The Division 36 program is now available

Division 36 Mid-year Conference on
Psychology,
Religion and Spirituality
MARCH 11-12, 2016
ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE • BROOKLYN, NY
Conference Information
REGISTRATION
Begins at 7:30 a.m.
The Hill Center gymnasium
POSTER SESSION
Friday, March 11 • 1:30–3 p.m.
Posters may be set up Friday, March 11, starting at 8 a.m.; all posters must be taken down by 3 p.m. Saturday.
Location: Tuohy Hall auditorium
Ritualistic Spaces of Media
Tuohy Hall- Alumni Room Art Gallery
Eric Souther
Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts, Indiana University South Bend
CONTINUING EDUCATION
The New York Psychological Association (NYSPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association
to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. NYSPA maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Conference attendees have the opportunity to receive CE credits for specific sessions attended. The program schedule
indicates the number of CE credits assigned to NYSPA-approved sessions.
To receive CE credits for sessions you attend, the following guidelines MUST be followed:
• Register for the Mid-Year Conference
• Pay the CE fee, which is charged to cover administrative and material costs
• Sign in and out of each session
• Return evaluation form to attendant at the end of the session to receive your CE certificate.
Please note: No variable credit will be awarded for partial attendance, e.g., those arriving late and/or
leaving a session early.
Forms and a volunteer attendant will be available at the presentation rooms.
BREAKFAST/REFRESHMENT/LUNCH BREAKS
The conference will provide a complimentary continental breakfast and refreshment breaks each day of the
conference. These will be located in The Hill Center gymnasium.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO FILL OUT A CONFERENCE EVALUATION AND RETURN IT TO THE REGISTRATION
AREA BEFORE LEAVING THE CONFERENCE. YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE APPRECIATED.
Keynote Speakers
Paul Bloom, Ph.D.
Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science,
Yale University
Friday, March 11
5–6 p.m.
Followed by book signing and dinner
The Hill Center gymnasium
TITLE OF PRESENTATION
“There is Nothing Special about Religious Belief”
Paul Bloom, Ph.D., is the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale University,
where he currently serves as the chair of the cognitive science program. His research explores how children and
adults understand the physical and social world, with special focus on morality, religion, fiction and art. Dr. Bloom
is the co-editor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences. He has won several awards for his teaching and research, including
the Stanton Award from the Society of Philosophy and Psychology, and the Lex Hixon Prize for teaching excellence.
Dr. Bloom is the editor of three books and the author of four books, including, most recently, Just Babies: The Origins
of Good and Evil. He is currently writing a book that is tentatively titled, Against Empathy.
Sheldon Solomon, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Skidmore College
Saturday, March 12
Noon–1 p.m.
Followed by book signing and lunch
The Hill Center gymnasium
TITLE OF PRESENTATION
“The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life”
Sheldon Solomon, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at Skidmore College. His studies of the effects of the uniquely human
awareness of death on behavior have been supported by the National Science Foundation and Ernest Becker Foundation, and
were featured in the award-winning documentary film Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality. He is co-author of In
the Wake of 9/11: The Psychology of Terror and The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life. Dr. Solomon is an
American Psychological Society Fellow, and a recipient of an American Psychological Association Presidential Citation (2007)—a
lifetime career award by the International Society for Self and Identity (2009), and the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies
Programs Annual Faculty Award (2011).
2016 Division 36 Mid-Year
Conference Program
Thursday, March 10, 2016
1–2:45 p.m.
McEntegart Hall Library 409
#100a PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Systematic Compassion Training: An Experiential and
Empirical Introduction to Secularized Methods of
Tibetan Buddhist Mind-Training Techniques
Workshop leader: Thomas Pruzinsky
10–10:50 a.m.
Struggles and Nonbelievers’ Psychological Well-Being
David F. Bradley, Alex Uzdavines and Julie J. Exline
McEntegart Hall Library 409
Validation of Religious and Spiritual Struggles Scales for
Adolescents
Steffany J. Homolka and Julie J. Exline
Clergy across the Continuity of Mental Health:
Prevention Models of Community Care
Chair: Glen Milstein
10–10:50 a.m.
McEntegart Hall Library 403
#102 PAPER SESSION
3–4:45 p.m.
McEntegart Hall Library 409
#100b PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
When Freud Meets Buddha: The Algorithms of Chan (the
Chinese term for Zen) Practice and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Workshop leaders: Peter Lin and Henry Seide
Friday, March 11, 2016
9–10 a.m.
Biases in Religion and Non-religion
Chair: Kyle Messick
10–11:50 a.m.
McEntegart Hall Library 408
#101 SYMPOSIUM
Religious and Spiritual Struggle, Health, and Culture
Co-chairs: Nick Stauner and Julie J. Exline
Religious and Spiritual Struggles as Concerns for
Health and Well-Being
Nick Stauner, Julie J. Exline and Kenneth I. Pargament
The Struggle is Real: Religious and Spiritual Struggles
and Associated Eating Pathology
Jessica R. Kusina and Julie J. Exline
Religious/Spiritual Struggles Within a Muslim
Sample in the U.S.
Seyma N. Saritoprak and Julie J. Exline
The Relationship between Interpersonal Religious/Spiritual
#104 SYMPOSIUM
Permanent Deacons: Who Are These Community
Change Agents?
Joseph R. Ferrari
A Mental Wellness Collaboration between
Consumers, Clergy and Clinicians
Glen Milstein
Religious Stereotypes About Christians,
Muslims, and Atheists
Doug Krull and Alex Weiglein
11–11:50 a.m.
The Interpersonal Foundations of Anti-Atheist Prejudice
Michael Magee
#105 PAPER SESSION
When the Religious and Non-religious Debate the Topic of God
Kyle J. Messick, Blanca Aranda and Rachel Geist
The Hill Center
OPENING CEREMONY
Religious Cognitions: Essential Aspects of Global Meaning
Systems and Positive Well-Being
Crystal L. Park
10–11:50 a.m.
McEntegart Hall Library 406
#103 SYMPOSIUM
The Intersection of Meaning, Positive Emotions, and
Spirituality: Current Status and Future Directions
Co-chairs: Crystal Park and Vassilis Saroglou
Positive Emotions across Religions and Cultures
Chu Kim Prieto
The Influences of Spirituality and Meaning on Well-Being
Following Bereavement
M. Christine Kennedy
Meaning–Making, World Assumptions and Religiosity in
the Case of Internal Displacement
Keti Mosashvili
Religious Meaning: Cognitive Understanding, Emotional
Positivity, or Moral Orientation?
Vassilis Saroglou
McEntegart Hall Library 403
Advances in the Measurement of Religion and Spirituality
Chair: Jennifer Lancaster
Relationships among Grace and Mental Health: A
Structural Equation Model
Daniel K. Judd, Justin W. Dyer and Justin Top
Mental Health Stigma in Religious Communities:
Development of a Quantitative Measure
Lily A. Mathison and Nathaniel Wade
Single Item vs. Multi-item Assessment of Religiosity
in a College Sample
Jennifer Lancaster, Angelica Terepka and
Derek Hatfield
11–11:50 a.m.
McEntegart Hall Library 409
#106 SPECIAL SESSION
Tamarkoz® (Sufi Meditation): A Heart-Focused Journey
Within
Facilitator: Lynn E. Wilcox
1 -1:50pm
#107 POSTER SESSION
Tuohy Hall Auditorium
1. C
atalysts of Sanctification – Feelings of Awe,
Connectedness and Culture
Lotte Pummerer and Michael Nielsen
2. C
yberpornography at Christian Colleges:
Users Versus Abstainers
Jeff Bjorck and Megan B. Cser
3. Generalized Trust as a Reason for the Recent
Decline in Christianity
Jesse James
4. Meaning, Continuing Bonds, and Spirituality
Following the Loss of a Child to Cancer
Kailey Roberts, Megan Johnson Shen
and Caraline Craig
5. Caregiver Burden and the Role of Religion: A
Longitudinal Study
Annette Haussmann
6. Escape Velocity and Wellness of Former Orthodox Jews
Joel Engelman and Glen Milstein
7. H
igh Importance of Religion or Spirituality Generates
Resilience in Nucleus Accumbens Zhishun Wang,
Jie Yang, Jie Liu and Xuejun Hao
8. Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself (and as Thy In-group):
Examining the Effects of Moral Intuitions and Intercessory
Prayer on Generous Behavior toward Religious In-group
and Out-group Members
Abigail Shepherd and Tyler Greenway
9. Relational Dynamics Between Client and
Administrative Staff and their Effects on Client
Satisfaction of Treatment Outcomes
Steven J. Sandage, Sarah H. Moon, Elizabeth S.
Glenn, David R. Paine, Lauren Kehoe, Miriam
Bronstein and Sarah Hassen
10. “It’s Complicated…” Psychosocial and Spiritual
Coping with Hook-Up Experiences
Julie Pomerleau and Annette Mahoney
11. Clarifying the Impact of Religion on Mental Health
Thomas Agrusti and Neil Kressel
12. Developing Spiritual Competence in Graduate
Counseling Students: A Pilot Study
Kathy A. Gainor
13. G
od Representation, Forgiveness, and
Well-being Influence Attitudes toward
Same-Gender Relationships
Melissa Lemons
14. Innate Spirituality in China: Perspectives
and Narratives
Elsa Lau, Clayton McClintock, Fan Jiang, Jingwen
Ni, Xiaoqiu Zhu and Lisa Miller
15. One Nation, Under Whose God?
Greta Jankauskaite and Sean T. Stevens
16. Self-compassion and Psychological Well-being with
Multiple Mediators: Mindfulness, Self-Comparison,
Forgiveness, Attachment and Religiosity
Nuran E. Korkmaz and Everett L. Worthington, Jr.
Adolescents: Growth Patterns that Offer Protection in
the Context of Stressful Life Events
Daniel Lee and Enrique W. Neblett, Jr.
28. Spirituality, Gratitude, and Forgiveness: Relational
Character Strengths as Predictors of Well-being in
Polynesian Americans
Davis Kane and G. E. Kawika Allen
29. The Impact of Yoga on Self Psychology:
An Open-Trial Pilot Study
Jennifer Drapkin and Lisa J. Miller
17. Sitting Alone, Sitting Together: A Dyadic Partner
Model of Meditation in Couples
Justin Laplante and Emily Maher
30. The Self as Worldview: As Buddhist Perspective
on the Problem of Terror Management Theory
Sebastienne Grant
18. Spiritual Struggles with Parental
Psychological Aggression
Serena Wong and Annette Mahoney
31. T
hree Dichotomies within the Psychology of
Religion and Spirituality
Eric Boorman and Jan Sinnott
19. Spiritual Wellness Practices and Cognitive
Reformulation: A Wellness Group to Increase
Self-Awareness & Emotion Regulation
Suza C. Scalora and Lauren M. Foley
20. Spirituality Mind-Body Wellness Center:
Assessment of Use and Helpfulness
Larissa Portnoff, Jaylaan Ahmad-Llewellyn,
Mohammad Sibai, Faizal Badat, Lauren Foley,
Suza Scolera and Lisa J. Miller
21. Changes in Spirituality Due to Mindfulness-Based
Eating Awareness Training
Kevin Jordan and Jean Kristeller
22. C
orrelations between Religious Orientations,
Death Attitudes, and Life Meaning
Steven L. Isaak, Jesse R. James and
Mary K. Radeke
23. Exploring Associations between Attachment to
God, Self-Esteem, and Life Satisfaction among
College Students
Ben Hall, Trever Dangel, Aricela Reyes
and Jon Webb
24. Hope in Adolescence: Its Nature and Measurement
Anthony Scioli, Nathan MacPherson, Rachel
Murphy and Anna Adachi-Mejia
25. L
oving vs. Punitive Gods: Compassion
towards Migrants
Dominique Treboux, Bryanna White,
Ryan Cleary and Amanda Butera
26. Reliability and Validity of the Circumplex
Religious Orientation Inventory (CROI)
Steven L. Isaak, Jesse R. James and
Mary K. Radeke
27. Religious Development in African American
3–3:50 p.m.
McEntegart Hall Library 408
#108 PAPER SESSION
Relationships in the Context of Religion and Spirituality
Chair: Justin Laplante
Bonds and Beliefs: A Preliminary Analysis of Parents’
Experiences of Their Adult Child’s Religious Deconversion
Glendon Wiebe
Adolescent Spiritual Development & Church
Mentoring Relationships
Piljoo P. Kang
Mindful Couples: An Overview of Meditation and
Mindfulness as it Relates to Intimate Relationships
Justin Laplante and Emily Maher
3–4:50 p.m.
McEntegart Hall Library 403
Effect on Well-being of Spiritual Practices Among Elderly
Rural Indian Women
Kamlesh Singh, Dalbir Singh, Shambhovi Mitra and
Prabhu Dayal
Relationships between Forms of Hopelessness, and Explicit
and Implicit Aggression
Anthony Scioli, Margaret Grayson, Donna Viveiros
and Karen Couture
Indian Spirituality and Religion: Emerging Interest,
International Collaboration, and Research Agendas for
Health and Social Renewal
Doug Oman
Discussant: Kevin L. Ladd
Re-envisioning Haidt’s Ontological Presuppositions and
Moral Matrix
Kathy Frost and Kristina Schrepf
3–3:50 p.m.
McEntegart Hall Library 406
#110 PAPER SESSION
Individual Differences in Religion and Spirituality
Chair: Edward B. Davis
Psychological Changes Following Religious Conversion: A
Longitudinal Study
Harry Hui, Sing Hang Cheung, Jasmine Lam, Esther YY
Lau and Shu Fai Cheung
Humility and Psychotherapist Effectiveness: Humility, the
Therapy Relationship, and Psychotherapy Outcomes
Edward B. Davis and Andrew D. Cuthbert
Impacts of Bereavement and Belief in Fate Control on
Psychological Symptoms: A Six-Wave Latent Growth
Modelling Approach
Harry Hui, Sing Hang Cheung, Esther YY Lau, Doris
SY Mok, Shu Fai Cheung and Jessica Kwan
3–3:50 p.m.
McEntegart Hall Library 409
Adversity and Spiritual Development in Hindu Adolescents:
Cultural Nuances and Differences by Gender
Anthony F. Santoro and Sonia Suchday
Globalization, Lifestyles, and Spirituality:
Karma & Dharma
Sonia Suchday and Anthony F. Santoro
McEntegart Hall Library 409
#113 SPECIAL SESSION
Student Professional Issues Panel
Facilitator: Thomas Coleman
5–6 p.m.
Hill Center
#114 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Speaker: Paul Bloom
There is Nothing Special About Religious Belief
Saturday, March 12, 2016
9–9:50 a.m.
McEntegart Hall Library 408
#115 PAPER SESSION
Cross-cultural Approaches to Parsing Religion and
Spirituality
Chair: Ian Hansen
Pursuing Funding from the John Templeton Foundation
Facilitator: Nick Gibson
Are Eyes Needed in the Afterlife?: Chinese Children’s
Developing Understanding of Immortality
Melanie Nyhof, Jiawei Yue, Jinyuan Zhang, Blanca
Aranda, Rachel Geist, Kyle Messick and Rhea Fuhrman
4–4:50 p.m.
Rumi, Faith and Religious Experience
Mohammad Sadegh Zahedi
#111 SPECIAL SESSION
#109 SYMPOSIUM
Indian Spirituality and Religion: Well-Being,
Resilience, and Emerging International Collaboration
Chair: Doug Oman
4–4:50 p.m.
McEntegart Hall Library 408
#112 PAPER SESSION
Moral Injuries and Moral Matrices
Chair: Kathy Frost
Moral Injury and Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress:
Similarities and Differences
Rachel M. MacNair
Religion and Liberty: Cross-National and
Experimental Investigations
Ian Hansen and Andrew Ryder
9–10:50 a.m.
McEntegart Hall Library 406
#116 SYMPOSIUM
Resilience Processes in the Context of Extreme Sexual Violence:
Lessons Learned from Congolese Rape Survivors
Chair: Kari A. O’Grady
Anticipation
Sondra Matter, David Christie, William Guri and
Kathy Richardson
Sense-losing
Tara Carleton, Sondra Matter, Mario Conliffe and
James Douglas Orton
Improvisation
David Christie, Kathy Richardson, Nicole Snyder
and Kari A. O’Grady
Sense-remaking and Renewal
William Guri, Tara Carleton, Mario Conliffe and
Sheindel Rabinowitz
Discussant: James Douglas Orton
10–10:50 a.m.
McEntegart Hall Library 403
#118 PAPER SESSION
11–11:50 a.m.
Religious Motivation and Behavior
Chair: Kevin L. Ladd
McEntegart Hall Library 409
Religion as a Potentiator in Human Motivation
William Hathaway
Mystical Seizures and Their Implications for
Religion and Spirituality
Joseph Tennant
Viewing Sacred Space: Exploring Patterns of Looking
and Praying
Kevin L. Ladd, Melanie Nyhof, Kyle J. Messick,
Blanca Aranda, Rhea Fuhrman and Rachel Geist
11–11:50 a.m.
10–11:50 a.m.
#119 SYMPOSIUM
McEntegart Hall Library 408
Sufism, the Science of the Soul
Chair: Saloumeh Bozorgzadeh
The Effects of Religion in Families at Risk for Depression
Co-chairs: Myrna Weissman and Lisa Miller
Sufism, the Science of the Soul
Lynn E. Wilcox
Families at High Risk for Depression: A Three-Generation
and Longitudinal Study
Myrna Weissman and Priya Wickramaratne
The Use of Sufi Principles in Psychological Practice:
Theory, Practice, and Future Implications
Saloumeh Bozorgzadeh
Spirituality and Depression across the Lifespan
Lisa Miller, Priya Wickramaratne, Connie Svob and
Myrna Weissman
Implications of a Sufi Meditation on Reducing Stress,
Increasing Positive Emotions and Increasing Spirituality
for University Students
Nasim Bahadorani
Depression and the Intergenerational Transmission
of Religion
Connie Svob, Jie Liu, Priya Wickramaratne,
Lisa Miller, Virginia Warner, Marc Gameroff
and Myrna Weissman
Persistence of Individual Differences in EEG Alpha as
Identified by Personal Spirituality
Craig E. Tenke, Jürgen Kayser, Jorge E. Alvarenga,
Karen Abraham and Gerard E. Bruder
Cortical Structure Changes Are Associated with Religiosity
and Familial Risk for Depression
Jie Liu, Xuejun Hao, David Semanek, Priya
Wickramaratne, Connie Svob, Virginia Warner,
Marc Gameroff, Lisa Miller and Myrna Weissman
#121 SPECIAL SESSION
Parental Influences on Children’s Concepts of God
Nicholas Shaman, Anondah Saide, Kirsten Lesage
and Rebekah Richert
Religious and Spiritual Struggles Among Adolescents
Steffany J. Homolka and Julie J. Exline
Getting Published
Facilitator: Ralph Piedmont
Inherent Spiritual Development, Evidence and Practical
Applications for Youth
Lisa Miller
Noon–1 p.m.
Religious and Spiritual Development: Some Problems,
Some Solutions
Chris J. Boyatzis
The Hill Center
#122 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Speaker: Sheldon Solomon
2–2:50 p.m.
The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life
McEntegart Hall Library 406
#125 PAPER SESSION
McEntegart Hall Library 403
#117 SYMPOSIUM
Exploring Religion via New Media
Eric Souther, Aaron Kuzdas and Kevin L. Ladd
11–11:50 a.m.
2–2:50 p.m.
McEntegart Hall Library 408
#123 PAPER SESSION
Diversity Considerations in the Study of Religion and Spirituality
Chair: Harry Hui
Well-being Enhancing Message in Religious and Spiritual
Folk Songs: A Rural Women Study
Kamlesh Singh, Dalbir Singh and Bharti Shokeen
Screening for Depression in African American Churches
Sidney Hankerson, Young A Lee, David K. Brawley,
Kenneth Braswell, Priya J. Wickramaratne and
Myrna Weissman
Impacts of Bereavement and Belief in Fate Control on
Psychological Symptoms: A Six-Wave Latent Growth
Modelling Approach
Harry Hui, Sing Hang Cheung, Esther YY Lau, Doris
SY Mok, Shu Fai Cheung and Jessica Kwan
McEntegart Hall Library 406
#120 PAPER SESSION
2–3:50 p.m.
Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Religion and Spirituality
Chair: Eric Souther
McEntegart Hall Library 403
70 Years Later: Re-examining the Unusual History
of APA Division 36
Harold Takooshian
The Notions of Holding and Accompaniment in Lars and
the Real Girl: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
Paul Ginnetty and Thomas Petriano
#124 SYMPOSIUM
Youth and the Psychology of Religion/Spirituality: Recent
Research Advances and Future Directions
Chair: Steffany J. Homolka
Examination of Religious and Spiritual Motivations on the
Development of Generosity in Adolescent and Emerging Adult
Sarah A. Schnitker, Nathaniel Fernandez and Benjamin
Houltberg
Religion and Spirituality in Therapeutic Settings
Chair: Anthony Scioli
Effects of Assessing Religious Beliefs on Aspects of the
Therapeutic Alliance
Angelica Terepka and Derek Hatfield
The Relationship between Religiosity and Mental Health: The
Effects of Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status
William M. Anderson, LaVerne A. Berkel, Katie
Heinrich, Keith Haddock and Carlos Poston
Development of a Program for Assessing and Instilling
Fundamental Hope
Anthony Scioli, Nathan MacPherson, Rachel Murphy
and Anna Adachi-Mejia
3–3:50 p.m.
McEntegart Hall Library 406
#126 PAPER SESSION
Spiritual Struggles
Chair: Michael Moradshahi
The Problem and Transformation of Mind: A
Comparison of Freud and Kierkegaard
Christine H. Chou
Intellectual Humility Moderates the relationship between
Spiritual Struggle and Well-being
Annette C. Chan, David C. Wang and Peter C. Hill
Suffering Behind the Veil: When Spiritual Exemplars
Mask Their Struggles
Michael Moradshahi, Todd Hall, David Wang and
Andrea Canada
Conference Schedule
Friday, March
11, 2016 • DIV 36 Mid-Year Conference
Friday, March 11, 2016 ● DIV 36 Mid-Year Conference
7:30–9
a.m.
Registration/
Breakfast
The Hill Center Gymnasium
9–10
a.m.
Opening Ceremony
The Hill Center Gymnasium
McEntegart 408
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Thursday, MarchThursday, 10, 2016
DIV 36
Mid-Year Conference
March •
10, Pre-Conference
2016 ● Pre-­‐Conference WWorshops
orshops ● DIV 36•Mid-Year
Conference Noon–1 Registration The Hill Center Gymnasium p.m. McEntegart Hall Library 409 #100a 1–2 p.m. PRE-­‐CONFERENCE WORKSHOP Systematic Compassion Training: An Experiential and Empirical Introduction to Secularized Methods of Tibetan Buddhist Mind-­‐Training Techniques (Pruzinsky) 2–3 p.m. 1–2:45 p.m. (1.5 CE credits) #100b 3–4 p.m. PRE-­‐CONFERENCE WORKSHOP When Freud Meets Buddha: The Algorithms of Chan (the Chinese term for Zen) Practice and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (Lin/Seiden) 4–5 p.m. 3–4:45 p.m. 10–11
a.m.
#101
SYMPOSIUM
Religious and Spiritual
Struggle, Health, and
Culture
(Stauner/
Exline)
10–11:50 a.m.
(2 CE)
11 a.m.–
noon
Noon–1
p.m.
Lunch
Noon–1:30 p.m.
1–2 p.m.
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#102
PAPER SESSION
Biases in Religion
and Non-religion
(Messick)
10–10:50 a.m.
#103
SYMPOSIUM
The Intersection of
Meaning, Positive
Emotions, and
Spirituality: Current
Status and Future
Directions
(Park/Saroglou)
10–11:50 a.m.
#105
PAPER SESSION
Advances in the
Measurement of
Religion and
Spirituality
(Lancaster)
11–11:50 a.m.
McEntegart 409
The Hill Center
Multifunction Room
#104
SYMPOSIUM
Clergy across the
Continuity of Mental
Health: Prevention
Models of Community
Care
(Milstein)
10–10:50 a.m.
#106
SPECIAL SESSION
Sufi Meditation: A
Heart-focused Journey
Within
(Wilcox)
11–11:50 a.m. (2 CE)
EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
MEETING
Noon–1:50 p.m.
#107
POSTER SESSION (set up on Thursday)
Tuohy Hall Auditorium
1:30–3 p.m.
2–3 p.m.
3–4 p.m.
#108
PAPER SESSION
Relationships in
the Context of
Religion and
Spirituality
(Laplante)
3–3:50 p.m.
4–5 p.m.
#112
PAPER SESSION
Moral Injuries and
Moral Matrices
(Frost)
4–4:50 p.m.
#114
5–6 p.m. KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Paul Bloom
6–7 p.m. McEntegart 406
The Hill Center Gymnasium
McEntegart 408
Conference guests can access WiFi
McEntegart 403
Book Signing and Reception/ Dinner 6–7 p.m. McEntegart 403
#109
SYMPOSIUM
Indian Spirituality and
Religion: Well-Being,
Resilience, and
Emerging International
Collaboration
(Oman)
3–4:50 p.m.
(2 CE)
McEntegart 406
McEntegart 409
#110
PAPER SESSION
Individual
Differences in
Religion and
Spirituality
(Davis)
3–3:50 p.m.
#111
SPECIAL SESSION
Pursuing Funding from
the John Templeton
Foundation
(Gibson)
3–3:50 p.m.
#113
SPECIAL SESSION
Student Professional
Issues Panel
(Coleman)
4–4:50 p.m.
The Hill Center Gymnasium
The Hill Center Gymnasium The Hill Center Gym
Multifunction Room
Division 36 of the
American Psychological Association Memebership
Conference Schedule
Saturday, March
12, 2016 • DIV 36 Mid-Year Conference
Saturday, March 12, 2016 ● DIV 36 Mid-Year Conference 7:30–9 a.m. TheHill Center Gymnasium Breakfast The Hill Center Gymnasium #115 PAPER SESSION Cross-­‐cultural Approaches to Parsing Religion and Spirituality (Hansen) 9–9:50 a.m. 9–10 a.m. 10–11 a.m. #117 SYMPOSIUM The Effects of Religion in Families at Risk for Depression (Weissman/ Miller) 10–11:50 a.m. 11 a.m.–
noon Noon–1 p.m. 1–2 p.m. 2–3 p.m. 3–4 p.m. McEntegart 408 #122 KEYNOTE SPEAKER Sheldon Solomon Lunch Book Signing and Reception McEntegart 403 #118 PAPER SESSION Religious Motivation and Behavior (Ladd) 10–10:50 a.m. #119 SYMPOSIUM Sufism, the Science of the Soul (Bozorgzadeh) 11–11:50 a.m. (2 CE) McEntegart 406 McEntegart 409 #116 SYMPOSIUM Resilience Processes in the Context of Extreme Sexual Violence: Lessons Learned from Congolese Rape Survivors (O’Grady) 9–10:50 a.m. #120 PAPER SESSION Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Religion and Spirituality (Souther) PRS EDITORIAL BOARD BREAKFAST 8–9:30 a.m. MEMBERSHIP
Division 36—The Society for the Psychology of Religion
and Spirituality promotes the application of psychological
research methods and interpretive frameworks to
diverse forms of religion and spirituality; encourages the
incorporation of the results of such work into clinical
and other applied settings; and fosters constructive
dialogue and interchange between psychological study
and practice on the one hand and between religious
perspectives and institutions on the other. The division
is strictly nonsectarian and welcomes the participation
of all persons who view religion as a significant factor in
human functioning. The division’s quarterly Psychology of
Religion newsletter contains original articles, book reviews,
announcements and news of interest to division members.
You may apply for membership at a level consistent with
your status in APA. Members, associates and fellows
of APA are eligible for Division 36 member, associate
or fellow status, respectively. Nonmembers of APA may
apply for professional affiliate status. Applications may
be submitted online via the general division membership
form. When using the general division membership form,
be sure to indicate that you are applying for Division 36.
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WHO JOINS DIVISION 36?
#121 SPECIAL SESSION Getting Published (Piedmont) 11-­‐11:50 The Hill Center Gymnasium The Hill Center Gymnasium McEntegart 408 McEntegart 406 McEntegart 403 #123 #125 PAPER SESSION #124 PAPER SESSION Diversity SYMPOSIUM Religion and Considerations in the Youth and the Spirituality in Study of Religion and Psychology of Therapeutic Settings Spirituality Religion/Spirituality
(Scioli) (Hui) Recent Research 2–2:50 p.m. 2–2:50 p.m. (1 CE) Advances and Future #126 Directions (Homolka) PAPER SESSION 2–3:50 p.m. Spiritual Struggles (Moradshahi) 3–3:50 p.m. The Hill Center Gym Multifunction Room PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION
McEntegart 409 A wide variety of psychological interests and activities
exists among the members of the division. Members work
in virtually every area, from experimental and statistical
research to clinical work with children and adults. We are
concerned with both the scientific and applied aspects
of our field. Many members do research exclusively on
issues in the psychology of religion and spirituality; others
bring this interest to bear on a variety of allied areas in
psychology. Our professional affiliates may be found
working in sociology, religious studies, and the other social
sciences. Some members also possess a clerical degree and
integrate psychology with the requirements of pastoral life
as researchers and practicing clinicians.
BENEFITS OF MEMBERS
Membership includes receiving the division newsletter
and professional contacts in the field. Most valuable are
opportunities for participating in the annual convention
and divisional affairs. These allow a kind of personal and
intellectual stimulation not available elsewhere.
Joint membership in our division and APA also helps us
achieve important advocacy priorities within APA concerning the psychology of religion and spirituality.
Members will also receive the division’s new official
journal, Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, to be
published by the APA.
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INDEX
Karen Abraham ...........................................................Sym117
Anna Adachi-Mejia.………….............Poster Session, PS125
Thomas Agrusti ................................................ Poster Session
Jaylaan Ahmad-Llewellyn ................................ Poster Session
Jorge E. Alvarenga ........................................................Sym117
William M. Anderson..................................................... PS125
Blanca Aranda ......................................... PS102 PS115 PS118
Faizal Badat ....................................................... Poster Session
Nasim Bahadorani .......................................................Sym119
Alissa Banyasz..................................................................PS110
LaVerne A. Berkel .......................................................... PS125
Jeff Bjorck .......................................................... Poster Session
Paul Bloom ............................................................ Keynote114
Eric Boorman ................................................... Poster Session
Saloumeh Bozorgzadeh ..............................................Sym119
Chris J. Boyatzis ...........................................................Sym124
David F. Bradley .......................................................... Sym101
Kenneth Braswell ........................................................... PS123
David K. Brawley ............................................................PS123
Gerard E. Bruder .........................................................Sym117
Amanda Butera ................................................. Poster Session
Andrea Canada ...............................................................PS126
Tara Carleton ...............................................................Sym116
Annette C. Chan .............................................................PS126
Shu Fai Cheung...............................................................PS123
Sing Hang Cheung .........................................................PS123
Christine H. Chou ......................................................... PS126
David Christie ..............................................................Sym116
Ryan Cleary ....................................................... Poster Session
Thomas Coleman ..........................................................PS 113
Mario Conliffe..............................................................Sym116
Karen Couture ................................................................PS112
Caraline Craig ................................................... Poster Session
Megan B. Cser ................................................... Poster Session
Andrew D. Cuthbert....................................................... PS110
Trever Dangel .................................................... Poster Session
Prabhu Dayal................................................................Sym109
Edward B. Davis ..............................................................PS110
Jennifer Drapkin ............................................... Poster Session
Justin W. Dyer ................................................................PS 105
Julie J. Exline ................................................ Sym101, Sym124
Joel Engelman.................................................... Poster Session
Joseph R. Ferrari...........................................................Sym104
Nathaniel Fernandez ...................................................Sym124
Lauren M. Foley ............................................... Poster Session
Kathy Frost ..................................................................... PS112
Rhea Fuhrman ................................................. PS115, PS 118
Kathy A. Gainor ................................................ Poster Session
Marc Gameroff.............................................................Sym117
Rachel Geist ..........................................PS102, PS115, PS 118
Nick Gibson .................................................................... SS111
Paul Ginnetty ..................................................................PS120
Sebastienne Grant ............................................ Poster Session
Margaret Grayson ...........................................................PS112
Tyler Greenway ................................................. Poster Session
William Guri.................................................................Sym116
Keith Haddock ................................................................PS125
Ben Hall ............................................................. Poster Session
Todd Hall .........................................................................PS126
Ian Hansen ......................................................................PS115
Sidney Hankerson ..........................................................PS123
Xuejun Hao.........................................Poster Session, Sym117
William Hathaway ..........................................................PS118
Derek Hatfield .................................................. PS 105, PS125
Annette Haussmann......................................... Poster Session
Katie Heinrich.................................................................PS 125
Peter C. Hill .....................................................................PS126
Steffany J. Homolka......................................................Sym124
Benjamin Houltberg ...................................................Sym124
Harry Hui.........................................................................PS123
Steven L. Isaak.................................................... Poster Session
Jesse R. James..................................................... Poster Session
Greta Jankauskaite ............................................ Poster Session
Fan Jiang ............................................................ Poster Session
Megan Johnson Shen........................................ Poster Session
Kevin Jordan...................................................... Poster Session
Daniel K. Judd ................................................................PS 105
Davis Kane ....................................................... Poster Session
Piljoo P. Kang.................................................................. PS108
Jürgen Kayser ...............................................................Sym117
G. E. Kawika Allen ............................................ Poster Session
Lauren Kehoe .................................................... Poster Session
M. Christine Kennedy .................................................Sym103
Nuran E. Korkmaz ............................................ Poster Session
Neil Kressel ........................................................ Poster Session
Jean Kristeller .................................................... Poster Session
Doug Krull ......................................................................PS102
Jessica R. Kusina...........................................................Sym101
Aaron Kuzdas...................................................................PS120
Jessica Kwan.....................................................................PS123
Justin Laplante.......................................Poster Session, PS108
Kevin L. Ladd.......................................Sym109, PS118, PS120
Jasmine Lam ...................................................................PS110
Jennifer Lancaster...........................................................PS 105
Elsa Lau ............................................................. Poster Session
Esther YY Lau .................................................................PS123
Daniel Lee.......................................................... Poster Session
Young A Lee ....................................................................PS123
Melissa Lemons ................................................ Poster Session
Kirsten Lesage ..............................................................Sym124
Peter Lin.......................................................................WS100b
Jie Liu, Poster Session ..................................................Sym117
Rachel M. MacNair ....................................................... PS112
Nathan MacPherson ............................Poster Session, PS125
Michael Magee ...............................................................PS 102
Emily Maher ..........................................Poster Session PS108
Annette Mahoney ............................................. Poster Session
Sondra Matter...............................................................Sym116
Lily A. Mathison ............................................................PS 105
Clayton McClintock ......................................... Poster Session
Kyle J. Messick........................................PS 102, PS115, PS118
Lisa J. Miller ....................... Poster Session, Sym117, Sym124
Glen Milstein ......................................Sym104 Poster Session
Shambhovi Mitra ........................................................Sym109
Doris S. Mok....................................................................PS110
Sarah H. Moon.................................................. Poster Session
Michael Moradshahi ......................................................PS126
Keti Mosashvili ............................................................Sym103
Rachel Murphy .....................................Poster Session, PS125
Enrique W. Neblett, Jr. ...................................... Poster Session
Jingwen Ni ......................................................... Poster Session
Michael Nielsen ................................................ Poster Session
Melanie Nyhof.................................................... PS115, PS118
Kari A. O’Grady ...........................................................Sym116
Doug Oman..................................................................Sym109
James Douglas Orton ..................................................Sym116
Kenneth I. Pargament..................................................Sym101
Crystal L. Park ..............................................................Sym103
Thomas Petriano ............................................................PS120
Julie Pomerleau ................................................. Poster Session
Larissa Portnoff ................................................ Poster Session
Carlos Poston ..................................................................PS125
Chu Kim Prieto............................................................Sym103
Thomas Pruzinsky ...................................................... WS100a
Lotte Pummerer ............................................... Poster Session
Sheindel Rabinowitz ...................................................Sym112
Mary K. Radeke ................................................ Poster Session
Aricela Reyes ..................................................... Poster Session
Kathy Richardson ........................................................Sym116
Rebekah Richert...........................................................Sym124
Kailey Roberts.................................................... Poster Session
Andrew Ryder..................................................................PS115
Mohammad Sadegh Zahedi .........................................PS 115
Anondah Saide.............................................................Sym124
Anthony F. Santoro.......................................................Sym109
Seyma N. Saritoprak................................................... Sym101
Vassilis Saroglou.......................................................... Sym103
Steven J. Sandage............................................... Poster Session
Suza C. Scalora................................................... Poster Session
Sarah A. Schnitker .......................................................Sym124
Kristina Schrepf ..............................................................PS112
Anthony Scioli ..........................Poster Session, PS112, PS125
Henry Seiden ..............................................................WS100b
David Semanek ............................................................Sym117
Nicholas Shaman..........................................................Sym124
Abigail Shepherd............................................... Poster Session
Bharti Shokeen ...............................................................PS123
Mohammad Sibai ............................................. Poster Session
Dalbir Singh..................................................... Sym109, PS123
Kamlesh Singh ................................................ Sym109, PS123
Jan Sinnott ........................................................ Poster Session
Nicole Snyder ...............................................................Sym116
Sheldon Solomon ................................................. Keynote122
Eric Souther.....................................................................PS120
Nick Stauner ................................................................Sym101
Sean T. Stevens .................................................. Poster Session
Sonia Suchday...............................................................Sym109
Connie Svob .................................................................Sym117
Harold Takooshian..........................................................PS120
Craig E. Tenke ..............................................................Sym117
Joseph Tennant ...............................................................PS118
Angelica Terepka................................................. PS105, PS125
David Tokar ....................................................................PS110
Justin Top........................................................................ PS105
Dominique Treboux......................................... Poster Session
Alex Uzdavines ............................................................Sym101
Donna Viveiros ...............................................................PS112
Nathaniel Wade...............................................................PS105
David C. Wang ................................................................PS126
Zhishun Wang................................................... Poster Session
Virginia Warner ...........................................................Sym117
Jon Webb ........................................................... Poster Session
Alex Weiglein..................................................................PS 102
Myrna Weissman ............................................ Sym117, PS123
Priya J. Wickramaratne ..................................................PS123
Bryanna White................................................... Poster Session
Priya Wickramaratne.................................................. Sym117
Glendon Wiebe................................................................PS108
Lynn E. Wilcox .................................................SS106, Sym119
Serena Wong...................................................... Poster Session
Everett L. Worthington, Jr. ............................... Poster Session
Jie Yang .............................................................. Poster Session
Jiawei Yue........................................................................PS 115
Jinyuan Zhang............................................................... PS 115
Xiaoqiu Zhu ...................................................... Poster Session
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