Plan to attend the leading conference exclusively dedicated to the diverse and dynamic field of psychological science!
Mark your calendars now for the 2009 APS convention, May 22 – 25, 2009, in San Francisco, CA!
APS 21st Annual Convention Schedule Overview
Check back frequently for updates and program highlights for the 2009 convention. The Call for Submissions is now open.
Bring
the Family SpeakerRichard E. Nisbett
University of Michigan
Intelligence and How to Get It: Why Schools and Cultures Count
Inside
the Psychologist's Studio:Interview with Gordon Bower
Gordon Bower
Stanford University
National Medal of Science Winner
Presidential
Symposium
Chair: Walter Mischel
Columbia University
The New Genetics and What it Means for Psychological Science
Speakers:
Frances Champagne, Columbia University
Michael Meaney, McGill University, Canada
Marla Sokolowski, University of Toronto, Canada
The APS David Myers Lectureon the Science and Craft of Teaching Psychology
Linda Bartoshuk
University of Florida
How Do We Measure Pleasure?
William
James Fellow Award Address
Susan Fiske
Princeton University
Universal Dimensions of Social Cognition: Warmth and Competence
William
James Fellow Award Address
Martha Farah
University of Pennsylvania
Cognitive Neuroscience in the 21st Century: From Lab and Clinic to Home, School, and Office
James
McKeen Cattell Fellow Award Address
Lyn Y. Abramson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
and Lauren B. Alloy, Temple University
A Behavioral Approach System Dysregulation Perspective on Bipolar Spectrum Disorders: Theory and Evidence
James
McKeen Cattell Fellow Award Address
Wilbert McKeachie
University of Michigan
Lessons Learned in 60 Years of Teaching, Research, and Learning
Theme Programs
The 2009 convention will feature three special theme programs addressing important issues in the field of psychological science. Each program will incorporate a variety of invited guest speakers, a roundtable discussion, and posters relating to the theme. The theme programs for 2009 will be:
Emotional Ups and Downs: Experiencing, Self-Regulating, and Capitalizing On Affect
Gene-Environment Interplay in Stress and Health
See highlights from the 2008 convention:
Read the Observer online for coverage from the 2008 convention in Chicago!