APS 21st Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, May 22-25, 2009



Plan to attend the leading conference exclusively dedicated to the diverse and dynamic field of psychological science!

The 2008 convention in Chicago was a huge success with over 3,300 attendees. Read the August Observer online for coverage of the convention! 

Mark your calendars now for the 2009 APS convention, May 22 – 25, 2009, in San Francisco, CA!

APS 21st Annual Convention Schedule Overview

Check back frequently for updates and program highlights for the 2009 convention. The Call for Submissions will open in late October.

Keynote Speaker
Nancy Kanwisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Functional Specificity in the Brain

Bring the Family Speaker
Richard Nisbett
University of Michigan
Intelligence and How to Get It: Why Schools and Cultures Count
Inside the Psychologist's Studio
Gordon Bower
Stanford University
National Medal of Science Winner

Walter MischelPresidential Symposium
Chair: Walter Mischel
Columbia University

The New Genetics and What it Means for Psychological Science
Speakers:
Frances Champagne, Columbia University
Michael Meaney, McGill University
Marla Sokolowski, University of Toronto

David Myers Lecture on the Science and Craft of Teaching Psychology
Linda Bartoshuk
University of Florida
How Do We Measure Pleasure?




Festschrift
In Honor of Donald Stein
Emory University


 

 

 

 

Theme Programs
The 2009 convention will feature three special theme programs addressing important issues in the field of psychological science. Each program will incorporate a variety of invited guest speakers, a roundtable discussion, and posters relating to the theme. The theme programs for 2009 will be:

Emotional Ups and Downs: Experiencing, Self-Regulating, and Capitalizing On Affect

Gene-Environment Interplay in Stress and Health

The Architecture of the Mind

2009 Program Committee

Daniel Cervone, University of Illinois at Chicago (Chair)

  • Sian Beilock, University of Chicago;
  • Ying–yi Hong, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
  • Daniel Klein, State University of New York, Stony Brook;
  • Tyler Lorig, Washington and Lee University;
  • Joseph A. Mikels, Cornell Univeristy;
  • Kris Preacher, University of Kansas;
  • Deborah E. Rupp, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
  • Timothy Strauman, Duke University;
  • Tor Wager, Columbia University;
  • Tracy Zinn, James Madison University

Contact the Convention Department or call +1 202.293.9300.

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