2017 Convention ProgramAPA Division 16, School Psychology - Washington, D.C. (August 3-6, 2017)

Thursday, August 3Session Title Time Location Program Type

Integrating Multiple Support Systems of Care to Support the Education of Youth who are Medically Involved (Chair: Michelle Perfect, PhD)

8:00 AM – 9:50 AM Convention Center Room

149BDivision 16 Symposium

*Offers CE Credits

Collaborative: Cycle of Injustices – LGBTQ Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

(Co-Chair: G. Nic Ryder, PhD, Roberto L. Abreu, EdS, MS)

8:00 AM – 9:50 AM Convention Center Room

150A Cross Division Symposium

Poster Session: Assessment and Intervention to Improve Mental Health and Behavior Across Contexts

10:00 AM – 10:50 AM

Convention Center Halls D and E Division 16 Poster Session

Collaborative: Safer Learning Spaces, Practice, Research, and Advocacy for LGBT Students

(Co-Chair: Amanda J. Williams, PhD, Nic Ryder, PhD)

10:00 AM – 11:50 AM

Convention Center Room 150A Cross Division Symposium

Resilience to Bullying: Protective Roles of Schools and Families (Chair: Cixin Wang, PhD )

11:00 AM -12:50 PM Convention Center Room

146ADivision 16 Symposium

Autism Spectrum Disorder: Psychologist’s Opportunities for Cross-Setting Practice and Research(Chair: Sarah S. Mire, Ph.D.)

11:00 AM -12:50 PM

Convention Center Room 143A

Division 16 Symposium *Offers CE Credits

Scaling up Family Interventions in Schools and Primary Care Settings (Chair: Julia Ogg, PhD)

1:00 PM –2:50 PM

Convention Center Room 209B Division 16 Symposium

Collaborative: The Walk a Mile Experience: A Families Living in Poverty Awareness Session

(Chair: Mirian E. Ofonedu, PhD, LCSW)

2:00 PM –3:50 PM Convention Center Room

207A Cross Division Discussion

Poster Session: Critical Factors to Promote Academic Achievement 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM

Convention Center Halls D and E Division 16

Poster Session

Friday, August 4Session Title Time Location Program Type

Ending the School Psychology Shortages Crisis(Co-Chair:Joel O. Bocanegra, PhD, Aaron A. Gubi, PhD) 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Convention Center Room 154A

Division 16 Symposium *Offers CE Credits

Collaborative: Trans Identity in Middle Childhood – Current Knowledge and Issues

(Chair: Lore m. Dickey, PhD) 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Convention Center Room 150A Cross Division Symposium

Poster Session: Social Justice – Providing Access to Educational and Mental Health Opportunities for Diverse Youth 10:00 AM - 10:50

AM Convention Center Halls D and E Division 16 Poster Session

Collaborative: Carrots Taste Better than Sticks – Positive Reinforcement for Behavior Change

(Chair: David S. Festinger, PhD)10:00 AM - 11:50

AM Convention Center Room 151B Cross Division Symposium

Family-School Partnerships for Children with ASD: Characteristics, Outcomes, and Training Needs

(Chair: Gazi F. Azad, PhD)11:00 AM - 11:50

AM Convention Center Room 209A Division 16 Symposium

APA Programming 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Cross Division Early Career Mixer 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM TBD Social

Using School-Based Coaching and Consultation to Facilitate Systems-Level Change

(Chair: Courtenay A. Barrett, PhD) 4:00 PM -5:50 PM Convention Center Room 144CDivision 16 Symposium

*Offers CE Credits

Collaborative: School-Based Bullying Prevention – Research Policy and Practice

(Chair: Clinton W. Anderson, PhD) 4:00 PM -5:50 PM Convention Center Room 151B Cross Division Symposium

Thinking Outside of the Box: Nontraditional Careers in School Psychology

(Co-Chair:Stacy-Ann A. January, PhD, Julie A. Grossman, PhD)

5:00 PM –5:50 PM Convention Center Room 203 Division 16 Symposium

Saturday, August 5Session Title Time Location Program Type

SASP Symposium: School Psychology Graduate Student Breakfast and Professional Development

8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Marriott Marquis Washington,

DC Hotel Congress RoomSASP Division 16 Student Event

Collaborative: New Frontiers in Bullying of Youth with Disabilities – Research, Social Policy and Law, and Practice (Chair: Michelle K. Demaray, PhD)

8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Convention Center Room

150BCross Division Symposium

Poster Session: Systems-Level Assessment, Intervention, and Consultation 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Convention Center Halls D

and E Division 16 Poster Session

Collaborative: No Youth is an Island – Examining Social Support and Depression Through a Multidisciplinary Lens(Chair: Sandra Y. Rueger, Ph.D.)

10:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Convention Center Room 150B

Cross Division Symposium

Culture Counts: Delivering Evidence-Based Interventions for Diverse Students(Chair: Scott L. Graves, PhD)

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM Convention Center Room

144BDivision 16 Symposium

*Offers CE Credits

Universal Interventions for Improving Children’s Social-Emotional Learning (Chair: Stephen N. Elliott, PhD)

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM Convention Center Room

204BDivision 16 Symposium

School Psychologists as Early Childhood Mental Health Consultants(Chair: Alfred Amado, PhD)

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM Convention Center West

Overlook RoomDivision 16 Symposium

Collaborative: Strategies for Promoting Positive Mental Health Outcomes for Black Youth

(Chair: Mirian E. Ofonedu, PhD, LCSW)

12:00 PM - 1:50 PM Convention Center Room

150A Cross Division Symposium

Presidential Address: The Importance of the Brain in School Psychology: Beyond the Ecobehavioral Model

(Catherine A. Fiorello, PhD)

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Hotel Marquis Salons 12

and 13Division 16 Presidential Address

Division 16 Business Meeting & Award Ceremony 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Hotel Marquis Salons 12

and 13Division 16 Special Event

Division 16 Social Hour 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM

Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Hotel Marquis Salons 12

and 13Division 16 Special Event

Sunday, August 6Session Title Time Location Program Type

Whole School Professional Development as the Foundation for Trauma-Sensitive Schools(Co-Chair: Kathryn A. Simon, MEd, MS,

Stacy Overstreet, PhD)

8:00 AM - 9:50 AM Convention Center Room 143A

Division 16 Symposium*Offers CE Credits

Engaging Parents as Partners to Promote Student Health and Well-Being

(Co-Chair: Lauren G. Fasig Caldwell, JD, PhD,Lacey L. Rosenbaum, MEd)

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Convention Center Room 144A

Division 16 Symposium*Offers CE Credits

The Ends of the Bell Curve: Identification of Students with Intellectual Disabilities and Giftedness

(Chair: Catherine A. Fiorello, PhD)

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM Convention Center Room 156 Division 16 Symposium

*Offers CE Credits

Sessions offering CE credits have been reviewed and approved by the American Psychological Association Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP) and the Continuing Education Committee (CEC) to offer CE credits for psychologists. The CEP Office and the CEC maintain responsibility for the delivery of the programs.

A Note on CE Credits:

2017 Division 16 Award Winners

Paige MissionOutstanding Dissertation Award

Keith C. RadleyLightner Witmer Early Career Award

Tyler L. RenshawLightner Witmer Early Career Award

Thomas J. PowerSenior Scientist Award

Chris Riley-TillmanTom Oakland Mid-Career Scholarship

Award

Dawn P. FlanaganContributions to Practice Award

Cecil R. ReynoldsNadine Lambert Award

Vincent C. AlfonsoJack Bardon Distinguished Service Award

These individuals will receive their awards and make brief statements towards the end of the Division 16 Business Meeting on August 5th

in the Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Hotel Marquis

Salons 12 and 13.

Student Ribbon Walk Winners

Kelly TeufelCassandra Schreiber

Brittany LewnoScott Greenspan

John-Etienne MyburghAmanda Moen

Oscar WidalesKelsey Ragan

Garret HallJames Geiger

Natalie JusticeMadeline Larson

Ana Damme

Margaret BenevilleShelby Stohlman

Andrew WhiteMadeline Jacobson

Michal Yablong BoyarsAlexa Algios

Emily DeFouw

Emily SrisarajivakulCaroline GrossmanChrista Copeland

Kyler ShumwayLea Petrovic

Kristen Frese

The individuals below submitted this year’s top rated student poster proposals.  At the APA Convention in Washington D.C., each of these students will be recognized with a ribbon during his or her poster session.

Of these, the top four posters (one per session) will be selected after being evaluated by two judges. Winners will receive a monetary award and be announced at the Division 16 Social and Award Ceremony on Saturday,

August 5th at 2:00 p.m. in the Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Hotel Marquis Salons 12 and 13. 

Early Career Professional Travel Award Winners

Sally Grapin Montclair State University

Cixin WangUniversity of Maryland

Lyndsay JenkinsEastern Illinois University

Division 16 General Waiver WinnerLauren Erickson

University of Massachusetts Amherst

This Year’s Program ReviewersKatelin daCruz Julia Coyne Kaitlin Gould Katie Maki Lisa Persinger Shannon TranKizzy Albritton Franci Crepeau-Hobson Scott Graves Celeste Malone Lisa Peterson Josh TurekElizabeth Alexander Emily DeFouw Scott Greenspan Alfred Mancuso Nicholas Petronio Asha UnniKathleen Aspiranti Carlos Dejud Thomas Gross Amanda Marcotte Eric Pierson Victor VillarrealCandice Aston Raymond DiGiuseppe Aaron Gubi Malka Margalit William Porter Kim VogelMichelle Athanasiou Robert Dixon Danny Hajovsky Ryan Martin Shawn Powell Cixin WangCaitlin Aymong Angela Dobbins Cathy Hall Benjamin Mason Jamie Pratt Gloria WhaleyMiriam Rose Baker Daniel Drevon Renee Hawkins Maryellen McClain Verdoes Rebecca Recio Chunyan YangDanielle Balaghi Adam Duberstein Cynthia Hazel Daniel McCleary Erik Reinbergs Jamie Yarbrough Maggie Beard Lucia Dwyer Melissa Heath Merilee McCurdy Jessica Reinhardt Anastasia YasikAlex Beaujean Rachel Eisenberg Sheera Hefter Ryan McGill Cyndi Riccio Nick YoungJoshua Bernstein Katie Eklund Julie Herbstrith Marie McGrath Kristin Rispoli Kim Zoder-MartellAmrita Bindra Sherry Eyer Robyn Hess Jennifer McNeany Lia SandilosTrevor Bixler Lindsay Fallon Crystal Hill-Chapman Albee Mendoza Sonja SaquiJamilia Blake Sarah Fefer Tamara Hodges Lito Michalopoulou Barbara SchaeferJoel Bocanegra Centron Felder Robin Hojnoski Gloria Miller Steven Schmaltz Samantha Boddpati Catherine Fiorello Rebekah Hudock Marlena Minkos Kristen SchraubenNoelita Bowman Rosemary Flanagan Stacey-Ann January Traian Moldovan Jordan ScottiRobyn Bratica Jake Follmer Austin H. Johnson Nicholas Naccari Casey ShannonAmy Briesch Anjali Forber-Pratt Cristina Joly Supriya Nair Zachary Shindorf Alissa Briggs Laurie Ford Emma Jurrens Frank Nascimento Dave ShribergRachel Brown Hilarie Fotter Natalie Justice R. Brett Nelson Meghan SilvaAlan Brue Connie Fournier Judith Kaufman Emilie Ney Bradley SmithStephanie Brunner Anne Frank Webb Ryan Kettler Ramona Noland Danielle SmithAmy Bruno Stephanie Fredrick Whitney Kleinert Teri Nowak Rayne SperlingAmy Lynn Button Kennetha Frye Satish K. Kushwaha Sarah Ochs Joni SplettGary Canivez Nick Gelbar Richard Langford Evelyn Oka Bill StreinSara Castro Olivo Nora Geraghty Angelina Lee Chimereodo Okoroji Robyn SullivanMei Chang Karen Gischlar Chieh Li Nadira Pardo Mark TerjesenCliff (Yung-Chi) Chen Anisa Goforth Stephen Loke Monica Parent Lea TheodoreChi-ching (Gigi) Chuang Katelynn Gohr Giuliana Losapio De'Von Patterson Kristin ThompsonAmanda Clinton Julie Gold Patricia Lowe Michelle Perfect Leigh Ann Tipton

Many Thanks to the Generous Sponsors of this

Year’s Program!

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pearson

CDSPP

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Questions?Contact Julia Ogg (jogg@niu.edu)