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Bridging the Discipline

2008

AP-LS Conference

Jacksonville, Florida


CONFERENCE PROGRAMMING  

 

A final program is now available, and can be downloaded as either a Word document or PDF file. Please carefully check your presentations for any errors or omissions and contact Kevin O'Neil (oneilk@fiu.edu) if you find any. All changes must be made before January 28th so that a final program can be set and printed. The program can also be viewed online through the conference web site hosted by All Academic.

Workshops

Conference programming will begin as the American Psychology-Law Society offers several CE and CLE workshops on Wednesday, March 5th.  This year's workshop topics are listed below.  This brochure further describes the topics of the workshops. A link will soon be provided to register for a workshop and/or the conference.

Please note: Individuals who wish to participate in a workshop are not required to also register for the conference. 

FULL-DAY WORKSHOPS

A. Multivariate Statistics: An Introduction and Some Applications
    by Barbara Tabachnick, Ph.D.
 Dr. Tabachnick, of Tabachnick and Fidell’s Understanding Multivariate Statistics, will be presenting a full-day workshop appropriate for any researcher who wants to learn from an internationally-renowned expert. Covered topics include how to determine the appropriate data analysis techniques to answer various research questions, multivariate analysis of grouped data (MANOVA and discriminant analysis), and multilevel modeling. We have been approved by APA to offer 6 CE credits for this full-day workshop, although the topic will clearly be appropriate and informative for all researchers.

B. Psychological Issues in Criminal Cases
    by Christopher Slobogin, J.D., LL.M.
 Chris Slogobin, a Professor of Law at University of Florida College of Law, will be presenting a full-day workshop on psychological issues that arise in criminal cases, including the insanity defense, various competencies, and sexual predator status and commitment. Professor Slobogin’s workshop has been approved by APA to offer 6 CE credits, and the workshop has been approved for 7 Florida Bar CLE credits, although the topic will clearly be appropriate and informative for researchers and clinicians as well as attorneys.

HALF-DAY WORKSHOPS

C. Juveniles' Competence to Stand Trial: Legal and Clinical Issues
    by Gina Vincent, Ph.D., Al Grudzinskas, J.D., & Thomas Grisso, Ph.D.
 We have been approved by APA to offer 3 CE credits for this half-day workshop that will train attendees on a new approach for conducting competence to stand trial evaluations with juveniles.

D. Conducting an “Atkins” Evaluation: What We Know, What We Don't Know, and What We Need to Find Out
    by Karen Salekin, Ph.D., & J. Gregory Olley, Ph.D.
 We have been approved by APA to offer 3 CE credits for this half-day workshop that will discuss the evaluation of mental retardation among capital defendants

Poster Sessions

    Poster presentations will be made at one of two poster sessions held Friday and Saturday evenings.  The poster boards will be 4 feet high by 8 feet wide (see picture). 

Paper and Symposium Sessions

    Paper and symposia sessions will run throughout Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (March 6-8th). LCD projector and laptops will be provided in each room. Presenters are encouraged to bring their presentations on USB drives.  

Plenary Sessions and Special Events

     There will be a special session on Saturday about the Academy Award™ winning documentary, Murder on a Sunday Morning.  This session will include an interactive session between researchers, parties from the case, and the audience.   

    On Thursday morning, the Teaching, Training and Careers (TTC) Committee and the Student Section will be presenting, How to Get the Most out of the Conference: Information, Advice, and Snacks for Students. If this is your first or second time attending AP-LS (or if you just want some great information about attending the conference), be sure to attend this session

    Also on Thursday morning, Susan Haire, co-director of the Law and Social Science Program at the National Science Foundation will host a grant-writing workshop, Successful Grant Proposals: Advice and Opportunities for Beginners. This workshop will provide an overview of the National Science Foundation and its programs, particularly the Law and Social Science Program. We will discuss recent initiatives and special funding opportunities, including those which are directed to providing support for research conducted by junior scholars. The workshop will also outline how proposals to the Law and Social Science Program are evaluated, discussing NSF's merit review criteria as well as the review process. Recent awardees will discuss their own experiences and offer advice on factors to consider when drafting a proposal.

    On Friday morning, the Mentoring Committee and the Student Section will have their annual Mentoring Breakfast that will allow graduate students and beginning professionals to connect with established AP-LS members

    The Executive Committee and Minorities Affairs Committee will be hosting the Building Bridges to New Scholars Luncheon on Saturday. All conference attendees are encouraged to register for this event when you register for the conference. Tickets for the luncheon are $35.

Check back here often… more to come soon!