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August 12, 2008
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American Psychological Association
2008 Annual Meeting
August 14-17, 2008, Boston, MA

Participants from The Gevirtz School

Special Events

Appointment of Dr. J. Manuel Casas as President of Division 45 of the APA
Friday, August 15
Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel: Grand Salon E, Fourth Floor
3 pm-4:50 pm

Division 45 Social Hour
Friday, August 15
Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel: Grand Salon E, Fourth Floor
5 pm-6:50 pm

Thursday, August 14

Alamilla, S.
Psychotherapy with Latinos/as: An Overview and Synthesis of the Extant Psychotherapy and Counseling Research for Latinos/as
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Rooms 102A & B, Meeting Level 1
9 am – 9:50 am

Conoley, C.
Cultural Contributions to Latino/a Problems and Solutions
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Rooms 102A & B, Meeting Level 1
9 am – 9:50 am

Hernandez, E.
Social Anxiety as a Mexican-American Issue
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Rooms 102A & B, Meeting Level 1
9 am - 9:50 am

Hernandez, R.
Language Creating and Maintaining Oppression: A Social Construction Viewpoint
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Rooms 102A & B, Meeting Level 1
9 am – 9:50 am

Lam, A.
Latino Adolescents as Cultural Brokers
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Rooms 102A & B, Meeting Level 1
9 am – 9:50 am

Nyborg, V.
Relationship between Masculinity and School Engagement Among African-American Males
Boston Convention Center: Exhibit Halls A & B1, Exhibit Level
10 am – 10:50 am

Lam, A., Conoley, C., Zetzer, H.
Multicultural Counseling Skills: Bringing Up Culture in Cross-Cultural Sessions
Boston Convention Center: Exhibit Halls A & B1, Exhibit Level
2 pm – 2:50 pm

Beutler, L.
Why Science Matters to Clinicians Even If They Don’t Know It
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 258A, Meeting Level 2
3 pm – 3:50 pm

Benki, C., Cosden, M., Walker, S.
Sensitivity of Three Psychological Indices on the Addiction Severity Index
Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel: Grand Ballroom A, Concourse Level
5 pm – 6:50 pm

Patz, S., Cosden, M., Smith, S., Silverman, I., Brown, A.
Case Studies: The Effects of LD/ADHD on the Counseling Process
Sheraton Boston Hotel: Republic Ballrooms A & B, Second Level
5 pm – 6:50 pm

Friday, August 15

Alexander, A., Pedersen, L., Simental, J., Pate, L., Childes, K., Flom, M., Plains, D., Thompson, D.
Relationship between the IVA-CPT and Commonly Used Behavioral Rating Scales
Boston Convention Center: Exhibit Halls A & B1, Exhibit Level
10 am – 10:50 am

Gutierrez, L.
Childhood Trauma Exposure, Dissociation, Revictimization, and Adult Mental Health Symptoms in a Nonclinical Puerto Rican University Sample
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 208, Meeting Level 2
12 pm – 1:50 pm

Casas, J. M., Johnson, W. B., Forrest, L., Chun, K., Leong, F.
Ethics and Issues of Cultural Competency and Diversity
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 258A, Meeting Level 2
12 pm – 1:50 pm

Jimerson, S., Skokut, M., Earhart, J., Furlong, M., Sharkey, J., Felix, E.
Characteristics and Outcomes of Academically High-Risk, but Persistent, Pupils
Boston Convention Center: Exhibit Halls A & B1, Exhibit Level
1 pm – 1:50 pm

Dowdy, E., Ritchey, K.
Using Universal Screening for Community Mental Health Monitoring
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 208, Meeting Level 2
2 pm – 3:50 pm

Chang, J., Smith, S., Staskal, R., Tran, C., Estrada, A., Edwards, J., Rahban, R.
Cultural Differences and Stereotype Threat in a Neuropsychological Setting
Boston Convention Center: Exhibit Halls A & B1, Exhibit Level
3 pm – 3:50 pm

Edwards, J., Benki, C., Estrada, A., Cosden, M., Smith, S.
Trauma History Screen: A Psychometric Investigation
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 160C, Meeting Level 1
3 pm – 4:50 pm

Gortcheva, R., Israel, T.
Facilitating and Working with Client Affect in Psychotherapy
Boston Convention Center: Exhibit Halls A & B1, Exhibit Level
4 pm – 4:50 pm

Saturday, August 16

Close Conoley, J.
Ecological Approaches to School Psychological Services—Putting Theory into Action
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 156A, Meeting Level 1
8 am – 9:50 am

Firestone, L.
Continuing Education Workshop #154: Suicide—Understanding and Treating Self-Destructive Processes: Legal and Ethical Considerations
Boston Waterfront Hotel: Grand Ballroom D, Concourse Level
8 am – 3:50 pm

Kia-Keating, B.
Parental Depression and Support, Community Violence, and Future Adolescent Violence
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 252A, Meeting Level 2
9 am – 9:50 am

Walker, S., Nowinski, L., Staskal, R., Barazani, S., Smith, S.
Neuropsychological Correlates of Rorschach and PAI Thought-Disorder Scales
Boston Convention Center: Exhibit Halls A & B1, Exhibit Level
10 am – 10:50 am

Israel, T., Oaks, L., Rogers, M., Lin, R., Saunders, C., Mireshghi, S.
Assessment of LGBT Community Assets and Risks
Boston Convention Center: Exhibit Halls A & B1, Exhibit Level
11 am – 11:50 am

Elmensdorp, S.
Identification of Autism-Specific Impairments through Behavioral Observation
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 209, Meeting Level 2
12 pm – 12:50 pm

Lin, E., Koegel, L.
Targeting Restricted Interests and Repetitive Behaviors: Increasing Flexibility in ASD
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 209, Meeting Level 2
12 pm – 12:50 pm

Koegel, R.
Characteristics of Children with ASD-Early Identification and Behavioral Intervention
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 209, Meeting Level 2
12 pm – 12:50 pm

Vernon, T.
Improving Social Engagement in ASD Using Embedded Social Reinforcement
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 209, Meeting Level 2
12 pm – 12:50 pm

Close Conoley, J.
Under a Single Roof: A Dean’s View of the Two Worlds of Education and Psychology
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 255, Meeting Level 2
2 pm – 2:50 pm

Cosden, M., Clemens, A., Benki, C., Walker, S., Patz, S., Tawalbeh, S.
Consumers’ Perspectives on Court-Affiliated Drug Treatment Programs
Boston Convention Center: Exhibit Halls A & B1, Exhibit Level
2 pm – 2:50 pm

Hudley, C.
School Engagement: Understanding the Relationship to School Context and Student Expectations
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 255, Meeting Level 2
2 pm – 2:50 pm

Kia-Keating, B.
Alcohol Use, Peer and Family Social Support, and Adolescent Violence
Boston Convention Center: Exhibit Halls A & B1, Exhibit Level
2 pm – 2:50 pm

Tawalbeh, S., Clemens, A., Benki, C., & Cosden, M.
Treating Perinatal Women for Substance Abuse and Trauma-Related Psychological Distress
Boston Convention Center: Exhibit Halls A & B1, Exhibit Level
2 pm – 2:50 pm

Benki, C., Cosden, M., Walker, S.
Sensitivity of Three Psychological Indices on the Addiction Severity Index
Boston Convention Center: Exhibit Halls A & B1, Exhibit Level
3 pm – 3:50 pm

Close Conoley, J.
M/S Task Force Report from the Perspective of a Dean of Graduate Education
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 251, Meeting Level 2
3 pm – 3:50 pm

Furlong, M.
Plenary-Predicting, Preventing, and Confronting the Aftermath of School and Campus Violence
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 205C, Meeting Level 2
3 pm – 4:50 pm

Sunday, August 17

Dowdy, E.
School-Based Risk and Resilience Assessment
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 205B, Meeting Level 2
9 am – 9:50 am

Ethridge, B.
Intervention Impact on Parental Stress and Problem Behavior in Children With DD: Meta-Analysis
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Meeting Room 208, Meeting Level 2
9 am – 9:50 am

Kia-Keating, M.
Impact of Positive Psychology on Evidence-Based Treatment Approaches
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 205B, Meeting Level 2
9 am – 9:50 am

Morgan, M.
Resilience Studies in Relation to Prevention
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 205B, Meeting Level 2
9 am – 9:50 am

Green, J., Furlong, M., Astor, R.
Cross-Cultural Psychometric Analysis of the School Victimization Scale
Boston Convention Center: Exhibit Halls A & B1, Exhibit Level
11 am – 11:50 am

Bandyopadhyay, S., Shirley, E., Cornell, D., Furlong, M.
Effects of Poverty and Crime on School Safety
Boston Convention Center: Meeting Room 153B, Meeting Level 1
12 pm – 1:50 pm

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American Psychological Association 2008 Annual Meeting August 14-17, 2008, Boston, MA