Psychology, Applied; Careers for the 21st century; Social sciences; Universities and colleges; Universities and colleges Graduate work
Dale E. Berger of Claremont Graduate University gives a symposium presentation focusing on preparing for careers where one can apply the science of psychology in non-academic settings. Berger's main thesis is that there are many new and upcoming...
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.; Health behavior; Organ Procurement
This presentation will provide a look into the relationship between social and behavioral researchers and community organization leaders from the perspective of the community organization. The presentation begins with a look at the love at first...
Psychology, Applied; Careers for the 21st century; Social sciences; Universities and colleges; Universities and colleges Graduate work
Dale E. Berger of Claremont Graduate University gives a symposium presentation focusing on preparing for careers where one can apply the science of psychology in non-academic settings. Berger's main thesis is that there are many new and upcoming...
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.; Psychology, Applied; Health behavior; Indians of North America; Kidney transplantation
American Indians (AI) and Alaska Natives (AN) of the United States (US), and First Nations (FN) peoples of Canada, experience higher rates of many chronic diseases. While the burden of specific health issues differs by group, an increasing...
Psychology, Applied; Careers for the 21st century; Social sciences; Universities and colleges; Universities and colleges Graduate work
This introductory symposium presentation presented by, Stewart Donaldson the dean of the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences at Claremont Graduate University, examines longitudinal trends in obtaining psychology and other social...
Interpersonal relations; Psychology, Applied; Social sciences; Clever Hans (Horse); Self-fulfilling prophecy; Social exchange
This symposium presentation given by Robert Rosenthal, distinguished professor of psychology at University of California at Riverside, discusses the effects of interpersonal expectations and self-fulfilling prophecies in a variety of applied...
Stewart Donaldson, dean of the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences at Claremont Graduate University opens this symposium with a presentation about the “second boom” of applied psychology and evaluation. In this new phase of the...
Research methods; Statistical methods; Psychology, Applied
A critical aspect of conducting any type of field-based research and evaluation is the collection of data needed for testing hypotheses and answering evaluation questions. Many do not realize the importance of this activity in the planning of...
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.; Psychology, Applied; Health behavior
Developed from “best practices” derived from the organ procurement literature, the Family Communication Coordinator (FCC) Protocol outlines a communication path to promote family members’ understanding of brain death and their acceptance of...
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.; Psychology, Applied; Persuasion (Psychology); Health behavior
This presentation opens the symposium Implementing and Evaluating Health Behavior Interventions, and contains an overview of the issues to be discussed in subsequent talks, as well as a succinct statement of the challenges and advantages of the...
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.; Psychology, Applied; Health behavior
Ohio’s transition to a first person consent organ donor registry provides an opportunity to study attitude and behavior change in regard to organ donation. Ohio was an early adopter of first person consent registries for organ donation. The...
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.; Psychology, Applied; Health behavior
This presentation will discuss the overall idea that it is important to understand the dynamics of interpersonal conversations about health for two reasons: 1) interpersonal conversations can influence the participants’ health knowledge,...
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.; Psychology, Applied; Health behavior
Efforts to increase the availability of organs and tissue from donors have received increased emphasis in the last decade in both policy and practice circles. As part of an innovative grant program operated by the U.S. Division of Transplantation,...
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.; Psychology, Applied; Health behavior
The workplace offers rich opportunity for increasing awareness, modifying attitudes, and promoting health behavior change. Despite these advantages, the workplace also presents unique challenges to the design, implementation and evaluation of...
Social research; Social sciences Research; Science and society; Education; Public policy; Women's rights; Civil rights; Abortion; Religion and politics
Faye Wattleton, former president of Planned Parenthood and co-founder of the Center for the Advancement of Women, discusses her experiences using data to advance causes of women’s and civil rights. She describes the use of data and research as an...
Science; SAT (Educational test); Education; Social research
In this presentation Dr. Atkinson discusses his experience to convert country’s most widely used admissions examination, the SAT 1, to a more advanced test, the SAT 2. Dr. Atkinson was seeking a new test for college admission because he was...
Social sciences Research; Science and society; Education; Public policy; Social research
In this presentation, Halpern emphasizes the importance of social science research to inform public policies. She emphasizes benefits of social science research such as improving quality of life, motivating learning, reducing crimes and many...
The primary foci of Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky’s presentation are the cognitive and motivational processes that distinguish individuals who show exceptionally high and low levels of happiness. By exploring the levels and benefits of happiness, she...
Evaluation; Policy and research series; Social sciences; Rand Corporation; Development; Politics and policy making
In his presentation Dr. Klitgaard provides the history of evaluation and policy analysis that evolved through three generations since WWII. By listing examples and tools used for evaluations he aims to facilitate future evaluation research that...
Dr. Mark Lipsey, a leader of the field of evaluation, talks about evidence-based practice and its relation to evaluation. Evidenced-based social science theories are often helpful for understanding the etiology of desired or undesired outcomes and...
