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







Invited Symposia

The following symposia will be presented Sunday, May 24, 2009 at the APS Convention.

Advances in Meta-Analysis for Multivariable Linear Models
Adam R. Hafdahl (Chair), Washington University in St. Louis
S Natasha Beretvas, University of Texas at Austin
Carolyn F. Furlow, Georgia State University
Adam R. Hafdahl, Washington University in St. Louis
Mike W.-L. Cheung, National University of Singapore

From Basic Developmental Psychopathology to Prevention Science: Exemplars of Translational Research
Judy Garber (Chair), Vanderbilt University
Thomas J. Dishion, University of Oregon
Bruce E. Compas, Vanderbilt University
Geraldine Dawson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and Autism Speaks

How Memory Changes in Older Adults
Alan Castel (Chair), University of California, Los Angeles
Mara Mather, University of Southern California
Moshe Naveh-Benjamin, University of Missouri
Wilma Koutstaal, University of Minnesota
Alan Castel, University of California, Los Angeles
Jonathan King, National Institute on Aging

New Advances in Understanding Memory
Anthony Wagner (Chair), Stanford University
Daphna Shohamy, Columbia University
Matthew P. Walker, University of California, Berkeley
Bruce Miller, University of California, San Francisco

Persons in Context
Ying-yi Hong (Chair), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Cecilia Cheng, University of Hong Kong
Yuichi Shoda, University of Washington
Iven Van Mechelen, University of Leuven, Belgium

Risk Perception and Risk Taking
Valerie F. Reyna (Chair), Cornell University
Joseph A. Mikels (Chair), Cornell University
Carl W. Lejuez, University of Maryland
Dan Romer, University of Pennsylvania
Elke U. Weber, Columbia University
Valerie F. Reyna, Cornell University

The Psychological Science Behind Leadership
Deidra J. Schleicher (Chair), Purdue University
Bruce J. Avolio, University of Washington
David V. Day, University of Western Australia
Frederick P. Morgeson, Michigan State University

Emotion Regulation in Older Age
James J. Gross (Chair), Stanford University
Derek M. Isaacowitz , Brandeis University
Mara Mather, University of Southern California
Heather L. Urry, Tufts University
Robert W. Levenson, University of California, Berkeley

Experiencing, Expressing, and Responding to Feelings at Work: The Role of Emotions in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Daniel J. Beal (Chair), Rice University
Hillary Anger Elfenbein, Washington University in St. Louis
Joyce Bono, University of Minnesota
Gerben A. Van Kleef, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
John P. Trougakos, University of Toronto, Canada

Modern Psychological Measurement: New Developments in Item Response Theory
Li Cai (Chair), University of California, Los Angeles
Michael C. Edwards, Ohio State University
Carol M. Woods, Washington University in St. Louis
Li Cai, University of California, Los Angeles
David M. Thissen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Psychology as a Hub Science II: Navigating Early Career Interdisciplinary Collaboration
A David Nussbaum (Chair), University of Waterloo, Canada
Geoffrey Cohen, University of Colorado at Boulder
Piotr Winkielman, University of California, San Diego
Jon Hanson, Harvard Law School
A David Nussbaum, University of Waterloo, Canada
John T. Cacioppo, University of Chicago

Self Regulation, Executive Processes, and Psychopathology
Don Tucker (Chair), Electrical Geodesics, Inc. and University of Oregon
Joseph P. Newman, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Suzanne C. Segerstrom, University of Kentucky
Don Tucker, Electrical Geodesics, Inc. and University of Oregon

The Neuroscience of Social Interactions
Kevin N. Ochsner (Chair), Columbia University
Ralph Adolphs, California Institute of Technology
Alex Todorov, Princeton University
Kevin N. Ochsner, Columbia University

New Interventions for Productive Aging
Denise Park (Chair), University of Texas at Dallas
Cindy Lustig, University of Michigan
Arthur Kramer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Anna Stigsdotter-Neely, Umea University, Sweden
Elizabeth Stine Morrow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Denise Park, University of Texas at Dallas
Patricia Reuter-Lorenz, University of Michigan

The History of Women in Psychology
David Baker (Chair), University of Akron
Kelli Vaughn-Blount (Chair), York University, Canada
Alexandra Rutherford, York University, Canada
Nancy Felipe Russo, Arizona State University
Ann Johnson, University of St. Thomas
Eleanor Maccoby, Stanford University
Anne Treisman, Princeton University

The State-of-the-Science on Factorial Invariance
Todd D. Little (Chair), University of Kansas
Roger Millsap, Arizona State University
Nilam Ram, Pennsylvania State University
Keith F. Widaman, University of California, Davis

Psychological Science in the Public Interest
Elaine F. Walker (Chair), Emory University
Gerd Gigerenzer, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany
Timothy Baker, University of Wisconsin-Madison






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.