DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
THE WEEKLY MEMO
APRIL 13, 2006

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MEETINGS
(all meetings are held in H228 unless otherwise noted)

April 20, 2006 Departmental Committee
cancelled
May 2, 2006 Graduate Committee
2:00 p.m.
May 11, 2006 Priorities & Procedures Committee
3:30 p.m.
May 18, 2006 Departmental Committee
3:30 p.m.
GENERAL OFFICE HOURS ARE CHANGING.........
As of April 21, 2006, the Departmental Office (H232) will be closed from 12:00 - 1:00 daily for lunch for May, June and July.

CONGRATULATIONS - TA PRIZE
This year's TA Prize in Psychology goes to Ms. Jennifer Passey for her work in PSYC 300. Congratulations, Jenn! We had a number of excellent nominations attesting to the calibre of our graduate students as teaching assistants.

CONGRATULATIONS - UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS
Ron Holden and Jill Atkinson are pleased to congratulate the following undergraduate and graduate students who earned external fellowships/scholarships for 2006-2007. We've yet to hear about SSHRC Doctoral applicants and CIHR applicants.

NSERC PGSM : Joshua Bell and Jeannette Benson

SSHRC CGS Master's Scholarships : Amelie Beausoleil, Tessen Clifford, Jessica Ginting, Jessica Nee and Katherine Sutton.

Ontario Graduate Scholarships : Iris Balodis, Tonya Bauermann, Amelie Beausoleil, Josh Bell, Jeannette Benson, Eliane Boucher, Lisa Bradford, Eric Bulmash, Kristen Dunfield, Liane English, Annie Hsieh, Sandy Lai, Meghan MacDonald, Bonnie MacNeil, Jamal Mansour, Sandra Marques, Lianne McLellan, Jessica Nee, Shelly Paik, Jennifer Passey, Nathan Sklair, Samantha Waxman and Rebecca Wells.

Well Done!


CONGRATULATIONS - UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING AWARD
Kate Harkness was awarded the Undergraduate Teaching Award for 2005-2006 on April 10, 2006.


EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT AT QUEEN'S
Influencing Others with Win-Win Results workshop will take place on April 25, 2006 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in B176 Mackintosh-Corry Hall. Register online at http://www.hr.queensu.ca.

IN-HOUSE CONFERENCE
AGSIP will be hosting the first Psychology Graduate Student In-house Conference on Friday, May 26, 2006. This will be a departmental event, and will allow graduate students to highlight and share their work with other students, faculty and staff.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT/ SUMMER HELP
There are four resumes on file in the General Office of students looking for research work and one with strong technical computer skills. Please seen Jane D.


CONSTRUCTION [details]

ROOM RESERVATIONS
Due to the impact of Construction Projects, Room Reservations is reviewing bookings that may be impacted by these projects. In some cases, it may be necessary to relocate events to alternate locations.
CONVOCATION INFORMATION
Information regarding Convocation Ceremonies can be found at: http://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/convocation/convocat.html


CLINICAL BROWN BAG SCHEDULE --- Craine 210 from 12:00 - 1:00
April (TBA) - TBA - Psychology Internships
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Bulletin Board: http://psyc.queensu.ca/gradbeta1/bulletin.html


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10-DIGIT DIALING IS COMING! [details]

FIRST AID TRAINING
Friday, June 9th & Monday, June 12th, 2006
Friday, June 16th & Monday, June 19th, 2006
Wednesday, July 5th & Friday, July 7th, 2006
Monday, July 10th & Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
Wednesday, August 9th & Friday, August 11th, 2006
Wednesday, August 16th & Friday, August 18th, 2006
Register: http://www.safety.queensu.ca/courses/firstaid.htm

WHMIS TRAINING

Upcoming course dates are:

April 25 - 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; May 4 - 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.; May 24 - 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.; May 30 - 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Register: http://www.safety.queensu.ca/courses/whmis.htm

RADIATION SAFETY TRAINING
Upcoming dates are:
May 16 - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; and May 31 - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Register: http://www.safety.queensu.ca/courses/radiation.htm

SAFETY AWARENESS AND INTRO TO WHMIS
The next date is May 25 - 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Register: http://www.safety.queensu.ca/courses/whmis_o.htm

FIRE EXTINGUISHER TRAINING
All Courses are in Jean Royce Hall (West Campus) Room C140
Dates are as follows:
Friday April 21 2006 1:00 pm - 4:pm
Friday May 26 2006 1:00 pm - 4:pm
Wednesday June 21  1:00 pm - 4:pm
Friday July 14 1:00 pm - 4:pm

You may register for this course at http://www.safety.queensu.ca/courses/fireext.htm


STRATEGIC INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMME
The Universite du Quebec a Montreal is seeking candidates who have recently completed their doctoral training or professionals with experience who wish to focus or reorient their research in the area of suicide and suicide prevention. Website: http://www.crise.ca/eng/postdoctoral.asp

WORKSHOPS
How to Prepare a Winning SSHRC Proposal will be presented by Dr. Jill Scott, Department of German Studies on May 4, 2006 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in 306 Fleming Hall, Jemmett Wing. Please RSVP to Bonnie Stewart at stewartb@post.queensu.ca

The Clinician's Institute For Training and Education presents Advances in the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Michelle G. Craske, Ph.D. on May 4 at The Embassy West Hotel and May 5 at the Holiday Inn, running from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. [brochure]

Queen's University Cross-Cultural Counselling Training Institute announces a workshop on Multicultural Awareness and Skills in Counselling and Therapy - Raising the Bar of Practitioner Competence. This one day training program will take place April 28, 2006 at the Days Inn and Conference Centre. Website: http://www.queensu-hcds.org/qucccti. [flyer]
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CONFERENCES
4th Annual Pain Day: Pain, Medical Practice & Case Reviews will be held April 21, 2006 at the Holiday Inn Waterfront, Kingston. [brochure]


The Clinician's Institute for Training and Education presents Advances in the Assessment of Adolescents & Adults with LD and ADHD with Allyson G. Harrison on April 21, 2006 at the Embassy West Hotel from 8:00 to 5:00 p.m. [details]

11th Biennial Symposium on Violence & Aggression will be held June 25 - 27, 2006 at the Delta Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon. Website: http://www.extension.usask.ca/go/VA


SEMINARS/TALKS
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY: Dr. Matthew DeAngelis and Margo Rivera, Ph.D. will speak on Gender Bending: Straightening Out the Mystery of Gender Identity Disorder and Gender Identity Dysphoria and Dissociation respectively on April 21, 2006 starting at 9:30 at the HDH in Johnson 1 Auditorium.

BIOLOGY SEMINAR: Rachel Fraser will speak Examining Avian Hybridization using genetic markers: dynamics of mate choice, disease and rapid introgression on April 21, 2006 at 12:30 in 1102 Biosciences Complex.

NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
PRESENTATION: Marie-Claude Caron, Research Grants and Scholarships Directorate Team Leader will speak on Special Research Opportunities (SRO) on April 24, 2006 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in 306 Fleming Hall, Jemmett Wing. RSVP to Anne Smith at smitha@post.queensu.ca


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JOB POSTINGS
The Department of Psychology at Queen's University requests applications from suitably qualified candidates interested in teaching any of the following courses in the 2006-2007 academic session. Please visit: http://psyc.queensu.ca/jobs/index.html for a complete listing.

Algonquin Child and Family Services requires a Behaviour Communication Therapist (Permanent Full-time) for Muskoka/Parry Sound. [info]

The University of Moncton has an opening for a temporary position of two (2) years in psychology at l'Ecole de psychologie. [details]

Kinark Child and Family Services is an accredited children's mental health centre providing services to children and their families in a number of communities in Ontario. They currently have an opening for a child psychologist (regular full-time contract position). [details]


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Previous Editions:
2005
2006

April 7, 2006: http://psyc.queensu.ca/wkmemo/apr7_06.html
March 31, 2006: http://psyc.queensu.ca/wkmemo/mar31_06.html
March 24, 2006: http://psyc.queensu.ca/wkmemo/mar24_06.html
March 17, 2006: http://psyc.queensu.ca/wkmemo/mar17_06.pdf
March 10, 2006: http://psyc.queensu.ca/wkmemo/mar10_06.html
March 3, 2006: http://psyc.queensu.ca/wkmemo/mar3_06.html