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The Behavioral Neuroscientist and Comparative Psychologist BUSINESS NAME The Behavioral Neuroscientist and Comparative Psychologist Division 6, American Volume 27, Issue 1 Spring/Summer, 2012 Psychological Association Editor A Message From Division 6 President Mauricio R. Papini David J. Bucci, PhD Dartmouth College Division 6: An experiment in progress A major challenge for Division 6 (and apparently Division President for other APA division as well) is to survive a new generation of young professionals who Mauricio R. Papini, PhD apparently do not engage in scientific societies as much as was done by previous generations. Thus, a present and future challenge will be to generate enough interest to attract new mem- Inside this issue: bers. How can we generate such interest? It seems somewhat surprising to me that our Message from the 1, 5-6 division would be in this position, given current President levels of social awareness about the importance of psychological research on brain-behavior interactions and the comparative psychology of cognitive processes. There are several ways of Division 6 2-4 generating interest for Division 6 among young Officers researchers, but, in my opinion, the single most important option is to hold high-quality meet- convention program. On the positive side, Historical Trends in 7-10 ings. Thus, my effort as President of Division 6 having extensive overlap with other divisions American Compara- was directed at generating the best possible allows for a potentially fruitful cooperative tive Psychology scientific program for the forthcoming APA approach to division activities. But this re- Convention in Orlando, August 1-5, 2012. As quires a special effort, as we discovered dur- ing this past year. Div 6 & 3 programs for 11-14 you will see, this was a team effort. Here is 2012 APA Convention what we did. One of those sitting at the table was Karen In recent years, our program has been out- Hollis, then President-elect of Division 3 and Report from the APA 15-16 standing, but, in my perception, somewhat iso- former President of Division 6. Karen and I Council of Representa- decided to do something that, unfortunately, tives lated from the rest of the conference, including especially other divisions. When I attended the does not appear to be as common as it leadership conference for President-elect mem- should be: pool resources together and come up with a joined program organized by the Early Career Corner 17-18 bers (January 2011, Washington DC), it was obvious to me that the 56 divisions currently in two divisions. We had two committed and the APA structure were far too many. Sitting at effective program chairs, Victoria Chamizo the lunch table were several colleagues who had (Division 6), and Nancy Dess (Division 3). I presided over more than one division (three had asked Victoria to develop a program with Obituary 19 divisions in one case!). This should not occur so a strong international presence. As a result, often if divisions represented truly distinct areas we will have a very exciting line up of speaker of Psychology. A negative consequence of this and symposia, covering a diversity of topics of Membership 20 proliferation of division is the atomization of the interest to our members. At the risk of of- fending somebody who is left outside, here Page 2 The Behavioral Neuroscientist and Comparative Psychologist Division 6 Officers & Committees President: Mauricio R. Papini, PhD Past Member-at-Large: Mary Meagher, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Department of Psychology Texan Christian University Texas A&M University 817-257-6084 College Station, TX 77843 e-mail: [email protected] Phone: (979) 845-2564 e-mail: [email protected] President-Elect: Chana K Akins Early Career Representative: Department of Psychology Meredith J. Bashaw, PhD University of Kentucky Department of Psychology Lexington, KY 40506-0001 Franklin & Marshall College email: [email protected] PO Box 3003 Lancaster, PA 17604 Phone: (717) 358-4425 Past–President: Gordon Burghardt, PhD email: [email protected] Department of Psychology University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37996 Past Early Career Representative: Phone: (865) 974-3300 Kimberly Christian, Ph.D. e-mail: [email protected] Unit on the Genetics of Cognition and Behavior NIMH/MIH 35 Convent Drive, Rm 1C1006 Secretary/Treasurer: Mary Cain, Ph.D. Besthesda, MD 20892 Department of Psychology Phone: (301) 402-6757 Kansas State University Email: [email protected] Manhattan, KS 66506 Phone: (785) 532-6884 e-mail: [email protected] Student Representative: Amanda Glueck Texan Christian University Department of Psychology Council Representative: Mike Domjan, Ph.D. Texas Christian University Department of Psychology Fort Worth, TX 76129 The University of Texas at Austin, SEA 4.232 Phone: (817) 257-6236 Austin, TX 78712 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Student Representative-Elect: Emily Reinhardt Member-at-Large: David Washburn, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Director, Language Research Center Kansas State University Georgia State University 492 Bluemont Hall P.O. Box 5010 Manhattan, KS 66506 Atlanta, GA 30302-5010 Phone: (785)-532-6850 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Past Student Representative: Sheri Browning Member-at-Large: Michael J. Beran, Ph.D. Departments of Psychology Language Research Center, Georgia State University University of Tennessee University Plaza Atlanta, GA 30303 1404 Circle Dr. Phone: (404)-413-5285 Knoxville, TN 37996-0900 e-mail: [email protected] Phone: (865) 974-3300 Email: [email protected] Volume 27, Issue 1 Page 3 Division 6 Officers & Committees Awards Committee Chair: Sergio Pellis, PhD Membership & Growth Committee Past Chair: University of Lethbridge Todd K. Shackelford, PhD Lethbridge, Alberta Department of Psychology Canada, T1K 3M4 Oakland University Phone: (403) 329-2078 112 Pryale Hall email: [email protected] Rochester, Michigan 48309-4401 Phone: (248) 370-2285 Email: [email protected] Awards Committee Chair Elect: Brian Cusato, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Centre College Program Committee Chair: Victoria Chamizo, PhD Young Hall—214 University of Barcelona, Spain 600 West Walnut Street Departament de Psicologia Bàsica Danville, KY 40422 Institut de Recerca en Cervell, Cognició i Conducta (IR3C) Phone: 859-238-5330 Universitat de Barcelona Email: [email protected] Passeig de la Vall d’Hebron, 171 08035 - Barcelona (SPAIN) email: [email protected] Awards Committee Past Chair: Matthew Cooper, PhD Department of Psychology Program Committee Chair Elect: Matt Lattal, Ph.D., Austin Peay Building Behavioral Neuroscience Department University of Tennessee Oregon Health and Science University Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 Office: MRB 704 Phone: (865)-974-3328 Phone: (503)- 418-2215 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Membership & Growth Committee Chair: Program Committee Past Chair: Jesse Purdy, PhD Kenneth J. 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