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!

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 is now open.

Keynote Speaker
Nancy Kanwisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Specialized 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:
Interview with Gordon Bower
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

The APS David Myers Lecture
on the Science and Craft of Teaching Psychology

Linda Bartoshuk
University of Florida
How Do We Measure Pleasure?


Award Addresses

Susan FiskeWilliam James Fellow Award Address
Susan Fiske
Princeton University
Universal Dimensions of Social Cognition: Warmth and Competence


Martha FarahWilliam James Fellow Award Address
Martha Farah
University of Pennsylvania
Cognitive Neuroscience in the 21st Century: From Lab and Clinic to Home, School, and Office

Lyn AbramsonLauren AlloyJames McKeen Cattell Fellow Award Address
Lyn Y. Abramson, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Lauren B. Alloy, Temple University
A Behavioral Approach System Dysregulation Perspective on Bipolar Spectrum Disorders: Theory and Evidence

Wilbert McKeachieJames McKeen Cattell Fellow Award Address
Wilbert McKeachie
University of Michigan
Lessons Learned in 60 Years of Teaching, Research, and Learning

 

 

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


See highlights from the 2008 convention:
Read the Observer online for coverage from the 2008 convention in Chicago!


2009 Program Committee

Daniel Cervone, University of Illinois at Chicago (Chair)

Contact the Convention Department or call +1 202.293.9300.