Trauma and Suicide in the Military, Sex Trafficking, Intelligent Vehicles, Financial Risk-Taking Among Hundreds of Presentations
Media Information and Convention Highlights
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Hours (Hawaii Standard Time): Wednesday, July 31 – Saturday, Aug. 3, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.Sunday, Aug. 4, 8 a.m. to noon.Registration: Media can register for the convention on site in the press room, in advance online, by emailing APA Public Affairs or calling 202-336-5700. Registration is limited to credentialed journalists; journalists who have assignment letters on the letterhead of a media organization; and public information officers from universities; non-profit organizations and government agencies. Media can make hotel reservations at http://www.apa.org/convention/register-housing/hotels/index.aspx.
Program and Papers:The convention program is online. Printed programs will also be available on site. News releases and selected papers will be available electronically upon request.
News Releases: Releases about specific convention sessions, presentations and papers will be sent to all registered media by email in July (a week to 10 days before the convention starts) and will be available online.
Embargoes:All releases are embargoed for the time of presentation unless otherwise noted.
Program Highlights:
Wednesday, July 31
• Dirty Little Secret: The Hidden Dangers of Indoor Playgrounds, Erin Carr-Jordan, PhD, Kaplan University
• Self-Concealment and Well-Being: Historical Overview and Toward Underlying Mechanisms, Andreas Wismeijer, PhD, Tilburg University
• Is Intelligence Divorced From Communication? Klaus Zuberbühler, PhD, University of Neuchatel
• Time to Treatment Among Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans With Psychiatric Diagnoses, Shira Maguen, PhD, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• The Origins of Human Altruistic Behavior: Evidence From Children and Chimpanzees, Felix Warneken, PhD, Harvard University
• The Slow Disappearance of the Family As We Knew It: Emergence of New Constructs, Luciano L'Abate, PhD, Georgia State University
• Consumption of Altruism: How Giving to Charity Is Both Different From and Similar to Eating Chocolate, Michal Strahilevitz, PhD, Golden Gate University
• Healthy-Eating Campaigns, Self-Efficacy, and Functional Food Consumption, Lara Spiteri Cornish, PhD, Coventry University, United Kingdom
• Human Rights Epidemic: Sexual Enslavement, Nancy M. Sidun, PsyD, Kaiser Permanente
• Designing Spaces for Therapeutic Encounters, Sally Augustin, PhD, Design with Science, La Grange Park, Ill., and Nicholas Watkins, PhD, BBH Design, Raleigh, N.C.
Thursday, Aug. 1
• Opening Session Keynote on Judicial Changes in Eyewitness Identification, Barry Scheck, JD, The Innocence Project, Benjamin Cardozo School of Law
• Moral High Ground: The Role of Moral Emotions in Consumer Boycotts, Johnny Chen, PhD, MBA, University of Southern Maine
• Atheism in Psychological Science: Results From a 10-Year Content Analysis, Melanie E. Brewster, PhD, Columbia University
• How Trait Gratitude Fosters Physical and Psychological Health, Alex Wood, PhD, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling
• Generational Differences in Academic Achievement Among Immigrant Youth: A Meta-Analytic Review, Mylien T. Duong, PhD, Seattle Children’s Hospital; University of Washington
• Effects of Social Exclusion on Financial Risk Taking, Rod Duclos, PhD, The Hong Kong University Business School
• Suicide Risk Within Military Personnel, Larry C. James, PhD, Wright State University
• How to Design a New Hero for Everyday Wear, Philip G. Zimbardo, PhD, Stanford University
• Motivation and Academic Cheating, Eric M. Anderman, PhD, Ohio State University
• Epidemic: Suicide in Indian Country, Jacqueline S. Gray, PhD, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Friday, Aug. 2 • The Soldiers Among Us: Veteran Suicide, Public Health, and Community, Marc Atkins, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Stopping Global Sex Trafficking: What Psychology Can Do, Mary Crawford, PhD, University of Connecticut
• Forty Years Later: What Happens to Mathematically Precocious Youth Identified at Age 12? Camilla P. Benbow, EdD, and David Lubinski, PhD, Vanderbilt University
• The Enduring Paradox of Immigrants and Access to Mental Health Care, Margarita Alegria, PhD, Harvard Medical School, and David T. Takeuchi, PhD, University of Washington
• Teaching Generation Me: Entitlement and Other Challenges, Jean M. Twenge, PhD, San Diego State University
• Should I Stay or Should I Go? Disengaging From Terrorism, John Horgan, PhD, Penn State University
• Smarter Than You Think: Understanding the Mind of a Dog, Stanley Coren, PhD, The University of British Columbia
• Discrimination in the Online Worlds of Diverse Adolescents: Associations With Mental Health, Brendesha Tynes, PhD, University of Southern California
• Prevention of Military Sexual Trauma: Lessons Learned, Christopher T. Kilmartin, PhD, University of Mary Washington
• Do School Start Times Affect Adolescents' Academics and School Behavior? Ashley M. Brown, MA, Arizona State University
Saturday, Aug. 3
• The Most Significant Psychological Consequences of Disasters, Lisa M. Brown, PhD , University of South Florida
• Debunking Myths About Bullying Using Best-Practice Evidence, Tracy Vaillancourt, PhD, McMaster University
• Chronic Marijuana and Binge-Drinking Effects on Neurocognition in Youth, Krista M. Lisdahl, PhD, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
• Why Do Children Believe in Miracles but Become Skeptical of Magic? Paul L. Harris, PhD, Harvard Graduate School of Education
• What We Can Learn About Ourselves From Studying Animals? Thomas R. Zentall, PhD, University of Kentucky
• Fat Bias and Blame: Calling Fat Women Obese, Maureen C. McHugh, PhD, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• The Seductive Cartoons Effect, Daniel H. Robinson, PhD, Colorado State University
• The Psychology of Intelligent Vehicles and Traffic Safety, Nicholas J. Ward, PhD, Montana State University
• Effects of Internet-Based Mindfulness Training on Stress and Well-Being, DavidMesser, MA, Arizona State University
• Health Consequences of Weight- and Race-Based Bullying Among Urban Adolescents, Tracy Vaillancourt, PhD, McMaster University
Sunday, Aug. 4
• Sexual Abuse Hidden in the Athletic Culture, Mitch Abrams, PsyD, Learned Excellence for Athletes, Fords, N.J.
• Can Learning to Surf Promote Well-Being for Young People With Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties? Mathew White, PhD, University of Plymouth
• Fear and Stigma: American Muslim Community Responses Post 9-11, Saera R. Khan, PhD, University of San Francisco
• Ingratiation Works---Most of the Time, Thomas W. Cline, PhD, MBA, Saint Vincent College
• “I Cheated, But Only a Little”: Partial Confessions Help Feeling Good While Behaving Badly, Eyal Peer, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
• Alleviating Burnout Through Self-Sustaining Improvements in Working Relationships, Michael P. Leiter, PhD, Acadia University
• Assisting Military Children in a Time of War, Shelley M. MacDermid Wadsworth, PhD, MBA, Purdue University
• Workplace Stress and Dissatisfaction: Do Agreeable Employees Cope Better? Smriti Anand, PhD, Illinois Institute of Technology
• Understanding Body Dissatisfaction: Social Comparison, Objectification, and Sociocultural Factors, David A. Frederick, PhD, Chapman University
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