DEPARTMENT
OF PSYCHOLOGY
THE WEEKLY MEMO
APRIL 13, 2006
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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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. |
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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.
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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.
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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!
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CONGRATULATIONS
- UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING AWARD
Kate Harkness was awarded
the Undergraduate Teaching Award for 2005-2006 on April 10,
2006.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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CLINICAL
BROWN BAG SCHEDULE ---
Craine 210 from 12:00 - 1:00
April (TBA) - TBA - Psychology
Internships
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
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