Psi Chi 2009 EPA Programming
Conference: Psi Chi Eastern Regional Convention Program (2009)
[Note: Psi Chi Programming Information has been updated and differs from what is listed on the EPA website. Please refer to the schedule below for the most current programming information.]
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2009
"Applying Leadership to Student Success: Feedback on Psi Chi’s 2nd Annual National Leadership Conference"
12:30 pm, Cambria Room
Co-Chairs: Katherine Marsland (Southern Connecticut State University) and Alvin Wang (Psi Chi President-Elect, University of Central Florida, Burnett Honors College)
Psi Chi held its second biannual National Leadership Conference in January 2009. In this session, participants at that conference will bring back ideas to improve chapter leadership and maintain vitality. Presenters will summarize what was learned from the conference in a workshop format, including information leading by example, ethical and social responsibility, leaders as mentors, dealing with difficult situations, and diversity. This session should be useful for Psi Chi chapter officers and faculty advisors.
Psi Chi Symposium: "Teaching and Learning Strategies That Work for Us"
2:00-3:20pm Cambria Room
Chair: Jason Young (Psi Chi Eastern Vice-President, Hunter College, CUNY)
Making Teaching Techniques Explicit. Vincent Prohaska (Psi Chi Past-President, Lehman College, CUNY)
Using Signaling Techniques to Help Students Encode Key Concepts. Jeffrey Nevid (St. John’s University, NY)
Enhancing Subjective Well-Being in the Classroom. Albert Bramante (Union County College)
Using Online Peer-to-Peer Discussion Posting to Promote Writing to Learn. Carolyn Vigorito (St. John’s University, NY)
Yes, They Can: Demonstrating to Students That They Know How to Paraphrase. Miguel Roig (St. John’s University, NY)
In this symposium, jointly sponsored by Psi Chi and CUTP, panelists will report on teaching and learning techniques that each of them have developed and found to be particularly effective. The session will begin with Dr. Prohaska, who will discuss how explaining to students the rationales for using instructional techniques, such as quizzes and group work, makes them less likely to resist or object to them. Dr. Nevid will present an overview of two signaling techniques, one that involves the concept of mastery quizzes and the other one which uses film clips, for mastering course content with the added benefit of also enhancing class attendance, punctuality, and students’ attention. Dr. Bramante will share various teaching strategies and assignments, including experiential learning, that enhance students’ subjective well being and learning. Dr. Vigorito will demonstrate a classroom technique whereby students’ postings to Blackboard, in conjunction with a reflection essay based on their postings, can benefit their own development as writers. Dr. Roig will show how a simple two-part paraphrasing exercise can be used to demonstrate students’ actual knowledge of plagiarism and help them recognize the need to have a solid grasp of what they are trying to write about. Dr. Young will lead the discussion.
Psi Chi Distinguished Lecture: "Using Decision Errors to Help People"
George Loewenstein, Carnegie-Mellon University
5:00-6:20 pm Westmoreland West and Central
Chair: Jason Young (Psi Chi Eastern Vice-President, Hunter College, CUNY)
Prof. Loewenstein will discuss how a wide range of decision phenomena that are typically viewed as errors, including the 'default bias', loss aversion, hyperbolic time discounting, and overweighting of small probabilities, can be exploited in interventions designed to help people accomplish their own goals. Reviewing a variety of policy interventions devised by behavioral decision researchers, he will discuss how decision errors can and have been used to help people to save money, lose weight, quit addictive drugs and take beneficial medications. He will also discuss how decision errors can be exploited to encourage behavior that helps others, e.g., to increase charitable giving and reduce self-interested, immoral behavior.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2009
Psi Chi Appreciation Breakfast for Faculty Advisors and Chapter Presidents
8:00-9:20 am Cambria Room
Hosts: Miguel Roig (St. John’s University, NY) and Sheila Quinn (Salve Regina University, RI)
All Chapter Presidents and Faculty Advisors invited, advance RSVP required—contact Joan Cannon at Joan_Cannon@uml.edu no later than March 1, 2009.
Psi Chi Mini-Workshop I: "Preparing for Graduate School in Psychology"
12:30-1:50pm Cambria Room
Chair: John C. Norcross (University of Scranton, PA)
The Numbers: GPAs, GREs, Admission Criteria, and Acceptance Rates. John C. Norcross
Acquiring Research and Practical Experience. Susan K. Whitbourne (University of Massachusetts)
Identifying and Targeting Compatible Graduate Programs. Sheila O'Brien Quinn (Salve Regina University, RI)
This mini-workshop draws on accumulated wisdom, literature reviews, and recent studies to prepare students for applying to graduate school in psychology. Designed for both faculty advisors and prospective graduate students, the panelists will present strategies on preparing for admission requirements, acquiring research and practical experiences, and selecting compatible graduate programs. Handouts adapted from Graduate Study in Psychology, the Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, and the Complete Guide to Graduate School Admission will supplement the presentations.
Psi Chi Mini-Workshop II: Applying to Graduate School in Psychology
2:00pm-3:20 pm Cambria Room
Chair: John C. Norcross (University of Scranton, PA)
Applying to Graduate School and Securing Letters of Recommendation. John C. Norcross (University of Scranton, PA)
Writing Personal Statements. David A. Renjilian (Marywood University, PA)
Mastering the Interview and Making Final Decisions. Susan K. Whitbourne (University of Massachusetts)
This mini-workshop draws on faculty experience and research studies to provide evidence-based advice on applying to graduate school in psychology. The panelists will present anxiety-reducing strategies for securing letters of recommendation, writing personal statements, mastering the admission interview, and making final decisions. Handouts adapted from the Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology and the Complete Guide to Graduate School Admission supplement the presentations.
Psi Chi Awards Ceremony
3:30-4:50 p.m. Cambria Room
Chair: Jason Young (Hunter College, CUNY)
Psi Chi awards will be presented acknowledging outstanding research from chapter members.