[DIV28SUPER] Request for Input into Strategic Plan for proposed National Institute of Substance Use and Addiction Disorders

NIH is seeking input on the scientific opportunities and public health needs that should be included in the Scientific Strategic Plan for the new institute.  See the official notice, released today, at:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-12-045.html

[DIV28SUPER] Div 28 award winners

Hi Division 28 members,

As with most years, we had a very strong field of nominees for the 2012 Div 28 awards.  Thanks to all who applied and I strongly encourage you to apply again next year if you did not win this year.  Congratulations for our winners:  

 

Ben Lewis - Dissertation Award

Warren Bickel - Med Associates Brady/Schuster Award

Adam Leventhal - Young Psychopharmacologist Award

 

Cheers,

Chana

Div 28 Awards Chair

 

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Chana K. Akins, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Psychology

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY 40506-0044

phone: (859)257-1103

fax: (859)323-1979

 

 

[DIV28SUPER] Fwd: 2012 APA LIWP Call for Applications

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Date: February 6, 2012 9:31:10 AM EST
Subject: 2012 APA LIWP Call for Applications

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Keith Cooke

APA Division Services Office

 

 

5th Annual Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology

July 30-August 1, 2012, Orlando, FL and March 14, 2013, Washington, DC

View the 2012 Call for Applications

Learn more about the APA Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology

 

 

Deadline to submit: March 12, 2012

 

Please note: the Academic and Academic Medicine application reflected an error in the 'Supporting Documents' section. A change has been made to reflect the appropriate requirement of one letter of recommendation from a person most familiar with your leadership aspirations and potential (preferably from a Dean or your Department Chair) which addresses how she or he envisions your leadership role(s) in the next two years.

 

The American Psychological Association Committee on Women in Psychology (CWP) announces its fifth annual Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology to be held on  Monday, July 30, Tuesday, July 31 and August 1, 2012 in Orlando, FL and March 2013 in Washington, DC.  This year we are accepting approximately 30 mid-career women psychologist who work full time in academic/academic medical settings, and approximately 30 mid-career women psychologists who work primarily in clinical or consulting settings. Mid-career women psychologists in leadership roles in integrated primary care settings in academic health centers, public, community or private sectors are encouraged to apply as well. This is a competitive process.  Please complete the application for the group with which you most clearly identify and meet the eligibility criteria discussed below.

 

The overall mission of the LIWP is to empower, prepare and support women psychologists as leaders to promote positive changes in institutional, organizational and practice settings as well as APA and State, Provincial, and Territorial Associations (SPTA) governance, and increase the diversity, number, and effectiveness of women psychologists as leaders. The program's mission supports APA's goal to advance psychology as a science and profession and as a means of promoting health, education and human welfare.

 

The APA Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology has several objectives:

 

1.       Ensure that mid-career and senior women in psychology have the knowledge and skills necessary to compete for leadership/senior management positions in academic, practice, and other professional settings as well as APA and SPTA governance.

 

2.       Enhance the number and effectiveness of women psychologists holding leadership positions in academic, practice, and other professional settings as well as APA and SPTA governance.

 

3.       Increase the diversity of women psychologists in academic, practice, and other leadership positions as well as APA and SPTA governance.

 

4.       Create networks of women psychologists in leadership/senior management positions in varied professional settings including APA and SPTA governance.

 

5.       Document the career movement, professional advancement as well as the perceived impact of the LIWP among participants.

 

 

Who Should Apply?

 

Mid-career (10-20 years post-doctoral degree) women psychologists who are APA members with demonstrated leadership experience, strengths and goals:

 

a)      holding either full-time, paid faculty appointments at the associate professor or clinical associate professor level or above in academic or academic medicine settings

 

Or

 

b)      working 20 or more hours per week primarily in clinical or consulting  settings. If you are in a clinical setting, you must be a licensed psychologist to apply to the LIWP.

 

Or

 

c)       if you are more than 20 years post-doctoral degree but view yourself as mid-career and not senior, provide careful justification for your application as a mid-career psychologist in academic, academic medical, clinical or consulting settings.          

 

Women of color, lesbian and bisexual women, transgender women, and women with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

Program components

 

·         Highly interactive, skills-focused workshops with experts in the field.  The core curriculum includes:

·         Leadership Models

·         Mid-Career Management, Goal Setting and Planning

·         Negotiation Skills

·         Mentoring Networks, including gender and diversity issues

 

Previous Institutes and Web seminars during the year have also addressed:

 

·         Sustaining and Funding a Research Program

·         Fiscal, Program, and Personnel issues

·         Managing Work-Life Balance

·         Strategic Planning

·         Dealing with Difficult People

 

Individuals who participate will leave with clearly defined professional goals and identify next steps towards promotion and leadership positions.

 

Applications and supporting materials (CV or resume and one letter of recommendation) are due by 5:00 pm eastern time on Monday, March 12, 2012.  Applications submitted after the deadline or incomplete applications will not be considered. Please complete either the application for mid-career women in academic and academic medical settings or the application for mid-career women in clinical and consulting settings. The applications are not the same. You may also print out the completed application and: either fax it with accompanying documents to the Women's Programs Office at (202) 336-6117 or send an email with your name and the track to which you are applying in the subject line.

 

If selected, participants will be asked to pay a $600 fee, which covers registration, program materials, and food (breakfast, lunch and snacks). In addition, participants are expected to attend a follow-up leadership program in March 2013 at the APA headquarters in Washington, DC; and complete questionnaires on an annual basis regarding career advancement and leadership training needs. Participants are also invited to Web seminars on leadership issues throughout the year; and have access to a list serve for LIWP participants, faculty and staff.

 

Selections will be announced by Monday, May 9, 2012.

 

For additional information, please review frequently asked questions or contact Shari Miles-Cohen, PhD, Senior Director, Women's Programs Office.

1.       Via hard copy to the American Psychological Association, 750 First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242

 

2.       Via phone at (202) 336-6044

 

3.       Via email to womensleadershipinstitute@apa.org.

 

The American Psychological Association Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology has been generously funded by APA Board of Directors, the APA Council of Representatives, the APA Women's Programs Office, the National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Women's Health, Psychologists in Independent Practice, the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Psychology, the Society for the Psychological Study of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Issues, the Society for the Psychology of Women, and the Women's Caucus of the APA Council of Representatives.

 

Kari Hill | Program Assistant, Women's Programs Office

Public Interest Directorate

American Psychological Association

750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242

Tel: 202.336.6044 |  Fax: 202.336.6117

email: khill@apa.org | http://www.apa.org/pi/women/index.aspx

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[DIV28SUPER] APA--ECP Travel Awards

A great opportunity for the division to support its ECPs through these
awards from APA!

The Committee on Early Career Psychologists is pleased to announce the
travel award program for early career members from all areas of
psychology (education, practice, public interest and science) to attend
the 2012 APA Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida, August 2-5, at the
Orange County Convention Center.

Twenty award recipients will receive $750 to be applied toward their
2012 APA convention expenses. The program is designed to encourage
attendance and increase representation of early career members at this
year's APA convention.

All early career APA members (within seven years receipt of their
doctorate) are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to
applicants who are first-time attendees, or whose primary work is in
basic psychological science or those who will be presenting at the 2012
convention. The submission package must include the following
information:

1. Brief statement (maximum one page) about your interest in
attending the convention and how you will use this award to support your
attendance. Please highlight any significant achievements in your career
as well as any leadership positions you have held as an early career
psychologists (within APA, other related scholarly or professional
organizations such as state and local psychological associations) and
indicate how you believe you would benefit from attending the
convention. Also, please include in your statement if your primary work
is in basic psychological science, if the 2012 convention will be your
first APA convention and if you will be receiving other funding to help
cover your expenses.

2. If you are presenting at the 2012 APA convention, please
include an abstract of your presentation along with the title and the
names of co-presenters. Please note that you do not need to be a
presenter to be eligible for this travel award.

3. Include your Curriculum Vitae (the year you were awarded a
doctorate in psychology should be clearly stated).

Electronic submission instructions: Please submit all materials in a
single Word document. Put your name and the name of the award in the
subject line (e.g. Jane Smith, Early Career Travel Award).

The deadline for submission of materials is March 23, 2012, midnight
(EST). Email or fax all materials to Sonja Wiggins (swiggins@ap.org);
fax # 202-216-7628. Award winners will be notified in April 2012 and
will be acknowledged during the Early Career Social Hour sponsored by
the Committee on Early Career Psychologists at the APA convention on
Friday, August 3, 2012 at 6PM.

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[DIV28SUPER] Convention Travel Awards for Early Career Professionals

American Psychological Association

2012 APA Convention Travel Awards

for Early Career Professionals

 

The Committee on Early Career Psychologists is pleased to announce the travel award program for early career members from all areas of psychology (education, practice, public interest and science) to attend the 2012 APA Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida, August 2-5, at the Orange County Convention Center.

 

Twenty award recipients will receive $750 to be applied toward their 2012 APA convention expenses.  The program is designed to encourage attendance and increase representation of early career members at this year's APA convention.

 

All early career APA members (within seven years receipt of their doctorate) are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to applicants who are first-time attendees, or whose primary work is in basic psychological science or those who will be presenting at the 2012 convention. The submission package must include the following information:

 

1.      Brief statement (maximum one page) about your interest in attending the convention and how you will use this award to support your attendance. Please highlight any significant achievements in your career as well as any leadership positions you have held as an early career psychologists (within APA, other related scholarly or professional organizations such as state and local psychological associations) and indicate how you believe you would benefit from attending the convention.  Also, please include in your statement if your primary work is in basic psychological science, if the 2012 convention will be your first APA convention and if you will be receiving other funding to help cover your expenses.

 

2.      If you are presenting at the 2012 APA convention, please include an abstract of your presentation along with the title and the names of co-presenters. Please note that you do not need to be a presenter to be eligible for this travel award.

 

3.      Include your Curriculum Vitae (the year you were awarded a doctorate in psychology should be clearly stated).

 

Electronic submission instructions:  Please submit all materials in a single Word document.  Put your name and the name of the award in the subject line (e.g. Jane Smith, Early Career Travel Award).

 

The deadline for submission of materials is March 23, 2012, midnight (EST). Email or fax all materials to Sonja Wiggins (swiggins@ap.org); fax # 202-216-7628.  Award winners will be notified in April 2012 and will be acknowledged during the Early Career Social Hour sponsored by the Committee on Early Career Psychologists at the APA convention on Friday, August 3, 2012 at 6PM.

 

Revised: January 20, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

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Kelly Dunn, Ph.D.
NIDA Postdoctoral Fellow
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
5510 Nathan Shock Drive
Baltimore, MD 21224
BPRU Phone: (410) 550-2254
CLH Phone: (410) 550-5370
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[DIV28SUPER] Cellular Biology of Addiction Course, Barcelona, Spain July 18-25, 2012; Application deadline March 15, 2012

The National Institute on Drug Abuse is pleased to support the Summer Course, "Cellular Biology of Addiction in Barcelona, Spain, July 19-25, 2012  being sponsored by the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in partnership with Cold Sping Harbor Laboratory (CSHL).   We hope you will apply.  The deadline for applications is March 15, 2012.  To apply go to http://www.suportserveis.cat/CSHLSummerCourse/  Please tell interested person about the course.

 

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	SUMMER COURSE "CELLULAR BIOLOGY OF ADDICTION" Partnered with the CSHL July 19 - July 25, 2012 Application Deadline: March 15, 2012 Instructors: Rafael Maldonado, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Brigitte L. Kieffer, CERBM/University of Strasbourg Chris Evans, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Antonello Bonci, National Institute on Drug Abuse-NIDA, Baltimore, USA The primary objective of the workshop is to provide an intense discussion of the fundamentals, state-of-the-art advances and major gaps in the cell and molecular biology of drug addiction. Targeted to both new and experienced investigators, the workshop will combine formal presentations and informal discussions to convey the merits and excitement of cellular and molecular approaches to drug addiction research. The workshop will stress the significance of this approach not only to the most costly neuropsychiatric disorder, addiction, but its applicability to learning, memory, neurochemical correlates of reward, perception and other disciplines of neuroscience. Research on the molecular and cellular changes that occur in response to drugs is critical for clarifying whether adaptive processes are diverse for each stage of addiction and for each drug of abuse. With the advent of genomics and proteomics, an extraordinary opportunity now exists to develop comprehensive models of neuroadaptative processes fundamental to addiction, craving, and relapse to drug use. The workshop will provide attendees with a spectrum of disciplines that can contribute to developing comprehensive models of each stage of drug addiction. The following disciplines will be presented: 1.Overview of addiction. 2. Neuroadaptation to drugs of abuse. 3. Association between drug-induced neuroadaptation and behavioral manifestations 4. Genotype/susceptibility to drug addiction or drug response 5. Tolerance, sensitization and adaptation at the cellular level 6. New receptor targets. 7. Drug discovery and development to treat drug abuse: how can cell biology contribute?   This workshop will provide an integrated view of current and novel research on neuroadaptive responses to addiction, foster discussion on collaboration and integration and provide critical information needed to construct a model of addiction as a disease and novel molecular targets for biological treatments. Beyond the plane of scientific endeavour, such information is vital for formulating public policy and for enlightening the public on the neurobiological consequences of drug use and addiction. The proposed workshop will generate intense interest, open conduits for collaborations and novel routes to investigating the neurobiology of addiction. The workshop makes particular efforts to include a diverse group of participants, being particularly mindful of the inclusion of women and a good balance of European and North American scientists. Confirmed speakers David Belin (University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France) Antonello Bonci (National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, USA) Carmen Cavada (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain) Charles Chavkin (University of Washington, Seattle, USA) Chris Evans (University of California, Los Angeles, USA) David Goldman (Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Rockville, USA) Markus Heilig (NIAA, Rockville, USA and Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden) Istvan Katona (Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary) Brigitte L. Kieffer (CERBM and University of Strasburg, Illkirch, France) George F. Koob and Barbara Mason (Scripps Institute, La Jolla, USA) Mary-Jean Kreek (Rockeffeler University, New York, USA) Evgeny Krupitsky (AV Valdman Institute of Pharmacology, St. Petersburg State I. P.Pavlov Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia) Angus C. Nairn (Yale University, New Haven, USA) Richard Palmiter (Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, USA) Marina Picciotto (Yale University, New Haven, USA) Jonathan Pollock (National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, USA) Rafael Maldonado (Neurophar, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain) Vladimir de Semir (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain) Rainer Spanagel (Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany) Kari Stefansson (DeCode Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland) Pier Vincenzo Piazza (NeuroCenter François Magendie, INSERM, Bordeaux, France) Nora D. Volkow (National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, USA) Taco de Vries (VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Ilana Witten (Stanford University, Stanford, USA) Andreas Zimmer (University of Bonn, Germany) The course will be held at the PRBB (Barcelona Biomedical Research Park) excellently located at Barcelona's seafront. The course is supported with funds provided by the National Institute of Drug Abuse  and the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies . Scholarships funds are available for partial support of tuition, room and board on a merit basis. Partial support from the Spanish (MINECO) and the Catalan (AGAUR) Governments is also acknowledged. Cost (including board and lodging): 1,500 € (This cost will be reduced by the scholarship program on an individual basis). Currency converter Click here for more information and way to register for the course http://www.suportserveis.cat/CSHLSummerCourse/
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[DIV28SUPER] President Obama to nominate Michael Botticelli as Deputy Director of ONDCP

Hello colleagues,
Please see below:

http://www.drugfree.org/join-together/drugs/obama-announces-intent-to-nominate-new-deputy-director-for-ondcp?utm_source=Join+Together+Daily&utm_campaign=b25465b6ee-JT_Daily_News_Sales_of_Oxycodone&utm_medium=email

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NIDA Postdoctoral Fellow
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
5510 Nathan Shock Drive
Baltimore, MD 21224
BPRU Phone: (410) 550-2254
CLH Phone: (410) 550-5370
Fax: (410) 550-0030
 
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