APA - 2018

From thought-provoking keynotes by renowned speakers, to engaging dialogues on scientific and societal challenges, APA 2018 provides insight on trending issues and topics that matter.

With more than 10,000 psychologists and students in attendance, APA 2018 offers unlimited opportunities to establish future collaborations, meet potential mentors, find your next professional opportunity and make meaningful connections.

Thursday, August 9

Supervision—Master Supervisors of Various Orientations Show and Discuss Their Supervision Session Videos 
9:00 - 10:50 AM - Moscone Center Room 215
Co-Chair: Arpana G. Inman

Consciousness Raising for Boys and Men of Color: Psychologists Working at a Systems Level
9:00 - 9:50 AM - Moscone Center/Room 307 Level Three-South Building
Christopher T. H. Liang

Fatherhood: Intentions of Paternal Involvement [Poster#(N-3)]
11:00 - 11:50 AM - Moscone Center/Halls ABC Exhibition Level-South Building
David Nguyen, Christopher T. H. Liang

Innovative Approaches to Serving Undocumented Students
1:00 - 01:50 PM - Moscone Center Room 2000
Germán A. Cadenas

Symposium/Presidential Initiative - Leadership – Insights and Strategies
2:00 - 3:50 PM - Moscone Center Room 215
Chair: Arpana G. Inman

Friday, August 10

Psychologists Responding to the Needs of Immigrants in the Context of Sociopolitical Hostility
8:00 - 9:50 AM - Moscone Center Room 2022
Chair: Christopher T. H. Liang; Participant: Germán A. Cadenas

Middle-aged adults’ knowledge about aging: Differences by amount of contact with older adults. 
9:00 – 9:50 AM - Moscone Center/Halls ABC Exhibition Level-South Building
Grace I.L. Caskie, Anastasia E. Canell, Hannah Bashian

Factorial invariance of the Fraboni Scale of Ageism by older adult living situation. 
9:00 - 9:50 AM - Moscone Center/Halls ABC Exhibition Level-South Building
Abigail R. Voelkner, Grace I.L. Caskie, MaryAnn C. Sutton

Chair: Community Advocacy – Training Psychologists to Act Locally
10:00 - 11:50 AM - Moscone Center/Rooms 20 and 21 Exhibition Level-North Building
Chair: Arpana G. Inman

Social Connection, Ethnic Discrimination, and Depression in Middle Eastern/North African Communities
10:00AM - 10:50AM - Moscone Center/Room 2020 Level 2-West Building
Pegah Eftekharzadeh, Arpana G. Inman, Sepideh S. Soheilian

Perceptions of Academic Barriers and (Dis)Respect Among Boys of Color [Poster# (N-7)]
10:00 - 10:50 AM - Moscone Center/Halls ABC Exhibition Level-South Building
Gabrielle H. Rocchino, Christopher T. H. Liang, Katherine Melo, Malaika H.C. Gutekunst, Cleopatre Paulvin, Taneshia Elam-Snowden

Gender Role Attitudes and Academic Motivation [Poster# (H-2)]
10:00 - 10:50 AM - Moscone Center/Halls ABC Exhibition Level-South Building
Lian Liu, Christopher T. H. Liang, Nisha K. Bhatt, Katherine Melo, Sara Beachy, Gabrielle H. Rocchino

From Social Justice to Social Activism
10:00 - 11:50 AM - Moscone Center/Rooms 20 and 21 Exhibition Level-North Building
Rebecca Toporek, Christopher T. H. Liang

Multiculturally Sensitive Prevention Work With Youth in Urban Schools
11:00 - 11:50 AM - Moscone Center/Room 105 Lobby Level-South Building
Christopher T. H. Liang

Do Protective and Risk Factors Moderate the Relationship Between SES and Childhood Obesity?
11:00 - 11:50 AM - Moscone Center/Halls ABC Exhibition Level-South Building
Chelsea Z. Busch, George J. DuPaul

Saturday, August 11

Change in Adolescent Risk over Time as Measured by the BESS Student Form
8:00 - 08:50 AM - Moscone Center Room 2004
Bridget V. Dever

The Stability and Change of Universal Screening Scores Over a 2-Year Period
- Building a Research Base for the Administration of Universal Screening
8:00 - 9:50AM - Moscone Center/Room 2004 Level 2-West Building
Callie Gilchrest, Kristy L. Brann, George J. DuPaul

Impact of ADHD Knowledge and Perceived Impact of ADHD Symptoms on Service Use [Poster# (G-10)]
9:00 – 9:50 AM - Moscone Center/Halls ABC Exhibition Level-South Building
Matthew J. Gormley, George J. DuPaul, Lisa L. Weyandt, Arthur D. Anastopoulos

Cross-ethnic invariance of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale for minority American adolescents. 
9:00 – 9:50 AM - Moscone Center/Halls ABC Exhibition Level-South Building
Xueqin Lin, Grace I. L. Caskie

Social Factors Predicting College Retention Among Students With ADHD: A Longitudinal Study [Poster# (R-2)]
10:00 - 10:50AM - Moscone Center/Halls ABC Exhibition Level-South Building
Emily Wilson, Matthew J. Gormley, George J. DuPaul, Lisa L. Weyandt, Arthur D. Anastopoulos

Do Middle-Aged Adults' Attitudes of Older Adults Vary Based on Health Status and Gender? [Poster# (E-5)]
11:00 – 11:50 AM - Moscone Center/Halls ABC Exhibition Level-South Building
Hannah Bashian, Grace I. L. Caskie

Centering the Voices of WOC Leaders: A Panel Discussion
11:00AM - 11:50AM - Moscone Center/Room 3014 Level 3-West Building
Tahirah Abdullah, Collette Chapman-Hilliard, Melba J.T. Vasquez, Cheryl Boyce, Germine H. Awad, Arpana G. Inman, Olivia Moorehead-Slaughter

International Supervisees' Experiences With Discrimination: A Critical Events Model Investigation[Poster# (J-1)]
12:00PM - 12:50PM - Moscone Center/Halls ABC Exhibition Level-South Building
Asmita Pendse, Arpana G. Inman, Hannah Bashian, Stephanie Codos

Presidential Programming - Stories From Citizen Psychologists: How They Became Involved, What They Do, and Recommendations on How to Become One
2:00PM - 2:50PM - Moscone Center/Room 152 Upper Mezzanine-South Building
Christopher T. H. Liang

Division 17 Presidential Address: Leadership in SCP and the Academy
2:00 – 2:50 PM - Hilton San Francisco Union Square Hotel Continental Ballrooms 4 & 5
Arpana G. Inman