Article archive / July 1, 2013
Originally published: . Volume 4, No. 11. Source pages: 15, 16.
The American Psychological Association will hold its annual convention in Honolulu, Hawi’i, from July 31 to August 4. Louisiana professors, psychologists, graduate and undergraduate researchers will present a number of presentations and research projects.
Included this year are Tulane’s Dr. Stacy Overstreet and Dr. Bonnie Nastasi, University of Louisiana Monroe’s Dr. Karen Kopera-Frye and Dr. Bill McCown, Dr. Darlyne Nemeth, Dr. Lee Matthews, Loyola’s Dr. Janet Matthews, Drs. Greg Gormanous and Warren Lowe, Dr. Kelly Ray, and a number from LaTech including Drs. Guler Boyraz, Mary M. Livingston, Walter Buboltz, Janelle McDaniel, and Steve Jenkins.
Dr. Lee Matthews will chair a symposium, “Essential Topics for SPTAs––Ethics, Advocacy, Service, and Education.”
Monroe’s Dr. Karen Kopera- Frye and Dr. Bill McCown serve as co-authors for graduate student Janease Traylor’s research, “Surveying State Psychological Association Members for Recommendations on Membership Service.”
Additional co-authors are graduate student Sandra Dillion, and psychologists Drs. Susan Dardard and Gail Gillespie.
Loyola’s Dr. Janet Matthews will participate in a symposium, “A Blueprint for the Future––Preparation of Health Service Psychologists,” along with past APA president Dr. Carol Goodheart and chair Dr. Frank Andrasik.
Drs. Greg Gormanous and Warren Lowe will chair the symposium, “Competing Coaches and Coachees–– Mock Licensing Board Hearing.” Dr. Gormanous will take the role of Administrative Hearing Officer, and participants will play the roles of an administrative hearing officer, administrative hearing deputy, psychologist’s attorney, complainant, board attorney, and defendant.
Dr. Kelly Ray will be a participant and first author in a symposium, “Nuts and Bolts of Successful Practice––Early Career Options.”
Dr. Darlyne Nemeth will chair a symposium, “Katrina Versus Sandy––The Psychological and Neurocognitive Aftermath of Environmental Trauma.” Also participating will be Dr. Judy Kuriansky (from New York, who has been involved with Nemeth’s work in Louisiana since Katrina), Chelsie Songy, BA, and Dr. Robin Gay.
Chelsie Songy will also present her research, “Comparison of TEA-ch and TOVA Results for School Children with ADHD,” co-authored with Amber Gremillion, BS, and Dr. Nemeth. Songy and co-authors will present a comparison study of the Test of Everyday Attention in Children (TEA-ch) and Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA) in school-aged youngsters, finding that when traditional methods of ADHD assessment yield questionable results, the TEA-ch can offer valuable information.
Amber Gremillion, BS, will present her research “Using NEPSY-II Subtests to Identify Asperger’s Disorder in School-Aged Children.” Co- authors are Dr. Nemeth, C. Songy, BA, and Ayesha Khurshid, MS.
Dr. Nemeth will also present, “Deception Success: The Backdoor Approach to Forensic Neuropsychological Assessment.” Co-authors are Gremillion, Songy, and Khurshid.
Authors will discuss ways to reduce the attempts by either patients of their referral sources to obtain services under false pretenses, including: Requiring payment prior to the Initial Clinical Interview; Assessing the initial call/referral to this office; Using the HIPAA compliant forms for office rules and procedures; Addressing the deception when discovered; Discontinuing involvement in the case; and Dealing with attorneys.
Tulane’s Dr. Stacy Overstreet and Dr. Bonnie Nastasi will chair the symposium, “Social-Emotional Universal Screening––Implications for Practice in Low-Resource, High Risk Contexts.” First author, Shereen Naser, MS, will present, “Predictive Validity of the BESS Student Report Form.” Paulette Carter, LCSW, and Alexandra Sims, MS, are co-authors.
Tulane’s Meredith Summerville, MEd, will present “The Ecomap As Self-Report Mental Health Screener for Early Elementary Students,” with co-author Nastasi.
Also presenting from Tulane is Allisyn Swift, MS, with her “Self-Inflicted Injury and Suicidal Ideation in Young Children Participating in Universal Screening.” Dustin Mars, MS, is co-author. Also, Jorge Verlenden, BS, will present “Triage Strategies in Low-Resource, High-Risk Contexts,” with co-authors Patrick Bell, MS, and Elizabeth Earnshaw, MSW.
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In Honolulu, a scenic drive off Oahu’s east shore. This year’s American Psychological Association will meet in Honolulu. (Photo courtesy of Hawaii Tourism Authority/Tor Johnson.)
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