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Penn State Lehigh Valley
06/19/2012 | News release
Psychology professor to co-chair conference in North Carolina
distributed by noodls on 06/18/2012 06:38
David E. Livert, Ph.D., associate professor of
psychology at Penn State Lehigh Valley, will co-chair the
ninth biennial conference for the Society of Psychological
Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) alongside Demis Glasford of
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, from June 21 through
June 24 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The conference, titled
"Changing Societies," will be held at the Omni Hotel and
includes over 300 psychologists, public health researchers,
policy makers, and social activists from around the world who
share a common goal of generating knowledge to aid problems
in society. Through psychology, education, health, sociology,
policy studies, law, economics, and political psychology, the
2012 SPSSI conference will explore the effect of policies on
individual and group behavior, such as prejudice, romantic
relationships, social cognition, volunteerism, and social
justice.
The core of the program will include addresses by invited
speakers, facilitated discussions, research sessions, and
presentations. Mentoring sessions, receptions for graduate
students as well as opportunities to volunteer with a
Charlotte-based community organization will also be
available.
In addition, four Penn State Lehigh Valley students,
Kristine Blasco, Tristina Fitzpatrick, Michelle Tejeda, and
Quynh Tran will accompany Livert and volunteer their time to
help run the conference. For pictures, tweets, and
information throughout their journey, follow @psulehighvalley
on Twitter and visit
www.facebook.com/pages/Penn-State-Lehigh-Valley
.
