Alliant International University Faculty and Student Presenters Continue to Make a Huge Impact at WPA Convention in April
April 23-26, Western Psychological Association’s 2009 Annual Convention, Portland, OR
Many Alliant faculty members, students and administrators will be presenting throughout the WPA convention, including:
Thursday, April 23rd
POSTER SESSION 3
HEALTH/MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY 1
3-3 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTITUDES TOWARD COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND TOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY, Scott Rower & Paula Johnson (Alliant International University)
PAPER SESSION
GENDER-RELATED ISSUES Chair: Dalia G. Ducker
4:15 MENTORING FOR CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS: ARE THERE GENDER DIFFERENCES?, Dalia G. Ducker (CSPP at Alliant International University)
SYMPOSIUM
RELIABILITY GENERALIZATION: NUTS AND BOLTS WITH THREE EXAMPLES (EAT, CAPS, ASI)
Chair: Siobhan K. O'Toole, CSPP at Alliant International University
Presenters: WHEN IS RELIABILITY NOT RELIABLE?, Stacey Hotter-Knight & Siobhan K. O'Toole (CSPP at Alliant International University)
A RELIABILITY GENERALIZATION STUDY OF THE EATING ATTITUDES TEST, Kathleen Lanflisi & Siobhan K. O'Toole (CSPP at Alliant International University)
RELIABILITY GENERALIZATION OF THE CLINICIAN-ADMINISTERED PTSD SCALE (CAPS), Donica Romeo, Shiva Amin & Siobhan K. O'Toole (CSPP at Alliant International University)
REVIEWING 21 YEARS - RELIABILITY GENERALIZATION OF ANXIETY SENSITIVITY INDEX, Ronda Cowan, Kevin Miller & Siobhan K. O'Toole (CSPP at Alliant International University)
Friday, April 24th
PAPER SESSION: PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW
Chair: Kayleen Islam-Zwart
9:00 EFFECTS OF TORT-REFORM MESSAGES ON DAMAGE AWARDS IN CIVIL TRIALS, Dana C. Comesana (Alliant Center for Forensic Studies & CSU Sacramento) Brenda Quintero, Brett Glines, Aaron Court & Jianjian Qin (California State University, Sacramento)
INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION CONVERSATION HOUR
Join Morgan Sammons form the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) at Alliant International University and other faculty and students in this lively conversation hour. Share your thoughts and experiences, and bring your questions and enthusiasm to discuss international graduate training programs, cultural immersion educational experiences, training mental health professionals with multicultural and international competencies, and related topics.
INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY SYMPOSIUM
INTERNATIONAL AND MULTICULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS: ACADEMIC AND INSTITUTIONAL
STRATEGIES
Chair: Natalie Porter, California School of Professional Psychology-San Francisco, Alliant International University
Participants: Diane Adams (California School of Professional Psychology-San Francisco, Alliant International University); Ana Guisela Chupina (Graduate School of Education, Alliant International University); Sheila Henderson (I-MERIT, Alliant International University); Natalie Porter (California School of Professional Psychology-San Francisco, Alliant International University)
Discussant: Morgan Sammons, California School of Professional Psychology-San Francisco,
Alliant International University
POSTER SESSION 8
COGNITION AND INFORMATION PROCESSING
8-29 LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: AN EVENT-RELATED POTENTIAL STUDY, Jennifer A. Coloma (California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University)
POSTER SESSION 9
GENDER-RELATED RESEARCH
9-23 HETEROSEXUAL AND SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS: A COMPARISON OF 1975 AND 2000, Gabrielle Gotta (Alliant International University), Esther Rothblum (San Diego State University), Sondra Solomon (University of Vermont), Kimberly Balsam (University of Washington) & Robert-Jay Green (Alliant International University San Francisco)
INVITED PRESENTATION
INTEGRATING PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY INTO THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHOLOGY: A LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
Presenter: Morgan T. Sammons, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University
INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY PANEL
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY IN AFRICA: HIV/AIDS
Chair: Joseph Matarazzo, Oregon Health & Science University
Participants:
HIV/AIDS IN KENYA, Elaine A. Burke (California School of Professional Psychology- Los Angeles, Alliant International University)
HIV/AIDS PREVENTION IN ZIMBABWE, Diana L. Chamrad (Antioch University, Seattle)
BEGINNING A DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY GROUP: SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES, Anna Heitz (Pacific University, School of Professional Psychology)
DBT AND TREATING SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE, Eric R. Schmidt (Pacific University, School of Professional Psychology)
USING DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY WITH ADULT CLIENTS IN A STUDENT TRAINING CLINIC, Rohn T. Stark (Pacific University, School of Professional Psychology)
POSTER SESSION 10: SOCIAL & PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
10-17 DOG OWNER PERSONALITY AND DOG BEHAVIOR, Melanie Daye & Paula B. Johnson (CSPP at Alliant International University)
10-41 PREDICTORS OF CAREER ROLE IDENTITY IN INVENTORS, Jeanine T. Joe (California School of Professional Psychology) & Sheila J. Henderson (I-MERIT, Alliant International University)
Saturday, April 25th
SYMPOSIUM
LOOKING BEYOND YOGA, CURRY, AND BOLLYWOOD: A CULTURAL IMMERSION EXPERIENCE FOR PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS IN INDIA
Chair: Rajeswari Natrajan-Tyagi, Alliant International University
Presenters:
DESIGNING COURSE CURRICULA FOR CULTURAL IMMERSION PROGRAMS,
Rajeswari Natrajan-Tyagi, Jason Platt & Jennifer Young (Alliant International University)
“HELLO MR. DEAN”: INSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES IN CONDUCTING A CULTURAL IMMERSION PROGRAM TO INDIA, Jason Platt & Rajeswari Natrajan-Tyagi (Alliant International University)
THE EFFECT OF CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTION AND CULTURAL IMMERSION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTICULTURAL AND INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCY IN MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS, Jennifer Young, Raji Natrajan & Jason Platt (California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University)
NTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY PANEL
CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN OTHER COUNTRIES
Chair: Ayse Ciftci, Purdue University
Participants:
CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT, Ayse Ciftci (Purdue University)
SYMPOSIUM
POWER RELATIONS IN THE CULTURAL MOSAIC: MAJORITY AND MINORITY PERSPECTIVES ON THE INTERGROUP POWER HIERARCHY
Chair: Craig W. Blatz, Simon Fraser University
CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN INDIA, Rajeswari Natrajan-Tyagi (Alliant International University, Irvine)
CONDUCTING INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ON GENDER, F. Jeri Carter (University of Washington)
CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN IRAN, Manijeh Badiee (University of Nebraska, Lincoln)
PAPER SESSION, MOTIVATION AND EMOTION 1
Chair: Steven G. Young
10:00 A PROPOSED UPDATE OF MURRAYAN NEEDS, Xiaoyan Xu (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) David Mellor (Deakin University) Yangang Xu & Liqiong Duan (Sichuan Normal University)
10:15 SOCIAL INCLUSION LEADS TO REPRIORITIZATION OF BASIC MOTIVATES, Christina M. Brown, Steven G. Young, Donald F. Sacco, Michael J. Bernstein & Heather M. Claypool (Miami University)
10:30 A NEW THEORY OF WORK MOTIVATION, John Kantor (Alliant International University)
POSTER SESSION 14: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 2 / STRESS & ANXIETY
14-12 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTITUDES TOWARD COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND TOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY, Scott Rower & Paula Johnson (Alliant International University)
- 1:45-3:00 EUGENE, INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY SYMPOSIUM
INCORPORATING INTERNATIONALISM AND DIVERSITY TRAINING IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Chair: Jill Bloom, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology
Participants:
INCORPORATING INTERNATIONALISM INTO DIVERSITY TRAINING, Elaine A. Burke (California School of Professional Psychology-Los Angeles, Alliant International University)
CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTION OF MUSLIM STUDENTS, Ayse Ciftci (Purdue University)
MENTORING IMMIGRANT EARLY CAREER PSYCHOLOGISTS, F. Jeri Carter (University of Washington)
Discussant: Senel Poyrazli, Pennsylvania State University
POSTER SESSION 16: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY / DEPRESSION / PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
16-5 CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN ETIOLOGY AND PRESENTATION OF EATING DISORDERS, Sara L. Giglio (Alliant International University)
16-9 PREDICTING CLINICAL COMPETENCY IN PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATE STUDENTS, Paul Saito, Dalia G. Ducker, Christopher Tori & Carl Norris (CSPP at Alliant International University)
16-11 CHILDHOOD SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT STYLE AMONG ADULT CHILD ABUSE SURVIVORS, Christina G. Ahumada & Paula B. Johnson (CSPP at Alliant International University, Los Angeles)
POSTER SESSION 17: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY / COUNSELING
17-31 TRAINING CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY DOCTORAL STUDENTS IN SCHOOLBASED MENTAL HEALTH, Gerald Y. Michaels (Alliant International University) & Ken Benau (Alliant International University)
17-32 A WELLNESS-FOCUSED MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, Gerald Y. Michaels (Alliant International University)
17-33 MULTI-CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONTENT ON WEBSITES OF VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS OF PSYCHOLOGY, Jennifer A. Coloma (California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University)
POSTER SESSION 18: SOCIAL ISSUES / APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
18-26 ACCULTURATION AND OPTIMISM AND PESSIMISM IN IRANIAN WOMEN LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES, Negar R. Partiali (Alliant International University)
18-37 PSYCHOLOGISTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD IMMIGRATION AND EVALUATION OF AN IMMIGRANT CLIENT, Jaclyn N. Sagun & Paula Johnson (CSPP at Alliant International University)
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