholarship Advisement
611 Tobin Hall
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst MA 01003
413-545-4306 (O)
413-545-0996 (F)
http://www.psych.umass.edu/people/susanwhitbourne
http://www.searchforfulfillment.com/
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/fulfillment-any-age

STUDENTS: Public Policy Graduate Student Internship

FYI…

 

The Public Interest Government Relations Office (PI-GRO) is currently seeking applicants for the 2011-2012 Public Policy Graduate Student Internship Program.  The deadline for applications is March 25th.  Applicants must be in at least their second year of graduate training and be available to work 15 hours per week. 

 

PURPOSE: To provide graduate students with first-hand knowledge of the ways in which psychological research can inform public policy and the roles psychologists can play in its formulation and implementation.

 

PROGRAM: The graduate student intern will spend one year working on public interest policy issues on the staff of the Public Interest Government Relations Office (PI-GRO) of the American Psychological Association (APA). PI-GRO helps to

formulate and implement APA positions on major federal policy initiatives of importance to psychology in the public interest. PI-GRO works to influence legislative and regulatory activities impacting populations and areas, such as: disabilities; aging; socioeconomic status; ethnic and racial minorities; children, youth, and families; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons; individuals with HIV/AIDS; as well as social concerns (e.g. media; or trauma, violence, and abuse). The intern's activities include participating in legislative and advocacy work, such as assisting in

the preparation of testimony and briefing papers, and attending congressional hearings and coalition meetings.

 

CRITERIA: Applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral program in psychology, in at least the second year of graduate training, and have a strong interest in applying psychological research findings to the solution of social problems. The intern must be able to work quickly and communicate effectively on a wide range of topics, and be able to work cooperatively with individuals having diverse viewpoints. The intern must demonstrate competence in conducting literature reviews and summarizing findings for a non-scientific audience. Applicants should be members of the

American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) and must be available to work 15 hours per week in APA's Central Office in Washington, D.C., from September 2011 until August 2012.

 

STIPEND: The internship provides a stipend of $15.00 per hour.

 

APPLICATION: Interested students are required to submit the following materials by March 25, 2011:

1) a completed application coversheet

2) a current vitae providing information about educational background and any relevant professional, public policy, and/or legislative experience;

3) a personal statement of 500 words or less, expressing the applicant's interest in psychology and public policy,

and what the applicant hopes to learn from the internship experience;

4) a letter from the Department indicating the applicant is enrolled and is in good standing with the college/university;

5) a literature review (limit five pages) displaying the applicant's ability to communicate complex ideas; and 6) three letters of recommendation that specifically address the applicant's dependability, confidentiality, and aptitude for policy work or research, based on the recommender's past or current experience with the applicant. Each letter of recommendation must be accompanied by a Reference Survey, to be completed by the author of the letter of recommendation.

 

Applications must be received in their entirety by March 25, 2011 and should be mailed to:

American Psychological Association

Public Interest Government Relations Office - Internship Program

750 First Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20002‐4242

 

For additional information about the application process, please contact Ben Vonachen, Senior Legislative Assistant, at(202) 336-‐6097 or bvonachen@apa.org. Further information may also be found at www.apa.org/about/gr/fellows

 

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

Dear members of the APA Division 20 List-Serv,

As we continue through 2011, we are hoping to match or exceed our total membership from last 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, 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

 

P.S.  Please forgive the monthly emails, but we continue to work towards increasing our membership numbers and enhancing our Division benefits!  Please be on the lookout for some great webinars this spring: one on grant writing and development for early career psychologists, and another on resources and tools to guide dementia caregiver intervention (APA CEUs offered for the latter).

 

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Joseph E. Gaugler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, McKnight Presidential Fellow
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
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Email: gaug0015@umn.edu
http://www.nursing.umn.edu/FacultyStaffandPreceptors/GauglerJoseph/home.html
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INFO: A Nonpharmacological Petition regarding dementia treatment

Dear Colleagues,

Those of you interested in the ongoing discussions regarding proposed new diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease and issues related to nonpharmacologic treatment for dementia may find the following message and request of great interest. The e-mail is in two parts: An overview and request from John Zeisel, and a response to a question posed in the NY Times, which is the heart of the matter.

Best regards,

Cameron Camp

President, APA Div. 20

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From: John Zeisel
Sent: Sun 2/20/2011 6:33 PM
To: john@imstillhere.org
Subject: A Nonpharmacological Petition

Dear friends and colleagues

 

For over a year, I have been discussing with colleagues how to raise the profile of nonpharmacological interventions and research to a major area of interest and concern in the ongoing national debate on early diagnosis, research, funding and treatment for Alzheimer’s.  We have finally crafted a letter to the New York Times in response to a reporter’s published query: What kinds of concerns about caregiving in both institutional and home settings do you think a federal advisory panel should focus on?

 

The self-explanatory letter is attached along with several signatures of experts who have already agreed to co-sign.

 

·       If you do not want to co-sign, please ignore this message.

·       If you would like to be a cosignatory, please send me an email to that effect at John@ImStillHere.org. Please be sure to include your contact information (name, degrees, title and institution.) We will be sending the letter to the Times on March 1st. 

·       If you send the message to your own list of expert colleagues, please do so with the same instructions above plus your own endorsement. Ask those interested to send their emails directly to me or have them send them to you—but then you will need to forward them to me.  We don’t want to mistakenly put anyone’s name on the letter who has not agreed.

 

Thank you for your consideration of this request,

John Zeisel

 

 

Dear Ms Bellock

In response to your question: What kinds of concerns about caregiving in both institutional and home settings do you think a federal advisory panel should focus on?

We applaud you for highlighting individual programs for people with dementia with excellent nonpharmacological interventions, such as the Beatitudes program in Arizona (“Giving Alzheimer’s Patients Their Way, Even Chocolate” by Pam Belluck; NY Times; 31 December 2010). Such programs deserve to be complimented for employing dignified and self-fulfilling nonpharmacological interventions that reduce the 4 “A’s” of Alzheimer’s: anxiety, agitation, aggression and apathy.

There is, however, a major drawback to doing this, namely that the larger unique and positive alternative paradigm (picture) of nonpharmacological interventions in Alzheimer’s is reduced to actions that sound simplistic (give people chocolate), obscuring the larger more profound picture and paradigm; the forest is being blocked by the trees. What is that larger paradigm?

 

1. A DIFFERENT PARADIGM

 

Nonpharmacological interventions represent a global paradigm of Alzheimer’s treatment; much more than just individual actions such as chocolate, dolls, and environmental design. This paradigm, based on neuroscience theory, applied research, and clinical practice, has been developed by many experts over decades. If this powerful approach to dealing with dementia and reducing symptoms is to be taken seriously, the particulars, no matter how exceptional (such as museum programs for people with Alzheimer’s, providing improvisational theatre, or giving chocolate), need to be taken as examplars of a larger way of thinking about Alzheimer’s and dementia—a new paradigm—not as ends in themselves.

 

2. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

 

There is a huge cache of evidence-based knowledge demonstrating how non-pharmacological interventions reduce symptoms and improve daily lives of people living with dementia and their care partners. This research is often discounted and rejected because although it is meaningful and fits the needs of the evaluation being conducted, it does not fit a particular research model—the double blind randomized controlled trial. It is important to assess these data carefully to calculate the statistical effect sizes they represent and thus their impact on people’s lives.

 

3. METHODOLOGY AND METHODS

 

Much existing research is discounted by policymakers, researchers, and others because they are convinced that the only evidence worth counting is generated by double-blind randomized controlled trials (RCTs). RCTs represent one important way to generate knowledge; but only one way. Other methodologies contribute substantially to our knowledge of nonpharmacological interventions and need to be taken seriously. It makes little sense to discredit a large body of knowledge that could immensely help policy and decision-making. The following summarizes two alternative ways to think about research methodology.

 

The RCT gold standard assumes that 1. It is the highest level of proof, no matter what the research question, 2. It is at the top of a hierarchy of methods where other methodologies are "lower" on the continuum, and 3. That statistical significance is a measure of meaningfulness of a finding.

 

The alternative gold standard for nonpharmacological and other research assumes that 1. The best methodology for any research question is the methodology that fits the question best--not any particular one, 2. There is no single continuum of methodology and no absolute hierarchy, and. 3. That effect measures are an important addition to statistical significance as a measure of a finding's "meaningfulness."

 

4. HUMAN RIGHTS

 

Freedom to choose, getting what you want, being part of the larger society and taking part in cultural activities are human rights everyone deserves—including those living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. We ought to be shocked at the limits to human rights being imposed daily on those with dementia (no chocolate and no visits to museums) rather than amazed that human rights are being respected in a few places—Arizona, or New York, or Massachusetts or wherever.

The World Health Organization defines the rights of all people as dignity, independence, self-fulfillment, participation and care. Respecting these for people living with Alzheimer’s could well be a rallying cry for those who care about people living with this condition.

 

5. THE WAY OUT OF THE ETHICAL DILEMMA OF EARLY DIAGNOSIS

 

In the name of science and further research, there is a movement taking place to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease long before those being diagnosed show any cognitive or behavioral symptoms. Although these tests are presented as limited to research purposes, they are highly likely to be employed in everyday practice. For the millions who will receive this early diagnosis tomorrow and the millions living with this dementia diagnosis today, early diagnosis presents a major ethical dilemma: What to do with a diagnosis if no medications are available that stop the progress of the disease? The nonpharmacological paradigm and its associated interventions represent an ethical way to respond to the call for early Alzheimer’s diagnosis since they offer a clear solution to improve the quality of life of people living with dementia.

 

For these reasons, we urge the Federal Advisory Panel to the National Alzheimer’s Project Act just passed by Congress and others administering research programs for dementia to include on an equal basis in all research, both nonpharmacological treatments and pharmacological ones. By nonpharmacological "treatments" we mean all health related activities that research has demonstrated have positive behavioral and health outcomes. These include, among others: engaging activity, exercise, targeted nutrition, music, visual arts, film, drama, museums, an appropriately designed and stimulating environment, memory books, high-touch end of life care, external written cueing, information technology, training family and formal caregivers, counseling, meditation, yoga, tai chi, exercise, poetry, storytelling, pets, and even chocolate.

 

We also urge the Federal Advisory Panel and those administering Alzheimer’s-focused research programs and Alzheimer’s-focused intervention strategies to develop and make explicit key performance indicators suited to nonpharmacological interventions. We also urge them to include in research protocols all evaluation methods and methodologies suited to studying the effects of real-world applications of nonpharmacological treatments. We urge that all research involving treatment of dementia, both pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions, include reporting the clinical significance of effects produced by treatments, as well as statistical significance.

 

Cornelia Back, Ph.D., RN, FAAN

Alzheimer's Disease Center

University of Arkansas

 

Michelle Bourgeois, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Professor, Dept of Speech & Hearing Science

The Ohio State University

 

Lin Buettner, PhD, LRT, CTRS

Professor, Therapeutic Recreation and Gerontology

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Delta Society Instructor and Team Evaluator

Editor American Journal of Recreational Therapy

 

Cameron Camp PhD

Director, Research and Product Development

Hearthstone Alzheimer Care

Cleveland, Ohio

 

Paula E. Hartman-Stein, Ph.D.

Clinical Psychologist

Center for Healthy Aging

Kent, Ohio

 

Barry Reisberg, M.D.

Professor of Psychiatry

Director, Fisher Alzheimer’s Disease Program

Clinical Director, Aging & Dementia Clinical Research Center

Director, Clinical Core, NYU, Alzheimer’s Disease Center New York University Langone Medical Center, Center of Excellence on Brain Aging

 

Linda Teri, Ph.D.

McAninch Professor in Nursing

Dept of Psychosocial and Community Health

Director, Northwest Research Group on Aging

School of Nursing, University of Washington

 

Ladislav Volicer, MD, PhD-l

School of Aging Studies

University of South Florida

 

Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology and

Director, Office of National Scholarship Advisement University of Massachusetts Amherst

 

John Zeisel PhD

President, Hearthstone Alzheimer Care and

The I’m Still Here Foundation

Woburn, Massachusetts