Article archive / August 1, 2015
Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 8. Source pages: 12, 13.
Researchers and presenters head to Toronto, Ontario, for the 2015 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, to be held August 6 to 9.
Participants for the state will engage in symposiums, poster sessions, discussion sessions and community hours.
For the Symposium: “Sex Differences in Marijuana’s Effects in Human and Animal Studies— Equal Opportunity for Abuse?” Peter Winsauer, PhD, Patricia E. Molina, PhD, MD, Peter F. Weed, MPH, and Angela M. Amedee, PhD, from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center–New Orleans, will participate. Along with colleagues they will review “Sex- and Age-Dependent Interactions of Chronic Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol With Ovarian Hormones.”
Lore Dickey, PhD, from Louisiana Tech University will participate in the symposium, “Policy in Action—The Development and Impact of Policy Relating to Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals.” He will also participate in a Discussion, “Gender Inclusivity—A Dialogue About Transgendered and Gender Nonconforming Experiences.” Dr. Dickey will be a discussant in the Symposium: “Intersectionality and Transgender Identities—Implications for Research and Practice.”
Clinicians from Louisiana will present a Symposium: “Preparedness and Resilience in the Face of Environmental Uncertainty and Trauma,” Chaired by Darlyne Nemeth, PhD, MP. Participants are Joseph Tramontana, PhD, with “Psychological Treatment of Survivors of Man-Made Disasters.” Also Judy Kuriansky, a frequent presenter in Louisiana, from New York will address “National and International Interventions and Policies: Psychology’s Influence at the United Nations.”
Dr. Stacy Overstreet from Tulane will chair the Symposium “Translating Research on Trauma Into Evidence-Based Practices—Creating Trauma- Informed Schools.” Participants include Courtney Baker, PhD, Tulane University. Baker and Overstreet will address the topic of, “The Psychometrics of the Trauma-Informed Care Belief Measure for Educators and Service Providers”
In the Symposium: “At the Intersections of Privilege, Power, and Identities— Teaching About Diversity,” Michael Cunningham, PhD, of Tulane University, will address Teaching About Diverse Populations at the Graduate and Undergraduate Levels.
For the Conversation Hour on “Community Engagement Through Research–Opportunities and Challenges,” Jorge Verlenden, MS, MEd, Bonnie Nastasi, PhD, Laura Cornell, MEd, Heather Henderson, MS, Meredith Summerville, MS, and Emiliya Adelson, BS, from Tulane University, will discuss, “Using Participatory Action Research to Promote Evidence-Based Practice and Change in Schools.”
Poster sessions and research include a variety of topics. In Vocational and Career Development, Wyndolyn M.A. Ludwikowski, PhD, Thuy-Linh Nguyen, and Alex Williams, from Xavier University of Louisiana will present, “Predicting Student Success and Retention at an HBCU via Interest-Major Congruence and Achievement.”
Karen Kopera-Frye, PhD, University of Louisiana at Monroe will present, “Dimensions of Successful Aging Among Rural Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Older Adults.” Along with colleagues, Guler Boyraz, PhD, from Louisiana Tech University will review information from, “Trauma and PTSD Predicts Depression Among First- Year College Students: Moderated by Race, Gender, and First Generation Status.”
In the session on Social-Emotional- Behavioral Assessment and Intervention, Kathryn A. Simon, MEd, Elizabeth M. McIntyre, BA, and Stacy Overstreet, PhD, of Tulane University will present, “Is Knowledge Enough? The Link Between Social Emotional Learning and Emotional and Behavioral Risk.”
And, Corey L. Black, BS, and Courtney Baker, PhD, also of Tulane University will present, “Tiered Prevention and Intervention Programs for Preschoolers: Systematic Literature Review.”
In the poster Session on Workforce Issues—Training, Consultation, and Wellness, Camille R. Hardin, Courtney Baker, PhD, and Corey L. Black, BS, of Tulane will present, “The Effects of Support and Perceived Malice on Beliefs About Punitive Behavior Management Strategies.”
In Mental Health and Social-Emotional- Behavioral Outcomes, Ashley Galsky, BS, Michael Brachfeld, MS, and Jeffrey Brown, MS, of Tulane University will review their work in, “The Experience of Complex Trauma in New Orleans Youth.”
Christoph Leonhard, PhD, Chicago School of Professional Psychology–New Orleans, will present in the session on Cutting-Edge Research, on “Parents’ Motivational Readiness to Change: Impact of Autism Parent Training,” along with colleagues from around the country.
Daniel Mochon, PhD, from Tulane University, served as the Program Chair for the Society for Consumer Psychology for this year’s convention.
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