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Chairpersons:
Mentor Award ~ James L. Pate
Outstanding Professional Paper
Award ~ Debra Sue Pate
Graduate Student Research Award
~ Steve Nida
Mentor Award - The Mentor Award Committee selected
Sandra Willis from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama as the winner
of the 2009 Mentor Award. The committee, which was composed of Charles
Brewer, the 2008 Mentor Award recipient, David A. Washburn,
president-elect, and James L. Pate, president and chair of the committee,
received five nominations. Dr. Willis, who has been at Samford University
since 1993, takes students to numerous student research conferences and
typically takes numerous students to the annual SEPA meetings. For
example, she and her students made six presentations about a variety of
topics at the 2007 SEPA meeting. She is an outstanding mentor and richly
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Outstanding Professional Paper Award – Competition for
the Outstanding Professional Paper Award (OPPA) is by nomination.
The OPPA Committee reviewed nine professional papers. The Committee is
pleased to announce that the 2009 award for Outstanding Professional Paper
went to Dr. Quentin Davis, of Augusta
State University, Augusta, Georgia. Dr. Davis’ paper was entitled
“Turn Initiations in Signed Conversations with Cross-Fostered
Chimpanzees.”Dr. Davis received a cash award from SEPA in
recognition of her research, along with a congratulatory letter that was
sent to her Department Chair and Dean.
Dr. Debra Sue Pate (left) presenting Award to Dr.
Davis (right)
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Graduate Student Research Award – The committee
responsible for this year's Graduate Student Research Award competition
was chaired by Steve Nida (The Citadel). In the first phase of the
process, the submissions were evaluated by the chair and three other
judges: Maria Lavooy (University of Central Florida), Adrian Janit
(Augusta State University), and Chad Galuska (College of
Charleston). It was understood from the outset that Dr. Galuska
would be unable to attend the meeting in New Orleans. Dr. Lavooy
experienced a schedule conflict that prevented her participation in the
second phase of the competition, in which the finalists presented their
papers. Renae Duncan (Murray State University) filled in for Dr.
Lavooy, joining Dr. Janit and Dr. Nida in judging the actual
presentations.
The committee initially received seven submissions, from six different
authors. (One author generated two separate submissions.) The
panel of four judges selected three of these as finalists, and these three
authors presented their papers in a session devoted specifically to this
competition. That session, which took place from 11:00 to 11:50 on
Friday morning of the convention (February 20), was comprised of the
following excellent presentations:
- Monica Stevens (University of Florida):
“Attachment Security in Young Children with Disruptive Behavior
Disorders” (with Sheila Eyberg, Alison Zisser, and Corissa
Callahan)
- Maria Ramsey (University of West Florida):
“Is MySpace my Friend? Impacts of Intoxication on
Pre-employment Screening” (with Sherry Schneider)
- Gene Brewer (University of Georgia): “The
Role of Declarative Knowledge in Encoding Prospective Memories”
(with Arlo Clark-Foos, Joseph Meeks, Justin Knight, and Richard Marsh)
On the basis of the presentation, the panel of judges determined Gene
Brewer to be the winner of the competition. Dr. Nida announced and
presented the award (which included a check for $200) at the reception on
Friday evening.
Dr. Steve Nida (left) presenting
Award to Gene Brewer (right) |
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Continuing Education
Corner
Elizabeth V. Brestan-Knight, Director of
Continuing Education
By all reports, the New Orleans 2009 SEPA Continuing Education (CE)
Program went very well. Seven 3-hour workshops, one 2-hour workshop, and
ten 1-hour invited speaker presentations were offered for CE credit during
the New Orleans conference. In all, SEPA generated $3985 through our CE
programming.
A special thank you goes out to Dr. Karena Valkyrie
from Troy University who stepped in to assist Elizabeth Brestan Knight
with the Continuing Education Programming. Dr. Knight gave birth to Lucas
Paul Knight (8 lbs, 6 oz) on February 22, 2009 and was unable to attend
the SEPA conference this year. Dr. Valkyrie was instrumental in helping
with the CE committee this year. In particular, she helped to review
submitted workshops, she assisted us with our recent APA approved sponsors
of CE application, and she served as the go-to person for CE issues during
the conference. Thank You Dr. Valkyrie!!
Doctoral-level psychologist volunteers are needed to serve on the CE
program committee for the Chattanooga 2010 meeting. If selected, you will
be asked to review and evaluate the quality of workshops submitted for the
2010 conference. Volunteers must be full SEPA members. To be considered
for this position, please email your CV to Elizabeth Brestan Knight at brestev@auburn.edu
We are always
looking for high quality workshop programming for the SEPA conference!
SEPA members and non-members are encouraged to submit workshops to be
offered for CE credit at the Chattanooga conference. Submitted
workshops should be in either a 3-hour or 6-hour format. Please see the
SEPA Web Page for submission details.
If you plan to attend the Chattanooga 2010 SEPA conference and have
recommendations for possible workshop presenters or topics that you would
like to see included in our SEPA programming, please contact
Elizabeth Brestan Knight at brestev@auburn.edu. Your
suggestions for improving SEPA’s CE programming are most welcome! |
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CEPO
News
Pamela Banks, CEPO
Chair
SEPA’s Committee on Equality of Professional Opportunity was
established to monitor and enhance participation of under-represented
groups in SEPA activities and programming.
This year the CEPO program
included one invited address, one keynote address, one symposium, one
invited discussion, one paper session, three poster sessions, a business
meeting, and the CEPO graduate student network.
John S. Dovidio presented the CEPO/SEPA Invited
Address and Stephanie R. Johnson gave the CEPO Keynote
Address.
CEPO Undergraduate Student Research Awards were chaired by Dr.
Amy Lyndon. Eight research paper submissions were
received. The Minority Issues Award went to Ioana
Latu and Heather Kleider from Georgia State
University and the Gender Issues Award went to Stacey Byrd,
Zachary Martin, Adam Underwood, and Jessica
Anderson from Augusta State University.
The CEPO Graduate
Student Network, chaired by Dr. Amy Shadoin, hosted a
Dutch-treat mentoring dinner at The Gumbo Shop in the French
Quarter. More than a dozen students signed up for the event.
Students and mentors exchanged thoughts on a range of topics related to
graduate study. Dinner, of course, was excellent; after all, it was
N’awlins. After dinner the group moved to Canal Street to watch the
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Psi Chi
News
Maria Lavooy, Psi Chi Southeastern Regional
Vice-President
Psi Chi had a full and exciting program of events at the
2009 annual meeting of SEPA in New Orleans. This year Psi Chi’s
keynote speaker was Professor J. David Smith of The University at Buffalo,
the State University of New York. Almost 200 people attended Dr.
Smith’s presentation on “Uncertainty Monitoring and
Metacognition by Humans and Nonhuman Animals.”
Several Psi Chi sessions were scheduled with students’ interests in
mind. Two panel discussion sessions were devoted to helping students
prepare for graduate school. A Psi Chi orientation was offered on
Thursday, and two Undergraduate Research Programs were offered on both
Thursday and Friday.
The Psi Chi Hospitality Suite, hosted by students and faculty from the
University of Central Florida Cocoa and Palm Bay Campuses, and from
Winthrop University, saw students and faculty from all over the
southeast. It was a great opportunity for attendees to snack on
refreshments and to meet fellow Psi Chi members and faculty
advisors.
The faculty advisor appreciation luncheon was enjoyed by many. At
the luncheon, Psi Chi President-elect, Dr. Alvin Wang, of
the University of Central Florida, presented Winthrop University with a
Regional Chapter Award and Christina Sinisi, of
Charleston Southern University, with the Southeast Region Faculty Advisor
Award.
We look forward to seeing you at next year’s meeting which is being
held in Chattanooga, TN, the home of Psi Chi’s National Office. |
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SEPA History
Project
James L. Pate, SEPA
Historian
 A unique feature of the SEPA Project for 2009 was that the
Historian’s Address was combined with the Presidential Address, a
situation that is unlikely to occur again in the next few years. The title
of the address was “A SEPA History: A New 50-Minute or Less
Hour,” in which I discussed the founding of the SEPA, unusual events
in the SEPA, some information about SEPA’s presidents, and other items. In
due course, the address will be published in the History section of the
SEPA web site.
A digital file of the published proceedings of the SEPA meetings, most
of which were published in the American Psychologist, has been created.
With this file, some information about the SEPA’s history can be readily
obtained. Various databases have been created or updated.
Minutes of the meetings (business, Executive Committee), various
officers’ reports, the program, symposium papers, and other standard
documents were added to the SEPA Archives. Most importantly,
Raymond R. Shrader (SEPA president in 1971) contributed a
sizeable collection of correspondence, minutes, and other documents to the
SEPA Archives.Suggestions for improving the SEPA History Project are
accepted with appreciation, and your participation in any of the SEPA
History symposia is encouraged. For more information on the SEPA History
Project or to submit documents, programs, photographs, or other items that
might be of historical value, please contact the current Historian,
James L. Pate at jpate@gsu.edu. |
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Scenes from
SEPA 2009
 
Pamela Banks, SEPA President James Pate,
SEPA President David Washburn
and Deborah South
Richardson
SEPA Past-President James Pate
 
Scenes
from SEPA Convention and festivities
  
 
 
Rosemary Hays-Thoms and Art
Gutman
Harold and Kaye Moon
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2009 Meeting
Survey
Rosemary Hays-Thomas, SEPA Administrative
Officer
The Results Are In! Thanks for your Feedback on the
Post-Meeting Survey
After our February convention we developed an
on-line survey to tap attendees’ views about the meeting location,
program, and other items. We thank those of you who responded and
appreciate the suggestions you offered. Some of them we may be able
to implement in the future, such as the on-line dues and registration
payment procedure we are developing this summer.
SEPA and Mardi Gras?
Two-thirds of respondents thought the timing was fun and we should do it
again, and one-half said that Mardi Gras made the meeting more
appealing. Many of you really “passed a good time,” based on your
comments. However, there was a small but vocal minority who thought
it was problematic and unpleasant. Frustrations were mainly parking
(difficulty and cost), access to and from the hotel before and during
parade time, and noise. A few people mentioned problems with
safety. Overall, most people were very positive about their
experience.
Some of you thought that our hotel rates were MORE expensive
during this pre-Mardi Gras period – in fact the opposite is true! We
were able to get an excellent room rate for a hotel of this quality and
location because SEPA fit into a niche with less competition from
businesses and other organizations. If we had met the following week
after Mardi Gras, rates would have been $10-$15 higher. Actually we
contracted for the pre-Mardi Gras period specifically to get the room
rates down. Aside from Easter weekend (which is undesirable for
other reasons), there is no other time in the spring when we could afford
to go to New Orleans. (I attended another meeting there in April and
rates were over $200!)
SEPA requires a very large amount of function space in
relation to the number of sleeping rooms we use. In New Orleans,
there are only a few hotels that can hold us, and most are on the Canal
Street parade route. Each year we negotiate a block of sleeping
rooms at a rate that allows the hotel to provide complimentary meeting
space as long as we make 70-80% of our contracted room pickup. If we
fall below the contracted block, there are hefty financial consequences,
so it is important for our attendees to stay at the convention hotel.
We also generate “comp rooms” based on our pickup of
sleeping rooms and that reduces the amount of our hotel bill, which is a
great savings to SEPA and allows us to keep our registration rates from
rising. (Some organizations raise the registration fee substantially
for those not staying in the convention hotel but we have not found this
necessary, thanks to those of you who stay with us.)
This year, for the first time ever, we filled well
over 100% of our required sleeping rooms (thanks, we think, to those of
you who stayed longer to take in the festivities). The Sheraton
accommodated us by expanding our room block at the convention rate even
into the weekend when their regular rates went up. They also
negotiated overflow rooms for us at the W Hotel a few blocks away at the
same rate. We know that some of you did pay higher rates over the
weekend, but that happened only after we reached the point at which our
block could not be expanded any more.
The Sheraton? Over
two-thirds of you gave excellent or very good ratings to the Sheraton on
quality, function space, service, location, and security. Over half
were pleased with the cost for value. Convenience and cost of
parking were rated lower, but over 40% did not require parking. We
will be sharing the survey results – including both positive and negative
comments -- with the hotel management. At future meetings, if you
have a major issue with a hotel, please let us know as well as reporting
it through regular processes. They want guests to be pleased and
sometimes can rectify a problem or suggest an accommodation.
SEPA Cities? We’ve tried to book Atlanta but the rates were $189 or
higher. We cannot afford Charleston or Savannah, although we keep
trying to find a niche there that will work. Next year our meeting
in Chattanooga is a very affordable $129 and we think you will love the
city once you see what it offers. (See Lyn Zittel’s article elsewhere in
this Newsletter.) Our choice of Jacksonville in 2011 balances
variety, interest, and cost. As I am writing this, we are
negotiating with the New Orleans Sheraton for a return pre-Mardi Gras date
in 2012 with a rate only slightly higher than this year. (In recent
years we have met in Charlotte and Nashville, and have looked at both
Memphis and Knoxville.)
SEPA’s Schedule and
Program? Two-thirds of you said the overall
program was excellent or very good. Highest ratings were given to
the Invited Speakers (72% excellent or very good) and to the posters and
interactive posters, panels and receptions (60% or higher). Over
half gave high ratings to paper sessions. This was also true for
conversation hours and CE workshops, although many people responded “not
applicable.”
In response to your comments: your SEPA staff works
practically nonstop during the late fall and holiday season in order to
get the program to you as soon as possible. We try to avoid
conflicts for presenters and for topics that seem similar while still
assigning function space appropriately.
The topics on the program, with the exception of the
President-elect’s invited speakers, are completely dependent upon what is
submitted. If you want to see more of a topic, consider organizing a
panel or symposium or contact someone you know who is working in the area
and suggest that they submit. Think about offering a CE
workshop in an area of your expertise, or contact CE Director Elizabeth
Brestan Knight to suggest topics or presenters for CE workshops.
Invite a practitioner colleague to submit a conversation hour or a
workshop proposal dealing with his or her area of expertise. If you
want to see your colleagues’ work, suggest that they submit a proposal --
our Outstanding Professional Paper Award is designed to recognize and
highlight exceptional presentations by our professional members.
We post the program on-line as soon as it is completed and
notify our members by email when this is done. This year we mailed
the printed program only to those who had requested it, and your responses
indicate that just over half don’t care about or need the printed book
before the meeting as long as the program is available
electronically. Mailing the printed book requires more money and
time than you might think; we have found that bulk mail is too costly,
slow, and unreliable. (We must pay for undeliverable bulk mail
items, which are returned without forwarding.) We will consider
options for responding to the 27% of you who preferred, or the 20% who
really wanted a book mailed prior to the meeting. There are
no plans to eliminate the printed program entirely, rest
assured.
To sum it up...
Thanks to those of you who responded and gave us many good ideas, which we
will try to implement. We appreciate your compliments and thanks,
and will try to address your dissatisfactions where possible.
Finally, to the respondent who said “You have more ‘no’
questions than ‘yes’ questions and are biasing your survey results.
Ask a social psychologist to help you next
time....” Thank you for
coming for over 25 years, we are glad you loved the meeting along with
your colleagues and students, and by the way, I am a social
psychologist! I just wanted honest answers, and it seems that is
what we got.
See you next year in
Chattanooga! |
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Planning for Next Year |
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2010 Annual Meeting
Preview
Rosemary Hays-Thomas, SEPA Administrative
Officer
All Aboarrrrrd! For the 2010 SEPA Convention in
Chattanooga
Another
“first” for SEPA: Our first convention in Chattanooga. If you have
not been to Chattanooga recently, you will be very impressed by what a
great venue this city is for our 2010 SEPA meeting. (It’s not your
grandma’s Choo-Choo!) Centrally located in our region, it is easy to
access if you are driving and you will find parking costs to be VERY
reasonable; the city itself has many charms and the geography is
beautiful. Elsewhere in this Newsletter you will find an article
about Chattanooga; my comments here focus on plans for the convention
program itself.
Sessions will be held in the Chattanooga Marriott (the convention
hotel), and in the Chattanooga Convention Center which is attached to the
hotel and just a few steps away. Room blocks are reserved at the
Marriott (a traditional hotel), at the Staybridge Suites (located on the
other end of the Convention Center and offering suites with kitchenettes),
and at the Sheraton Read House (a lovely historic hotel just a short walk
or free shuttle ride away). Room rates are an affordable $129
(single) in all three places. The city is very walkable and there is
a free electric shuttle around the downtown area.
The convention will open on Wednesday, March 10, with a late-day
reception and poster session, as we have done for the last several
years. There will be a full day of programming on Thursday and
Friday. If necessary to accommodate items accepted for the program,
we may extend our Saturday schedule into the early afternoon. (We
have a bit less function space reserved for this meeting than last year,
and we try not to schedule similar things in conflicting time
blocks.) Specific information on times will be available by late
December when the schedule is firm.
Program Chair Patricia Donat has announced three of our invited
speakers who will be featured at the Convention. The prominent and
prolific author David Myers of Hope College will present
a talk based on his book “In a Quiet World: Living with Hearing
Loss.” University of Georgia Distinguished Research Professor
Emerita Patty Gowaty (now Distinguished
Professor at UCLA) will address “The Evolutionary Ecology of Sex-Neutral
‘Sex Role’ Behavior.” Professor Gowaty delivered a very
well-received talk at SEPA in 2004 and we are delighted to have her
returning as an Invited Speaker. University of Richmond social
psychologist Don Forsyth will share his group dynamics
insights on “The Social Psychology of the Classroom” in his invited
talk. We expect to have a fourth speaker sponsored by SEPA/CEPO and
other notables sent by APA, APS, and Psi Chi. by the way, the Psi Chi
national headquarters is located in Chattanooga, and this year is another
milestone birthday for Psi Chi, so expect some festivities in
celebration.
A big advance this year: On-line dues payment and convention
registration should be available for 2009-10 if our summer work progresses
on schedule. The Executive Committee has decided to invest in
developing our electronic system to improve service to our members in this
way. We expect that you will be able to pay dues and register for
the meeting much more easily and quickly with this system. Hotel
registration will also be available directly through the Web site... but
it’s not up yet! Detailed information will be provided in our
fall mailing.
Mark your calendars now for the submission deadline of October 10,
2009, and the convention dates of March 10 – 13, 2010. We look
forward to seeing you in Chattanooga! |
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2010 Award
Nominations
Amy Shadoin, Newsletter Editor
Be sure to watch for the fall mailing containing the 2010
SEPA annual meeting registration information. This packet contains
application information on the Outstanding Mentor Award,
the Outstanding Professional Paper Award, the
Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award, and the
CEPO Undergraduate Student Research Award. Consider
nominating someone or submitting your research for one of these
prestigious awards! |
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2010 Call for
Papers
Patricia Donat, SEPA Program Chair
All Aboard for Chattanooga!
The theme for the 2010 program, "Exploring the breadth of psychology:
Teaching, research, and service," recognizes and celebrates members’ roles
as faculty members, scholars, and applied practitioners. In the fall, you
will receive the 2010 call for papers. I encourage you to submit an
abstract for a paper, poster, symposium, or continuing education workshop.
The contributions of SEPA members to the program are what make the meeting
a success year after year. I look forward to learning more about the
professional and scientific work of those in the region. With travel
budgets limited, we have chosen a central location so that members may
remain professionally active even in difficult economic times. I hope that
you will include SEPA in your travel plans for 2010.
I also encourage you to participate in our peer-review process.
Peer-review is an important part of professional service to the discipline
and ensures the continuing high quality of our program. I appreciate the
work of our SEPA members who serve as reviewers. Thank you. |
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2010
Officer Nominations
It’s almost time to nominate SEPA members for the fall elections.
This year we will be electing officers for the positions of President,
Secretary-Treasurer, and Member-at-Large. Self-nominations are
appropriate. Nomination ballots will be emailed and/or mailed to all
voting members of SEPA (full members and life members). Please watch
your mail or inbox and be sure to participate. Ballots should be
returned to James L. Pate by October 10, 2009. The
election process isdescribed in our Constitution, which is posted on our
Website at http://www.sepaonline.com/. |
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Position
Announcement
James L. Pate, Past
President
Southeastern Psychological Association
Administrative Officer
The Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) is seeking an
energetic, well-organized member to become the next Administrative Officer
(AO) of the most innovative, the most unusual, and the strongest regional
psychological association. Rosemary Hays-Thomas has asked to retire as AO
of the SEPA sometime after the 2010 annual meeting, and thus, David
Washburn, the SEPA president, has appointed an Administrative Officer
Search Committee consisting of Dr. Steve Nida,
Dr. Jacquelyn White, Dr. Sabina Widner,
Dr. Rosemary Hays-Thomas (consultant), and Dr.
James L. Pate (chair).
The Administrative Officer is the chief staff person in the SEPA. The
AO makes arrangements for the annual meetings (hotel arrangements,
registration, program schedule), maintains membership records, handles the
finances of the organization (in conjunction with the
Secretary/Treasurer), manages the SEPA Administrative Office, and provides
continuity for the organization in as much as the officers change
frequently. The AO works with officers and the Executive Committee of the
SEPA to advance the organization and psychology in the southeast. The time
commitment will be approximately ¼ time on an academic schedule, with the
time requirements varying throughout the year. The stipend or salary is
negotiable.
To nominate a person for the Search Committee’s consideration, please
send the name of the person or persons and contact information to the Dr.
James L. Pate, Chair of the Search Committee (jpate@gsu.edu or 1015 Wadsworth Drive,
N.W., Atlanta, GA 30318-1655). On July 1, 2009, the Committee will begin
considering applications but will continue to accept nominations and
applications until the position is filled. Nominees will be contacted by
the Search Committee and will be encouraged to be candidates for the
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Administrative
Updates
Lyn Zittel, SEPA Administrative Assistant
Next Stop – Chattanooga!
Although I have always enjoyed listening to the song “Chattanooga
Choo-Choo”, and thought Chattanooga might be an interesting place to visit
someday – it was never high on my priority list – until now!
The SEPA Administrative Officer Rosemary Hays-Thomas and I recently
drove to Chattanooga to check out the area for our next SEPA convention
and I am convinced that I will go back to Chattanooga again and again.
In fact, I came home to Pensacola thinking that I would like to move
there – the city is awesome! Rosemary declared, and I agreed,
“This isn’t your Grandma’s Chattanooga anymore!”
The scenery on the drive was wonderful – lush green woods, wildflowers,
rolling hills – and as soon as we turned off the interstate we were right
in the city and almost at the front door of the Convention Center.
How easy is that?
Susan Flynn from the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce gave us the grand
tour of the city. She was excited and energetic about the
“renaissance” of Chattanooga, and made our trip to her hometown
delightful.
The lovely greenery is not left behind on the interstate; the city is
filled with trees and flowers and parks. In fact, there is a new
program to double the tree canopy in the business district. The
current plan is to plant 1,500 more trees in the city to aid in reducing
its carbon footprint. Chattanooga is a “green” city in every sense –
both environmentally and visually. New and renovated buildings in
Chattanooga are built to today’s high environmental LEED-certified
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards.
When
the workday is over and people leave the office, they stay in the
city! Shops, restaurants, theatre, and art galleries are on every
block and both residents and visitors take full advantage of all that is
offered. Everything in the city is convenient, whether you are
driving, walking, or riding the free electric trolley.
 Rosemary and I visited the River Journey and Ocean
Journey Aquariums which stand side-by-side at the River Walk Park –
the photo on the left shows Rosemary “inside” an
aquarium. We rode the free electric trolley to the aquariums and back to
our hotel where we were right in the heart of the city, trying to choose
which of the delightful restaurants to visit for dinner. By the way
– every meal we ate was deliciously prepared and the cost was very
reasonable. I found prices to be much lower than in other cities I
have visited – even the souvenirs that I purchased at the Chattanooga
Choo-Choo gift shop were less expensive. Yes, there really is a
Choo-Choo, many of them in fact, at the 100-year-old depot. Railroad
fans will want to visit the model train museum or take an excursion to the
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.
We went all over Chattanooga and there was activity everywhere!
- From the walking path beside the river,
- to the pedestrian bridge
which crosses the Tennessee river,
- to the nearby campus of the
University of Tennessee-Chattanooga,
- to the Bluff View where there are
museums, coffee shops, historical buildings, and Bocce Ball,
- to the
North Shore with parks, water access, and antique carousel,
- to the
downtown area full of restaurants, shops, and theaters,
- to the budding
artist colony full of galleries and artists working in their studios.
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Whatever your interest, you will find it in Chattanooga -- road and
mountain biking, hiking, walking paths beside the river, white water
rafting, hang-gliding, and rock climbing. If you are into nature, but not
wanting to exert yourself too much, you can take the Tennessee Aquarium
River Gorge Explorer, a 70-passenger high-speed catamaran that tours 26
miles of the Tennessee River, or tour the river on “The Blue Moon” a
70-foot luxury cruiser. There is even a Tow Truck Museum –
really!
If you are feeling less adventurous, you could take a few hours to walk
through some of the museums in the area: The Hunter Museum of Art
(19th, 20th, and 21st Century art), the Chattanooga African American
Museum/Bessie Smith Hall, or the Creative Discovery
Museum (for children and parents). You could
spend time at one of the parks along the riverfront, tour
Ruby Falls or take the Incline Railway on Lookout Mountain, or visit the
two aquariums. The history buff may want to visit the sites of the
Battle of Lookout Mountain (The Battle Above the Clouds), or the
Chattanooga National Cemetery. We drove back over Lookout Mountain
and even stopped on the beautiful campus of Covenant College, home of the
busloads of students who come to SEPA each year with Dr. Mike Rulon.
I cannot begin to list every attraction Chattanooga has to offer, so
please go to the link on the SEPA Web site to see the many other things
available.
The view from Chattanooga is not only beautiful, it is forward-looking
– it is a city that I plan to visit often. I know you will enjoy the
beauty, convenience, and friendliness of this city, and we look forward to
seeing you there at the SEPA Convention in March 2010. You may want
to check your schedule and see if you can squeeze in a bit more time,
before or after the convention, to stay and visit this lovely city -- I
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Members in the News
Amy
L. Shadoin, Newsletter Editor
We are always interested to know what SEPA members are doing, both
personally and professionally. If you have graduated, married,
retired, or passed another life milestone, or if you have changed jobs,
published a book, been interviewed as an expert in the field, been elected
to an office, appointed to a board or task force, or received an award or
notice of funding, we want to celebrate what our SEPA members are
doing! If you have news to share with your colleagues about a SEPA
member, please submit a brief notice to the Newsletter Editor at amy.shadoin@mchsi.com.
- Elizabeth Brestan Knight and her hubby celebrated
the birth of their son Lucas on Sunday, February 22, 2009. Lucas is 20 ½
inches long – birth weight was 8 pounds 6 oz. – and everyone is doing
fine.
Welcome to the world, Lucas Knight!
- Laura Maynard Grant and James Grant
were married April 18, 2009 at the Cathedral of Saints Peter
& Paul in Providence, Rhode Island.
Congratulations and Best Wishes Laura and James!
- Arlo Clark-Foos, son of Drs. Paul Foos
and M. Cherie Clark has been busy this
year. He graduated, married Michelle Bentley of Athens, Georgia,
and celebrated the birth of their daughter Gaia.
 
Paul, Arlo & Cherie
- at Arlo's graduation
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Arlo & Michelle's
wedding
Baby
Gaia
(Arlo
is “wearing” baby Gaia)
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And, Arlo accepted a position at University of
Michigan-Dearborn. Whew, that’s a lot of excitement! |
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The SEPA extends a warm welcome to the following individuals who joined
our ranks since August 2009: |
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Christian Alexander
Saradina Allen
Sara Allen
Egor
Ananev
Denise Lott Arellano
William Bailey
Amasa
Baldwin
Elizabeth Bauman
Karen Beale
Emily Beamon
Lisa
Beck
Rebecca Beights
Brooke Bennett-Day
Andree
Betancourt
Kathryn Bigalke
Mary-Alice Bolline
Jennifer
Bonds-Raacke
Kathleen Bonnelle
Bonnie Bowers
Jennifer
Breneiser
Alicia Briganti
Marilyn Brodeur St-James
Shaina
Brown
Emily Bullock
Mary Bush
Robert Butler
Stacey
Byrd
Gabriela Carrasco
Chad Carrick
Alice Carter
Jason
Case
Scarlet Chatman
Jene Claude
Christopher Ryan
Cochran
KC (Katherine) Collins
DeAnn Collins
Logan
Collins
William Compton
Caleb Corwin
Victoria
Counts
Shontae Cox
Kyle Crowson
Angelah Crumm
Nathaniel
Crumm
Lauren Cunningham
Donald Curry
Vernon Davis
A.
Nicole Dismore
Peter Domanico
Brandi Dorsey
Dawson
DuFort
Deborah Eakin
Lindsey Edwards
Emily Elliott
Lisa
Elliott
Jannelle Engel |
Nathan Evans
Katherin Fanaian
Meryl Fein
D'Andra
Ferguson
Phylicia Fitzpatrick
Tiffany Foltz
Leanne
Forquer
Kelly Forsythe
Lisa Fosbender
Arian Frias
Nicole
Fugate
Chad Galuska
Sarah Gillespie
Erin Goforth
Rose
Gonzalez
Meredith Graves
Tammy Greer
Erin Hambrick
Mary
Hammons
Rachael Haney
Julia Hargett
Ashley
Harper
William Harris
Matt Hayes
Danielle Hennis
William
Hill
Crystal Hill
Robert Hines
Brittany Hinton
Melissa
Hirschman
Michelle Horhota
Crystal Hoyt
Paul
Ingram
Janene Israel
Adrian Janit
James Johnson
Wava
Johnson
Linda Jones
Jasmin Jones
Candace Jones
Amanda
Jurls
Joseph Kastner
Elizabeth Kelley
Sadiya
Khandker
Timothy King
Latai King
Ashley Kirk
Ena
Knott-Scott
Stephanie Kofron
Monique Kristapovich
Emily
Kuhn
Caleb Lack
Luke Lancaster
Antoinette Landor
Iona
Latu
Janet Leigh |
Stacey Leist
Dana Lewis
Thomas Lipscomb
Erica
Littler
Mary Livingston
Fantasy Lozada
Angelina
MacKewn
Michael Madson
Emily Marcinowski
Michelle
Martel
Susan Martin
Tera Mason
Geralyn Mass
J. Donald
Matherne
Jill McEntee
Brittany Merritt
Isha
Metzger
Melissa Middlebrook
Laura Miller
Sylvia
Miller
Michael Moore
Miranda Morris
Jenny Morris
Melissa
Mortland
Dan Mossler
Patricia Murphy
Ashley
Norwood
Kerri Nottingham
Christopher Noye
Andrew
Obradovich
Alan Ogle
Candace Oglesby
Ifi Okoh
Sarah
Owens
Melissa Padgett
Mitchell Panter
Adam Pasciak
Derek
Pasisz
Andrew Peacock
Georgina Pearson
Jessica
Perez
David Perkins
Tamera Phillips
Rebecca Piro
Codi
Player
Jennifer Pryor
Cara Pugliese
John Raacke
Polina
Radchenkova
Glenna Read
Kanasha Reese
Sarah
Remenar
Cynthia Rhoton
Lyzaida Rivera
Walter
Roberts
Nicole Rossi
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Barbara Rowan
Shayla Ruffin
Emily Russell
Ashton
Ryan
Brandy Scaglione
Thomas Scaglione III
Kelly
Schleismann
Jacqueline Schneyer
David Schroeder
Kyna
Shelley
Stephen Short
Annie Silcox
Scott Smith
Rishee
Smith
Allison Snyder
James Solari
Regina St.
Pierre
Monica Stevens
Rick Stevens
Kevin Stone
Mike
Sullivan
Lauren Taglialatela
Samanthia Thompson
Thomas
Timmerman
Adam Underwood
Ashley Vance
Lisa
VanWormer
Giana Viera
Rashada Walker
Steven Walker
Yi
Wang
Jessica Ware
Anna Warren
Andrea Watson
Jennifer
Webb
Rose Mary Webb
Laura Welch
Emily Wheat-Butt
Sarah
White
Meagan Whitney
Daniel Williams
Dara
Williams
Samantha Williams
Drue Williamson
Adrienne
Williamson
Rachel Wolfe
Melissa Womble
Toni
Wooldridge
Danielle Wust
Edely Yepez
Brett Zeiler
Adam
Zimmer
Melissa Zumstein |
| If you believe your name should appear in the New
Member list but cannot find it here, please contact Lyn Zittel, SEPA
Administrative Assistant, at sepa@uwf.edu to ensure that your
information has been correctly entered in the Member Database
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State Psychological
Association Meetings
Arkansas Psychological Association
Oct 22-23,
2009
Little Rock, AR
Kentucky Psychological Association
Nov 12-14,
2009
Lexington, KY
Maryland Psychological
Association
Oct 23, 2009
Mississippi Psychological Association
Sept 30-Oct
2, 2009
Gulfport, MS
Tennessee Psychological Association
Nov 5-7, 2009
Nashville, TN
Virginia Psychological Association
Oct 21-24, 2009
(Fall Conference)
Richmond, VA
Virginia Psychological Association
Apr 21-24, 2009
(Spring Conference)
Norfolk, VA |
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Scholarship, Grants, and
Award Deadlines
Are you looking for funding for your work? The following
scholarships, grants and awards have upcoming or recurring
deadlines. More information can be found by following the link to
the RFP.
Annette Urso Rickel Foundation Dissertation Award for Public
Policy - for dissertation research on public policy which has the
potential to improve services for children and families facing
psychosocial issues
Deadline: November 1, 2009
RFP: http://www.apa.org/apf/rickelRFP.pdf
APF Cummings PSYCHE Prize – honors an individual whose
career exemplifies the integration of behavior and physical
healthcare
Deadline: December 1, 2009
RFP: http://www.apa.org/apf/cummingsRFP.pdf
Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology
Award - recognizes a significant career of contributions by a
psychologist who has a proven track record as an exceptional teacher of
psychology
Deadline: December 1, 2009
RFP: http://www.apa.org/apf/brewer.html
Counseling Psychology Fund - supports research on the
implementation of innovative counseling programs and models
Deadline:
November 1, 2009
RFP: http://www.apa.org/apf/div17fundrfp.pdf
Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate
Fellowships - for advancement of knowledge and learning in the
field of child psychology
Deadline: November 16,
2009
RFP: http://www.apa.org/apf/Koppitz%20RFP.pdf
Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Science of
Psychology - recognizes a distinguished career and
enduring contribution to psychology
Deadline: December 1,
2009
RFP: http://www.apa.org/apf/gold.html
Gold Medal for Life Achievement in the Application of
Psychology - recognizes a distinguished career and
enduring contribution to psychology
Deadline: December 1,
2009
RFP: http://www.apa.org/apf/gold.html
Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in Psychology in the
Public Interest - recognizes a distinguished career
and enduring contribution to psychology
Deadline: December 1,
2009
RFP: http://www.apa.org/apf/gold.html
Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Practice of
Psychology - recognizes a distinguished career and
enduring contribution to psychology
Deadline: December 1,
2009
RFP: http://www.apa.org/apf/gold.html
James McKeen Cattell Fund - for supplementary
sabbatical awards to support the science and the application of
psychology
Deadline: December 1, 2009
RFP: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/awards/cattellfund/
Lizette Peterson Homer Memorial Injury Research Grant -
supports research into psychological and behavioral aspects of
the prevention of injuries in children and adolescents
Deadline:
October 1, 2009
RFP: http://www.apa.org/apf/peterson-homerRFP.pdf
Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grants - for empirical
and applied research focused on lesbian, gay, and bisexual family
psychology and lesbian, gay, and bisexual family therapy
Deadline:
November 2, 2009
RFP: http://www.apa.org/apf/Scrivner-rfp.pdf
Theodore Blau Early Career Award - honors a clinical
psychologist for professional accomplishments in clinical
psychology
Deadline: November 1, 2009
RFP: http://www.apa.org/apf/blau-rfp.pdf
Theodore Millon Award in Personality Psychology honors
an outstanding psychologist engaged in advancing the science of
personality psychology
Deadline: November 1, 2009
RFP: http://www.apa.org/apf/millon-call.pdf
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