2012-11-19

[DIV28_ANNOUNCEMENT] Div 28/50 Conference - DEC. 1 Deadline for Proposals

 

 

 

Call for Proposals - Deadline December 1

APA Division 28 and Division 50 invite you to submit a proposal for a Breakout Session or Poster Presentation at their first annual conference. Proposals that fit within the theme of "Biobehavioral RESEARCH & Implications for PRACTICE" will be considered for this first-annual endeavor.

Breakout Session: December 1 deadline, submit at www.tinyurl.com/2013CPABreakout
Poster Deadline: February 1 deadline, submit at www.tinyurl.com/2013CPAPoster

The official Call for Proposals is attached. The program committee (listed below) is available to answer any questions you have.

 


About the Conference

 

The theme for the 2013 conference is "Biobehavioral RESEARCH & Implications for PRACTICE"
>>Atlanta, Georgia / May 3-4, 2013
>>Registration will open December 2012
>>Two thought-provoking keynote sessions
>>Interactive environment for collaboration/networking
>>Several breakout session choices
>>Poster Sessions
>>Pre-conference in-depth workshops
>>Discounted rates for Early Career Psychologists
>>Student opportunities (discounted rates, special networking, etc)
>>You don't have to be a member of either or division or APA to attend the conference!


Meet the Keynoters

 

Saul Shiffman, PhD, is a world-renowned researcher in the fields of behavior change and relapse, self-management and self-control, field research methodology, statistical analysis, and addiction and dependence. Since 1991, he has been a professor in the departments of psychology and pharmaceutical science at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Shiffman has taught in the departments of psychology and psychiatry and behavioral medicine at various universities, including the University of South Florida, the University of Washington, and the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Shiffman has authored or co-authored over 300 published papers on a variety of topics related to psychopharmacology, substance abuse, dependence, relapse, coping, and computerized assessments of behavior, and has presented widely in medical and scientific forums. A fellow of numerous professional societies (including APA Divisions 28 and 50), Dr. Shiffman was awarded the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco’s Ovid Ferno Award for “ground-breaking advances in clinical research.”

 

Edith V. Sullivan, PhD, is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine and a neuropsychologist who has pioneered the study of alcoholism-related brain injury on selective cognitive and motor function. She is the recipient of a Senior Scientist Research and Mentorship Award, a grant for international collaborations on alcoholism research, and an NIAAA MERIT award for studies of neural circuitry modification in alcoholism focused on frontocerebellar systems. Dr. Sullivan is a recipient of the Research Society on Alcoholism Distinguished Researcher Award and is author of more than 250 peer-reviewed papers and numerous chapters and reviews. Dr. Sullivan will present a keynote address on Saturday, May 4, titled “Alcoholism and the Brain: Road to Ruin and Path to Recovery.”


Call for Proposals

 

The Committee has issued a call for proposals for Breakout Sessions and Posters. Deadlines are as follows:

  • Breakout Sessions: December 1, 2012
  • Posters: February 1, 2013

About the Venue

 

The beautiful W Hotel in Midtown Atlanta will be the venue for our First Annual Conference. The hotel is located in the heart of Midtown and is local to public transportation. Room rates are $159 per night. Hotel reservation information will be launched soon!


More Information?

 

Sara Jo Nixon, PhD, Conference Chair
Anthony Liguori, PhD, Conference Co-Chair
John Kelly, PhD, Sponsorship Co-Chair
Katie Witkiewitz, PhD, Sponsorship Co-Chair
Jennifer Buckman, PhD, Conference Treasurer
Chad Rummel, MEd, Registration and Hotel Accommodations (202-336-6121)

 

 

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