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PSI CHI: The National Honor Society in Psychology

Conventions

Psi Chi Program for 2008 RMPA

Conference: Psi Chi Rocky Mountain Regional Convention Program (2008)

FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2008

Psi Chi Poster Session
8:00–9:00 am, Evergreen
Chair: Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez (Psi Chi Rocky Mountain Vice-President, Utah State University)

Psi Chi Symposium: Ethics and Vulnerable Populations
9:10–10:10 am, White Water
Chair: Pamela Ansburg (Metropolitan State College of Denver, CO)
Presenters: Elizabeth Dansie (Utah State University), Aaron Richmond (Metropolitan State College of Denver), and Melanie Domenech Rodríguez

The symposium presenters will each address ethical issues in the context of research with vulnerable populations. Dansie will present on the use of deception in college students, Richmond will present from an IRB perspective, and Domenech Rodríguez will present on critical incident in conducting a randomized control trial with Spanish-speaking Latino/a parents.

Psi Chi Faculty Advisors Lunch
11:30 am–1:00 pm, Bardenay Restaurant

This lunch recognizes the valuable contributions of Psi Chi chapter faculty advisors. Seating is limited, so if you would like to attend, please email Dr. Melanie Domenech Rodríguez at melanie.domenech@usu.edu by April 4, 2008.

Psi Chi Symposium: Getting Into Grad School
1:00-2:00 pm, White Water
Chair: Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez
Presenters: Pamela Ansburg, Eric Landrum (Boise State), and Mark Basham (Regis University, CO)

Getting into graduate school can be a challenge. Negotiating the big hurdles (e.g., applications in on time), and the nuances (e.g., sending thank you e-mails after interviews) can improve applicant’s chances of success. Ansburg, Landrum, and Basham will share their experiences as faculty who have participated in the student selection process both as mentors to students seeking admissions, and as members of admissions committees.

Psi Chi National: Teaching About International Psychology: Engaging Future Psychologists With the Future of Psychology
2:10–3:10 pm, White Water
Speaker: John Davis, Psi Chi Past-President (Texas State University, San Marcos)
Chair: Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez

This session will contribute to the overall diversity theme that has been infused in the Psi Chi program this year. Davis will engage with an international perspective, focusing on the need to teach psychology students about the global context in which they will live, learn, and contribute as psychologists.

Psi Chi Oral Session: Award Winners
4:00–5:30 pm, White Water
Chair: Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez
Participants: Elizabeth J. Dansie (Utah State University); Christy Sweaney (Colorado College); Tiffany Wihelm, Lisa Araujo, & Todd Baird (Weber State University); Megan Wright (University of Colorado, Boulder); and Jessica Bendjebar (United States Air Force Academy)

Psi Chi Awards Ceremony & Reception
6:00–8:00 pm, White Water
Chair: Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez

SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2008

Psi Chi Distinguished Speaker: Cultural Adaptation in the Era of Empirically Based Psychological Practice: How the Two Can Tango
9:10–10:10 am, Aspen
Speaker: Guillermo Bernal, University of Puerto Rico
Chair: Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez

The increase in ethnic minorities in the U.S., as well as increased representation of ethnic minorities in academic and research settings, has led to much interest in applied work in therapy interventions to reach these under-served and numerically growing peoples. Cultural adaptation models of existing therapy interventions started emerging in the mid-90s at the same time as empirically validated treatments (EVTs) were being sought and initial guidelines for the EVTs (now called empirically-based treatments or EBTs) were being drafted and published. These two efforts—cultural adaptation and promotion of EBTs—have been seen by some as conflicting areas. There is over a decade of theoretical and empirical reports in both, yet there has been no clear articulation of how these two areas can indeed coexist. The focus of this talk will be to present the two lines of inquiry and show how the two can be complimentary pieces of a larger puzzle of intervention activities aimed at improving mental health in ethnic minority and majority populations.

Distinguished Speaker Conversation Hour With Guillermo Bernal
10:20–11:20 am, White Water
Chair: Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez

Conversation hour immediately following Dr. Bernal’s presentation. This is an excellent opportunity for students and faculty to ask questions on the presentation and also to elaborate on questions of interest in the broader area of inquiry.

Psi Chi Symposium: You Have Your Bachelor’s in Psych: Now What?
1:00–2:00 pm, White Water
Chair: Mark Basham
Presenters: William Pate (APA), Pamela Ansburg, and Aaron Richmond

This is a symposium for undergraduate students nearing graduation, and for the graduate students and faculty who mentor them. Pate, from the APA Workforce office, will present information about the job choices and earnings of bachelor’s-level psychologists. Ansburg and Richmond will present their perspective as seasoned faculty mentors to undergraduate students.

Psi Chi Presentation: Pedagogical Addiction and Teacher Codependence: An Intervention
2:10–3:10 pm, White Water
Presenter: David B. Daniel (University of Northern Colorado)
Chair: Pamela Ansburg

Daniel, a master teacher, will share his wisdom on how to make the most of didactic courses. He will address both students and teachers, thus providing specific pointers to each, but also providing a valuable perspective for each to better understand the other. Daniel is a lively and humorous speaker who is sure to engage the audience.

Psi Chi Symposium: Cultural Considerations in the Development of Adolescent Romantic Relationships
3:20–4:20 pm, White Water
Chair: Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez
Presenters: Renee Galliher (Utah State University), and Sarah Heavin & Yecenia Torres (University of Utah)

This symposium will focus on research findings with ethnically and culturally diverse young couples. Galliher will present data from her research with ethnically diverse adolescent couples in a rural setting, Heavin will present on cultural adaptations to a couples intervention for use in a metropolitan area, and Torrez will present survey findings from ethnically diverse couples also in a metropolitan area.

Psi Chi Roundtable: How to Keep the “Psi Chi Ball” Up in the Air: Pointers for Student Officers, Officers-To-Be, and Faculty Advisors Involved With Psi Chi
4:30–5:30 pm, White Water
Chair: Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez
Presenters: Michael Sirrine (Utah State University), Pamela Ansbrug, Mark Basham, and Psi Chi officers

This session will serve to support, generate and share ideas, and problem-solve around Psi Chi involvement in the context of many and varied professional roles. Students and faculty must juggle classes, work, family, and many other responsibilities. Psi Chi can be integrated into current activities or can be yet another burden. Faculty advisors (Ansburg, Basham) and student officers (including Sirrine) will share their perspectives on successful “juggling” of Psi Chi amid other responsibilities.