Psychology Department Newsletter

THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT NEWSLETTER
1090th Issue, December 18, 2006

Submit entries to lynn.butler@yale.edu by noon Tuesday

PSYCHOLOGY DEPT. CURRENT WORKS and COLLOQUIA WILL RESUME IN JANUARY 2007

ENJOY YOUR WINTER BREAK!

For schedules for Current Works and Colloquia log onto http://www.yale.edu/psychology/events.html

Monday, December 18, 2006, Current Work in Social Psychology, 12:00-1:30 PM, K207 SPECIAL SEMINAR: "The Dynamics of Willpower: When and Why People Fail at Self-Control," Matthew Gailliot, Florida State University, (Ph.D expected 2007)

YALE EVENTS:

Thursday, December 14, 2006, 3:30-5:00, AKW 100, 51 Prospect St. "SPECIAL SEMINAR: "Amygdalo-hypothalamic Circuitry and Control of Feeding Behavior by Learned Motivational Cues," Gorica Petrovich, Ph.D., Associate Research Scientist with Dr. Michela Gallagher at Johns Hopkins University

Thursday, December 14, 2006, 5:00 PM, Beaumont Room, 333 Cedar St., New Haven "The Presence of the Past-History as a Research Method and Teaching Strategy in Health Care," Cynthia Connolly, RN, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Nursing For details, phone Deborah Finger at (203) 785-4744.

Friday, December 15, 2006, 10:15 AM, CMHC Auditorium, 34 Park St., New Haven PSYCHIATRY GRAND ROUNDS: Flynn Lecture: "Neurogenesis and Depression," Rene Hen, Ph.D., Columbia University. For details, email georgia.miller@yale.edu or phone (203) 974-7723. Refreshments are served beginning at 10:00 AM.

Monday, December 18, 2006, 12:00 PM, Peter B. Gordon Memorial Library John B. Pierce Lab, 290 Congress Ave, New Haven "Taste and Smell across the Lifespan: Insight from Functional MRI Studies," Barbara Cerf-Ducastel, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Research Professor, Lifespan Human Senses Laboratory, San Diego State University. For information, call (203) 562-9901 or see the website: http://www.jbpierce.org/calendar.html

Tuesday, December 19, 2006, 1:00-2:00PM Cohen Auditorium, E floor, Harris Building, 230 South Frontage Rd., New Haven CHILD STUDY DEPARTMENTAL CONFERENCE: "Loving Machines: Molecular Insights into Maternal Care," Arie Kaffman, MD, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychiatry, and Child Study Center, Yale University. For information, call Dr. Robert King at 203-785-5880, or email robert.king@yale.edu

Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 8:00-9:00 AM, Brady Auditorium, 310 Cedar St., New Haven CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE GRAND ROUNDS: "Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and Dementia," Cynthia J. Sotto, MD, Dept. of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine. For details, email sheila.macmillan@yale.edu

Thursday, December 21, 2006, 9:00-10:15 AM, The Consultation Center, 389 Whitney Ave. Conference Rm A Division of Prevention and Community Research Monthly Presentation presents "Site Matters: Multisite Randomized Trial of Motivational Enhancement Therapy in Community Drug Abuse Clinics," Samuel Ball, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Director, Resident Intern Substance Use Research Education (REINSURE) Training Program, VA CT Healthcare Systems. For details, email susan.florio@yale.edu

To search for GRADUATE or UNDERGRADUATE JOBS click on: http://pantheon.yale.edu/~lor2/jobs.htm or http://pantheon.yale.edu/~ahn/PsychUndergrad.htm

UNDERGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES:

April 20, 2007 The University of Virginia is holding its First Annual Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference. For details, see the website: www.virginia.edu/psychology/conference

CAMP COUNSELOR: Camp Ramapo in Rhinebeck, NY is seeking staff members for a 9 week camp program for children and teens with emotional and learning problems. For information and to apply online, see the website: www.ramapoforchildren.org

NIH-funded summer training administered by the University of California San Diego presents The Summer Training on Aging Research Topics- Mental Health (START-MH) Program where undergraduates are awarded stipends of $5000, graduate and medical students receive $6250. Students will work on specific projects developed by, or in conjunction with a mentor during this 10 week session. Application deadline: January 19, 2007. For details and applications, see the website: http://startmh.ucsd.edu

University of Rochester Center for Visual Science announces an Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Program. For details, see the website: http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/ug_fellowship.html Application deadline: March 1, 2007

FELLOWSHIPS:

APA Congressional Fellowship is seeking applications for its 2007-2008 APA Congressional Fellowship Program which provides psychologists with a public policy learning experience. Up to 5 postdoctoral-level psychologists will be chosen to spend one year working as special legislative assistants to a member of Congress or congressional committee. Application deadline: January 3, 2007. For information, see the website: http://www.apa.org/ppo/fellows or phone (202) 336-6182.

BrainDance Awards for Academic Projects on Mental Illness are sponsored by the Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital to reduce the stigma of mental illness. Application is online at: www.nrc-iol.org, follow the link to BrainDance application and information. Deadline: February 1, 2007

Donald J. Cohen Fellowship in Developmental Social Neuroscience will select one college graduate to participate in cutting-edge clinical research on social cognition in infants at risk for autism at the Yale child Study Center. The successful applicant will be involved in a 2-year program of training involving clinical and research experiences in babies from birth to 36 months of age. For details on applying, see the website www.autism.fm/fellowships. Submission deadline: January 15, 2007

CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS OUTSIDE YALE:

Saturday, December 16, 2006, 4:00 PM The Western New England Psychoanalytic Society, 255 Bradley St., New Haven "Conversations with Oedipus," Jay Greenberg, Ph.D. Discussant: Jack Miller, MD. For details, call Kathy Wilcox at 203-562-2103.

2007 EVENTS:

February 21-23, 2007, Harvard Medical School Conference Center, Boston, MA 8:00AM-5:00 PM, Rotunda Room The Grant Institute presents Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop. For details, see the website: www.thegrantinstitute.com or phone (888) 824-4424. A fee of $597 includes all materials and certificates.

March 4-7, 2007 Westin Rio Mar Resort, Puerto Rico The National Business and Economics Society announces its 8th Annual Conference which will focus on promoting interdisciplinary research of both a theoretical and practical nature. For details, see the website: www.nbesonline.com

March 7-11, 2006, Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, VA The Society for Personality Assessment will hold its Annual Meeting featuring Master Lectures, Workshops and Symposia Sessions and discussions on psychological assessments. For details, see the website: www.personality.org or email: manager@spaonline.org

May 30- June 2, 2007 6th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort and Spa, Honolulu, HI CALL FOR PAPERS, ABSTRACTS and SUBMISSIONS: Deadline: January 24, 2007 For details, see the website: www.hicsocial.org or email: social@hicsocial.org

August 1-4, 2007 Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Nashville, TN 29th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society is seeking papers for submission. Deadline: Feb. 1, 2007. For information, see the conference website: http://csep.psyc.memphis.edu/cogsci07/

August 10-12, 2007 Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Ave. at 45th, New York, NY The Society for the Study of Social Problems is holding its 57th Annual Meeting. Abstract submission deadline: January 31, 2007. For information, see the website: www.ssp1.org

MISCELLANEOUS: CHILDREN'S ART CALENDAR Calvin Hill Day Care Center and the Kitty Lustman-Findling Kindergarten announce the sale of the 27th annual Yale Community Children's Art Calendar featuring artwork by their students. The calendar is a fundraiser for the school and is on sale for $10 at The Yale Bookstore or through Calvin Hill Day Care. For information or an application for enrollment, contact Carla Horwitz, Director at (203) 764-9350 or email carla.horwitz@yale.edu

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "Gratitude is wealth. Complaint is poverty."
--Doris Day, American Actress

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