Association of Heads of Departments of Psychology

Annual Meeting

Embassy Suites Buckhead, Atlanta

November 13^th-14^th, 2009

Friday, November 13^th

8:30-9:30 a.m.             Learning the Recipe: Insights from New Chairs

· Kevin Eames (Covenant College), The privilege of scaffolding: Co-chairing with a long-term veteran

· Tom Ross* (College of Charleston), Navigating institutional change: Challenges and opportunities

· Kristen Diliberto (Berry College), Fostering a Growth Mindset at an Individual and Department Level

9:30 – 9:45 a.m.          Discussion

9:45-10:45 a.m.           Incorporating Fresh Ingredients: Undergraduate Research

• Karen Brakke* (Spelman College), Creating a culture of undergraduate research in a department
• Brian Pope (Tusculum College), Revising the curriculum to facilitate undergraduate research
• Patrick Smith (Florida Southern University), Satiety of undergraduate research in a small comprehensive college: One morsel at a time

10:45-11:00 a.m.         Reactions

11:00-11:15 a.m.         Break and Late Registration (Dinner Restaurant Sign-Up)

11:15-12:00                 Testing the Recipe: Evaluating People and Products

· Larry Christensen (University of South Alabama), Faculty burn-out

· Renae Duncan* (Murray State University), Creation of a protocol for use in annual evaluations of faculty: A 10-year process of trashing and tweaking

· Tim Lawson (College of Mount St. Joseph), On the similarity of chairperson evaluation systems and snowflakes: No two are exactly alike

12:00-12:15p.m.          Reactions

12:15-2:00p.m.            Lunch with a New Buddy

2:00-3:00 p.m.             Our Own Iron Chef: Keynote Address

Michael Stoloff (James Madison University), The Psychology Major:  What we do and what should we do?

This presentation will include a description of the structure of Psychology Major programs in North America based on a recent analysis of 374 institutions.  Findings that relate program characteristics to student success and satisfaction as reported by Department Heads at 110 of these institutions will also be discussed.

Introduced by Donna McCarty* (Clayton State University)

3:15-4:15 p.m.             Postprandial Reflection: Objectives for the psychology major

· Donna McCarty* (Clayton State University)

· Natalie Person (Rhodes College)

· Michael Stoloff (James Madison University)

4:15-5:15 p.m.             When the Soufflé Falls: Blunders We’ve Made as Chairs

Deborah Richardson (Augusta State University)

5:30-7:00 p.m.             Appetizers: Social and Attitudinal Readjustment Seminar

7:30-9:00 p.m.             Dinners in Small Groups at Local Restaurants

Saturday, November 14^th

8:30-9:30 a.m.             Dinner Guests: External Constituents

· Karen Brakke (Spelmann College), Working with community-based constituents while supervising students’ off-campus experience

· Nathalie Coté* (Belmont Abbey College), The care and feeding of alumni

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Organizing the Pantry: Departmental Tasks and Organization

· Lee Gillis* (Georgia College and State University), TBA

· Richard Kindred (Stetson University), From Soup to Nuts and Bolts

9:30-9:45 a.m.             Discussion

9:45-10:30 a.m.           Hot dogs and Hamburgers at the Zoo: Issues for Public Universities

                                    Bernard Whitley* (Ball State University)

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Haute Cuisine: Issues for Private Universities

John Batson* (Furman University)

10:30-10:45 a.m.         Discussion

10:45-11:00 am           Break

11:00 a.m.-12:00         Cured, pickled, smoked or otherwise well-preserved: Insights from Seasoned Chairs

· Doug Gillan* (North Carolina State University), Where the Wild Things are: Chairing/Heading a department in hard times

· Mary Brazier (Loyola University), New faculty and older faculty: Different creatures with different needs and different demands

12:00-12:15 p.m.         Discussion

12:15-12:30 pm           Planning for the Party: Business Meeting, Budget Report, Planning Next Year’s Meeting

Deborah Richardson* (Augusta State University)

* Denotes Session Moderator