Article archive / June 1, 2014
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 10. Source pages: 14.
New Orleans, June 12 & 13 LPA Annual Convention Next Week
The Louisiana Psychological Association will hold its Annual Convention June 12 and13, at the Sheraton Galleria in Metairie, Louisiana. The theme will be “Resiliency, Mindfulness, & Resolve: Coping with the Hand You’re Dealt.”
Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Judy Kuriansky, well-known TV/Radio celebrity/psychologist in New York City. She will present her work on Disaster Recovery.
Kuriansky was showcased in the American Psychological Associations’ Monitor in the column “Practice Profile” in 2009, and is friend and colleague of local medical psychologist and neuropsychologist, Dr. Darlyne Nemeth.
Nemeth and Kuriansky presented “Group Interventions for Disaster/Trauma Anniversary Reactions” at the Returning to Katrina – Bringing Hurricane Katrina Research Back to the Community – Conference, a number of years ago. That conference was sponsored by University of Southern Mississippi’s Center for Policy and Resilience. Kuriansky is a professor at Columbia University and a journalist, has written a column in the NY Daily News. She did a feature article on the Anniversary Workshops and helped facilitate one of the sessions.
Tulane Professor Dr. Michael Cunningham will present a workshop titled, “Resilience, Vulnerability, and Defiance in Urban African American Adolescents.” Dr. Cunningham recently returned from chairing a Invited Symposium for the 26th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science in San Francisco.
Other Invited Speakers include two candidates who are currently running for American Psychological Association President. Dr. Tony Puente will present on CPT codes. And, Dr. Jessica Daniel Henderson will present on “Moving from At Risk to At Promise: Perspectives on Child and Adolescent Development.”
Other highlights of the convention will be Dr. Jesse Lambert, presenting a two-hour ethics workshop, Dr. Kelly Pears, presenting a workshop on PTSD, Dr. Lore Dickey presenting on Transgender issues, and Dr Michelle Moore presenting on “Utilizing Mindfulness Techniques with Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with ADHD.”
Dr. Emily Sandoz from University of Louisiana–Lafayette will chair a symposium presented by her students, with the topic “Staying Flexible in a Rigid World.”
LPA President-Elect Dr. Joe Tramontana will chair the 3rd Annual Symposium for Early Career Psychologists and Students.
Dr. Darlyne Nemeth (L) has worked closely with Dr. Judy Kuriansky, a keynote speaker at the upcoming convention of the Louisiana Psychological Association convention. Above, Amber Gremillion (R) and Nemeth share information in one of Nemeth’s book chapters.
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