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March 11, 2008
For immediate release
Faculty and graduate students from the Gevirtz School at UC Santa Barbara present at the 2008 California Association for School Psychologists Convention
Faculty and graduate students from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School will take part in eight events at the 2008 California Association for School Psychologists (CASP) Convention in Burlingame, CA, March 13-15. The scholars, researchers, and teachers will discuss the latest findings on topics as diverse as adolescent delinquency, positive psychology, and the California High School Exit Exam.
The theme of the 2008 CASP Annual Convention is “Bridging the Way to Success.” Founded in 1953 and located in Sacramento, the California Association of School Psychologists is the statewide membership organization for school psychologists in California. With a membership close to 3,000, CASP is the largest statewide organization of school psychologists in the nation and the strongest voice for psychologists practicing in California’s schools. In addition to providing liaison with various state boards and commissions, CASP actively represents the profession to legislative audiences, governmental officials, and other policy-making bodies.
Gevirtz School faculty and graduate students will take part in the following:
Thursday March 13, 2008
10:30-11:20
“Ethical Considerations in Threat Assessment”
Amy–Jane Griffiths, University of California, Santa Barbara
Jill D. Sharkey, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
Michael Furlong, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
“Collaborating with Students to Reduce Bullying”
Shane Jimerson, PhD, University of California (Santa Barbara)
Dorothy Espelage, PhD, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Susan Swearer, PhD, University of Nebraska (Lincoln)
Christopher Faull, Readymade Productions, South Australia
4:00-4:50
“Optimism: The Use of Positive Psychology in the Schools”
Michael Furlong, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
Camille Jones, University of California, Santa Barbara
Elena Lilles, University of California, Santa Barbara
Friday March 14, 2008
10:30-11:20
“A Follow-Up Study of Student Who Did Not Pass the California High School Exit Exam” (CAHSEE)
Shane Jimerson, PhD, University of California (Santa Barbara)
Michael Furlong, PhD, University of California (Santa Barbara)
Jill Sharkey, PhD, University of California (Santa Barbara)
Erika Felix, PhD, University of California (Santa Barbara)
Mary Skokut, MEd, University of California (Santa Barbara)
James Earhart, MEd, University of California (Santa Barbara)
“Bipolar Disorder: How to Differentiate It from Other Disorders”
Shelley Hart, University of California, Santa Barbara
Stephen Brock, PhD, California State University, Sacramento
2:00-2:50
“Where in the World is School Psychology: An International Study”
Shane R. Jimerson, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
Mary Skokut, University of California, Santa Barbara
Santiago Cardenas, University of California, Santa Barbara
Heather Malone, University of California, Santa Barbara
Kaitlyn Stewart, University of California, Santa Barbara
Saturday March 15, 2008
9:30-10:20
“A Longitudinal Study of School Readiness as Predictor of Future Academic Achievement”
Michael Furlong, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
Elena Lilles, University of California, Santa Barbara
10:30-11:20
“An Innovative Model to Enhance Response to Adolescent Delinquency”
2008 Michael Goodman Memorial Research Award Winner
Jill D. Sharkey, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
Janay B. Sander, PhD, University of Texas at Austin
Diane Tanigawa, University of California, Santa Barbara
Roger Olivarri, University of Texas at Austin
Yasmin Chacko, University of California, Santa Barbara
Lizbeth Chavez-Lopez, University of California, Santa Barbara
Elizabeth Norris, University of California, Santa Barbara
Laura Sass, University of California, Santa Barbara
[Presenters from the Gevirtz School are available for interviews; contact George Yatchisin at 805 893 5789]
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