Article archive / February 1, 2012
Originally published: . Volume 3, No. 6. Source pages: 1, 14, 15.
The Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) will hold its annual convention in New Orleans February 15 to 18, 2012, at the Sheraton on Canal Street. Dr. Roy Baumeister, from Florida State University will present "The Why, What, and How of Human Consciousness."
Dr. Susan Thorson-Barnett, Chair of Psychology at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, will present “Microskills.” She will look at “I'm hearing what you are saying, but what are you saying?”
Professors from Louisiana Tech will present a Panel Discussion, “Considerations in Research Involving Human Participants in Multiple Settings,” with Mary Livingston, Alice Carter, Louisiana Tech University; Thomas Mitchell, University of Baltimore Division of Applied Behavioral Sciences; Jerome Tobacyk, Louisiana Tech University; and Angela Kennedy, Department of Health Information Management, Louisiana Tech University.
The Southeastern Industrial and Organizational Psychological Association (SEIOPA) will have five speakers as part of an Industrial-Organizational Psychology interest group. The speakers are industrial- organizational psychologists working in industry and academia in Louisiana. Presenters will be Brett Richard, Performyx Christy Corey, University of New Orleans Charles Handler, Rocket-Hire Le Lai, Tulane University, and Courtland Chaney, Louisiana State University, retired.
Dr. Rosemary Hays-Thomas, Professor at University of West Florida, and who received her IO specialization from LSU, and who is not at U. of W. Florida, will present “Managing Diversity in Organizations.”
Sudents will present a number of posters, including “Risk Factors of Vicarious Traumatization in Psychology Graduate Students,” by W. Michael Nelson, Colleen Furey, and Anna Ghee, from Xavier University, which is a nominee for Outstanding Professional Paper Award.
“Viewing Television Storm Coverage of Hurricane Gustav and Youth Post Traumatic Stress Reactions: The Role of Pre Disaster Symptoms,” will be presented by Rebecca Graham, Donice Banks, Brandon Scott, and Carl Weems, University of New Orleans.
“Dyadic Meta-Accuracy in Leader-Member Exchanges: Antecedents and Relational Outcomes,” will be presented by Jared Ledoux and Tracey Rissuto, Louisiana State University.
And also “Five Factor Traits, Work Locus of Control, and GPA,” by Rami LeBlanc, University of Lafayette and “Face-to-Face vs. Virtual Dyads: Teamwork in American and Asian Cultures,” is included by Rami LeBlanc, University of Lafayette.
“Exposure to Negative Social Reactions Reduces Support for Rape Victims,” will be presented by Amy Brown, and Samantha Marks, University of Louisiana-Lafayette
“Paranormal Beliefs of Latvian and American University Students,” will be by Arturs Utinans, Gunta Ancane, Riga Stradins University ; Jerome Tobacyk, Mary Livingston, and Julia Tobacyk, from Louisiana Tech University.
W. Michael Nelson and John Forrette, from Xavier University will present “Community Service: Survey of Senior Undergraduate Psychology and Marketing Majors.”
“Chinese Girls who were Adopted: Affective Response to Adoption Language,” is a poster presentation by Christine Dacey, Julia Jacobs, and Michael Gaskell, from Xavier University.
Mind Your Brain: College Student’s Knowledge of Neuroscience. Ruth Williams Morris, Southern University.
“Sex Differences in Relationship Regret: Role of Perceived Mate Characteristics,” by Susan Coats, Southeastern Louisiana University, Jamie Harrington, Baylor University, Monica Beobeouf, and Hannah Locke, Southeastern Louisiana University is included.
“Age and Time Constraints Affect Decisions Concerning Nonwage Employee Benefits,” by Kacie Fayard and Kim Ernst, from Loyola University New Orleans, will be presented.
For additional information go to http://www.sepaonline.com.
Dr. Susan Thorson-Barnett, NSU Psychology Dept Head will be presenting several times at SEPA this month. Photo courtesy NSU News
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