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WPA Award Addresses will be delivered by Barbara Tabachnick, PhD (life achievement), Mark Costanzo, PhD (teaching), Jason Reimer, PhD (early career research), Adele Eskeles Gottfried, PhD (social responsibility) and George Slavich, PhD (E.E. Jones clinical/psychotherapy research). Many of the presentations this year are eligible for continuingeducation credit. More information about WPA is available at www. westernpsych.org. medioimages/photodisc PhD, of Arizona State University; Linda Bartoshuk, PhD, of the University of Florida; John Dovidio, PhD, of Yale University; Alice Eagly, PhD, of Northwestern University; Diane Halpern, PhD, of Claremont McKenna College; Richard McNally, PhD, of Harvard University; and Rebecca Treiman, PhD, of Washington University St. Louis. Invited symposia will cover topics such as math achievement (Sian Beilock, PhD), brain plasticity and behavior (Russell Brown, PhD), goal attainment and self-regulation (Kentaro Fujita, PhD) and others. Faculty and students interested in developing their research skills can participate in John Kruschke’s statistics workshop “Introduction to Doing Bayesian Data Analysis” and Holmes Finch’s “The Practical Application of Item Response Theory to Psychological Research.” Psychologists interested in teaching can participate in activities organized by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, including talks by Dana Dunn, PhD, Mitchell Handelsman, PhD, Neil Lutsky, PhD, and others. This year’s Psi Chi Distinguished Speaker is James Pennebaker, PhD. More information about MPA can be found at www. midwesternpsych.org. Thinkstock Midwestern Psychological Association, May 3–5, Palmer house hilton in Chicago. Approximately 2,000 psychologists and students will participate in a three-day conference dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of psychological science. The conference features nine major invited addresses, 40 invited talks, symposia spanning all major areas of psychology, workshops on teaching and statistics, and presentations submitted by the membership. Mary Kite, PhD, of Ball State University, will give the MPA presidential address. Other speakers include Leona Aiken, J a n u a ry 2 0 1 2 • M o n i t o r o n p s y c h o l o g y New England Psychological Association, oct. 12–13, Worcester Polytechnic institute in Worcester, Mass. This meeting is still in its planning stages, but will include symposia, workshops and poster sessions. In addition, the Northeast Conference for the Teaching of Psychology will meet with NEPA on Oct. 12 and Psi Chi will hold a full day of programming on Oct. 13. The APA Distinguished Scientist Lecturer will be Howard Rachlin, PhD, of the State University of New York, Stony Brook. Check the NEPA website http://nepa.cloverpad.org/ for the call for submissions and programming information. n 73 http://www.westernpsych.org http://www.westernpsych.org http://www.midwesternpsych.org http://www.midwesternpsych.org http://nepa.cloverpad.org/

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Monitor on Psychology - January 2012

Monitor on Psychology - January 2012
Letters
President’s Column
Contents
Contents
From the CEO
Apa’s Statement on the Dsm-5 Development Process
Girl Scouts Badge Promotes Positive Psychology
Early Investments Pay Off for Poor Children, Study Finds
Apa Meets With Chinese Psychological Society to Further Interaction and Exchange
Unique Opportunity for Psychologists to Travel to Cuba
In Brief
Government Relations Update
On Your Behalf
Psychology’s Growing Library of Podcasts
Standing Up for Psychology
Judicial Notebook
Random Sample
Time Capsule
Questionnaire
Science Watch
Beyond Psychotherapy
Perspective on Practice
Yes, Recovery Is Possible
Inequity to Equity
Making E-Learning Work
New Standards for High School Psychology
A Trailblazer Moves On
Psychologist Profile
Plan Now for Psychology’s Regional Meetings
New Journal Editors
Apa News
Division Spotlight
American Psychological Foundation
Personalities

Monitor on Psychology - January 2012