Article archive / September 1, 2013
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 1. Source pages: 14.
The American Psychological Association held its annual convention in Honolulu, Hawi’i, from July 31 to August 4. The Times covered many of the presenters, Louisiana professors, psychologists, graduate and undergraduate researchers in the July and August issues of the Times.
Other presenters at this year’s American Psychological Association meeting in Honolulu include Drs. Rita Culross, Jason Hicks, and Joe Tramontana.
Dr. Joe Tramontana, president-elect for the Louisiana Psychological Association, presented to Division 30, the group for clinical hypnosis. He presented on performance in sports and life, in “ "Hypnosis and Self-hypnosis Training for Enhancing Peak Performance in Sports and Life." He also participated in a panel discussion with Chelsea Sony, on the similarities and differences between storms Katrina and Sandy.
Also presenting was Dr. Jason Hicks, LSU professor. Dr. Hicks chaired a paper presentation on experimental psychology. Dr. Hicks has received the LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award.
Dr. Rita Culross presented “Educating the Ablest: 20 years later,” at the annual event. In her presentation she reviewed information about the current lives of 35 individuals who participated in the high school gifted programs 20 years ago. Culross looked at the educational attainment and career goals of this group in terms of expressed aspirations in high school. She described for the audience how she used social media and other Internet resources in her data collection. She also discussed how the results indicated continued support for positive life outcomes, a finding that is found in previous longitudinal research for the gifted.
Culross previously spoke at the Oxford Roundtable at Harris Manchester College in the University of Oxford in Oxford, England, last year. She presented her paper, “Talent Development and Talent Enhancement of the Olympic Athlete.” The event was just prior to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. Culross is the Jo Ellen Levy Yates Endowed Professor of Gifted Education in the Department of Educational Theory, Policy & Practice at LSU. She teaches courses in creative behavior and the gifted and she is currently the chair of the state psychology board.
Others presenting at this year’s APA convention, and reported on in previous issues, included 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.
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