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ACBS Board of Directors for 2019 - 2020
It is our great pleasure to announce the 2019 - 2020 ACBS Board of Directors: President Dennis Tirch; President-Elect Lisa Coyne; Past-President Louise Hayes; Secretary-Treasurer Maria Karekla; Members-at-Large Miranda Morris, Diana Ferroni Bast, Lance McCracken, and Jill Stoddard; Student Representative Varsha Eswara Murthy. |
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Free Webinar on “Working with Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity" by Matthew Skinta
This free, 60 minute webinar will be offered by the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee on Monday, April 29th at 1:00 pm EST. Click here to register for the webinar. There is a suggested donation of: $10 for students and $20 for professionals. All donations will be used to support the participation in ACBS activities of individuals who can demonstrate financial hardship. The webinar will also be available on the ACBS website after April 29. |
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ACBS Strategic Plan: 2019 - 2022
The ACBS Board of Director's strategic planning meeting was held 2-3 February, 2019. Based off of ACBS member focus group data and one-on-one interviews, a picture of the current state of the organization came into focus. The Board identified three main strategic imperatives: 1) Expanding and improving our digital presence 2) Centering science 3) Creating a culture of empowerment and productivity. Read more about it on the ACBS website. |
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A review of anger, hostility, and aggression from an ACT perspective
In JCBS Vol. 11, Olga V. Berkout, Diana Tinsley, and Maureen K. Flynn provide the first overview of research about anger, hostility, and aggression using the psychological flexibility model among both youth and adults. The paper concludes that ACT interventions for anger and aggression appear promising and that more extensive and methodologically stronger examinations would strengthen this area of study. ACBS members can read the paper for free in the JCBS member portal. |
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CBS research supports raising the minimum age to buy cigarettes in the state of Washington
ACBS Board Member Jonathan Bricker, a researcher at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, testified before the Washington state legislature in support of raising the minimum age for buying cigarettes and vaping products to 21 years old. On April 5, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed the state’s “Tobacco 21” law in a ceremony at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Thank you to all of the ACBS members across the world who use CBS to improve public health! |
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Student Spotlight Award
In conjunction with the ACBS Student SIG, it is our pleasure to introduce the most recent Student Spotlight Award recipient! This month's featured student is Sérgio Andrade Carvalho, a third year Ph.D. student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Coimbra (Portugal). You can learn about Sergio on the ACBS website. |
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World Conference 17: Dublin, Ireland
Join us at the DCU Helix in Dublin, Ireland, for the 17th World Conference of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) 27-30 June, 2019. Pre-Conference Workshops will be held 25-26 June, 2019. Regular Registration rates are available until 17 May. |
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Pre-Conference Workshop: Prosocial: Using CBS to improve relations within and between groups
Paul Atkins, David Sloan Wilson, Monique Silva, Lori Wiser, and Ian MacDonald will be presenting the pre-conference workshop Prosocial: Using CBS to improve relations within and between groups on Tuesday 25 June and Wednesday 26 June. This workshop will provide you with an introduction to Prosocial, the basic science that underpins the approach and the practical tools that you can use to improve the groups you care about. |
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Developing Nations Committee Scholars
Congratulations to the 2019 Developing Nations Scholars: Khamisi Musanje (Uganda); Gabriel Sebastion Lizada (Philippines); Meryem Laamouri (Morocco); and Dario Lipovac (Bosnia/Herzegovina). The Developing Nations Committee provides scholarships to attend the ACBS World Conference to ACBS members who are from emerging economy countries and who would not be able to attend without this added financial support. |
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Women in ACBS SIG Scholar
Congratulations to the 2019 Women in ACBS SIG Scholar: Burcak Kapar (Turkey). Kapar graduated from the department of Psychology at Yeditepe University in İstanbul and is currently enrolled in a Masters of Clinical Psychology program at SWPS University in Poland. The Women in ACBS SIG provides a scholarship to attend the ACBS World Conference to an ACBS member with significant financial hardship. |
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