Article archive / October 1, 2015
Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 10. Source pages: 16.
March/April 2016 in New Orleans SEPA Submissions Due October 13
Submissions to the 2016 Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) conference are due by October 13. SEPA will hold its 2016 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, March 30 through April 2, at the Sheraton New Orleans.
SEPA is the largest psychological organization in the Southeast, and its mission is to stimulate the exchange of scientific and professional ideas across the diverse areas of psychological inquiry and application. SEPA consists of both professional and student members.
Invited talks for the 2016 session include Dr. Oscar Barbarin, previously the Lila L. and Douglas Hertz Endowed Chair in Psychology at Tulane University, and who began a new appointment as Chair of the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland in August 2015.
Dr. Barbarin has published widely on the socio- emotional development of children, particularly boys of color.
Other invited speakers include Dr. Pam Imm, community psychologist and Dr. Paschal Sheeran, who will speak on the psychology of health behavior change.
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