2009 RMPA Psi Chi Program
Conference: Psi Chi Rocky Mountain Regional Convention Program (2009)
Friday, April 17, 2009
Psi Chi Breakfast
8:00–9:00 am, Alvarado F
Chair: Psi Chi Steering Committee
Psi Chi Symposium: “So You Think You Want to Go to Graduate School? (Almost) Everything You Need To Know”
9:10–11:20 am, Alvarado F
Chair: Eric Landrum (Boise State University, ID)
Participants: Vinny Prohaska (Psi Chi National Past-President, Lehman College, CUNY), Eric Landrum, Steve Davis (Psi Chi National Past-President, 1994-95), Melanie Domenech Rodríguez (Rocky Mountain Regional Vice-President, Utah State University)
Psi Chi Faculty Advisor Lunch
11:30 am–1:00 pm, Café Plazuela at Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town
This lunch recognizes the valuable contributions of Psi Chi chapter faculty advisors. If you would like to attend, please email Susan Iles by April 10, 2009.
Psi Chi Distinguished Lecture: “Anger: From Practice to Science and Back”
1:00–2:00 pm, Alvarado E
Speaker: Jerry Deffenbacher (Colorado State University)
Chair: Melanie Domenech Rodríguez (Utah State University)
Psi Chi Conversation Hour With Distinguished Speaker Jerry Deffenbacher
2:10–3:10 pm, Alvarado F
Chair: Melanie Domenech Rodríguez (Utah State University)
Psi Chi Oral Session: Award Winners
4:00–5:30 pm, Alvarado F
Chair: Pamela Ansburg (Metropolitan State College of Denver)
Exploring the Impact of Value on Predictions and Memory for Names. Sara Festini, Sarah Tauber, and Matthew Rhodes (Scripps College, CA)
Faking It: An Examination of Self-Report Psychopathy Measures. Sharon Sternberg and Jeff Ellison (Southern Utah University)
Recent Death of a Loved One as a Moderator of the Effects of Mortality Salience on Compassion Towards Strangers. Rena Dalman, Natanya Mallin, and Jeremy Osheim (Fort Lewis College, CO)
Own- Compared to Other-Race Faces Are Better Encoded During Retrieval. Danielle Sitzman, Jessica Jensen, and Ashley White (Colorado State University)
When Words Collide: The Impact of Verbal Coding on Driver Distraction. Nathan Medeiros-Ward and Joel Cooper (University of Utah)
Help-Seeking Behavior as Related to Perceived Stress and Gender in a College Population. Kimberlee Taylor, Theresa Kay, and Dianna Rangel (Weber State University)
Psi Chi Awards Ceremony and Reception
6:00–8:00 pm, Alvarado A
Chair: Melanie Domenech Rodríguez (Utah State University)
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Psi Chi Symposium: “Uncovering Hidden Treasures: Membership Benefits for a Healthy Career in Psychology”
9:10–10:10 am, Alvarado F
Chair: Melanie Domenech Rodríguez (Utah State University)
Participant: Martha Zlokovich (Psi Chi Executive Director, Psi Chi National Office)
Psi Chi Symposium: “I Want to be a Great Therapist!: Considering Internships From Day One”
1:00–2:00 pm, Alvarado F
Chair: Renée Galliher (Utah State University)
Participants: Susan Crowley (Utah State University) and Tanya A. Jacobsen (APA Workforce Services)
Psi Chi Symposium: “The Do’s & D’oh’s of Research and Teaching Assistants: What Would the Simpson’s Do?”
2:10–3:10 pm, Alvarado F
Chair: Mark Basham (Regis University, CO)
Participants: Pamela Ansburg and Aaron Richmond (Metropolitan State College of Denver)
Psi Chi Roundtable: “Using a Professional Seminar as a Psi Chi Service Learning Project and Fundraiser”
4:30–5:30 pm, Alvarado F
Chair: Pamela Ansburg (Metropolitan State College of Denver)
Participants: Krista Fritson and colleagues (University of Nebraska, Kearney)