APA Convention (Division 8)
Location
Minneapolis, MN and Virtual
Hosted by
American Psychological Association
APA Convention (Division 8)
Overview
Division 8 of the American Psychological Association is dedicated to supporting programming and activities for those interested in social and personality psychology.
More information about the event is available on the APA Convention page.
Division 8 Program Highlights
Invited Address: The Psychology of American Racism
Participant/First Author: Steven O Roberts, PhD
Symposium: Innovative Directions in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research
Chair: Chadly Stern, PhD
Participant/First Author: Tyler Jimenez, PhD, Joel Martinez, PhD, Gerald Higginbotham, PhD, Aerielle Allen, PhD
Presidential Address: Does Anti-Black Prejudice Exact a Well-Being Cost for the Prejudiced Person
Participant/First Author: Laura A King, PhD
Past Division 8 Convention Programs
APA 2022
Full Schedule
8 – 8:50 AM CT
Symposium 2.0: Emotional Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Level One, Room 103A
The COVID-19 pandemic offered a real-world opportunity to examine emotions during a global stressful event. We present three papers studying different aspects of emotion during the pandemic: daily affect, emotion contagion and discrimination worry.
9 – 9:50 AM CT
Invited Address: A mirror to society: What the perceptions and experiences of Multiracial people reveal about the USA
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Level Two, Room 205A
Delivered by Jacqueline Chen, PhD.
10 – 10:50 AM CT
Invited Address: The Psychology of American Racism
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Level Two, Room 208C
Delivered by Steven O. Roberts, PhD.
1 – 1:50 PM CT
Data Blitz I
Join us for concise presentations on new and exciting research findings from the field of personality and social psychology.
2 – 2:50 PM CT
Invited Address: Misunderstanding Health Habits
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Level Two, Room 208B
Delivered by Wendy Wood, PhD.
3 – 3:50 PM CT
Symposium 2.0: Innovative Directions in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Level Two, Room 204AB
Early career scholars discuss innovative approaches to studying diversity and inclusion. Topics include the psychological impact of Indigenous land dispossession, how people engage with histories of racism, and the construction of race in psychology.
4 – 4:50 PM CT
Poster Session I, Division 8
Join our first poster session and discover compelling personality and social psychology research.
8 – 8:50 AM CT
Symposium 2.0: Contemporary Immigration: Psychological Perspectives to Address Challenges and Inform Solutions
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Level One, Room 103B
Through critical assessment of the immigration crisis in the United States and Chile (south-south migration), we address the challenge of integrating immigrants in host societies, while also exploring solutions based on psychological science.
9 - 9:50 AM CT
Symposium 2.0: Using the Evaluation Model of Normative Appraisals (EMNA) to Analyze the COVID-19-Related Mask Wearing
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Level Two, Room 207AB
A 3-dimension normative appraisal model predicts willingness to comply with normative appeals about wearing a face mask in public in four countries. This predictive relationship was moderated by age, gender, and value orientation.
3 – 3:50 PM CT
Symposium: Advances in the Science of Psychological Well-Being
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Level One, Room 103A
Early career scholars discuss innovative approaches to studying psychological well-being. Presenters will discuss findings from recent research illuminating key connections between psychological well-being and health, money, and social connections.
4 – 4:50 PM CT
Poster Session II, Division 8
Join our second poster session for another opportunity to learn about new, compelling personality and social psychology research.
5 PM CT
Happy Hour
Join your Division 8 colleagues as well as Divisions 9 and 34 for a happy hour, which will be held in Great Lakes Ballroom A1 on the fourth floor of the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.
8 – 8:50 AM CT
Data Blitz II
Join us for concise presentations on new and exciting research findings from the field of personality and social psychology.
9 – 9:50 AM CT
Presidential Address: Does Anti-Black Prejudice Exact a Well-Being Cost for the Prejudiced Person
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Level One, Room 101B
Delivered by Laura A. King, PhD.
3 – 3:50 PM CT
Invited Address: Approaching Cultural Diversity More Constructively: Mindset and Reasoning Strategies
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Level One, Room 103E
Delivered by Franki Kung, PhD.