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| Posted by: | Nicolle Singer |
| Title/Position: | Science Programs Associate |
| School/Organization: | American Psychological Association |
| Sent to listserv of: | SPSP, SESP, SPSSI |
| Date posted: | April 9th, 2007 |
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I think this announcement will be of interest to soceity members. Please consider it for yourself and forward it widely to colleagues and students who may be interested.
Applications are still being accepted for two of this summer's APA Advanced Training Institutes (ATIs). These intensive training programs expose advanced graduate students, new and established faculty, post-docs, and other researchers to state of the art psychological research methods and emerging technologies. More information about these programs can be found at:
http://www.apa.org/science/ati.html
An ATI on Performing Web-Based Research will be held July 9-13, 2007, at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls. This program will cover the how, why, and why not of designing and implementing web-based research. Examples of interactive experiments that are conducted on the web are discussed, and instructors provide background on the history of internet-based research, as well as the ethics of collecting data on the web. Other topics include longitudinal web methods, large shared databases, web panels, and the recruitment and retention of online participants. Website creation is introduced using basic html and the Authorware software package, as needed for each individual's project. Attendees should come prepared with a web project (or an idea for a web-based experiment) that they would like to work on during the week. Applications will be accepted until seats are filled.
Another ATI will introduce Geographic Information Systems for Psychological Research, and will be held August 16, 2007, in San Francisco, CA. The timing of this one-day program immediately prior to the APA Convention is intended to make it easier for psychologists to attend and learn about this emerging technology. This ATI will focus on the uses (and potential uses) of GIS in psychological research, with plenty of examples. A panel of psychologists who use GIS in their research will speak about the strengths of this methodology and its contribution to their investigations. The development of current the current technology and computer programs will also be discussed. When possible, demonstrations of GIS technology will be matched to the research interests of attendees as described on the registration forms. Dr. Reginald Golledge, a leading behavioral geographer, will direct this ATI. Applications will be accepted until seats are filled.
Tuition for all ATIs is substantially lower than marketplace prices because of a subsidy from APA's Science Directorate. Applications are available at http://www.apa.org/science/ati.html and must be submitted electronically through the program's website. For more information, contact APA's Science Directorate at ati@apa.org or (202) 336-6000.
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