Div. 48, APA Annual Convention, Toronto, August 5 – 9, 2009

All are welcome to Division 48 programs. Our Hospitality Suite will be in the Empress Suite, Room 1-280, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, a block away from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and one of the three major APA Convention hotels. Address and phone of the hotel: 100 Front Street West, Toronto, ON M5J 1E3, Canada; 1-416-368-2511.

The Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR) hospitality suite is in the Montebello Suite, Room 1-265, also in the Fairmont, and just a few steps away. We continue to partner with PsySR and have included its major events for the scheduling convenience of our members who also belong to PsySR.

Hospitality Suite Hours: Thurs., Aug. 6, 4 – 9 p.m.; Fri., Aug. 7, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Sat., Aug. 8, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 9, 8 a.m. – noon

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Executive Committee Meeting

10 a.m. – 3:50 p.m. Fairmont Royal York Hotel Library

Chair: Eduardo I. Diaz, PhD, Miami-Dade County Independent Review Panel, FL

Toronto Initiative

Site visits, 12:20 – 5 p.m. Registration deadline: July 21. To register & for more information, see http://www.apa.org/pi/ses/homepage.html.

Sixty psychologists will visit two diverse and economically challenged communities as part of an 11 Division partnership, Psychology-Community Engagement: Partnering for Social Change. Register online via APA Office on Socioeconomic Status, http://www.apa.org/pi/ses/homepage.html. This event will be followed by division programs designed to expand thinking about how psychologists can work with communities confronting challenges. Divsion 48’s contributions include Creating Peaceful Communities with Justice (below, 8/6), the UNESCO Liberation Psychology School Twinning Project discussion on Friday, and “Violence in Our Communities” on Saturday.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Discussion: Scientists and Human Rights—Forming Partnerships

9 – 9:50 a.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Meeting Room 203B

Chair: Arthur J. Kendall, PhD, Capital Area Social Psychological Association, University Park, MD; Clinton W. Anderson, PhD, APA Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns, Washington, DC: Policy View From APA headquarters; Paula R. Skedsvold, PhD, JD, Federation of Behavioral, Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Washington, DC: The Coalition: Who and What is it?; Susan D. Dudley, PhD, Society for the Psychological Study of Social issues, Washington, DC: Forging Partnerships: The On-Call Scientists System; Arthur J. Kendall, PhD: Some Experiences With Science and Human Rights

Symposium: Creating Superordinate Identities (CE)

10 – 11:50 a.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Meeting Room 201D

Chair: Joseph H. de Rivera, PhD, Clark University; Johanna Volhardt, MA, University of Massachusetts: Framing Victimhood to Create Inclusive Identities; Rebekah Phillips DeZalia, PhD, College of the Holy Cross: Attempt to Create a Superordinate Identity in Rwanda; Floyd W. Rudmin, PhD, University of Tromsø, Troms, Norway: Assimilation Versus Multiculturalism as Ways to Create Superordinate Identity; Steve Nisenbaum, PhD, JD, Nisenbaum Partners, Topsfield, MA: Post-Darwinian Quest: Supreme Authority for End to Warfare; Joseph H. de Rivera, PhD: Humanness as a Superordinate Identity

Paper Session: New Directions in Peace Psychology—Areas to Explore

1 – 1:50 p.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Meeting Room 704

Chair: Peter T. Coleman, PhD, Teachers College, Columbia University; Joseph H. de Rivera, PhD, Clark University: Assessing Support for a Department of Peace; Michael D. Knox, PhD, University of South Florida: U.S. Peace Registry: Identifying Peace Leadership & Documenting Peace and Antiwar Behaviors; James Hansell, PhD, University of Michigan−Ann Arbor: Psychopathology of Everyday Strife; Thomas J. Rippon, PhD, MPA, Camosun College, Victoria, BC, Canada: Asymmetrical (asy) Track Diplomacy

Symposium: Creating Peaceful Communities With Justice—Authentic Community and Psychologist Partnerships (CE)

2 – 3:50 p.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Meeting Room 206C

Chair: Kathleen H. Dockett, EdD, University of the District of Columbia; Amy E. West, PhD, University of illinois at Chicago: Fostering Authentic Community-Driven Participatory Research and Program Development; Phillip Atiba Goff, PhD, University of California−Los Angeles: Leadership in Police Equity: A Case Study in Participatory Research, Co-author: Tracie L. Keesee, PhD, Denver Police Department, CO; Eduardo I. Diaz, PhD, Miami-Dade County Independent Review Panel, FL: Creating Constructive Community in Prisons; Kathryn L. Norsworthy, PhD, Rollins College: Partnerships in Peace and Justice Work: Global North/South Collaboration; Discussant: Lawrence H. Gerstein, PhD, Ball State University

Recognizing Our Students & Early Career Psychologists

4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Hospitality Suite, Room 1-280, Fairmont Hotel

A gathering for Peace Division members and student members.

Toronto Initiative Interdivisional Reception: Divisions 8, 9, 17, 27, 32, 34, 35, 39, 44, 45, 48

5 – 7:30 p.m. Tudor Room 8, Fairmont Royal York Hotel

Hosts: Susan Opotow, PhD, President, SPSSI, and Michaela Hynie, PhD, Division 9 Program Chair

Past Presidents Advisory Forum

5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Hospitality Suite, Room 1-280, Fairmont Hotel

Agenda: Past presidents to consider future directions for the Division; Chair: John Gruszkos, PhD, Division Treasurer. By invitation.

Promoting Peace Education in Your Schools: Suggestions from Peace & Education 48 Working Group

8 – 8:50 p.m. Hospitality Suite, Room 1-280, Fairmont Hotel

Linden L. Nelson, PhD, Chair, Peace and Education Working Group.

At Last: A Wedding for Us All

8 p.m. Voglie Ristorante and Bar, 582 Church Street, Toronto

Divisions 17 and 44; Division 48 is a co-sponsor. A wedding for APA attendants who can’t legally marry in their home states; straight allies also welcome. A four-course dinner and reception/party follows the marriage ceremony; cost is $50. To register, e-mail drhollysavoy@gmail.com with subject line: “RSVP wedding in Toronto.” For more information, go to: www.div17.org/slgbti/wedding.htm.

Friday, August 7, 2009

Update on Social Justice Agenda

8 – 8:50 a.m. Hospitality Suite, Room 1-280, Fairmont Hotel

A discussion with Judith Van Hoorn, PhD, Division 48 representative to APA Council of representatives.

Discussion: Psychology Ethics in National Security Settings—Divisions 19 and 48 Present

9 – 9:50 a.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Meeting Room 810

Co-presented by PsySR; Chair: Julie M. Levitt, PhD, Independent Practice, Bala Cynwyd, PA; Jean M. Arrigo, PhD, Project on Ethics and Art in Testimony, Irvine, CA; William J. Strickland, PhD, HumRRO, Alexandria, VA; Carrie H. Kennedy, PhD, U.S. Navy, Pensacola, FL; Ray Bennett, retired U.S. Army interrogator

Student Poster Session

10 – 10:50 a.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Exhibit Halls D and E

Meagan L. Nalls, BA, University of Tennessee−Knoxville: Sociopolitical Predictors of College Students’ Support for the Iraq War, Co-author: Robert L. Williams, PhD, University of Tennessee–Knoxville

Raina Lamade, BA, Fairleigh Dickinson University: Juveniles Sentenced to Die in Prison, Co-authors: Nicole Pittman, JD, Public Defenders, Philadelphia, PA; Robert A. Prentky, PhD, Fairleigh Dickinson University

Nishant G. Patel, MA, Widener University: Identity and Trauma: Hindu-Muslim Perceptions of the 2002 Gujarati Riots, Co-author: Sanjay Nath, PhD, Widener University

Grant M. Heller, BA, University of Detroit Mercy: Effect of Songs With Violent Lyrics on Interpersonal Aggression, Co-author: David A. Lishner, PhD, University of Wisconsin−Oshkosh

Sheridy Leslie, BA, BS, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada: Does Exposure to Racial Inequality Shift Justice Beliefs? Examining the Relationship Between System-Justifying Beliefs and Suggestions of Racial Privilege, Co-authors: Allison N. Bair, MA, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada; Jennifer R. Steele, PhD, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada

Katherine M. Lacasse, BA, Clark University: Using Commonality of Death to Expand the Circle of Care

Amethyst Brell, BA, University of Rhode Island: Violence Sensitivity Versus Violence Tolerance: Studying Students’ Thoughts on Violence, Co-authors: Aviva Moster, MA, University of Rhode Island; Charles Collyer, PhD, University of Rhode Island

Gabe H.J. Twose, BA, Clark University: Societal Effects of the Framing of Truth Commissions

Shannon Gottschall, MA, BA, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada: Exploring Relational-Cultural Theory: Implications for Peace and Justice, Co-author: Shelley L. Brown, PhD, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Lauren M. Groves, MBA, BS, Boston University: Fundamental Thought Structures of Moral Reasoning: Precursors for Peace and Justice, Co-authors: Abram Trosky, BA, Boston University; Kathleen Malley-Morrison, EdD, Boston University

Helena Castanheira, MA, Boston University: Perspectives on Governmental Aggression and Peace in Western Anglophone Countries, Co-authors: Elizabeth D. Planje, BA, Boston University; John Davis, PhD, Southwest Texas State University

Lissa B. Young, MA, University of Massachusetts Boston: Elements of Nonviolence in Communication Inventory: A New Measure, Co-author: Sheree D. Conrad, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston

Jennifer T. Young, MA, California School of Professional Psychology-Alliant International U., San Diego: Study abroad: Creating Peace One Person at a Time

Lynn Stuart Weiss Lecture: Psychology as a Means of Attaining Peace Through World Law

11 – 11:50 a.m. Room 802A Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Sandy Schullman, American Psychological Foundation Trustee, and Chair Eduardo I. Diaz, PhD, will introduce speaker, Jonathan Turley, JD,
George Washington Law School for his lecture: Criminal Minds and Means: Law, Psychology, and Morality in the Twenty-First Century. The Lecture Series
occurs annually among four APA Divisions, Divisions 9, 41, 48, and 52. This year Division 48 recommended the lecturer.

A UNESCO Liberation Psychology School Twinning Project Between Canada and the Philippines: Healthcare Outreach as a Context for Human Rights Awareness

12 – 12:50 p.m. Hospitality Suite, Room 1-280, Fairmont Hotel

John Szura, PhD, St. Augustine Center of Studies, Manila, Philippines, and John Cafferky, MA, Twinning Project Director, John Paul II High School, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Bring lunch.

Conversation with an Interrogator

1 – 1:50 p.m. Hospitality Suite, Room 1-280, Fairmont Hotel

A discussion with Ray Bennett, retired U.S. Army interrogator and co-organizer of the 2006 Seminar for Psychologists and Interrogators on Rethinking the Psychology of Torture at Georgetown University. Co-sponsored with Psychologists for Social Responsibility. Bring lunch.

Symposium: Serving Peace With Justice—International Perspectives and Paradigms

2 – 2:50 p.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Meeting Room 706

Co-Chairs: Steven E. Handwerker, PhD, International Association for the Advancement of Human Welfare, Inc., Boca Raton, FL and Brian C. Alston, MA, ND Enterprises, LLC, Honolulu, HI;  A. Marco Turk, JD, California State University−Dominguez Hills: Cities are Key to Societal Change and Successful Peace Building; Steven E. Handwerker, PhD: Building the Interfaith Dialogue: Lessons, One Faith at a Time, William R. Clough, DPhil, Argosy University/Sarasota: Conflict and the Willful Production of Ignorance; Discussant: Steven E. Handwerker, PhD

Symposium: Protectors as Perpetrators—Vulnerability in Clinical, Legal & Military Work

3 – 3:50 p.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Meeting Room 709

Co-presented by PsySR; Chair: Anthony J. Marsella, PhD, University of Hawai`i at Manoa, Jancis Long, PhD, Psychologists for Social Responsibility, Berkeley, Ca: Protectors as Perpetrators: Vulnerability to Doing harm in Three Professions; Roy J. Eidelson, PhD, Eidelson Consulting, Bala Cynwyd, PA: Resisting the Perpetrator Role: Traps Posed by Our Core Concerns, Ken Agar-Newman, RN, Victoria Coalition for Survivors of Torture, BC, Canada: International Health Professionals Ethics Oversight Committee

Symposium: Rejecting Psychologist Involvement in Torture—Opening New Possibilities & Challenges

4 – 4:50 p.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Meeting Room 703

Chair & Discussant: Steven E. Handwerker, PhD, International Association for the Advancement of Human Welfare, Inc., Boca Raton, FL Michael W. Hovey, MA, MTS, Archdiocese of Detroit, Mi: Conscientious Objection to State-Sponsored Violence: History and Current Practice; John P. Szura, PhD, St. Augustine Center of Studies, Quezon City, Philippines: Conscientious Objection to State-Sponsored Violence: New Developments, Opportunities, Challenges.

Sports as a Game Plan for Peace: A Discussion About the Roles of Exercise and Sports in Building Relationships that Cross Cultures

5 – 5:50 p.m. Hospitality Suite, Room 1-280, Fairmont Hotel

Co-sponsoring: Divisions 47 and 48; Presenter: Michael L. Sachs, PhD, Temple University.

PsySR International Reception & Roundtable: Global Action for Ethical Psychology: What is Possible?

5 – 7:30 p.m. PsySR Hospitality Suite, Room 1-265, Fairmont Hotel

Feminism and Peace Working Group Meeting

6 – 6:50 p.m. Hospitality Suite, Room 1-280, Fairmont Hotel

Linda M. Woolf, PhD, Chair of Working Group.

Saturday, August 8

United Nations Youth Conference on Disarmament (6/9/09)—Students Present

8 – 8:50 a.m. Hospitality Suite, Room 1-280, Fairmont Hotel

Juliane Casey, Alexandra Frizzell & Ryan Rasdall, Smith College; Russell Daisey & Naomo Kimura, Judy Kuriansky, PhD, Columbia University Teachers College, Advisor: Sharing the Vision on Global Harmony: Japanese and Americans Singing and Speaking Out for Peace and Against Nuclear War; Rebecca Alschuler & Emanuel Yekutiel, Williams College; Judy Kuriansky, PhD, Columbia University Teachers College, Advisor: Beyond Bullets and Bombs: Grassroots Peacebuilding between Palestinians and israelis.

Invited Address: 2008 Morton Deutsch Conflict Resolution Award

9 – 9:50 a.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Meeting Room 809

Chair: Eduardo I. Diaz, PhD, Miami-Dade County Independent Review Panel, FL
Susan Opotow, PhD, City University of New York John Jay College of Criminal Justice: Moral inclusion and Exclusion: A historical Study

Invited Address: Early Career Award

10 – 10:50 a.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Meeting Room 802A

Chair: Kathleen Kostelny, PhD, Columbia Group on Children in Adversity, Beaverdam, Va
Phillip Atiba Goff, PhD, University of California−Los Angeles: Racial Bias in Policing and Other Things We Know Nothing About

Poster Session

11 – 11:50 a.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Exhibit Halls D and E

Scott L. Moeschberger, PhD, Taylor University: Collective Memories, Political Violence & Mental health in Northern Ireland & the Republic of Ireland<>, Co-author: Ed Cairns, PhD, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Caitlin O. Mahoney, PhD, Clark University: Transcending the Limits of Compassion: The influence of Joy on Reactions to the Suffering of Distant Others

Christine D. MacDonald, PhD, Indiana State University: Asking One Versus Multiple Questions about Bullying in College, Co-authors: Bridget J. Roberts-Pittman, PhD, Indiana State University; Amy Crandall, BA, Indiana State University

Christine D. MacDonald, PhD, Indiana State University: Four Types of Bullying and Harassment Experienced by College Students, Co-authors: Bridget J. Roberts-Pittman, PhD, Indiana State University; Amy Crandall, BA, Indiana State University

Michele B. Hill, PhD, North Georgia College & State University: When Reality Bites Back: Chaos/Complexity Theory for Advocate Leaders, Co-authors: Gregory L. Brack, PhD, Georgia State University; Lydia Odenat, MS, Georgia State University

Jenny R. Keller, PhD, Regina Qu’appelle health region, SK, Canada: Peace Building: Another Competency Area for Counseling Professionals?

Invited Address: Ralph K. White Lifetime Achievement Award

12 – 12:50 p.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Meeting Room 709

Chair: Anthony J. Marsella, PhD, University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Michael G. Wessells, PhD, Columbia University: International Human Rights, Ethics, and Peace Building in a Dangerous World.

Violence in Our Communities: Approaches for Lessening Aggression in Children and Families— Directions for Collaborative Research and Community-Psychologist Interventions

1 – 2:50 p.m. Hospitality Suite, Room 1-280, Fairmont Hotel

Co-sponsored by Divisions 16, 48, and 56; Chair: Julie Meranze Levitt, PhD; Co-Chairs: Bonnie Nastasi, PhD, Tulane University, and Robert Geffner, PhD, Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, International University, San Diego; Discussants: Christine McDonald, PhD, Indiana State University; Bonnie Nastasi, PhD, and Stacy Overstreet, PhD, Tulane University; Steven Leff, PhD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Kris Varjas and Joel Meyers, Georgia State University (partial list).

PsySR Annual Meeting and Awards

1:30 – 3 p.m. PsySR Hospitality Suite, Room 1-265, Fairmont Hotel

APA DataBlitz: Competitive Student Poster Session

2 – 2:50 p.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building – Level 100, Reception Hall 104C

Science Student Council, APA Science Directorate; Nishant G. Pastel, MA, Widener University, Division 48’s entry was accepted as one of the 14 poster presentations. His title: Identity and Trauma: Hindu-Muslim Perceptions of the 2002 Gujarati Riot.

Presidential Address (CE)

3 – 3:50 p.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Meeting Room 201D

Chair: Joseph H. de Rivera, PhD, Clark University
Eduardo I. Diaz, PhD, Miami-Dade County Independent Review Panel, FL: Practicing Peace Psychology for Justice System Reforms.

Business Meeting

4 – 4:50 p.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Meeting Room 201D

Chair: Eduardo I. Diaz, PhD, Miami-Dade County Independent Review Panel, Florida.

Peace Psychology Division (48) Reception

6 – 8 p.m. Hospitality Suite, Room 1-280, Fairmont Hotel

8 – 8:50 a.m. Hospitality Suite, Room 1-280, Fairmont Hotel

Rachel M. MacNair, PhD, recently returned from the Inter-American Congress of Psychology in Guatemala. Attendees are encouraged to participate.

9 – 9:50 a.m. Hospitality Suite, Room 1-280, Fairmont Hotel

Kathleen French, PhD, Utah Valley University.

10 – 10:50 a.m. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Meeting Room 205D

Gregory Sims, PhD, Unicorn Youth Services, Philo, California.

11 – 11:50 a.m. Hospitality Suite, Room 1-280, Fairmont Hotel

Neda Faregh, PhD, international Centre for Youth Gambling & High rRsk Behaviour, McGill University.