"Understanding Psychopathology"
November 2, 2007
Dr. Terry D. Blumenthal
Conference held at the
Rialto Center for the Performing Arts
9 am – 1 pm
2007, April
March 30, 2007, Exploring the Developing Mind, Dr. Ralph Radach,
Florida Center for Reading Research, Florida State University
2006
Friday, April 7, 2006, The Social Mind and Social Brain, Dr.
Sam Gaertner, Professor of Social Psychology, The University
of Delaware. "Corporate mergers and acquisitions, organizational
consolidation, desegregation, and second marriages are but a
few examples of a frequently occurring social phenomenon: The
merger of two or more groups into one organizational structure.
Professor Gaertner's work in both field and laboratory settings
examines how intergroup relations across diverse settings such
as these can be conducted more smoothly and effectively. Professor
Gaertner's research, at a theoretical level, concerns the development
of intergroup unity, which involves connectedness and cohesiveness
between the memberships within a merged group structure. It
is hypothesized that inducing the memberships of these groups
to conceive of the aggregate as a single entity enables their
relationship to benefit from their common ingroup identity.
"
2005
Dr. Michael J. Kuhar of Emory University, is a
world-reknown scholar whose research focuses on drug receptors,
neurotransmitters, and their involvement in therapeutics and disease.
In addition to his role as the Chief of the Division of Neuroscience
at the the Yerkes Regional Primate Center here in Atlanta, Dr.
Kuhar has been recognized for his outstanding contributions to
science by being named Charles Howard Candler Professor at the
Emory School of Medicine and a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent
Scholar.
2004
Third Annual PURC at GSU – “Diversity in Psychology”;
student poster presentations and juried paper presentations; practicum
and graduate students panels; alumni panel; professional roundtable;
keynote speaker; workshops on preparing for graduate school, resume
writing, interviewing, networking
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Woolard, Psychology Professor,
Georgetown University
Second Annual PURC at GSU; 69 student poster presentations,
including 12 by students from other schools (Morehouse, Clark
Atlanta, Emory, UGA); practicum and graduate students panels;
alumni panel; professional roundtable; over 120 students registered
to participate
Keynote speaker: Dr. Scott Lilienfeld of Emory University
2002
First Annual PURC at GSU; 29 student poster presentations,
including 6 by students from other schools (Morehouse and Spelman);
practicum and graduate students panels; professional roundtable