Fall/Winter 2006-2007

Thursday, September 21st- Tate Cente, Room 144 (3:30 pm)
Dr. Josee Guidon (Universite de Montreal)
"Modulation of the endocannabinoid system by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in inflammatory and neuropathic pain models"

Thursday, September 28th- Tate Center, Room 142 (3:30 pm)
Dr. Pat O'Connor (UGA)
"Muscle Pain During Exercise"

Thursday, October 5th - Tate Center, Room 137 (12:30 pm)
Dr. Benjamen Karney (RAND) and Dr. Frank Fincham (Florida State University)
WILLIAM A. OWENS LECTURE
Title: "Understanding Marriage: Internal Processes and External Context"

Thursday, October 12th- Tate Center, Room 141 (3:00 pm)
Dr. Nadine Kaslow (Emory University)
"Assessment and Treatment of Abused, Suicidal, African American Women"
Co-Sponsor: Engagement in Diversity (Kecia Thomas)

Monday, October 23rd- Barrow Hall, Room 106 (3:30 pm)
Dr. Gene Brody (Child & Family Development)
"Linking perceived discrimination to the development of conduct problems and depression in African American youths: A five-year longitudinal analysis with contextual moderation effects"

Monday, October 23rd- Psychology Department (1:30 pm)
Dr. Marty Carr
Kick-off Meeting for Effective Intervention Group

Monday, November 6th - Barrow Hall, Room 106 (3:00)
Sharron Thompson (IBR) & Melissa Mottley (Sponsored Programs)
"Switching to Electronic Submissions: Do's, Don'ts and Heads Up"

Monday, January 8th - Barrow Hal, Room 106 (Noon)
Dr. Anne Bothe (Communication Sciences & Disorders)
"Funding for Treatment Research: One Woman's Experiences"

Friday, February 3rd & 4th - Sudent Learning Center, Room 368
Dr. John Nezlek (College of William & Mary)
HLM Workshop
"An Introduction to Multilevel Modeling"

Monday, March 5th- Barrow Hall, Room 106 (3:30 pm)
Dr. Ron Simons (Sociology)
"Knowledge Structures Mediate the Effect of Neighborhood and Hangout on Involvement in Antisocial Behavior"

Friday, March 23rd - Ecology Auditorium (2:00 pm)
Dr. Rex Forehand (University of Vermont)
"Raising Healthy Children: A Cognitive-Behavioral Prevention Program
For Children of Depressed Parents"

Spring 2007

Friday, April 27th - Barrow Hall, Room 106 (Noon)
Dr. Velma Murry (Child & Family Development)
"Designing and Implementing Preventive Interventions: Lessons Learned"

Monday, September 10th - Tate Center, Room 141 (10:30am)
Dr. Peter Giancola (University of Kentucky)
"Alcohol & Aggression: Who's at Risk and Why?"

Thursday, September 20th - S175 Coverdell Bldg. (3:00pm)
Dr. Phil Harvey (Emory University)
"The latest developments in the assessmenet of functional disability in neuropsychiatric conditions"

Wednesday, October 10th - Room 509 Boyd GSRC, IBR Conference Room (3:30pm)
Dr. Sharon Gibson (Family & Consumer Sciences)
"Latinas in Rural Georgia: Cooperative Extension Providing a Place to Connect for Female Immigrants"

Wednesday, October 31st - Room 509 Boyd GSRC, IBR Conference Room (3:30pm)
Dr. John Chamblee (Athropology)
"Structural Violence and the Landscape: The International Open GIS Initiatve for Mssing and Deceased Migrants in Southern Arizona"

Friday, November 2nd - 214 Student Learning Center (3:00pm)
WILLIAM A. OWENS LECTURE SERIES
Dr. Bernice Pescosolido (Indiana University)
"Stigma in Medical and Mental Health Contexts"

Friday, November 2nd - Room 326 Baldwin Hall (11:00am)
Dr. Jack Martin (Indiana University)
"The Role of Relational Contact in Affecting Perceptions of Stigma"

Wednesday, November 7th - Room 509 Boyd GSRC, IBR Conference Room (3:30pm)
Dr. Jorge Atiles (Family & Consumer Sciences)
"Latino Well Being in Georgia: Housing and Other Needs"

Wednesday, November 14th - Room 509 Boyd GSRC, IBR Conference Room (3:30pm)
Dr. Monia Gaughan and Aparna Lhila (Health Adm Biostat & Epidemiology)
"Children of Immigrants: Effects of Reproductive Health Behavior in Young Adulthood"
Dr. Phaedra Corso and Heather Edelblute (Health Adm Biostat & Epidemiology)
"Quality of Life in Newly Integrated Hispanics"

Wednesday, November 28th - Room 509 Boyd GSRC, IBR Conference Room (3:30pm)
Antonio Vasquez (American Friends Service)
"Migrant Rights are Human Rights" - A Quaker Perspective on Immigration Enforcement Policies and Consequences in the US South.

Tuesday, December 4th - Room 509 Boyd GSRC, IBR Conference Room (3:30pm)
Dr. Pamela Orpinas (Health Promotion & Behavior)
Title: "Dating and Dating Aggression Among 9th Graders: A Comparison of Student Surveys, Teacher Ratings, and Student Focus Groups "

Spring 2008

Wednesday, January 23rd & Thursday, January 24th - GxE Seminar Series
Dr. Robert Philibert (University of Iowa)
Dr. Alexandre Todorov (Washington University School of Medicine)
Title: "Genetics and Psychological Health: Implications for Self-Medication and Pharmacology"

Wednesday, January 30th - SLC - Room 348
Dr. Phaedra Corso (Public Health)
Title: "The Cost of Violence for Women & Children and Prevention of Child Maltreatment"
Co-Sponsor - IBR

Friday, February 1st - Psychology Bldg., Room 120
Dr. Shelly Gable (University of California - Santa Barbara)
Title: "Regulating Incentives and Threats in Close Relationships"
Co-Sponsor: IBR

Monday, February 4th -
Jerome Morris (Education)
Title: "Why Study the U.S. South? The Nexus of Race and Place in Reseraching Black People?"
Co-Sponsor: IBR

Saturday, February 16th - SLC Room 370
Dr. Roger Bakeman (Georgia State)
Title: Observational Coding: Methods & Analysis"

Tuesday, March 4th - Student Learning Center (Room - 214) - 3:30pm
Dr. Gary Bennett (Univeristy of Montreal)
Title:"Neuropathic Pain: Models and Mechanisms"
Co-Sponsor - IBR

Wednesday, March 5th - SLC Room 253 (3:00pm)
Dr. Chuck Lance (Psychology)
"The Sources of Four Statistical Cutoff Criteria: What Did They Really Say?"

DATE - March 17th - Psychology, Room 111 (3:30)
Dr. Patricia Miller (Psychology, Dr. Phil Tomporowski (Kinesiology) & Jennifer McDowell
Title: "Effects of Exercise on Cognitive Functioning in Children "

Wednesday, March 19th - UGA Chapel (7:00pm)
Dr. Peggy McIntosh (Wellesley)
Title: Diversity & Privilege
Co-Sponsor - IBR

Wednesday, March 26th - TBA
Dr. Jennifer Beer (University of Texas @ Austin)
Title: TBA
Co-Sponsor - IBR

Monday, March 31st - Student Learning Center (Room 367) - 3:30pm
Dr. Phaedra Corso (Public Health)
Title: "Applying Economic Evaluation to Behavioral Research"

TBA - Room 509 Boyd GSRC, IBR Conference Room (3:30pm)
Dr. Dawn Robinson (Sociology) & Dr. Jody Clay-Warner (Sociology)
Title: "Using Facial Temperature to Measure Emotional Responses to Feedback"

Monday, April 21st - Student Learning Center (Room 207) - 3:30pm
Dr. Nader Amir (San Diego State University)
Title: "Modification of attention bias in anxious individuals: A novel treatment for anxiety"