2019 #12 Newsletter (December)

2019 #12 Newsletter (December)


ACBS Research Development Grants

Congratulations to Jessica Kingston, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK and to Clarissa Ong, Utah State University, USA for being awarded the 2019 - 2020 ACBS Research Development Grants. Read more about their projects on the ACBS website.

 

Thank You to the Grants Committee

ACBS committees are staffed entirely by volunteers. We want to thank Grants Committee Chair Megan Kelly and her committee members for the outstanding work they do. ACBS received 39 grant applications this year and the committee managed the process with excellence.

 

Psychological inflexibility mediates the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and mental health outcomes

In JCBS Vol. 14, Helen Makriyianis, Emily Adams, Leslie Lozano, Taylor Mooney, Chloe Morton, and Miriam Liss investigated psychological flexibility and inflexibility as possible mediators in the relationship between ACEs and depression and anxiety. The paper found Self as Content and Inaction mediated for depression and anxiety. ACBS members can read the paper for free in the JCBS member portal.


ACBS World Conference 17 Audio Recordings Are Now Available

The audio recordings from ACBS World Conference 17 are now available on the ACBS website. You can listen to a variety of recorded symposia, panel discussions, and lectures that were presented at the June 2019 conference in Dublin, Ireland. (While you are on the ACBS website, ACBS members can also listen to other great sessions from the past decade of ACBS World Conferences.)

 

Michael J. Asher Student Dissertation Awards: Application Deadline February 1, 2020

The Awards Committee is accepting applications for the Asher Student Dissertation Awards, which will be given to two students based on their doctoral dissertation proposal related to the use of CBS with children/adolescents. Accompanying this honor will be monetary awards of $750 USD (first place) and $250 USD (second place) to be used in support of research or to travel to the ACBS World Conference.

 

ACBS World Conference: RFT and Behavior Analysis Track Call for Submissions

We are excited to invite you to join us in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA for the Annual World Conference of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) July 14-19, 2020. The RFT and Behavior Analysis track is accepting submissions for symposia, papers, panels, and workshops. Please click here for more information about the Call for Submissions.

 

ACBS World Conference: Scholarship Application Deadlines

ACBS World Conference Scholarships are now open:
- Developing Nations Conference Scholars - application deadline is February 1, 2020
- Diversity Conference Scholars - application deadline is February 1, 2020
- Student Conference Scholars - application deadline is February 15, 2020



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