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Welcome to Psi Alpha Omega

 

Psi Alpha Omega, along with Division 45, announces two presentation at this year’s APA Convention in Boston centered on students.  We hope to see you all there.  If you want to view the entire D45 program, click on the D45 icon above and follow the appropriate links.  Refreshments at these two functions will be provided by the President of the American Psychological Association, Alan Kazdin, Ph.D.  We thank Dr. Kazdin for his generosity.

 

Links and Shoulders List of Mentors
American Psychological Association
Sheraton Hotel, Back Bay Ballroom A
Thursday, August 14, 2008, 5:00-6:20.
                                                                              
Table #1.  "How to write a dissertation in 15 minutes a day."  Cheryl Talley, Ph.D.  Department of Psychology, James Madison University, Harrisonberg, VA  22807.  (501)568-8199.  talleyce@CISAT.JMU.EDU
Table #2.  "Infusing culture and ethnicity into the psychology  curriculum: Truths and half-truths in ethnocultural psychology."  Joseph E. Trimble, Ph.D.  Department of Psychology, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225-9089.  (360)650-3058.  Joseph.trimble@wwu.edu

*Table #3.  "Developing a Mentorship Program at your College or University." Cortney S. Warren, Ph.D.  Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway MS 5030, Las Vegas, NV 89154-5030.  (702)895-3305.  Cortney.Warren@unlv.edu

*Table #4.  "How to get involved with APA and with your State Psychological Association."  Y. Evie Garcia, Ph.D.  Associate Dean and Associate Professor, Graduate College, P.O. Box 4125, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4125. (928) 523-6728.  y.evie.garcia@nau.edu

*Table #4.  “What APA Has to Offer to the Ethnic Minority Student.” Bertha Holliday, Ph.D., Senior Director, Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs Director, The American Psychological Association, 750 First St., NE, Washington, DC  20002.  (202)336-6029.  bholliday@APA.ORG.
*Table #5.  “The Ethnic Minority Student.” Beth Boyd, Ph.D.  President of Division 45 of the American Association and Disaster Mental Health Institute, Psychology Department, University of South Dakota, 414 E. Clark St., Vermillion, SD  57069.  (605)677-5353.  Beth.Boyd@usd.edu
*Table #6.  “Navigating Academia.”  Gordon C. Nagayama Hall, Ph.D. , Department of Psychology, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR  97403.  (541)346-4969.  gnhall@uoregon.edu and NiCole Buchanan, Ph.D.  Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, 105C Psychology Building, East Lansing, MI 48824.  517-355-7677.
nbuchana@msu.edu

*Table #7.  "The Importance of Research and Getting it Done." Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Utah State University, 2810 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT  84322.  (801)797-3059.  melaniedomenech@gmail.com

Table #7.  "Research: It Starts in Your Backyard.”  J. Manuel Casas, Ph.D., Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara,  CA 93105-3609.  (805)893-3375.  casas@education.ucsb.edu 
*Table #8.  "Preparing for your First Job:  Looking Ahead.”  Gisela Lin, Ph.D., University Student Counseling Service, Texas A&M University, Mail Stop 1263, College Station, TX 77843-1263.  979-845-4427.  Gisela@scs.tamu.edu
Table #9.  “Starting a Private Practice.”  Brian Ragsdale, Ph.D., Dr. Brian Ragsdale and Associates, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, 203 N. Wabash Avenue, Suite 2106, Chicago, Illinois  60601-2418.  (312)551-9300.  drbragsdale@sbcglobal.net.

*Table #10.  “Privilege and advocacy: Striving to be anti-racism and anti-oppression psychologists.”  Rebecca Toporek, Ph.D., Department of Counseling, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco, CA  94132.  (415)338-6758.  rtoporek@sfsu.edu.
Table #11.  “Getting Into Graduate School.” Lydia Buki, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health,  Associate Professor, College of Medicine, OB-GYN, Affiliate, Latina/o Studies Program, Affiliate, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign  61820.  (217)265-5491.  buki@uiuc.edu.
*Table #12.  “The Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Student.”  Eduardo Morales, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology- SF Campus Alliant International University and Executive Director of AGUILAS,An HIV Prevention Program for Latino Gay/Bisexual Men in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA  94133-1221.  (415)558-8403.  DrEMorales@aol.com.

*Table #13.  “Presenting Yourself in an Academic Job Interview.”  Jeffery Mio, Ph.D., Psychology and Sociology Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 3801 W. Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768.  (909)869-3899.  jsmio@csupomona.edu.

*Table #14.  “Psi Alpha Omega: The National Honor Society for Students of Color and Students Interested in Ethnicity and Culture.” Joseph Horvat, Ph.D., President, JJHTECHNO, 871 East 3550 North, Ogden, UT  84414.  (801)782-0333.  jjhtechno@comcast.net.
*Denotes Charter Member of Psi Alpha Omega!


Alternates:
*"Preparing for Clinical Internship" David Rollock, Ph.D., Purdue University, Department of Psychological Sciences, 703 Third Street, Rm. PSYC 1138B, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2081.  (765)494-6977.  rollock@psych.purdue.edu.
*“Dealing Productively with Racism and Prejudice in Graduate School.”  Edward Delgado-Romero, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, 402 Aderhold Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA  30602.  (706)542-0500.  edelgado@uga.edu.

 

Following the Links and Shoulders Program at 6:30 in the same room, will be the Psi Alpha Omega recognition to Charter Members, Charter Contributors, PAO members, Sponsors,  and Travel Award Winners. 

The PAO Charter Members are:

  • Eric Amsel, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Psychology, Weber State University.
  • Beth Boyd, Ph.D., University of South Dakota, Current President of Division 45 of APA.
  • Pamela F. Foley, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Director, Campus-Based Counseling and School Counseling Programs, Department of Professional Psychology & Family Therapy, Seton Hall University.
  • Y. Evie Garcia, Ph.D., Latina Member At Large Division 45 of APA.
  • Gordon Hall, Ph.D., University of Oregon, Past-President of Division 45 of APA.
  • Joseph Horvat, Ph.D., President JJHTechno, National Psi Chi Past-President, Past-President Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, American Indian Member At Large Division 45 of APA.
  • Frederick T.L. Leong, Ph.D.,  Michigan State University, Past-President Asian American Psychological Association, Past-President of the Division 45 of APA.
  • Gisela Lin, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Asian Member at Large Division 45 of APA, Past-President of the Asian American Psychological Association.
  • Christina Mentes, Ph.D., Pacifica Graduate Institute Faculty, Student Services Coordinator for Diversity, and Warsh Chair for Social Justice, Reconciliation & Diversity; President of Santa Barbara County Psychological Association, Member of Division 45 of APA.
  • Norweeta Milburn, Ph.D.,  Hofstra University and Center for Community Health, UCLA.
  • Shari E. Miles-Cohen, Ph.D.,Senior Director, Women’s Programs Office, Public Interest Directorate, American Psychological Association.
  • Jeffery Scott Mio, Ph.D., Full Professor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
  • Eduardo Morales, Ph.D., California School of Professional Psychology- SF Campus Alliant International University and Executive Director of AGUILAS, An HIV Prevention Program for Latino Gay/Bisexual Men in San Francisco, Past-President of Division 45 of APA.
  • Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez, Ph.D. Psi Chi Rocky Mountain Regional Vice President. Associate Professor, Psychology Department, Utah State University.
  • Edward Delgado-Romero, Ph.D. , Associate Professor, Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, Athens, Georgia.
  • Rebecca Toporek, Ph.D., Department of Counseling, San Francisco State University,  Current Diversity Member At Large of Division 45 of APA.
  • Cortney Warren, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas.  Former APA Minority Fellowship Awardee.
  • University of North Texas, Psychology Department, Denton, Texas.

Charter Contributors:

  • Kathleen McDonald, Immaculata University, Philidelphia, PA. 
  • Melvin. M. Mark Ph.D., Penn State University, University Park, PA
  • Floyd Henderson, Prairie View A&M University, Houston, TX.

Sponsors:

  • The Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.  Bertha Holiday, Ph.D. Director.

Travel Award Winners:

  • Cori Bazemore, University of South Dakota (the FIRST PAO student member).
  • Jennifer Hong, Pacific University