Grant Announcement

Please find the link to a Request for Proposals for the American Psychological Foundation's (APF) 2013 Pearson Early Career Grant, which encourages early career clinicians to work in an area of critical societal need. 

The grant recipient will receive $12,000 plus $1,500 for travel costs to attend the following year’s American Psychological Association (APA) Convention. The deadline for applications is December 31, 2012. 

Click HERE: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByU89UkDqAEXSHBDUDBvRHFIa1E

MOPA had several students attend this years Legislative Day and we appreciate all of their interest and energy they bring to psychology.  Here are a few comments from two of the students:


Left to Right in the Photo: 
Dr. Mark Bradford, Brent Huber, Phillip Hawley, & Dr. David Black



“It was an incredible learning experience. Meeting with the representatives and senators really exposed how genuine and approachable they are. After seeing this process in action, creating and maintaining relationships with your representatives is not nearly as intimidating as it may seem. It is entirely up to us with just how much of a difference we can make.”

~Brent Huber, B.A.
Doctoral Student at Forest Institute of Professional Psychology

"I really enjoyed legislative day not only for the advocacy of psychology as a field, but because I was able to meet and talk to other psychologist who are interested in advocacy. These are the people that will be my colleagues in the near future and I really look up to them and enjoy learning some of the tricks of the trade. Another great experience is to meet our Representatives and Senators. Despite the business in Jefferson City this time of year I could not believe how willing many of them were to sit and talk to us about the issues we are concerned of. I can see how our clients enjoy that whole "empathy" thing. "

~Phillip Hawley, B.A.
3rd year Doctoral Student at Forest Institute of Professional Psychology 

If you are a student of psychology and would like to connect with MOPA's Student Representative or become more involved please contact:

 Ben P. Hunter
bhunter@forest.edu 

This past weekend MOPA held its 2012 annual convention at the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission.  Here are a few stats:

• Number of registered attendees: 123
• Number of student posters: 25 
• Number of workshops/presentations: 8
• Number of sponsors: 10  

Winners from the Student Poster Presentations:

RESEARCH DIVISION
1st Prize:  Elizabeth Porter, Stephens College, "Eye Gaze Time and Weight Bias Toward Children."
2nd Prize: Eileen Quinn, Missouri State University, "Self-Objectification and the Media: Do the Type of Image and Level of Body Dissatisfaction Impact Body-Shame?"

LITERATURE REVIEW DIVISION
1st Prize: Amber Marcucci, Jessica Wood, School of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute, "Sexting."
2nd Prize: Bridget Beachy, David Bauman, School of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute, "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for PTSD."
3rd Prize: Sara Beckmann,   School of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute, "Effects of Parent Training on Childhood Disruptive Behaviors: Critical Review of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy."

It was great to see everyone!  Don't forget to click here for a slideshow of pictures from throughout the day.  

Rich Martielli, Ph.D., ABPP
MOPA President 

Over the weekend of March 23rd and 24th, Forest students attended the annual Missouri Psychological Association Conference in St. Louis. 

"MOPA provided students with an opportunity to network and connect with professionals around the state. Being able to disseminate research, literature reviews, and other doctoral level presentation materials during the poster sessions increased my experience as a presenter, and serves as an excellent addition to my CV," said PsyD student Gage Stermensky.  He was among several who presented at the conference.

We learned this week that several Forest students won in the Literature Review poster category.
 
• Amber Marcucci and Jessica Wood (1st place) - "Sexting"
• Bridget Beachy and David Bauman (2nd place) - "Acceptance and Committment Therapy for PTSD"
• Sarah Beckmann (3rd Place) - "Effects of Parent Training on Childhood Disruptive Behaviors"

"It was a very rewarding experience to talk with professionals about our ideas and perspectives regarding treatment options for PTSD," said PsyD student and presenter Bridget Beachy.  "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is such an exciting therapy and is gaining empirical evidence at a fast pace."

CLICK HERE to see photos of the student posters and other MOPA sessions.

 Ben P. Hunter
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student
Student Council President 2011-12
The School of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute
bhunter@forest.edu

The Michael Sullivan Diversity Scholarship Fund was created to provide financial assistance to support graduate student research projects in honor of Dr. Sullivan’s work with American Psychological Association, State, Provincial, and Territorial Psychological Associations and his commitment to diversity and inclusion.Submission Deadlines: The deadline for the 2012  award is January 13, 2012  Proposals must be submitted electronically by 4:30pm (eastern) on Friday, January 13, 2012.    Proposals must be in Microsoft word or pdf format and follow the template included below.  Subject line should include “Michael Sullivan Diversity Scholarship Proposal- YOUR NAME”.       
                                                                                                     Send proposals to mranney@ohpsych.org.

You are being asked to participate in a dissertation research study regarding various theoretical frameworks and therapeutic techniques utilized by Licensed Mental Health Professionals. Should you agree to participate, you will be asked to complete two measures and two demographic/background information sheets, which will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Participation is anonymous and when finished, you will have the opportunity to enter a drawing for one of four $50 Amazon.com gift cards. To participate go here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/larauscher