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







Invited Addresses

The following individuals wil be giving 50 minute talks as part of the convention track programs on
Sunday, May 24, 2009.

Language Processing and Working Memory: Evidence from Neuropsychology
Randi C. Martin, Rice University

The Philosophical Baby: What Young Children's Minds Tell Us About Imagination, Consciousness and Morality
Alison Gopnik, University of California, Berkeley

Embodied Perception and the Economy of Action
Dennis Proffitt, University of Virginia

Experiencing Work
Howard M. Weiss, Purdue University

Memory Systems, Brain Plasticity and Susceptibility Genes for Schizophrenia
Tyrone Cannon, University of California, Los Angeles

The Aging Brain: Exploring the Crossroads of Attention and Memory
Adam Gazzaley, University of California, San Francisco

In Search of the Happy/Productive Worker: Investigations Into the Relationship Between Emotional Well-Being and Job Performance
Russell Cropanzano, University of Arizona

Melatonin: The Principal Hormone Underlying Mammalian Seasonal Rhythms
Irving Zucker, University of California, Berkeley

What Has Become of Abused and Neglected Children
Cathy Spatz Widom, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York






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.