2005 APA Convention Program
Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence
Peace Psychology Division APA

Executive Committee Meeting: Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence
8/17 Wed: 9:00 AM - 4:50 PM
Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Meeting Room 4

Invited Address: Morton Deutsch Conflict Resolution Award Address
8/18 Thurs: 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Washington Convention Center, Meeting Room 140B

Brendan O'Regan, PhD, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
Title: Ireland as a Paradigm for Conflict Resolution: A Return to the Third Way (Morton Deutsch Award)

Paul Kimmel, PhD, Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center
Title: Whatever Happened to Public Interest Science? (Lifetime Contribution Award)

Chair: Eileen Borris, EdD, Alliance for Resilient Communities, Paradise Valley, AZ

Invited Symposium: Global Activism---Representatives at the United Nations
8/18 Thu: 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
Washington Convention Center, Meeting Room 143A

Chair: Eileen Borris, EdD, Alliance for Resilient Communities, Paradise Valley, AZ

Participants:
Deborah Fish Ragin, PhD, Montclair State University
Florence Denmark, PhD, Pace University
Anie Kalayjian, EdD, Fordham University
Frank J. Ostrowski, PhD, International Fellowship of Reconciliation, Atlanta, GA

Discussant:
Maram Hallak, PhD, City University of New York Borough of Manhattan Community College

Presidential Address: Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence
8/18 Thu: 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel, Constitution Ballroom E

Eileen Borris, EdD, Alliance for Resilient Communities, Paradise Valley, AZ

Symposium: Nuclear Proliferation---Psychologists as Change Agents in the Global Community
8/18 Thu: 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Washington Convention Center, Meeting Room 143A

Chair: Diane Perlman, PhD, Independent Practice, Washington, DC

Title: Nuclear Narcissism, Denial, and the Paradox of Proliferation
Diane Perlman, PhD

Title: Psychologist's Place in a World of Increasing Violence
Marc Pilisuk, PhD, Saybrook Graduate SchooL and Research Center

Discussant: Steven E. Handwerker, PhD, International Association for the Advancement of Human Welfare, Boca Raton, FL

Business Meeting: Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence
8/18 Thu: 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel, Constitution Ballroom E

Roundtable Discussion: Living Your Examined Values While Contributing Toward Peaceful Society
8/19 Fri: 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Grand Ballroom North

Chair: Ellen J. Lin, PhD, San Jose State University

Title: To Survive the Long Haul, Politics Has to Be Personal
Wiggsy Sivertsen, MSW, LCSW, San Jose State University

Title: Embracing Multiple Roles to Promote Peace
Ramón Herrera, PhD, Washington State University

Title: Personal Is Political
Sharron Thrasher, PhD, Cornell University

Roundtable Discussion: Assessing Cultures of Peace
8/19 Fri: 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Grand Ballroom North

Chair: Joseph de Rivera, PhD, Clark University

Participants:

Brinton Lykes, DrPH, Boston College

Michael Wessells, PhD, Christian Children's Fund, Richmond, VA

James M. Statman, PhD, Aurora Associates, Washington, DC

Roundtable Discussion: Promoting Peace and Social Justice---Local, State, and National Initiatives
8/19 Fri: 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Grand Ballroom North

Chair: Judy A. Daniels, EdD, University of Hawai`i at Manoa

Title: Promoting Peace at the Local and State Levels
Judy A. Daniels, EdD

Title: Promoting Multicultural Competence, Peace, and Social Justice at the National Level
Michael J. D'Andrea, EdD, University of Hawai`i at Manoa

Discussant: Brenda Cartwright, PhD, University of Hawai`i at Manoa

Roundtable Discussion: Eliminating Terrorism---Psychological Intelligence and Policy Design for Enduring Security
8/19 Fri: 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Grand Ballroom North

Chair: Diane Perlman, PhD, Independent Practice, Washington, DC

Title: Girl Interrupted: The Making of a Female Suicide Bomber
Katherine VanderKaay, MA, Wright State University

Title: Psychological Intelligence: The Contribution of Social Science to Policy Design
Diane Perlman, PhD

Roundtable Discussion: Reversing the Polarizing Trends of Ingroup Purification and Outgroup Devaluation
8/19 Fri: 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Grand Ballroom North

Chair: Leila F. Dane, PhD, Institute for Victims of Trauma, McLean, VA

Title: Global Devaluation of the Dangerous Other
Daniel Rothbart, PhD, George Mason University

Title: From Enemies to Friends: Identity Restructuring Workshops
Karina Korostelina, PhD, George Mason University

Roundtable Discussion: Defining and Understanding Peaceful People---Implications for Peace Psychology
8/19 Fri: 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Grand Ballroom North

Chair: Linden L. Nelson, PhD, California Polytechnic State University--San Luis Obispo

Title: Toward Comprehensive Definitions of Peaceful Person and Peace Psychology
Linden L. Nelson

Title: Empowering Peace Psychologists Through Identification and Development of Inner Peace
Gregory Sims, PhD, Stanford University

Title: Chemistry of Peaceful Behavior: Roles for Serotonin and Oxytocin
Darlene Southworth, PhD, Southern Oregon University

Discussant: Daniel J. Christie, PhD, Ohio State University at Marion

Roundtable Discussion: Nicosia Share-a-Square School---The Catalyst for the Cyprus Solution
8/19 Fri: 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Grand Ballroom North

Chair: Mills M. Chapman, MA, Villanova, PA

Roundtable Discussion: Volunteer Psychologists as Agents of Change in Their Own Communities
8/19 Fri: 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Grand Ballroom North

Chair: Julie M. Levitt, PhD, Independent Practice, Bala Cynwyd, PA

Title: Introduction to Volunteer Psychologists as Change Agents
Julie M. Levitt, PhD

Title: Role of Interfaith Dialogue and Counsel in Peacebuilding Within Community
Steven E. Handwerker, PhD, Independent Practice, Boca Raton, FL

Title: Promoting Peace Through Healing and Education in the Catholic Community
Luisa Saffiotti, PhD, Independent Practice, Chevy Chase, MD

Title: University Outreach and Community Engagement: Three Social Change Projects
Daniel J. Christie, PhD, Ohio State University at Marion

Title: Multiple Roles of Community Engagement From Perspective of Social Worker
Latika Mangrulkar, MSW, Independent Practice, Farmington Hills, MI

Title: Activist at Work, Psychologist in the Community
Alicia Lucksted, PhD, University of Maryland Baltimore

Lynn Stuart Weiss Lecture
8/19 Fri: 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Doroothy Cantor, Psy.D., APF President

Mary Robinson - Professor in the practice of public affairs at Columbia University, founder and director of The Ethical Globalization Initiative, first woman President of Ireland, and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Title: Bridging the language of human rights and development

Symposium: Effects of Global Conflict and War on Individuals, Families, and Societies--Part I
8/19 Fri: 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Washington Convention Center, Meeting Room 151A

Chair: Robert Geffner, PhD, Family Violence & Sexual Assault Institute, San Diego, CA

Title: Effects on Families
Judith L. Van Hoorn, PhD, Mills College

Title: Effects on Societies
Michael J. D'Andrea, EdD, University of Hawai`i at Manoa

Discussant: Neil E. Altman, PhD, Independent Practice, New York, NY

Conversation Hour: Empowering Peace Psychologists---Spiritual Modeling and Passage Meditation Approaches
8/19 Fri: 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM
Washington Convention Center, Meeting Room 159

Chair: Carl E. Thoresen, PhD, Stanford University

Discussant: Steven E. Handwerker, PhD, International Association for the Advancement of Human Welfare, Inc., Boca Raton, FLy

Invited Address: Early Career Award Address
8/20 Sat: 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Washington Convention Center, Meeting Room 102A

Victoria Sanford, PhD, City University of New York Herbert H. Lehman College
Title: Moral Imagination of Survival: Displacement and Forced Recruitment in Guatemala and Colombia

Roundtable Discussion: Can Peace Psychology Mitigate Longstanding Ethnopolitical Conflict? A Case Consultation
8/20 Sat: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Washington Convention Center, Meeting Room 152B

Chair: Peter T. Coleman, PhD, Teachers College, Columbia University

Title: Addressing Protracted Ethnopolitical Conflict in Guyana: A Case Study
James M. Statman, PhD, Aurora Associates, Washington, DC

Symposium: Creative Change Agents in Public Service--Managing Peace With Justice
8/20 Sat: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Washington Convention Center, Meeting Room 154B

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

Title: Police Psychologist as Creative Change Agent
Scott Allen, PhD, Miami-Dade County, Miami, FL

Title: Title: Clinical Psychologist as Creative Change Agent
Larry D. Capp, PhD, Miami-Dade County, Miami, FL

Title: Title: Clinical Psychologist as Creative Change Agent
Eduardo I. Diaz, PhD

Discussant: Alicia A. Diaz, PhD, Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA

Invited Panel Discussion: Different Type of Dialogue---The Israeli--Palestinian Conflict
8/20 Sat: 12:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Washington Convention Center, Meeting Room 208

Co-Chairs: Ethel Tobach, PhD, The City University of New York, New York, NY
Maram Hallak, PhD, City University of New York Borough of Manhattan Community College

Title: End to the Violence: A Restorative Approach
Donna Nassor, JD, New Jersey City University

Title: Cultural Issues in Creating Israeli--Palestinian Coexistence
Jodi Shems Prinzivalli, PhD, Center for Energetic Psychology, Ramsey, NJ

Title: Nonviolent Resistance in Palestine: Prospects, Experience, and Solidarity
Adam Shapiro, International Solidarity Movement, Washington, DC

Title: Psychological Ramifications of Nonviolence in the Palestine--Israel Situation
Mubarak Awad, PhD, Nonviolence International, Washington, DC

Discussant: Stanley Krippner, PhD, Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center

Symposium: Adolescents---Finding Their Voices in a Multicultural Society
8/21 Sun: 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Washington Convention Center, Meeting Room 144C

Chair: Corann Okorodudu, EdD, Rowan University

Title: Muslim Adolescents on U.S. College Campuses: Exploring Ethnic Identity
Selcuk R. Sirin, PhD, Montclair State University

Title: Title: Building Bridges: African American College Students Negotiating Cultural Dissonance
Sandra Y. Lewis, PsyD, Montclair State University

Title: Title: Social Networks: Mediating Psychological Well-Being for Latino Adolescents
Deborah Fish Ragin, PhD, Montclair State University

Poster Session: Division 48
8/21 Sun: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Washington Convention Center, Halls D & E

Title: Impact of Terrorism on Emotional Climate in the United States
Joseph de Rivera, PhD, Clark University

Title: Two Women in Peace: Why Die and Cry?
Hyun Sub Yun, PhD, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Kangwon Province, South Korea

Title: Peace, Power, and Pedagogy
Barbara S. Tint, PhD, Portland State University

Title: Development of Interpersonal Negotiation Strategies Among Young Peer Mediator
Greta E. Winograd, MA, City University of New York Graduate Center

Title: Maximizing Effectiveness of Peace Promotion Through Appropriate Framing of Message
Christopher D. Henry, MA, University of Georgia
Leonard L. Martin, PhD, University of Georgia
Nancy Yanchus, MS, University of Georgia

Title: Experimental Study to Encourage More College Students to Vote
Daniel M. Mayton II, PhD, Lewis--Clark State College
Wendy J. Gephart, BS, Lewis--Clark State College
Gay A. Lewis, BS, Lewis--Clark State College

Title: Empowering Peace Psychologists: A Consulting Role in College Course Design
Rebecca H. Foster, BS, Virginia Commonwealth University
Michael R. Van Slyck, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University

Title: Empowering Peace Psychologists: Assessing Conflict Attitudes to Predict Conflict Behavior
Joshua B. Fix, BA, Virginia Commonwealth University
Michael R. VanSlyck, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University

Title: Forgiveness Education With Children Living in Zones Prone to Terrorism
Thomas W. Baskin, PhD, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Jeanette Knutson, PhD, University of Wisconsin--Madison
Anthony Halter, MS, University of Wisconsin--Madison
Joseph Martin, BS, University of Wisconsin--Madison
Robert Ludwikoski, MS, University of Wisconsin--Madison
Robert D. Enright, PhD, University of Wisconsin--Madison

Title: Nonviolence Training and Responses to 9/11
Ashima Singh, MA, University of Rhode Island
Maram Hallak, PhD, City University of New York Borough of Manhattan Community College
Kathryn Quina, PhD, University of Rhode Island
Mary Zahm, PhD, Bristol Community College

Title: Evidence of Racial Divisiveness in Ugandan Children’s Book
Chalmer E. Thompson, PhD, Indiana University at Bloomington
Jeannie R. Annan, BS, Indiana University at Bloomington
Seunghee Kwon, MS, Indiana Universityat Bloomington
Angela Manlove, BS, Indiana Universityat Bloomington
Joshua Manlove, BS, Indiana University at Bloomington
Matthew McSorley, BS, Indiana University at Bloomington
Anne Thies, BS, Indiana University at Bloomington

Title: Empathy, Media Information, and Psychological Processes in Responses to War
Monica F. Hodges, MA, Loma Linda University
Hector Betancourt, PhD, Loma Linda University

Title: Affective States and Political Perceptions
Caitlin O. Mahoney, BA, Clark University
Joseph de Rivera, PhD, Clark University

Title: German Adolescents' Enemy Images Before and After Reunification
Petra W. Hesse, PhD, Wheelock College

Title: Stages of Political Action
Caitlin O. Mahoney, BA, Clark University
Joseph de Rivera, PhD, Clark University

Title: Financial Reparations for Human Rights Violations: Victims’ Experiences
Catherine C. Byrne, PhD, University of California--Santa Cruz

Title: Descriptive Analysis of Bullying Behavior Among Pakistani Prison Inmates
Tahir M. Azam, PhD, University of Information Technology & Management Sciences, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Bairaktaris Kostas, PhD, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Title: Isaac and Ishmael Narrative in Islamic and Christian Communities
Robert G. Strong, MA, Fuller Seminary

Symposium: Rebuilding Communities in the Aftermath of Violence---Child-Centered Initiatives
8/21 Sun: 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Washington Convention Center, Meeting Room 203

Chair: Judith L. Van Hoorn, PhD, Mills College

Title: After the Taliban: Child Well-Being in Afghanistan
Kathleen Kostelny, PhD, Erikson Institute

Title: Efforts to Create a Global Early Childhood Community
Diane Levin, PhD, Wheelock College

Come to Washington, D.C.! At the 2005 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, the Peace Division will offer symposia, discussions, workshops, and invited addresses on the psychology of peace and its implications for global security. The 2005 convention will be held in Washington, D.C., August 18 - August 21. To register for the convention online, please go to Convention Registration.

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