2000 APA Convention - STP Program
APA Washington, DC 2000
August 4-8
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1:00-1:50
G. Stanley Hall Lecture: K. Anders Ericsson, Capturing the Essence of Excellence: An Expert-Performance Perspective of Intelligence
(Chair: Maureen McCarthy)
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - South American Room
8:00-8:50
Symposium: Multiethnic, Multiracial Faculty Perspectives: What Works Well? What Must Change?
- Merlin R. Langley, Why Are Black Psychologists Leaving the Field?
- Mabel Sau-Ching Lam, CMTP Interns: From Resolving Trauma to Becoming Culturally Competent Practitioners;
- Dyanne London, Psychologists of Color Working in Primarily White Institutions
- Alice LoCicero, From Content to Process: Supporting Students' Dialogues About Culture
- Shani Dowd, When the Pot Doesn't Melt: Power, Politics, and Identity
- Discussant: Herbert Joseph
(Co-Chairs: Alice LoCicero and Mabel Sau-Ching Lam).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - California Room
9:00-9:50
Symposium: Time-Management Tips for Teachers.
- Tresmaine Grimes, The Juggling Act: Balancing Family and Work in Academe
- Janet R. Matthews, If I Only Had a 48-Hour Day
Discussant: Randolph A. Smith
(Chair: Margaret A. Lloyd).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - Federal Room A.
10:00-11:50
Poster Session: Activities and Techniques for the Psychology Classroom.
- Margaret N. Nauta, A Career Research Project for Undergraduate Psychology Students
- Diane L. Finley, Kathleen Gandy, and Marvin L. Bright, A Collaborative Exercise: Teaching the Real World Uses of Persuasion
- Debra B. Hull and John H. Hull, Demonstrating Gender Differences in Body Image
- Robert E. Till, E-Mail Discussion in a Psychology History and Systems Capstone Course
- Pamela E. Scott-Johnson, Easing Students Into APA Style: The Experiment/ Demonstration
- Todd C. Reiher, Evaluation of Supplemental Instruction Strategies in a Research Methods Course
- John H. Bickford, Exam Revisions: Releasing the Full Didactic Power of the Examination
- Alejandro A. Lazarte, Group Activities in Large Undergraduate Statistics Course for Psychology Majors
- Florine A. Greenberg, http://welcome.to/novaonlife
- D. Alan Bensley and Diana DelConsole, Hypothesis Generation in Psychology Students
- Stanley H. Cohen, Dana L. Futoran, Cathy A. Thorn, and Katherine H. Karraker, Integrating the Psychology Major with a Web Site
- Le X. Hy and John Davis, Introductory Statistics for Math Phobics: Drop the Formulae
- Jennifer L. Hillman, Lessons About Alternative Lifestyles: A Teaching Activity Poster
- Mark E. Ware, Modeling Scholarship With Student Research: Active Participation and Critical Analysis
- Thomas J. Tomcho and Rob Foels, Musical Variance: Learning Statistics by Hearing What is Taught
- Kenneth D. Keith, Peak Shift Phenomenon: A Teaching Activity for Basic Learning Theory
- Michael E. Fass and Beau Richmond, Please Like This Exercise: Compliance in the Classroom
- Norman A. Scott, Searching the Web in Abnormal Psychology: Impact and Replication
- Margery E. Arnold and Melissa N. Jacobson, Service Learning in Psychopathology: Achieving Course Objectives Through Experiential Learning
- Richard S. Velayo and Christopher Quirk, Strategies and Student Preferences for Presentation Modality in the Classroom
- Elizabeth Yost Hammer, Peter J. Giordano, and Jacqueline L. Wilson, Students Teaching Students: The Benefits of Peer Tutors
- Sheryn T. Scott and Richard Baez, Teaching Basic Clinical Skills: Assessment of a Manualized Training Program
- David V. Reynolds, Chand Taneja, and Saadia Ahmad, Teaching Psychology Using Computer Simulations: An Experience Paper
- C. James Goodwin, Michelle Dingus, and Stephanie Petterson, The History Student as Genealogist: Tracing Academic Roots
- Sharon A. Hollander, The Phantom (Class) Menace: An Exploratory Study of 1:1 Teaching
- Jason H. Edwards, Using a Therapy Theory Template to Teach Family Therapy
- Judith R. Levine, Using Active Learning in an Adolescent Development Course
- Wendy Middlemiss and Todd R. Gomez, Using Internship Experience to Teach Program Implementation, Assessment, and Evaluation
- Tracie L. Burke, Using Your Head to Teach the Brain: The Swimcap Competition
- M. Cherie Clark, When Is a Term Paper Not a Term Paper?
- Bernard C. Beins, Writing Research Papers: Helping Students Edit Their Own Work
- Kathi Borden, Marcie L. Hebert, and Alex Groody, Teaching Advocacy in Any Course: An Alternative to Separate Courses
- David J. Schwartz and Steven Abell, A Consensus of Book Length Accounts of Mental Abnormality
- Tali Ditman and Heather E. Macalister, A Lab Course in General Psychology
- Sherri B. Lantinga, Making It Real: Organizing a Mini-Conference for Experimental Psychology Students
- James O. Benedict, A CD-ROM Laboratory Simulation in Classical Conditioning
- Judy A. McCown, Creative Thinking in Classical Conditioning
(Chair: Richard W. Seefeldt).
Location: Washington Convention Center - Hall A.
1:00-2:50
Symposium: The Teaching and Learning of Narrative Research (Co-Sponsored by Division 8).
- Mary Gergen and Sara N. Davis, Teaching from a Constructionist Position
- George C. Rosenwald, Resistances to Narrative Methods
- Amia Lieblich, Generational Perspective on Learning About Narrative Research
- Ed de St. Aubin, Reading the Self: Helping Students Interpret Autobiographical Words of Others; Annie Rogers, Qualitative Methods in Psychology: Teaching an Interpretive Poetics
Discussant: Dan McAdams
(Chair: Ruthellen Josselson).
Location: Renaissance Mayflower Hotel - Georgia Room.
1:00-2:50
Harry Kirk Wolfe Lecture: Virginia Andreoli Mathie, Enhancing Teaching and Learning Through Professional Service.
(Chair: Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr.).
Location: Renaissance Mayflower Hotel - Rhode Island Room.
3:00-4:50
Teaching Across Generations: Honoring the Contributions of Wilbert J. McKeachie (Co-Sponsored by Division 33).
Raymond D. Fowler, Ludy T. Benjamin, Clifford Fawl, Jacquelynne Eccles, Paul Pintrich, Benjamin Massey, Claire Ellen Weinstein, Charles L. Brewer. (Chair: William E. Addison).
Location: Renaissance Mayflower Hotel - East Room.
8:00-8:50
Symposium: Dealing with Common Problems Encountered in Implementing Collaborative Learning
- Douglas E. Webb, Dealing With Commonly Encountered Problems in Implementing Collaborative Learning
- Rebecca A. Jones, Techniques for Improving Class Discussion and Student Presentations; Elizabeth Parks, Group Projects in Research-Oriented Undergraduate Courses
- Jane B. Gogan, Making the Transition to Collaborative Learning in Personality Assessment Classes.
(Chair: Douglas E. Webb).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - California Room.
8:00-9:50
Executive Committee Meeting
(Chair: Jane S. Halonen).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - Continental Room.
9:00-9:50
Symposium: Promoting Peaceful Classrooms
- Janie H. Wilson and Gail Matthews, Promoting a Positive Classroom Environment
- Michael R. Van Slyck, Conflict Management and Violence Prevention: Developing Approaches for Higher Education
- Virginia Ryan, Creative Use of Campus and Community Resources to Reduce Violence; Christopher M. Hakala, Web Page to Encourage Discussion of Issues in Classroom Climate.
(Chair: Linda M. Woolf)
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - New York Room.
10:00-10:50
Invited Address: Carla Howery, Teaching as a Social Movement.
(Chair: Jane S. Halonen).
Location: Renaissance Mayflower Hotel - Pennsylvania Room.
11:00-11:50
Discussion: Improving Department Quality: Guiding Principles for Self-Studies and Consultants.
James H. Korn, Pamela Scott-Johnson, Bill Hill, Maureen McCarthy
Delbert Ellsworth, Discussant
(Chair: Bill Hill).
Location: Renaissance Mayflower Hotel - Massachusetts Room.
12:00-12:50
Symposium: Live from Washington DC - It's Sunday Afternoon: Active Learning Demonstrations
- Mary Spilis, Demonstrations for High School Psychology Teachers
- Gordon Bear, Domestic Violence: A Case Study for Social Psychology
- Larry Lewandowski, Stress in Class (and Some Good Demonstrations of It)
- Michael Milburn, A Multimedia Illustration of Group Polarization
(Chair: Regan A. R. Gurung).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - Congressional Room.
1:00-1:50
G. Stanley Hall Lecture: James Nairne, Teaching Myths About Memory.
(Chair: Christopher Hakala).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - Federal Room B.
2:00-2:50
Presidential Address: Jane Halonen, Teaching as Alchemy
(Chair: Neil Lutsky).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - Federal Room A.
3:00-3:50
Business Meeting
(Chair: Jane S. Halonen).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - Federal Room A.
4:00-5:50
Social Hour and Teaching Awards Ceremony
Co-Hosts: William E. Addison, Bernard C. Beins, Regan A. R. Gurung, Jane S. Halonen, David E. Johnson, Mary E. Kite.
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - Congressional Room.
8:00-8:50
Symposium: Comparison of Theoretical Perspectives in Designing Web-Based Psychology Courses
- Kenneth L. Miller, Selecting Communication Strategies and Goals in Web-Based PsychologyCourses
- Fleur Wiorkowski, Learner Control: A Vital Factor in Web-Based Instruction
- Brooke Ludwig, Web-Based Instruction: Theoretical Differences in the Treatment of SubjectMatter
- Patricia Coble, Assessing Learning Performance in Web-Based Courses
(Chair: Susan M. Miller).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - Ohio Room.
8:00-9:50
Executive Committee Meeting
(Chair: Jane Halonen).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - Continental Room.
9:00-9:50
Symposium: Making Psychology Courses Accessible to Students at a Distance
- Kenneth A. Weaver, Teaching Introductory Statistics Via the Internet
- Margaret Bly Turner, Designing a Distance Course in Human Growth and Development. Chandra Mehrotra, Discussant
(Chair: Chandra Mehrotra).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - Ohio Room.
10:00-10:50
Symposium: Defining the Scholarship of Teaching in Psychology: Routes to Understanding (Co-Sponsored by Division 6)
- Daniel Bernstein, Promoting Understanding Through Guided Preparation
- Donna K. Duffy, Resiliency as an Integrative Concept in an Abnormal Psychology Course; Stephen L. Chew, Using Examples Effectively in Teaching
Virginia Andreoli Mathie, Discussant
(Chair: Stephen L. Chew).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - Ohio Room.
11:00-11:50
Symposium: Multiculturalism Across Boundaries: Infusing Diversity Across the Psychology Curriculum
Dathryn Quina, Linwood Lewis
Michelle Fine, Discussant
(Co-Chairs: Pamela Trotman Reid and Linwood J. Lewis).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - South American Room.
12:00-12:50
Symposium: Teaching Statistics: Before and After APA's Task Force on Statistics
- Bernard C. Beins, Teaching Statistics Historically: We've Come a Long Way, Baby!
- Dana S. Dunn, Developing by Degrees (of Freedom): Innovations in Teaching Statistics
- Abigail T. Panter, The Next Generation of Quantitative Psychology: Teaching Undergraduate Statistics
(Chair: Bernard C. Beins).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - California Room.
1:00-1:50
G. Stanley Hall Lecture: Alice Eagly, Prejudice: A Social Role Analysis.
Chair: Elizabeth Yost Hammer).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - South American Room.
2:00-2:50
Conversation Hour: Expanding the ToP Community: Updates and Advice to New Recruits.
Randolph A. Smith, Jane S. Halonen, Bernard C. Beins
(Chair: Randolph A. Smith).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - California Room.
3:00-3:50
Symposium: Mentoring Across the Psychology Lifespan
- Gordon C. Nagayama-Hall, Academic Acculturation: Ethnicity, Gender, and Class Issues
- Gayle Y. Iwamasa, Gary W. Harper, and Amy Larrabee, What Do Clinical Psychology Mentors Do?
- Melanie Page, Teaching Effective Teachers: How Teaching Mentors Can Help
- John McIlvried, Mentoring Undergraduates: Everything You Always Wanted to Know
- Sue Rosenberg Zalk, Mentor-Mentee Relationships and Expectations: Good Matches and Mismatches
(Chair: Melanie Page).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - Federal Room A.
4:00-4:50
Symposium: National Standards for Teaching High School Psychology: Crossing All Boundaries
- Laura J. Maitland, Crossing the Boundary of History: From Nonexistence to Existence
- Dristin Whitlock, Crossing the Boundaries of APA Constituencies
- Rob McEntarffer, Crossing the Boundary of Academia: The Standards and Higher Education. (Co-Chairs: Laura L. Maitland and Kenneth A. Weaver).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - California Room.
8:00-8:50
Symposium: Using Films to Illustrate Psychopathology in the Abnormal Psychology Course.
- Danny Wedding, Using Films to Illustrate Psychopathology in the Abnormal Psychology Course
- Marjorie Hanft-Martone, Using Film to Enhance the Teaching of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Allan G. Barclay, Discussant
(Chair: Allan G. Barclay).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - California Room.
9:00-9:50
Symposium: History of Psychology: Comparison of U.S. and Russian Student Perspectives.
- Vladislav Kalashnikov, History of Teaching Psychology in Russia Before the Revolution of 1917
- Natalia Bilanchuk, History of Teaching Psychology in Russia After the Revolution of 1917
- Jessica J. Jergunsen, Vygotsky and Pavlov: An American Student's Understanding of Russian Psychology
- Karen Burns, History of Psychology as Taught in a U.S. University
Victor Karandashev, Discussant
(Chair: Sherri N. McCarthy-Tucker).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - Federal Room B.
10:00-10:50
Symposium: Crossing Temporal Boundaries: Enlivening Deadening Issues in Teaching Psychology's History
- Laura L. Koppes, Reconstruction Sociohistorical Contexts for Teaching History of Psychology: An Experimental Approach
- Ashton D. Trice, Teaching History: Taking the Concept of Paradigms Seriously
- Randall D. Wight, Surveying the Landscape: Mapping Psychology's Geographic History
- Bernard C. Beins, The History of Psychology in Context: A Liberal Arts Approach
- Robert T. Brown, Revealing Historical Change: Studying General Psychology Textbooks Over Time
(Chair: Robert T. Brown).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - Federal Room B.
11:00-12:50
Poster Session: Issues and Ideas for Teachers of Psychology
- Robin M. Bartlett, Suling Cheng, and JoNell Strough, Multimedia Versus Traditional Course Instruction in Undergraduate Introductory Social Psychology
- Chris Bjornsen, James Scepansky, Jennifer Rocheford, and Joanna Baden-Mayer, Student Engagement in Learning, Apathy, and NEO PI-R Personality Traits
- Laura L. Bowman and Bradley Waite, Volunteering in Research: Student Satisfaction and Educational Benefits
- Theresa J. Brown, Susan E. O. Field, and Sandra A. Sessa, The Impact of Instruction on Students' Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty
- Kathleen Crowley-Long and Karen Smith, Psychology Goes Interdisciplinary: Creating a Gender and Communication Course
- Ronna J. Dillinger and R. Eric Landrum, The Relationship Between Student Performance and Instructor Evaluations
- James C. DiPerna and Robert J. Volpe, Evaluating Web-Based Instruction in Psychology;
- Candice S. Faulring, Breelynd Eggleston, Frank Wong, John Anderson, and Karen Duffy, Aids Information: A Content Analysis of Psychology Textbooks
- Lorraine Gutierrez and Deanna Cook, Who Takes Multicultural Courses in Psychology: Student Characteristics
- Charles M. Harris, Why Multimedia-Based Instruction is More Effective
- Susan H. Hawes and Jonathan Day, Beyond Accreditation: Hidden Benefits in Exceeding APA Self-Study
- Jane A. Jegerski and Thomas P. Sawyer, Industrial/Organizational Psychology in Introductory Psychology: An Evaluation and Review
- Jeanmarie Keim and Robert Underwood, Faculty Views of Post-Secondary Students With Learning Disabilities
- Steven A. Kvall, Steven Meyers, Kristie E. Byers, Sean Higgins, Nanette Hitchcox, Natalie Vega, and Amy Wedell, Gender and Ethnic Composition of Graduate School and Internship Faculties
- R. Eric Landrum and Ronna J. Dillinger, Effectiveness of a Career Exploration Course for Undergraduate Psychology Majors
- Margaret W. Matlin, Learning, Achievement, and Social Responsibility: Professors' Advice to Graduating Seniors
- Steven Meyers, Stevan A. Kvaal, Kristie E. Byers, Natalie Vega, Amy Wedell, Nanette Hitchcox, and Sean Higgins, Interests and Career Preparation of Professional Psychology Doctoral Students
- Betsy Morgan and Emily Johnson, "Advising Psychology" as a Department Development Activity for Faculty
- Melanie C. Page, Shilpa Pai, Nikki Yonts, Blake Evans, Patricia Alexander, and Craig Satterfield, Exposing High School Students to Psychology: Summer Science Academies
- Stephanie C. Payne, Seniors in Transition: A New Class on Transitioning to Graduate School
- Miguel Roig, Matthew D. Smith, and Gillian Ferrier, Parapsychology in British and American Introductory Psychology Textbooks: 1990-1999
- Kurt Salzinger, The Instant Psychological Messenger
- James Scepansky, Chris Bjornsen, Tiffany Blair, and Audrey Page, Educational Orientation, NEO PI-R Personality Traits, and Plans for Graduate School
- Liora P. Schmelkin, Karin J. Spencer, Kim Gilbert, Rebecca Lieberman, and Holly S. Pincus, A Multidimensional Scaling of Students' Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty
- Richard W. Seefeldt and Bradley J. Caskey, Faculty Evaluations on the Web: Do They Bias Subsequent Evaluations?
- Jeanne M. Slattery and Crystal L. Park, Problems in Student Research: Ethical Resolutions;
- Michael L. Stoloff and Kellie J. Feeney, The Major Field Test for Undergraduate Psychology Assessment
- Holly L. Stroder and James H. Korn, Faculty and Student Perceptions of Chapter Coverage in Introductory Psychology
- Kenneth A. Weaver and Rusty W. McClouth, Four-Year Follow-Up Survey of Kansas High School Psychology Teachers
- Robert J. Wheeler, Effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction
- George I. Whitehead and Diane L. Finley, Introductory Psychology Textbooks: An Analysis of Social Psychology
- Randall D. Wight, Amy M. Sandidge, and Rachel E. Elliff, Assessing the Renaissance Ideal: Creating a Liberal Arts Instrument
- Lamar Wilkinson, Walter C. Buboltz, Maurine T. Hargrove, and Susan Frank, Personality, Student Adjustment, Computer Use, and Distance Education
- Boyd Spencer, William E. Addison, and Cathy D. Schoonover, Student Research Presentations in Psychology: Who Gives Them?
- Jennifer Thomas, Effects of an Instructor's Attire and Lecture Style on Student Motivation; Catherine Radecki-Bush, Teaching a Course in Psycho-Educational Group Design
- Linda M. Woolf, Peace and Conflict: Preparing Students for the New Millennium
(Chair: Gail Matthews).
Location: Washington Convention Center - Hall A.
1:00-1:50
Symposium: Becoming Effective Teachers: Perspectives from Psychology's Next Generation.
- Patti Price, Graduate Students in the Classroom: A Win-Win Situation
- Frode Eikum, Teaching Psychology in America: A Norwegian's Perspective
- Renee Staton, Becoming a Genuine Teacher
- Jeffrey D. Facteau, Effective Teaching: What They Didn't Tell Me in Graduate School.
(Co-Chairs: William Buskist and Stephen F. Davis).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - Pan American Room.
2:00-2:50
Symposium: Undergraduate Education in Psychology: Past as Prologue to Quality Futures (Co-Sponsored by Division 6)
- Baron Perlman, Math, Science, and the Top 30 Courses in Psychology
- Lee I. McCann, Minors for Psychology Majors and the Structure of the Major
Charles L. Brewer and Thomas V. McGovern, Discussants
(Chair: Thomas V. McGovern).
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - Pan American Room.
3:00-3:50
Symposium: Student Input into Managing Undergraduate Psychology Programs
- Linda G. Schoen, Using Information About Students to Make Decisions
- Richard Wesp, Use of Student Organizations to Advise Faculty
- Drew Appleby, Strategies to Gain Program-Affecting Input from Psychology Majors
Nicholas G. Kierniesky, Discussant
(Chair: Delbert W. Ellsworth)
Location: Capital Hilton Hotel - California Room.

