Science Summits

Systems Level Approaches to Addressing Youth Mental Health Crisis

Thursday, August 7, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Mile High Ballroom 2-3, Feature Stage

The notable increase in mental health disorders among children and adolescents and inadequate access to care have resulted in a crisis. Addressing this crisis will require multifaceted and systems level solutions. Speakers will discuss frameworks for early interventions, evidence-based approaches for prevention and supporting wellbeing in youth, and ways to bring interventions to a national scale.

Presenters:

Ann S. Masten, PhD (Moderator)

Regents Professor, Distinguished McKnight University Professor

University of Minnesota

Sandra Barrueco, PhD

Professor and Director of Clinical Training

University of Maryland Baltimore County

Kenneth A. Dodge, PhD

William McDougall Distinguished Professor of Public Policy Studies

Duke University

Iheoma U. Iruka, PhD

Professor, Department of Maternal and Child Health

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Science of Diversity: Why it Matters

Friday, August 8, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Four Seasons Ballroom 2-4, Main Stage

Why is the study of bias and stereotyping important for understanding social problems? What drives and maintains inequality? What is the benefit of addressing inequity and promoting diverse environments? Join experts who will discuss how psychological science provides critical answers to these questions and why this field of scholarship is so important.

Presenters:

Maysa Akbar, PhD (Moderator)

APA Chief Diversity Officer

Nilanjana Dasgupta, PhD

Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Brian Mustanski, PhD

Professor; Medical Social Sciences, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Northwestern University

Idia Binitie Thurston, PhD

Professor, Health Sciences and Applied Psychology

Northeastern University

Technology and Workplace

Saturday, August 9, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Mile High Ballroom 2-3, Feature Stage

The use of technology in the workplace brings a host of benefits, challenges, and considerations. Human behavior is an element critical to understanding this enterprise. How is psychological science used to enhance the effective use of technology in the workplace? Experts will discuss a range of ways that science can help understand and improve worker experience and well-being; as well as assist employers in selecting and supporting employees.

Presenters:

Gina Cox, PhD (Moderator)

Strategic Executive Coach and Speaker

Feels Human, LLC

Tammy D. Allen, PhD

Distinguished University Professor, Department of Psychology

University of South Florida

Tara S. Behrend, PhD

John Richard Butler II Endowed Professor, School of Human Resources and Labor Relations

Michigan State University

Richard N. Landers, PhD

John P. Campbell Distinguished Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology