Division 20
American Psychological Association
 Adult Development
and Aging

The Psyaging Archive, MONTH YEAR

* FUNDING: Review Panels
* CONFERENCES: APA, Aging Programs Handout
* JOBS: Postdoc immediately at German Centre for Research on Ageing
* INFO: Important Request Re: Older Americans Act Reauthorization
* CONFERENCES: Healthy People/Partnerships Call for Abstracts
* JOBS: Environment and Aging Research Position
Unknown No Subject
Unknown No Subject
* CONFERENCES: Conversation Hour: Geriatric MH Services Research
* FUNDING/INFO: OMB Circular A-110 Alert
* JOBS: Multiple postdocs, IERI NSF/OERI 4-year grant
* JOBS: Fellowship Opportunity, University of Michigan
* CONFERENCES: Societal Structures and Effective Health Behavior in
* FUNDING: Fetzer Institute RFA on Self-Reports of Health and
* CONFERENCES: Two calls for papers
* JOBS: IOM Job Opening
* JOBS: FW: long-term care researcher position at Rutgers
* CONFERENCES: Duck tour- important update
Unknown No Subject
* INFO: Call for Nominations to Committee on Urban Initiatives
* INFO: Call for nominations to Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs
* CONFERENCES: Rural Aging Conference
* INFO: Repost: Call for Nominations to Committee on Urban
* CONFERENCES: Division 20 Student Activities at APA
* CONFERENCES: Symposium To Honor Rob Abeles
Unknown No Subject
* CONFERENCES: COGNITIVE AGING CONFERENCE 2000
* AWARDS: Winners at the recent APA Convention, Division 20
* INFO: Freedom of Information, researchers' data: OMB and A110



Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 07:25:57 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: FUNDING: Review Panels
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

The Center for Scientific Review has recently made available the first report of
work of its Panel on Scientific Boundaries. Public comment on the report is
being sought through 15 October. I urge you, as a practicing scientist with a
vested interest in the NIH peer review process, to examine the report and offer
your comments and suggestions. The report is available at the following web
address: http://WWW.DRG.NIH.GOV/bioopp/select.htm

Thank you for your attention.

Michael Micklin, Ph.D.
Chief
Risk, Prevention, & Health Behavior
Center for Scientific Review
National Institutes of Health
6701 Rockledge Drive, Rm. 3178
Bethesda, MD 20892-7848
Tel: 301-435-1258
Fax: 301-480-3962


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Michael Marsiske
Institute on Aging
University of Florida
1329 SW 16th Street, Box 100177
Gainesville, FL 32610-0177
phone: (352) 395-8036
fax: (352) 395-8047
email: marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu

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From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: CONFERENCES: Clinical Geropsychology Student Breakfast
Subject: CONFERENCES: Clinical Geropsychology Student Breakfast
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu
Status:

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO

THE CLINICAL GEROPSYCHOLOGY SECTION's STUDENT BREAKFAST

Division 12, Section II -- the Clinical Geropsychology Section of APA's
Society of Clinical Psychology -- invites psychology students to an
informal breakfast on Sunday August 22, 1999 from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM.
The breakfast, held in conjunction with the American Psychological
Association convention, will be in the Division 12 Hospitality Suite
which will be located in the Sheraton Boston Hotel. The specific suite
number will be available at the beginning of the APA Convention (check
with the APA Information Desk; the Sheraton Hotel also should have
information on the suite number).

Leaders in Clinical Geropsychology will be available to discuss current
developments in the field as well as resources for students with
interest or possible interest in clinical geropsychology.


If you have any questions, feel free to contact: Greg Hinrichsen --
E-mail hinrichs@lij.edu
phone: 718-470-8184

===================================
Michael Marsiske
Institute on Aging
University of Florida
1329 SW 16th Street, Box 100177
Gainesville, FL 32610-0177
phone: (352) 395-8036
fax: (352) 395-8047
email: marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu


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Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 10:38:08 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: CONFERENCES: APA, Aging Programs Handout
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

An Aging Programs handout
compiled from the
larger APA Convention Program
listing: Invited Addresses, Symposia, Poster Sessions, and Films
on Aging subject matter will be available at the Public Interest Booth
during the APA 107th Annual Convention in Boston.


Weldon Bagwell
Aging Issues Officer
American Psychological Association
Public Interest Directorate
750 First Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 336-6135
(202) 336-6040 Fax
wbagwell@apa.org <mailto:wbagwell@apa.org>

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Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 08:26:41 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: JOBS: Postdoc immediately at German Centre for Research on Ageing
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

POST-DOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY: The German Centre for
Research on Ageing at the University of Heidelberg in Germany is seeking
a post-doctoral scholar in the area of oldest old and longevity
research. This is a one-year position with a possibility of an
extension to be filled as soon as possible.

The research involves data analysis from several centenarian data bases,
grant writing activities and preparation of professional presentations
and journal manuscripts. Knowledge of the German language is desirable,
but not a prerequisite for this position. We are seeking applicants with
a solid gerontological and methodological background.

The applicant will have the opportunity to
* work with and publish from several American and European data
bases
* analyze data on aging in personality, stress and coping,
cognition, biography, mental and physical health
* participate in international interdisciplinary study/studies.

Post-doc stipends in Germany depend on the applicant's age and family
status, but typically range between DM 52.000-61.000 ($ 29.055-33.900
based on the current exchange rate).

The German Centre for Research on Ageing is located in Heidelberg, about
60 miles south of Frankfurt.

E-mail inquiries should be directed to pxmartin@dzfa.uni-heidelberg.de.
You may visit our web site at http://www.dzfa.uni-heidelberg.de

Applications (including CV, statement of research interest, three
letters of recommendation) may be sent to:

Peter Martin, Director
German Centre for Research on Ageing
University of Heidelberg
Bergheimer Str. 20
D-69115 Heidelberg
Germany
pxmartin@dzfa.uni-heidelberg.de

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Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 13:20:56 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: INFO: Important Request Re: Older Americans Act Reauthorization
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

Hi, Dr. Salthouse...Nina Levitt, APA Director of Education Policy, asked me
to send you a note to request Division 20's help with an Education Advocacy
initiative regarding the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Specifically, we would appreciate it if you would ask Division 20 members
(especially those living in Ohio) to call or email Senator Mike DeWine's
Office (Tel: 202/224-2315; Email: <senator_dewine@dewine.senate.gov>)...with
the following message of appreciation:

"On behalf of all psychologists, I want to thank Senator DeWine for
including language in his bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act that
supports graduate training for psychologists and other mental health
professionals who wish to specialize in the area of aging. There is a
serious shortage of mental health professionals specializing in the area of
aging, and this provision will ensure that there is an adequate mental
health workforce to provide much needed services to the growing population
of older Americans across our nation."

Note: APA has worked very had to get a training provision into the bill.
However, since funds for this legislation are extremely limited, this new
provision is vulnerable (i.e., easily knocked out as the bill winds it way
through Congress). Consequently, we have been advised to get as many
psychologists (especially those in Ohio) to call or email Senator DeWine to
thank him for including this very important, and much needed provision.

So that we can follow-up, it would be especially helpful for us to know
which members have be able to call or send an email. We want to thank you
and all the member of Division 20 for your help with this important
initiative. Please don't' hesitate to contact Nina Levitt (Tel:
202/336-6023; Email: nlevitt@apa.org) or me if you have questions.

Sheila Lane Forsyth
Education Advocacy Consultant


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Michael Marsiske
Institute on Aging
University of Florida
1329 SW 16th Street, Box 100177
Gainesville, FL 32610-0177
phone: (352) 395-8036
fax: (352) 395-8047
email: marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu


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Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 12:20:50 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: CONFERENCES: Healthy People/Partnerships Call for Abstracts
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

From: Adriane Griffen [mailto:agriffen@HEALTH.ORG]
From: Adriane Griffen [mailto:agriffen@HEALTH.ORG]

Please forward to your colleagues.
THE CALL FOR ABSTRACTS IS OUT!
SUBMIT ONLINE AT www.health.gov/partnerships/abstracts/
<http://www.health.gov/partnerships/abstracts/>
PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTH IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
A joint meeting of the Healthy People Consortium and
Partnerships for Networked Consumer Health Information,
featuring the launch of Healthy People 2010
January 24-28, 2000
Omni-Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC
www.health.gov/partnerships <http://www.health.gov/partnerships>

SUBMIT ONLINE
The online call for abstracts form is available at
www.health.gov/partnerships/abstracts/
<http://www.health.gov/partnerships/abstracts/> . Hard copies may be
obtained from the Web site or by calling (800) 367-4725.
Deadline: Monday, September 6, 1999.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
E-mail: partnerships@health.org <mailto:partnerships@health.org>
OR
Subscribe to the Conference Listserv:
Send E-mail to:
LISTSERV@LIST.NIH.GOV <mailto:LISTSERV@LIST.NIH.GOV> with the following
text in the message body:
SUBSCRIBE partnerships-00 YOUR NAME (state your name as you want list users
to see it)

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Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 12:21:46 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: JOBS: Environment and Aging Research Position
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

>___________________________________________________________________________
> RESEARCH POSITION - ENVIRONMENT AND AGING
>
> SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY, VANCOUVER, CANADA
>
> The Gerontology Research Centre invites applications for the
>position of BC Real Estate Foundation Research Associate in Environmental
>Gerontology. The GRC was established in 1982 and the associated teaching
>program in 1983. In 1996, in partnership with the BC Institute of
>Technology, the Dr. Tong Louie Living Laboratory was established. The
>research program of the Living Lab is focused around six themes related to
>enhancing the independence of older persons and adults with disabilities:
>home workplace design, health surveillance and safety technology, home
>automation, universal design, rehab and assistive devices, and
>person-environment fit. The ideal candidate will have the education and
>technical skills to conduct, foster and facilitate research in one or more
>of these areas, write successful grant proposals, publish, as well as
>communicate effectively with the real estate community.
>
> For an overview of the GRC, its activities in the Built
>Environment area and for details about the Living Lab, see
>www.harbour.sfu.ca/gero.
>
> To apply for the position send curriculum vitae, a statement of
>research interests, a sample publication and the names of three referees
>to:
> Dr. Gloria Gutman, Director,
> Gerontology Research Centre and Programs,
> Simon Fraser University, 515 West Hastings St. Vancouver, B.C. V6B
>5K3 FAX: 604-291-5066.
>
> SFU is committed to the principle of equity in employment and
>offers equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants. In
>accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given
>to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
>
> Deadline for applications: Sept. 15, 1999 or until position is
>filled. Recent PhDs are encouraged to apply.
>
>___________________________________________________________________________
>_____
>

Gloria M. Gutman, Ph.D, Professor and Director
Gerontology Research Centre, Diploma and Masters Program
Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre
#2800- 515 West Hastings Street,
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6B 5K3

Tel: 604/291-5062 Fax: 604/291-5066 E-mail gutman@sfu.ca
WEB SITE http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/gero/

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Subject:
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 10:57:29 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: CONFERENCES: APA: Inviting all members of Division 20!
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

Several members of Division 20 will be involved in Division 21 (Applied
Experimental and Engineering Psychology) program in Boston (e.g., Neil
Charness, Andy Smith, Sara Czaja, Chris Hertzog, Dan Fisk). Numerous
sessions of Division 21 are also co-listed by Division 20 (e.g., Bob
Sternberg's talk about wisdom in the new millennium).

Division 21, in turn, co-lists a number of Division 20 events.
Examples: the symposium "Enhancing the Independence of Older Adults:
Findings from the Roybal Centers" (Wethington, Lachman, Ball, Rogers,
Fisk, Sharit, Czaja, Charness), the Presidential Address "The Other Side
of Cognitive Aging: Relations of Age on Quantity and Use of Knowledge"
( Salthouse), and the Distinguished Contribution Award session "A
Century of Cognitive Aging Research: A personal Perspective" (Kausler).

In addition, because Division 21 convention program was designed to be
exciting, informative, and broad in scope, several sessions should be of
interest of members of Division 20 (e.g., the symposium "Individual
Differences in Cognition: Risk Information and Task Performance").

For the information of Division 20 members when planning their
convention schedule, would you please post the attached program to the
PSYAGING Discussion List. Thank you much.

I look forward to seeing all of you in Boston - and during the Duck
Tour!

Regina.



Regina Colonia-Willner, PhD
Division 21 Program Chair
Voice: 770-436-1723
FAX: 770-333-1572
E-mail: rwillner@ix.netcom.com

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Michael Marsiske
Institute on Aging
University of Florida
1329 SW 16th Street, Box 100177
Gainesville, FL 32610-0177
phone: (352) 395-8036
fax: (352) 395-8047
email: marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu


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Subject:
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 13:46:46 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: CONFERENCES: Re: Inviting all members of Division 20!
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

Dear all,

Michael suggested to paste Division 21's program into the e-mail,
instead of sending it to you as an attachment.

Here is the "pasted" version.

Look forward to seeing all of you in Boston.

Regina.

Regina Colonia-Willner, PhD
Division 21 Program Chair




Division 21 - Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology

APA Convention Program. Boston 1999. "Focus on Science"


Friday, August 20

8:00/9:50
Executive Committee Meeting - Outgoing

Chair: Clint Bowers, PhD, University of Central Florida

Location: Sheraton Boston Hotel, Beacon Room B.


10:00/11:50
Symposium: Design is Where the Action is: Creating New Products for
the Millennium.

Chair: Regina Colonia-Willner, PhD, Modus OSI Technologies

Participants: Regina Colonia-Willner, PhD, Modus OSI Technologies,
Inc. Electronic Self-Delivery Systems: Applying Sensors to Discover
What Customers Do.
Jane Fulton-Suri, MS, IDEO Product Development. Making Effective
Contributions to Product Design: Priorities in Application.
Martha J. Lindeman, PhD, Users First, Inc. Computer-Telephony
Integration (CTI): Determining Priorities for User-Interface Design.
Sara Czaja, PhD, University of Miami. Making Computers Accessible
to Older Populations: Designing Usable Systems.
Discussant: Christopher K. Hertzog, PhD, Georgia Institute of
Technology.

Co-sponsor: Division 14.
Co-list: Divisions 1, 2, 9, 16, 20, 23, 42, 52, APAGS, APA Board of
Professional Affairs, APA Board of Educational Affairs,
Miniconvention "Critical Issues for Women in the New Millennium."

Location: Hynes Convention Center, Meeting Room 203.


12:00/12:50
Invited Address: Earl A. Alluisi Award for Early Career Achievement
Participant Mark F. St. John, PhD, Pacific Science & Engineering
Group, Inc.
Title: Orient and Operate: Toward a Theory of 2-D and 3-D Display
Use.
Chair: James R. Callan, PhD, Pacific Science & Engineering Group,
Inc.

Co-list: Division 2, 16, APA Board of Educational Affairs.

Location: Hynes Convention Center, Meeting Room 204.


1:00/2:50
Symposium
Title: Engineering Psychology Can Inform Public Policy - Cases in
Point

Chair: Regina Colonia-Willner, PhD, Modus OSI Technologies, Inc.

Participants: William C. Howell, PhD, Arizona State University.
Introduction. Geoffrey Mumford, PhD, Legislative and Federal Affairs
Officer, APA Science Policy Office. Factoring in Psychological
Research for Aviation Safety. Deborah Boehm-Davis, PhD, George Mason
University. Heard a good (engineering psychology) story lately?
Tell Congress. Richard W. Pew, PhD, BBN Technologies. Four
Features Supporting the Influence on Public Policy, with Examples.
William C. Howell, PhD, Arizona State University. In the Wake of
Tragedy - The TADMUS Project.

Co-list: Divisions 1, 9, APA Board of Professional Affairs.

Location: Hynes Convention Center, Meeting Room 204.


3:00/3:50
Invited Address: Franklin V. Taylor Award for Outstanding
Contribution to the Field of Applied Experimental and
Engineering Psychology.

Participant Robert Glaser, PhD, Learning Research and Development
Center, University of Pittsburgh.
Title: Adventures in Learning, Expertise, and Assessment.

Chair: Ben B. Morgan, Jr., PhD, University of Central Florida.

Co-list: Divisions 2, 8, 15, 20, 42, APA Board of Educational
Affairs.

Location: Hynes Convention Center, Meeting Room 204.

4:00/4:50
Invited address
Participant: Neil Charness, PhD, Florida State University
Title: Design Challenges for Communication Within an Aging
Population.

Chair: Regina Colonia-Willner, PhD, Modus OSI Technologies, Inc.

Co-list: Divisions 2, 15, 16, 20, 34, 42, APAGS.

Location: Hynes Convention Center, Meeting Room 204.

5:00/5:50
Joint Social Hour "Focus on Science" Divisions.


Saturday, August 21

8:00/8:50
Invited Address: George E. Briggs Dissertation Award
Participant: Florian Jentsch, PhD, University of Central Florida.
Title: Training Skills for High-Tech Occupations: Challenges for the
21st Century.

Chair: Clint Bowers, PhD, University of Central Florida

Co-list: Divisions 2, 8, 14, APA Board of Educational Affairs.

Location: Hynes Convention Center, Meeting Room 104.

9:00/10:50
Symposium: Reducing System Error in Healthcare.

Chair: James R. Callan, PhD, Pacific Science & Engineering Group.

Participants: James R. Callan, PhD, Pacific Science & Engineering
Group. Introduction to Medical Systems Errors.
Jay Crowley, BSME, Food and Drug Administration. Federal
Regulation for Reduced Error.
David Kobus, PhD, Pacific Science & Engineering Group. Medical
Incident Reporting: Iatrogenics.
John Gwynne, PhD, Pacific Science & Engineering Group. Enhancing
System Displays to Improve User Performance
James Bertera, PhD, Adaptive Medical Systems. How can I Design a
Medical Instrument for Home Use?
Michael S. Wogalter, PhD, North Carolina State University.
Reducing Errors Through Better Labeling.

Co-list: Divisions 20, 37, 38, 42, APA Board of Educational
Affairs.

Location: Hynes Convention Center, Meeting Room 109.

11:00/11:50
Science Plenary Speaker: E. O. Wilson


12:00/1:50
Career Panel
Title: Games to Explain Human Factors/Ergonomics: Come, Participate,
Have Fun!

Participants: Ronald G. Shapiro, PhD, IBM.
William F. Moroney, PhD, The University of Dayton.
Victoria S. Schoenfeld, MS, Crown Communications , Inc.

Chair: Ronald G. Shapiro, PhD, IBM.

Co-list: Divisions 2, 8, 14, 16, APAGS, APA Board of Educational
Affairs.

Location: Hynes Convention Center, Meeting Room 306.


2:00/2:50
Invited address

Participant: Robert J. Sternberg, PhD, Yale University
Title: Wisdom in the New Millennium: Its Role in Schools,
Organizations, and Technologies.

Chair: Regina Colonia-Willner, PhD, Modus OSI Technologies, Inc.

Co-list: Divisions 1, 2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 20, APA Board of
Educational Affairs.

Location: Hynes Convention Center, Meeting Room 302.


3:00/3:50
Presidential Address

Participant: Clint Bowers, PhD, University of Central Florida
Title: Applying Experimental Psychology to Psychologists: How
Division 21 can Help the APA.

Chair: James R. Callan, PhD. Pacific Science & Engineering Group,
Inc.

Co-list: Divisions 1, 16, 42.

Location: Sheraton Boston Hotel, Commonwealth Room.


4:00/4:50
Division 21 Business Meeting.

Chair: Clint Bowers, PhD, University of Central Florida.

Location: Sheraton Boston Hotel, Commonwealth Room.


5:00/5:50
Division 21 Social Hour.

Location: Sheraton Boston Hotel, Commonwealth Room.


Sunday, August 22


8:00/9:50
Executive Committee Meeting - Incoming

Chair: James R. Callan, PhD, Pacific Science & Engineering Group,
Inc.

Location: Sheraton Boston Hotel, Beacon Room A..


10:00/11:50
Career Panel
Title: Where the Jobs Are and How to Find Them.

Participants: Ronald G. Shapiro, PhD, IBM.
Paula Sind Prunier, PhD, National Transportation Safety Board.
William F. Moroney, PhD, The University of Dayton.
Victoria S. Schoenfeld, MS, Crown Communications , Inc.
Chauncey E. Wilson, BMC Software
Regina Colonia-Willner, PhD, Modus OSI Technologies, Inc.
Hal Miller-Jacobs, PhD, Human Factors International

Chair: Ronald G. Shapiro, PhD, IBM.

Co-list: Divisions 2, 14, 16, 42, APAGS, APA Board of Educational
Affairs.

Location: Hynes Convention Center, Meeting Room 302.

12:00/1:50
Symposium: Medical Patient Safety: A new Frontier for Psychology.

Chair: Arthur D. Fisk, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology.

Participants: Marilyn Sue Bogner, PhD, Institute for the Study of
Medical Error. Medical Error, Psychology, and Patient Safety. Steve
Small, MD and Paul Barach, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital.
Interpersonal Interactions in High Risk Medical Situations.
Lawrence W. Way, MD, Walter A. Gantert, MD, Frank Tendick, PhD,
Marco G. Patti, MD, Department of Surgery, University of California.
Error Analysis of Bile Duct Injuries During Laparoscopic
Cholecystectomy. Gerald P. Krueger, PhD, Krueger Ergonomics
Consultants. Turning the Millennium on Home Health Care SNAFUS: Human
Performance Design Considerations.

Co-list: Divisions 38, 42.

Location: Hynes Convention Center, Meeting Room 305.

2:00/2:50
Invited address

Participant: Nancy S. Anderson, PhD, University of Maryland.
Title: Role of Women Scientists in the Development of Division 21.

Chair: Astrid Schmidt-Nielsen, PhD, US Naval Research Laboratory.

Co-list: Divisions 9, 15, 26, 35, Miniconvention "Critical Issues
for Women in the New Millennium."

Location: Hynes Convention Center, Meeting Room 101.

3:00/3:50
New Fellow Invited Address
Participant: Pat-Anthony Federico, Inst. for Defense Ed. & Analysis,
Naval Postgraduate School.
Title: Cyber Space, Learning Space, Psychological Space.

Chair: Eduardo Salas, PhD, US Naval Air Warfare Center.

Co-list: Divisions 2, 16, APA Board of Educational Affairs.

Location: Hynes Convention Center, Meeting Room 101.

4:00/5:50
Paper Session
Title: Individual Differences in Cognition: Risk Information and
Task Performance.

Chair: Anderson D. Smith, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology

Participants: Risk/Benefit Communication in Direct-to-Consumer
Advertising of Prescription Medications. Michael S. Wogalter, PhD,
North Carolina State University; Tonya L. Smith-Jackson, PhD,
North Carolina State University; Brian J. Mills, North Carolina State
University; and Corina S. Paine, North Carolina State University.
Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drug Labeling: Format Preferences.
Kristopher M. Joyce, North Carolina State University; Trevor G. Byrd,
North Carolina State University; William J. Vigilante, Jr., MS,
North Carolina State University; and Michael. S. Wogalter, PhD,
North Carolina State University.
Psycho-Social Factors and Time-Accuracy Functions in a Simulated
Pharmacy. Anthony F. Grasha, PhD, University of Cincinnati; and
Kraig Schell, MA, University of Cincinnati.
Effects of Spatial Ability on the Utility of "Virtual" Training.
Marc M. Sebrechts, PhD, The Catholic University of America; Benjamin
A. Knott, MA, Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Inc.; Michael S. Miller, MA,
The Catholic University of America; and Deborah M. Clawson, PhD,
The Catholic University of America.

Co-sponsor: Division 23.
Co-list: Divisions 1, 2, 8, 20, 37, 38, APA Board of Educational
Affairs.

Location: Hynes Convention Center, Meeting Room 101.



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For more information:

Regina Colonia-Willner, PhD,
VP R&D
Modus OSI Technologies, Inc.
Program Chair Division 21
Voice: 770-436-1723
FAX: 770-333-1572
E-mail: rwillner@ix.netcom.com

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rwillner@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
> Dear Mike,
>
> Several members of Division 20 will be involved in Division 21
(Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology) program in Boston (e.g.,
Neil Charness, Andy Smith, Sara Czaja, Chris Hertzog, Dan Fisk). Numerous
sessions of Division 21 are also co-listed by Division 20 (e.g., Bob
Sternberg's talk about wisdom in the new millennium).

> Division 21, in turn, co-lists a number of Division 20 events.
> Examples: the symposium "Enhancing the Independence of Older Adults:
> Findings from the Roybal Centers" (Wethington, Lachman, Ball, Rogers,
> Fisk, Sharit, Czaja, Charness), the Presidential Address "The Other Side
of Cognitive Aging: Relations of Age on Quantity and Use of Knowledge" (
Salthouse), and the Distinguished Contribution Award session "A Century of
Cognitive Aging Research: A personal Perspective" (Kausler).
>
> In addition, because Division 21 convention program was designed
to be exciting, informative, and broad in scope, several sessions should be
of interest of members of Division 20 (e.g., the symposium "Individual
Differences in Cognition: Risk Information and Task Performance").
>
> For the information of Division 20 members when planning their
convention schedule, would you please post the attached program to the
PSYAGING Discussion List. Thank you much.
>
> I look forward to seeing all of you in Boston - and during the
Duck Tour!
>
> Regina.
>
> Regina Colonia-Willner, PhD
> Division 21 Program Chair
> Voice: 770-436-1723
> FAX: 770-333-1572
> E-mail: rwillner@ix.netcom.com
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Name: Division 21 Program..doc
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Michael Marsiske
Institute on Aging
University of Florida
1329 SW 16th Street, Box 100177
Gainesville, FL 32610-0177
phone: (352) 395-8036
fax: (352) 395-8047
email: marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu


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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 09:40:50 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: CONFERENCES: Conversation Hour: Geriatric MH Services Research
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO

A CONVERSATION HOUR ON

GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

You are invited to participate in a conversation hour at the American
Psychological
Association convention, on the current state of geriatric mental health
services and major research needs in this area. This meeting will be held on
Sunday, August 22, from 10:00 AM - noon in the Division 12 Hospitality Suite,
led by George Niederehe of NIMH. The conversation hour will follow after the
Division 12/Section II (Section on Clinical Geropsychology) psychology student
breakfast, which will occur in this same location from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM.

The Division 12 Hospitality Suite will be located in the Sheraton Boston
Hotel.
The specific suite
number will be available at the beginning of the APA Convention (check with
the
APA Information Desk; the Sheraton Hotel also should have information on the
suite number).

The focus of the conversation will be on soliciting viewpoints from the
participants on key issues to be taken into account in developing an
anticipated
initiative by NIMH to promote research on geriatric mental health services.
All
members of APA are welcome to attend. Come and hear about the prospects for
this initiative, and let NIMH know about the concerns and priorities that you
perceive as critical in improving information about mental health services for
older adults.

Though the initial discussion may not extend for the full length of time, Dr.
Niederehe will remain available in the Hospitality Suite until noon for those
who choose to stop in during the second hour. If you are interested in
discussing this NIMH initiative but unable to attend this session or you have
any questions, feel free to contact George Niederehe later (E-mail:
gniedere@mail.nih.gov; phone: 3018-443-9123).

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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 11:49:50 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: FUNDING/INFO: OMB Circular A-110 Alert
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

Many of you will recall that earlier this year the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) was directed under the 1999 Omnibus Appropriations bill to
revise OMB Circular A-110, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants
and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other
Non-Profit Organizations. The purpose of this revision was to extend the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to include federal grantees, requiring
all data produced under an award be made available to the public . Records
and data are defined as any documents or materials under control of the
agency, including e-mail.

OMB issued its proposed revision of Circular A-110 and called for public
comment earlier this year. The call to respond to the revision was very
influential. Scientific and academic organizations, along with thousands of
individual researchers like yourselves, expressed their concerns and urged
OMB to conduct both a full study and public discussion before a final
decision is made. OMB received over 10,000 responses on both sides of the
debate. Given the enormous response, OMB delayed issuing a final revision
pending further input and discussion.

A second proposed rule from OMB will be released TODAY, August 11, 1999 for
a 30-day public comment period in the Federal Register. The full text of
Circular A-110, the text of the February 4, 1999 and August 11, 1999
proposed revisions can be found at OMB s home page
(http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB), under the heading Grants Management. OMB
has announced that they will publish the final revision on or before
September 30, 1999. Comments are due to OMB by September 10, 1999.

It is vital that the voices of researchers continue to be heard and that
their concerns be made known. The current debate and considerations of the
impact of this rule are a direct result of the volume of the responses to
the first proposed revision to OMB Circular A-110. Everyone is encouraged
to contact their Representative and Senators to share their views, and send
the requested comments to OMB by September 10, 1999.

Comments on this proposed revision should be addressed to: F. James Charney,
Policy Analyst, Office of Management and Budget, Room 6025, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Comments may be submitted via E-mail
(grants@omb.eop.gov), but must be made in the text of the message and not as
an attachment.

Ronald P. Abeles
5 Vendome Court
Bethesda, MD 20817-4025
USA

Voice: 301-469-5443
Fax: 301-469-0975
Mobile: 703-587-8605
E-mail: abeles@writeme.com

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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 14:20:33 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: JOBS: Multiple postdocs, IERI NSF/OERI 4-year grant
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

Replies to robert.sternberg@yale.edu <mailto:robert.sternberg@yale.edu>

We are anticipating 5-6 post-doctoral positions starting OCTOBER 1, 1999. The
openings thus are immediate and urgently need to be filled. These positions are
a result of a large IERI NSF/OERI 4-year grant, just to be awarded to study the
application of the triarchic theory of intelligence in elementary school
classrooms around the United States, including the subject-matter areas of
reading, math, and science. The grant is for research on teacher training, and
is experimental. Post-docs would work with Robert J. Sternberg as PI, Elena L.
Grigorenko as Co-PI, and Linda Jarvin as Project Director.
The grant focuses on teacher training, and is experimental. The research will
study cognitive and affective outcomes in triarchic classrooms, and will compare
these outcomes with classroom outcomes for critical-thinking emphasis and
memory-emphasis control groups.
The positions would last as long as 4 years and interested candidates would be
expected to commit themselves for a minimum of 2 years. The work would involve
but not be limited to designing and developing material, interfacing with school
administrators and teachers, doing teacher training, observing classrooms,
leading internet-based discussions, and being involved in data collection,
analysis, and reporting. Some travel probably will be required.
Excellent research background as well as strong motivation, interpersonal
skills, and desire to work as part of a team are required. Salary would be
competitive and appropriate to background.
I would be grateful if you could suggest any candidates you think might be
suitable or if you would bring this offering to the attention of potential
candidates. I can be reached via e-mail (robert.sternberg@yale.edu
<mailto:robert.sternberg@yale.edu> ) or at the address and phone number below.
Thank you very much.

Robert J. Sternberg
Department of Psychology
Yale University
Box 208205
New Haven, CT 06520-8205
Phone: 203-432-4633
Fax: 203-432-8317
robert.sternberg@yale.edu <mailto:robert.sternberg@yale.edu>

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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 21:08:38 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: JOBS: Fellowship Opportunity, University of Michigan
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

MICHIGAN SOCIETY OF FELLOWS
Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1070





announces : POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS: 2000-2003
IN THE HUMANITIES AND ARTS, SCIENCES, AND PROFESSIONS


The Michigan Society of Fellows was founded in 1970 through grants from the
Ford
Foundation and Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies for the purpose of
promoting academic and creative excellence in the humanities and the arts, the
social, physical, and life sciences, and the professions. The objective of the
Society is to provide financial and intellectual support for individuals
selected for outstanding achievement, professional promise, and
interdisciplinary interests. We invite applications from qualified candidates
for the three-year postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Michigan.

Candidates should be near the beginning of their professional careers. Those
selected for fellowships must have received the Ph.D. degree or comparable
artistic or professional degree between June 1, 1997, and September 1, 2000.
Fellows are appointed as Assistant Professors or Research Scientists in
appropriate departments and as Postdoctoral Scholars in the Michigan
Society of
Fellows. They are expected to be in residence in Ann Arbor during the academic
years of the fellowship, to teach for the equivalent of one academic year, to
participate in the informal intellectual life of the Society, and to devote
time
to their independent research or artistic projects.

Applications will be reviewed by Society members and University faculty. Final
selections will be made in January by the Senior Fellows of the Society. Four
Fellows will be selected for three-year terms to begin September 1,2000. The
annual stipend will be $36,000.


Please send requests for application materials to:

Michigan Society of Fellows
University of Michigan
3030 Rackham Building
915 East Washington Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1070.
Tel: (734) 763-1259
email:
society.of.fellows@umich.edu

http://www.rackham.utnich.edu/Faculty/society.htm

Application Deadline: postmark October 9, 1999

An Equal Opportunity Program

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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 21:09:13 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: CONFERENCES: Societal Structures and Effective Health Behavior in
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

POSTING:
**********************************************************
Societal Structures and Effective Health Behavior in the Elderly
October 18--19, 1999
The Penn State Conference Center Hotel
State College, Pennsylvania
**********************************************************

This conference will specifically address the impact of societal structures on
older adults' responsibility for health behaviors and treatment decisions that
enhance quality of life and reduce the disabling conditions associated with
chronic disease. There have been intensive discussions of the role of
individuals in assuming responsibility for the management of their health.
Consumer surveys have found adults of all ages expressing strong desires to
make
decisions regarding health-related choices of lifestyles and their health
care.
Government regulations have also placed increasing responsibility for
healthcare
decision-making on individuals (e.g. end-of-life advanced directives,
choice of
provider plans, and treatment regimens). The issue of individual
responsibility
for preventive and ameliorative healthcare decisions becomes increasingly
important with advancing age as the occurrence of disabling disease becomes
more
frequent.
For more specific information about this conference, please see our web site
located at:
http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/ElderHealthBehavior
<http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/ElderHealthBehavior>

For More Information
Please contact:
Melissa Beidler, Conference Planner
The Pennsylvania State University
225 The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
University Park PA 16802-7002
Phone: (814) 863-5100
E-mail: ConferenceInfo1@cde.psu.edu <mailto:ConferenceInfo1@cde.psu.edu>

To receive a brochure with registration materials, nationwide, call
1-800-PSU-TODAY (1-800-778-8632) or send us an e-mail with your name, address,
phone number, fax number, and Internet address to <ConferenceInfo1@cde.psu.edu
<mailto:ConferenceInfo1@cde.psu.edu> >. Please be sure to reference Social
Structures in all correspondence.
For information about all of Penn State's upcoming programs, visit our Web
site: http://www.outreach.psu.edu <http://www.outreach.psu.edu>
This publication is available in alternative media on request. Penn State is
committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its
workforce.

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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 21:09:37 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: FUNDING: Fetzer Institute RFA on Self-Reports of Health and
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

The Fetzer Institute is calling for research grant applications on "Clarifying
Conceptual and Methodological Processes Affecting Self-Reports of Health and
Behavior." The complete application can be viewed at http://www.fetzer.org
<http://www.fetzer.org> . Letters of intent are due on October 1 and
applications on November 15, 1999. The RFA was inspired by the NIH
Conference on
Self-Report. The total amount of support available per grant is $30,000
(direct
costs only). Send queries to rfa@fetzer.org <mailto:rfa@fetzer.org> or call
616-375-2000, ext. 269.



Ronald P. Abeles, Ph.D.
Special Assistant to the Director
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
Gateway Building, Suite 2C234
7201 Wisconsin Avenue MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 USA

Voice: 301-594-5943 Fax: 301-402-0051
Mobile: 703-587-8605
E-mail: Ronald_Abeles@nih.gov <mailto:Ronald_Abeles@nih.gov>

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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 21:09:59 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: CONFERENCES: Two calls for papers
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

1) AMERICAN PAIN SOCIETY
October 21-24, 1999
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Multidisciplinary perspectives on issues in the research and treatment of
pain.
Information and registration materials available from American Pain Society,
847-375-4715 or fax 847-375-6315.

2) SOCIETY OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
April 5-8, 2000
Nashville, TN

The theme of the 2000 annual meeting of the SBM is diversity issues in health
and behavior. The deadline for submission of papers is September 17, 1999. See
http://www.sbmweb.org/abstract.htm <http://www.sbmweb.org/abstract.htm> or
e-mail sbm@tmahq.com <mailto:sbm@tmahq.com> for information.

Ronald P. Abeles, Ph.D.
Special Assistant to the Director
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
Gateway Building, Suite 2C234
7201 Wisconsin Avenue MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 USA

Voice: 301-594-5943 Fax: 301-402-0051
Mobile: 703-587-8605
E-mail: Ronald_Abeles@nih.gov <mailto:Ronald_Abeles@nih.gov>



=================================================
Michael Marsiske
Institute on Aging
University of Florida
1329 SW 16th Street, Box 100177
Gainesville, FL 32610-0177
phone: (352) 395-8036
fax: (352) 395-8047
email: marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu


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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 21:10:22 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: JOBS: IOM Job Opening
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

A search is underway to fill the position of Director of the Institute of
Medicine Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. For more
information,
see www.national-academies.org <http://www.national-academies.org> with links
to IOM and Board websites. Send inquiries to Susanne A. Stoiber, Executive
Officer, IOM, at sstoiber@nas.edu



Ronald P. Abeles, Ph.D.
Special Assistant to the Director
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
Gateway Building, Suite 2C234
7201 Wisconsin Avenue MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 USA

Voice: 301-594-5943 Fax: 301-402-0051
Mobile: 703-587-8605
E-mail: Ronald_Abeles@nih.gov <mailto:Ronald_Abeles@nih.gov>

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Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 10:16:02 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: JOBS: FW: long-term care researcher position at Rutgers
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Crystal [mailto:scrystal@rci.rutgers.edu]
From: Stephen Crystal [mailto:scrystal@rci.rutgers.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 5:51 PM
To: asda-l@usc.edu
To: asda-l@usc.edu
Subject: long-term care researcher position at Rutgers
Subject: long-term care researcher position at Rutgers


The Division on Aging of the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and
Aging
Research at Rutgers University is seeking a long-term care researcher,
managing
studies on long-term care in New Jersey in collaboration with faculty
researchers and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. This
position offers the opportunity to join a university-based research group,
with
potential for publication, while being involved in projects of practical
utility
for state policy. Projects will include the development of consumer
satisfaction and quality of life measurements for nursing homes and assisted
living facilities; analyses of MDS data; and research on diagnosis and
treatment
of depression, diagnosis and treatment of pain, use of special care units, and
linkage of MDS, Medicaid and Medicare data, among other areas, as well as
development of funding proposals for follow-on research studies.
Qualifications
include expertise in long-term care policy and quality assessment; strong
statistical and data analysis skills with experience with large health care
datasets; excellent writing ability, project management and interpersonal
skills; and experience with proposal development and writing for publication.
Ph.D. preferred;
Ph.D. level candidate would probably be appointed at the level of Assistant
Research Professor. Interested candidates should fax or email vita to Lynn
Agre
at 732-932-6872, agre@rci.rutgers.edu.



Stephen Crystal, Ph.D.
Research Professor and Chair, Division on Aging
Director, AIDS Research Group
Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
30 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732-932-8579
732-932-6872 fax

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Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 16:36:04 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: CONFERENCES: Duck tour- important update
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

Change of departure location for Duck Tour!

The Duck Tour is scheduled for Saturday, August 21, 1999.
Please arrive at 5:30 (no later than 5:45) for the tour. We will leave
promptly at 6 p.m. Note: The departure location has been changed. Please
go to the
Boylston Street side of the Prudential Center (just past the Star Market).
We have a room reserved for dinner at the Marche' Boston in the Prudential
Center at 7:30, right after the tour.

The Duck Tour and Dinner is sold out. There is a short waiting list. If
anyone who has paid for the tour has a change of plans please let me know.

Looking forward to seeing you all in Beantown,

Margie
*********************************
Margie E. Lachman, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Brandeis University
Psychology Department MS#062
Waltham, MA 02254-9110
781-736-3255 (office)
781-736-3256 (lab)
781-736-3300 (dept.secretary)
781-736-3291 (fax)
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Subject:
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 17:54:10 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: CONFERENCES: Transportation for an Aging Society
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

Transportation for an Aging Society - A Decade of Experience

International Meeting

November 7 - 9, 1999

Natcher Center of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland

In January 1997, the (US) Department of Transportation completed a year­long
study of how the Nation's transportation system will accommodate the growing
cohort of older adults­­the 65­plus population will grow by more than 50 percent
between now and 2020. The results were embodied in a report entitled Improving
Transportation for a Maturing Society. It indicated that while the present
situation regarding the safety of older adults is not yet a matter of immediate
concern, there could be a substantial problem in future years. Further, linked
to the safety and health of older adults is the far broader problem of their
transportation when they must give up driving. For planning purposes the report
also proposed that the Department adopt the goal and slogan of: Safe Mobility
for Life.

Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater has indicated the high priority he places
on this issue, and his desire that the Department undertake additional
initiatives to assure the continuing safe transportation for older adults. It is
important that the Department take steps now to assure that these innovations
will be fully in place as the "Baby Boom" generation begins to reach retirement
age, in little more than a decade. The Office of the Secretary, the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Federal Transit
Administration, and the Federal Highway Administration have numerous projects
underway that will contribute to meeting the challenge of preparing the system
to accommodate this rapidly growing segment of society, but far more needs to be
done. Other federal agencies, state, private organizations and other countries
have been involved in substantial developments addressing the issues that need
to be analyzed to develop both a national and international agenda.

Transportation for an Aging Society - Initiatives Drawn from a Decade of
Experience

There is a need to update the transportation research and development
requirements for the elderly for the next 25 years. The Transportation Research
Board (TRB) produced a report on Transportation for an Aging Society in 1988
that served as a guideline for much of the Nation's research on older adult
transportation issues. Some of those findings are now being applied in the
field. The research plan must be reviewed and revised to reflect the research
that has been accomplished, the new safety and mobility need that have been
identified, and the new priorities that should be established. The revised TRB
plan will be based on peer-reviewed literature, inputs from professionals
dealing with this issue and discussions with seniors. Draft reviews from the
proposed update, which will be published by TRB in the year 2000 in a report to
be titled: Transportation for an Aging Society - Initiatives Drawn from a Decade
of Experience, will serve as the major basis for the international meeting. This
activity is being supported by NHTSA, the Center for Disease Control and
Prevention and the National Institute on Aging.

Strategic Plan for National Agenda

A draft national agenda, is being developed with the assistance of the Eno
Transportation Foundation. It will be on findings from the TRB draft report,
forums with professionals in California, Florida, Michigan, and New York, focus
groups with older people and their adult children and a roundtable with key
organizations. This draft agenda will be a blueprint on what needs to be done to
manage the safe transportation for older adults in the first decades of the next
century. It will also provide preliminary guidance on programs, professional
support, funding requirements and other resources needed at the National and
State level. The draft agenda will be the integral basis for the international
conference addressing transportation for an aging society will be held at the
Natcher Center of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland on
November 7-9, 1999. The conference will be part of the participant's
participation in the United Nations International Year of Older Persons. The
conference will address both operational and research issues and findings. The
results of the forums and focus groups, the draft Transportation for an Aging
Society - Initiatives Drawn from a Decade of Experience, and the draft National
Agenda and Strategic Plan to Provide Safe Transportation for a Maturing Society
will be presented at the conference. Exemplary programs will be showcased, and
prospects for their replication in other areas of the country (and perhaps
around the world) will be discussed. Workshops will be held to discuss and
refine the suggested research and operational program needs and resources needed
to get them accomplished. The conference will be used as a basis to develop the
following products: Transportation for an Aging Society - Initiatives Drawn from
a Decade of Experience; Manuals for highway design, driver programs, alternative
transportation programs, and National Agenda and Strategic Plan to Provide Safe
Transportation for a Maturing Society.

For more information contact: John Eberhard at 202-366-5595, e-mail:
jeberhard@nhtsa.dot.gov or Donald Trilling at 202-366-4220, e-mail:
donald.trilling@ost.dot.gov or Richard Pain at 202-334-2964, e-mail:
rpain@nas.edu.




SUBMITTED BY:
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Ronald P. Abeles, Ph.D.
Special Assistant to the Director
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
Gateway Building, Suite 2C234
7201 Wisconsin Avenue MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 USA

Voice: 301-594-5943
Fax: 734-423-0551 or 301-402-0051

E-mail: Abeles@nih.gov
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 18:33:08 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: INFO: Call for Nominations to Committee on Urban Initiatives
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

>Call for Nominations to the Committee on Urban Initiatives
>
>The American Psychological Association's Committee on Urban Initiatives
>(CUI) is seeking nominations for two new members to begin terms in January
>2000. The committee seeks to contribute to a greater understanding and
>amelioration of those problems associated with urban life, to promote and
>sustain those aspects of urban life that enhance individual and societal
>growth, and to encourage research, training and practice related to urban
>issues.
>
>The committee pursues its mission through the identification, integration,
>and distribution of scientific research and professional and community
>knowledge regarding those domains in which psychologists have demonstrated
>particular expertise: the family, the schools, the community, and the work
>environment.


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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 18:34:10 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: INFO: Call for nominations to Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu


>Call for Nominations
>Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs
>
>The American Psychological Association's Committee on Ethnic Minority
>Affairs (CEMA) is seeking nominations for two new members to begin 3-year
>terms of service on January 1, 2000. The committee functions as a catalyst
>by interacting with and making recommendations to the various components of
>the APA's governing structure, the APA's membership, and other related
>groups concerned with ethnic minority affairs.
>
>Committee members plan, develop, and coordinate various activities regarding
>the advocacy and promotion of an understanding of the psychology and
>psychological well-being of ethnic minority populations; and monitoring and
>detecting institutional barriers which prohibit equal access and
>representation. CEMA is interested in persons with demonstrated interest
>and experience in ethnic minority issues to serve a three-year term.
>
>To fulfill its commitment to full diversity in representation, the slates
>should be filled by an African American/Black male psychologist and a
>Latino/Hispanic male psychologist.
>
>Selected candidates will be required to attend two committee meetings a year
>in Washington, DC, with expenses reimbursed by the APA. Members also work
>on CEMA priorities when necessary between meetings. If possible, CEMA
>members attend the APA Annual Convention at their own expense to participate
>in convention programming sponsored by CEMA.
>
>Nomination materials should include the nominee's qualifications/curriculum
>vita and a letter of interest to serve on the CEMA. Self-nominations are
>also encouraged. Nominations and supporting materials should be sent no
>later than September 1, 1999, to the APA Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs.
>The Committee on Women in Psychology (CWP) will be making nominations for
>CEMA. If you wish to suggest possible nominees to CWP, please send the
>name(s) of the suggested nominee(s), preferably with a vita and statement of
>willingness to serve, ASAP, to Susan Houston, Women's Programs Officer,
>American Psychological Association, 750 First St, NE, Washington, DC
>20002-4242.
>
>---
>Stephanie Olmstead-Dean
>solmstead-dean@apa.org
>Women's Programs Assistant
>Public Interest Directorate
>American Psychological Association
>750 First Street, NE
>Washington, DC 20002-4242
>(202) 336-6149
>---
>

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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 18:34:35 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: CONFERENCES: Rural Aging Conference
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

Now available is the call for papers and registration material for the First
International Conference on Rural Aging: A Global Challenge, June 7-11, 2000,
Charleston, West Virginia, USA. The conference offers the first opportunity
for
the world community to examine major issues of aging in rural and remote
areas.
The conference will contribute to better understanding of rural aging by
focusing on urban-rural differences in life expectancy, morbidity/disability
patterns, mortality rates, demographic transitions, the implications of
migration, lifestyles, use of services, equity and justice in access to health
and other services, and new policies to address these developments,
changes, and
transitions.

For information, see http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/rural_aging
<http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/rural_aging> or write to

ICRA 2000 Conference Office
WVU Center on Aging
PO Box 9129
Morgantown, WV 26506-9129
Fax 304-293-0658
Phone: 304-293-0628 (8:30 - 4:00 EST)


SUBMITTED BY:
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Ronald P. Abeles, Ph.D.
Special Assistant to the Director
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
Gateway Building, Suite 2C234
7201 Wisconsin Avenue MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 USA

Voice: 301-594-5943
Fax: 734-423-0551 or 301-402-0051

E-mail: Abeles@nih.gov
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=================================================
Michael Marsiske
Institute on Aging
University of Florida
1329 SW 16th Street, Box 100177
Gainesville, FL 32610-0177
phone: (352) 395-8036
fax: (352) 395-8047
email: marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu


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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 18:35:53 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: INFO: Repost: Call for Nominations to Committee on Urban
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu


>Call for Nominations to the Committee on Urban Initiatives
>
>The American Psychological Association's Committee on Urban Initiatives
>(CUI) is seeking nominations for two new members to begin terms in January
>2000. The committee seeks to contribute to a greater understanding and
>amelioration of those problems associated with urban life, to promote and
>sustain those aspects of urban life that enhance individual and societal
>growth, and to encourage research, training and practice related to urban
>issues.
>
>The committee pursues its mission through the identification, integration,
>and distribution of scientific research and professional and community
>knowledge regarding those domains in which psychologists have demonstrated
>particular expertise: the family, the schools, the community, and the work
>environment.
>
>CUI seeks to address issues of public policy and affect scientific research
>and professional practice with the intent of enhancing the quality of life
>for urban residents. The committee is interested in persons with
>demonstrated interest and experience in urban issues to serve a 3-year term
>beginning in January 2000 and ending in December 2002. For this term, the
>committee seeks at least one member with expertise in urban work issues and
>one member with expertise in urban community issues (e.g., dispute
>resolution, community development, and strengthening economics). In
>particular, the committee is interested that one of these slates be filled
>by an individual with expertise in underserved populations, such as the
>poor, women, and/or ethnic minorities. Also, to fulfill its commitment to
>full diversity in representation, one of the slates should be filled by an
>ethnic minority psychologist. Letters of nomination should clearly describe
>the candidate's specific qualifications relative to these criteria.
>
>Selected candidates will be required to attend two committee meetings a year
>in Washington, DC, with expenses reimbursed by APA. Members are also
>expected to work on CUI issues and priorities between meetings. The
>necessary time per month will vary depending on the nature of the projects.
>If possible, members attend a CUI Network meeting at their own expense held
>during the APA Convention.
>
>Except for the CUI public member, committee members should be members of
>APA. Nomination materials should include the nominee's qualifications, a
>letter from the nominee indicating willingness to serve on CUI, and a
>current curriculum vita. Self-nominations are encouraged. Nominations are
>open to members who are retired or employed less than full time.
>
>Groups meeting during the Spring Consolidated Meetings, including CWP, were
>asked to submit nominations through their staff liaisons. If you would like
>to nominate someone through CWP, please send names of the suggested nominee,
>preferably with a vita and statement of willingness to serve, to Susan
>Houston, Women's Programs Office, American Psychological Association, 750
>First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242.
>
>---
>Stephanie Olmstead-Dean
>solmstead-dean@apa.org
>Women's Programs Assistant
>Public Interest Directorate
>American Psychological Association
>750 First Street, NE
>Washington, DC 20002-4242
>(202) 336-6149
>---
>

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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 10:01:02 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: CONFERENCES: Division 20 Student Activities at APA
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

Replies to: margrett@earthlink.net

Just a reminder of the many Division 20 student activities scheduled at APA:

This Friday night beginning at 7:00 pm there will be a welcome/social hour
(with pizza) for students in the Division 20 suite at the Sheraton. Please
check in the Sheraton lobby for the suite number.

On Saturday morning from 7:00 - 8:50 am there is a student breakfast
co-sponsored with Division 8 in the Gardner room of the Sheraton.

On Sunday morning we will host a student bagel breakfast in the Division 20
suite from 7:00-8:00 am. Again, please check in the Sheraton lobby for the
suite number.

The student symposium on Tuesday features presentations on grantsmanship,
teaching adult development and aging courses, preparing yourself for the job
market, and clinical training in geropsychology. This symposium is scheduled
from 11:00-12:50 in Room 102 at the Hynes Convention Center.

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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 11:16:59 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: CONFERENCES: Symposium To Honor Rob Abeles
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

HI All-

I wanted to remind everyone attending APA that there is a special
symposium in honor of Ron Abeles many contributions to the psychology of
aging sponsored by Division 20. It will be held on Saturday from 3-4:50
p.m. at the Hynes Convention Center, Meeting Room 104. I look forward
to seeing you there.

Best,

Denise Park
****************************************************************************
WEB SITE: http://www.isr.umich.edu/rcgd/parklab

Denise C. Park, Ph.D. Telephone: 734-936-2121 (ISR)
Professor of Psychology 734-764-9191 (Psych)
3042 East Hall FAX: 734-764-3576 (ISR)
The University of MIchigan 734-764-9209 (Psych)
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1109

Senior Research Scientist
The Center for Applied Cognitive Research on Aging
Room 5250, 426 Thompson Street
The Institute for Social Research
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248
****************************************************************************


===================================
Michael Marsiske
Institute on Aging
University of Florida
1329 SW 16th Street, Box 100177
Gainesville, FL 32610-0177
phone: (352) 395-8036
fax: (352) 395-8047
email: marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu


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Subject:
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 12:07:08 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: FUNDING: Change in NIH WWW URLs
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

Important Notice!
The NIH Funding Opportunities (grants) and Research Training web sites have
moved to new locations. This includes the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts.
Please review your site(s) in order to update any links that point to these
resources.
You may also want to share this information with others who may have bookmarked
various resources within this area.
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts Guide:
http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/ <http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/>
has moved to http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/>
Grants-Office of Extramural Research:
http://www.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm <http://www.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm>
has moved to http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm>
NIH Research Training Opportunities:
http://www.nih.gov/grants/training/ <http://www.nih.gov/grants/training/>
has moved to http://grants.nih.gov/training/ <http://grants.nih.gov/training/>
Questions about the new grants and research training site locations should be
directed to Robert Goldschmidt.
Dennis Rodrigues
Chief, On-Line Information Branch
NIH Office of Communications and Public Liaison
31 Circle Drive
Bldg. 31, Room 2B-10
Bethesda, Maryland 20892


301 435-2932 office
301 402-0395 fax
dr3p@nih.gov <mailto:dr3p@nih.gov>
www.nih.gov <http://www.nih.gov>


SUBMITTED BY:
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Ronald P. Abeles, Ph.D.
Special Assistant to the Director
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
Gateway Building, Suite 2C234
7201 Wisconsin Avenue MSC 9205
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 USA

Voice: 301-594-5943
Fax: 734-423-0551 or 301-402-0051

E-mail: Abeles@nih.gov
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Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 13:43:24 -0400
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: CONFERENCES: COGNITIVE AGING CONFERENCE 2000
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu

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COGNITIVE AGING CONFERENCE 2000
----------------------------------------------
Atlanta, Georgia -- April 27-30, 2000

You can now find the conference registration form on the Cognitive Aging Conference website.

http://www.cos.gatech.edu/cac/cac2000.html

You should send the registration form and registration fee ($70. in US dollars before March 1st; $90 in US dollars after March 1st) to Anderson Smith (CAC); School of Psychology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, GA 30332-0170 USA. Register early because we will close registration when the conference is oversubscribed. Checks will be returned once registration is full. Attendance at the conference requires pre-registration. There will be NO on-site registration allowed.

For those interesting in registering who are not US citizens, we plan to have credit card (VISA) registraion open hopefully in October.

Remember that the deadline for receipt of abstracts is November 15, 1999. This deadlilne is two weeks earlier than past conferences. Abstract instructions also can be found on the conference web page.

CONTACT: <mailto:anderson.smith@cos.gatech.edu> for more information.From ???@??? Mon Aug 30 12:17:12 1999
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From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
From: Michael Marsiske <marsiske@hpe.ufl.edu>
Subject: INFO: Changes to research reporting, FOIA,
Subject: INFO: Changes to research reporting, FOIA,
Council on Gov. Relations' assessment
X-cc: smyer@bc.edu
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu
To: PSYAGING@cwis-20.wayne.edu
Status: O

Dear Michael,

At the Div 20 business meeting, I promised that I would make available
the Council on Governmental Relations' assessment of the proposed
changes to research reporting, under the Freedom of Information Act.

Below is the draft letter that COGR is planning to send in. Our
members may want to adapt it for their own use, in responding to the
request for comments. Div 20 members may also want to coordinate with
their sponsored research office on campus, to link their response to
their university's comments.

I hope this information is helpful. Thanks for posting it.

Mick Smyer

August 23, 1999





F. James Charney
Policy Analyst
Office of Management and Budget
Room 6025
New Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20503

Ref.: 64 FR 43786 (8/11/99)

Dear Mr. Charney:

The Council on Governmental Relations is responding to the
request for comments on clarifying changes to a proposed revision of
OMB Circular A-110 regarding public access to research data. The
notice builds on an earlier notice to implement the provisions of P. L.
105-277, requiring federal awarding agencies to ensure that data
produced under an award will be made available to the public through
the procedures established under the Freedom of Information Act (FIOA).

GENERAL ASSESSMENT

The overwhelming university response to the initial Federal Register notice
showed how important this issue is to the academic research community. In
reviewing
the initial notice, we recognized that OMB's careful attention was
directed not only
to the statutory language itself but also to its legislative history, which
resulted in focusing the guidance for statutory implementation to its
essential
elements. However, we concluded that the OMB guidance to agencies would fail,
because FOIA is an inherently inappropriate instrument for reaching the
desired goals.

In this second notice, OMB has provided a clear statement of goals. We
fully endorse
these goals. They are: to further the interest of the public in
obtaining information needed to validate federally funded research
findings; to ensure that research can be
conducted in accordance with the established scientific process; and to
implement
a public access process that will be workable in practice. OMB deserves
credit for its clarification of important terms and concepts, and for
arguing convincingly that the scope of the guidance applies only to
rulemaking. This is a reasoned approach, reflecting careful attention
to the issues. We commend OMB for judiciously weighing
the individual concerns of the many interested parties prior to framing
its definitions.



-2-

Although these recent clarifications add strength, the ultimate success of
the guidance
remains in jeopardy because of the potential for litigation that is
likely to follow in the wake of this statute.
In view of this, OMB's proposal, to grant to the scientists and their
institutions some
judgment in selecting research data from research records prior to
submission to the funding agency, is significant. Given the limitations
of FOIA in this novel and untested arena, this concept is essential, to
carry out the mandate of the statute. We consider it a prerequisite
for university support of this change to Circular A-110.

We have serious concerns over reimbursement of what may be potentially very
large compliance costs. No experience exists that could guide either
the federal agencies or the grantee community, in anticipating the full
burden of this new compliance process. Nor are quantifiable data
available to assess the costs of compliance. The costs to be levied
against the requester will include review and processing charges at the
university as well as at the agency level. As proposed, the OMB
guidance lacks firm assurance that universities will be reimbursed and
it also lacks detail how existing administrative hurdles to
reimbursement will be overcome. We are concerned that absent specific
government-wide guidance or direction from OMB, agency-specific
reimbursement mechanisms will flourish with a multiplicity of
associated burdens and record-keeping procedures.


RECOMMENDATIONS ON OMB'S PROPOSED CLARIFICATION OF CONCEPTS

A. "Data"

We believe that the definition of "research data" as "the recorded factual
material commonly accepted in the scientific community as necessary to
validate research findings..." is workable. It is flexible enough, yet
clearly focused on the specific purpose of the statute. We also
consider it reasonable that OMB decided not to capture and enumerate
all the possible manifestations of data in individual academic
disciplines. It would be impossible to arrive at an all-encompassing
list.

The second part of the definition of research data introduces certain
exclusions. Again we welcome this approach. It reflects the realization
of the practical difficulties of handling many of these physical
objects. Excluding materials at the stage before a researcher is
prepared to expose the research conclusions to the bright light of
scientific scrutiny, such as preliminary analyses and drafting memos,
is also a rational and justifiable decision.

The final part of the definition allows exclusions of research records
for protection of medical privacy and commercial interests. Given the
limitations of FOIA, these exclusions are an essential cornerstone of
the guidance and we endorse them in the strongest terms.



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Under (A) OMB addresses protections that are essential for collaboration
between universities and industry. There is no question that this
collaboration has benefited the economic growth of the country. There
is also no doubt that industry will cease to collaborate if their
proprietary data, i.e. trade secrets and commercial information, can
no longer be reasonably protected by universities. The proposed
exemption will prevent harassment from competitors of the companies
collaborating with universities and this will protect the continued
joint industry-university investments in research.

OMB clearly recognizes that federally funded