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2011 WPA Convention
The 2011 WPA Convention will be in Los Angeles from April 28 to May 1, 2011 at the Wilshire Grand. The Terman Teaching Conference will be held on April 27, from 9am to 5pm. The hotel is very close to the LA Live Entertainment Complex, Disney Hall, and other downtown attractions. It is next to a metro station to take you to Union Station, Hollywood, and Universal City. More information >>
Quick Convention Links
2011 Call-for-Papers & Submission Forms
Writing a Conference Abstract: Some Suggestions and Common Errors
Student Guide to the WPA Convention
Nominations Sought For WPA Awards
The Fellows and Awards Committee is requesting nominations for awards in 2010 and beyond. (more)
Major Speakers Announced for WPA in Cancun
Make your plans to come to Cancun to attend our program of invited speakers and symposiums. Consistent with our location in Cancun, many of the presentations have a cross-cultural theme. (more)
Message from WPA President Stanley Sue
On behalf of the Western Psychological Association, I invite you to attend the 2010 WPA Convention and to become a member of WPA, if you are not already a member. (more)
WPA 2010 in Cancun
The 2010 WPA convention is scheduled for April 22-25 with the Terman Teaching Conference planned for Wednesday, April 21. The convention hotel is the Fiesta Americana Condesa Cancun. (more)
Jeffery Mio and Gabriela Martorell Elected to WPA Offices
Dr. Jeffery Scott Mio from Cal Poly Pomona is the President-Elect of WPA this year. He will serve as president during the 2010-2011 academic year. (more)
News from the WPA Student Council – Fall 2009
Welcome back to school everyone! Our last Western Psychological Association conference, held in Portland, Oregon, was a major success. We had a chance to learn from many speakers about research and clinical work in diverse backgrounds, and there were several conference activities specifically for us students. (more)
Cialdini Receives 2009 WPA Teaching Award
This year’s selection for the WPA Teaching Award is Robert B. Cialdini. Dr. Cialdini has taught at Arizona State University since 1971. He has won numerous awards in his distinguished career for both his research and teaching. (more)
2009 Early Career Research Award Goes to James Kaufman
Dr. James C. Kaufman from California State University, San Bernardino received the Early Career in Research Award. Dr. Kaufman received his Ph.D. from Yale University under the direction of Robert Sternberg in 2001. (more)
Oskamp is Recipient of WPA Social Responsibility Award
The recipient of the Social Responsibility Award is Stuart Oskamp, Professor Emeritus at Claremont Graduate University. Over the course of his 40+ year career in the field, Dr. Oskamp has proven to be the quintessential social responsibility psychologist. (more)
Robert Rosenthal Recognized with WPA Lifetime Achievement Award
Robert Rosenthal is the recipient of the 2009 WPA Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Rosenthal’s career has spanned over 40 years at Harvard and at the University of California, Riverside. (more)
Carrie Margolin Recognized for Service to WPA
Carrie M. Margolin from The Evergreen State College received the 2009 WPA Service Award. The award recognizes exceptional service to the Western Psychological Association. (more)
Enrico E. Jones Clinical Psychology Research Award Won By William Lamb
A new WPA award was announced this year: The Enrico E. Jones Early Career Award for Research in Psychotherapy and Clinical Psychology. The award honors Dr. Enrico E. Jones who was on the faculty of the Psychology Department at the University of California, Berkeley from 1974 until his death from multiple myeloma in 2003. (more)
New WPA Fellows Announced
The Fellows and Awards Committee announced that the following WPA members are now Fellows of the association (more)
2009 WPA Convention in Portland Featured Outstanding Program
The WPA Convention, held at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront had an attendance of over 1,700. The meeting was hosted by Portland State University. Gabriela Martorell (Portland State University) was the Program Chair. With WPA President Ron Riggio, Dr. Martorell planned an outstanding program. (more)
2009 Student Awards
Thanks to generous donations by WPA members, endowed funds administered by the Western Psychological Foundation, and Multivariate Software, Inc., 13 students received awards at the WPA Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 24, 2009. (more)
Terman Teaching Conference Featured Speakers and Workshops
The Fifteenth Annual Terman Teaching Conference was held on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 in Portland. Anne Duran (CSU Bakersfield) coordinated the conference. The conference theme was Out of the Ivovy Tower: Learning Opportunities Outside of the Classroom. (more)
2009 WPA Film Festival Winners
The WPA Film Festival this year was under the direction of Carrie M. Margolin (The Evergreen State College). The projectionists were Andrew Clendening, Jaycie Osterberg, Kristine Pidgeon, and Angel Stewart. (more)
2010 Multivariate Software Award Announced
Peter Bentler and Eric Wu, creators of EQS structural equation modeling software published by Multivariate Software, will award a license for EQS along with a cash prize to a student who presents outstanding research at the WPA convention. (more)
CTUP Merges with STP
CTUP, the Council of Teachers of Undergraduate Psychology, has officially merged with STP, the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (more)
Photos from the 2009 Convention in Portland
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Classifieds
Washington Dept of Corrections Job Opening
The Department of Corrections Health Services Department is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual for the position of Psychologist 4 at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell, Washington. (more >>>)
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND - Visiting Assistant Professor
The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Portland invites applications for a one year Visiting Assistant Professor position in psychology. (more >>>)
Announcements
Psi Chi-STP Grant
From the STP Newsletter:
The purpose of this grant is to further the goals of Psi Chi and the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP—Division Two of the American Psychological Association) by supporting projects to develop assessment tests/instruments/processes to demonstrate student acquisition of goals 2, 4, and 5 of the APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major. (more >>>)
2011 Division 29 Early Career Award
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) is now accepting nominations for the 2011 Division 29 Early Career Award, which recognizes an early career psychologist for promising contribution to psychotherapy, psychology, and the Division of Psychotherapy. (more >>>)
2011 Henry David Fund grants
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) is now accepting applications for the 2011 Henry David Fund grants, which supports young psychologists with a demonstrated interest in the behavioral aspects of human reproductive behavior or an area related to population concerns. The fund sponsors two grants annually. (more >>>)
2011 Randy F. Gerson Memorial Scholarship
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) is now accepting applications for the 2011 Randy F. Gerson Memorial Scholarship, which is awarded to pre-doctoral students for graduate student projects in family and/or couple dynamics, and/or multi-generational processes. (more >>>)
2011 Pearson Early Career Grant
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) is now accepting applications for the 2011 Pearson Early Career Grant, which encourages early career clinicians to work in an area of critical societal need. The Pearson Early Career Grant supports psychology’s efforts to improve areas of critical need in society, including but not limited to innovative scientifically based clinical work with serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, incarcerated or homeless individuals, children with serious emotional disturbance (SED), and adults with serious mental illness (SMI); and to encourage early career psychologists to devote their careers to under-served populations. (more >>>)
e-conference
The e-Conference on Curriculum, Assessment, and Diversity: Exploring Themes of Undergraduate Education in Psychology is available for viewing. (more >>>)
Jeff Mio receives faculty leadership award
WPA President Jeff Mio was recognized by Cal Poly Pomona for his achievements and contributions to the university and community, receiving the George P. Hart Award for Outstanding Faculty Leadership, the university's highest faculty award. (more >>>)
Larry Rosen on NPR
WPA member and CSU Dominguez Hills professor Larry Rosen was interviewed on NPR. Listen
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Chris Aberson Book Announcement
Chris Aberson, professor at Humboldt State and a popular presenter at the WPA Statistics Workshops, has just published a new book: Applied Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences.
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Psychology Seminars in Bay Area
The Greater Good Science Center is sponsoring psychology seminars in the Bay Area: "Goodness, Evil, and Everyday Heroism" and "Positive Psychology" (more >>>)
Nominations Open for WPA Awards and Fellows
The Fellows and Awards Committee is requesting nominations for awards in 2011 and beyond. (more >>>)
WPA Member Ray Paloutzian publishes new book
"Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Psychological Pathways to Conflict Transformation and Peace Building" is now available from Springer.
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Benton-Meier Neuropsychology Scholarships
The Benton-Meier program funds graduate scholarships in the area of neuropsychology. (more >>>)
F. J. McGuigan Dissertation Award
The F. J. McGuigan award supports dissertation research on the materialistic understanding of the mind. (more >>>)
CHCI Summer Apprentice Program
The Chimpanzee & Human Communication Institute (CHCI) is currently taking applications for our Summer Apprentice Program. (more >>>)
In Memorium - Robert A. Hicks
Robert A. Hicks, Professor Emeritus at San Jose State University, passed away this December. Bob Hicks served as Executive Officer of WPA for many years and received the WPA Service Award in 1994. (more >>>)
Primary Care Behavioral Health Certificate Program
Primary Care Behavioral Health Certificate Program
taught by Alexander Blount, EdD, and members of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Massachusetts.
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APF VIOLET AND CRYIL FRANKS SCHOLARSHIP
The annual Violet and Cyril Frank Scholarship supports a graduate level project to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness. (more >>>)
APF VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION GRANT
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) is now accepting proposals for the 2010 Violence Prevention and Intervention Grant, which funds innovative research and community based intervention projects. (more >>>)
Timothy Jeffrey Memorial Award
Nominations are now being accepted for the American Psychological Foundation (APF) and APA Division 38 Timothy Jeffrey Memorial Award, which recognizes the outstanding commitment to clinical health psychology by a full-time provider of direct clinical services. (more >>>)
APF PRE-COLLEGE PSYCHOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) is now accepting proposals for the 2010 Pre-College Psychology Grant Program, which awards grants to individuals or institutions to advance psychological science in high schools. (more >>>)
APF ALEXANDER GRALNICK RESEARCH INVESTIGATOR PRIZE
The Gralnick program awards prizes for exceptional research and mentoring accomplishments in the area of serious mental illness. (more >>>)
APF PAUL E. HENKIN TRAVEL GRANTS
The Paul Henkin Grant program funds travel awards for qualifying students through Division 16, school psychology. This program seeks to promote the development of students oriented toward careers in school psychology, providing grants to student members of APA Division 16 (school psychology) to help offset registration, lodging, and transportation costs incurred in convention attendance. (more >>>)
Esther Katz Rosen Fellowships
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) is now accepting proposals for the 2010 Esther Katz Rosen Fellowship program, which supports graduate students whose work centers on the psychological understanding of gifted and talented children and adolescents. (more >>>)
Placek Grants for LGBT Research
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) is now accepting proposals for the 2010 Wayne F. Placek Grants program, which supports empirical research from all fields of the behavioral and social sciences on any topic related to lesbian, gay, or bisexual issues. (more >>>)
Nominees sought for teaching excellence
APF invites nominations for its 2010 Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award. The award honors a career contribution to the teaching of psychology and is named after Charles L. Brewer, PhD, whose career-long devotion and contributions to the teaching of psychology embody the purpose of the award. (more >>>)
APF Gold Medal and Teaching Award Nominations
APF is currently accepting nominations for its 2010 Gold Medal Awards, which recognize life achievement in and enduring contributions to psychology. Awards are presented in four categories (more >>>)
Conference on Cultural and Biological Contexts of Psychiatric Disorders
FPR-UCLA Fourth Interdisciplinary Conference Cultural and Biological Contexts of Psychiatric Disorders:
Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment (more >>>)
Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grant
The Roy Scrivner Research Grants provide graduate student grants (preference given to dissertation candidates) for empirical or applied research... (more >>>)
Theodore Blau Early Career Award
The Theodore Blau Early Career Award honors a Clinical Psychologist for professional accomplishments in clinical psychology. (more >>>)
Theodore Millon Award in Personality Psychology
The Theodore Millon Award in Personality Psychology honors an outstanding psychologist engaged in advancing the science of personality psychology. . . (more >>>)
APF Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowships
APF is requesting applications for the Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Graduate Student Fellowship. The Koppitz Fellowships support graduate students. . . (more >>>)
Announcing A New Journal For Undergraduate And Graduate Students
The Journal of Integrated Social Sciences (JISS) is a web-based, peer-reviewed international journal committed to the scholarly investigation of. . . (more >>>)