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The Newsletter of the Faculty, Staff, and Students of the Psychology Department, Pace University, New York City Campus

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Note from the Editor

Social Networking Sites

for Teaching?

panning from kindergarten through college age, members of this younger generation are no strangers to the concept

of anytime, anywhere learning. This fact motivated me to want to know what they know. This past year, I became even intrigued with the possibility of using social networking technology in the courses I teach. By social networking technology, I refer to internet-based networks that are used primarily to meet others such as MySpace.com and Facebook.com (or even virtual worlds such as SecondLife.com and There.com), not general new web tools with a social component like blogs or wikis, although these may be an integral part of these sites.

I have been grappling with the idea of how my teaching may be transformed using social networking technology. In the process of deciding whether or not to pursue this, I generated a list of pros and cons to help me decide. I still continue to add to this list, but I thought for now, I’d share them with you.

My list of PROs… 1. It’s a great way of using Internet-based tools with which most students are already familiar with and using. 2. The tools for communicating and public debate/thinking inherent in these social networks may be an excellent supplement to classroom discussions, and may even be useful to those instructors already teaching online courses.

3. The tools in a social network are all standardized and viewable regardless of the computer browser accessing them. 4. Students can continue the academic conversation beyond the classroom as long as they are able to access the Internet. 5. It’s free! My list of CONs… 1. Not all students will be on social networks and may be reluctant to join up. They can, of course, create a profile just for the unit and delete it afterwards. 2. Students may not necessarily understand the distinction between the personal and what is suitable for academic discourse, so there may be an inappropriate blurring of lines. 3. The tools and data are not owned by the institution, so there is no guarantee of reliable service or confidentiality. 4. Perhaps students may view their own sites and their network of “friends” as their virtual “turf,” so they need to want you there. 5. What do you do if one or two students feel like it’s an invasion of their space and the rest of the class is OK with it? You would need to have an alternative means of delivering information. 6. An instructor will need to make sure that you understand how the network works so that you keep your credibility. Spam a group or communicate too casually (or even too formally) and the information may become permanent on the web.

If I were to use something like Facebook or MySpace for teaching, I may likely do the following: 1. Create my own profile and determine whether to use my personal one or set up a new “work” (i.e., a teaching site) one. 2. Ask (or encourage) students if they wish to add me as their friend on their site. 3. Create a “group” for the unit. 4. Use the group to send out notices of classes, room changes, and other announcements via the “message all members” function 5. Encourage the students to use the wall posts or discussion board to communicate - ensuring that they understand I was okay with social chitchat that may likely be posted. 6. Pull into my profile a “feed” from the course blog so that it appears in the students’ news stream. An example of such feeds may relate to news and articles from relevant sites that may

be of interest given topics covered in the course. A social bookmarking site called del.icio.us account to articles of useful reading. 7. If I was really, really enthusiastic, motivated, and clever enough…I’d create a Facebook application specific to the course that would give students the option whether to install it or not. I wonder if DoIT may be able to help me with such a venture.

I recently found out a really neat website – www.ning.com - where one is able to create customize, and share your own social networking for practically anything and for free. I have yet to discover what this site can do or if it may be helpful to my teaching, but it does look very promising. I get exciting when interesting website like come to my attention. Thanks to a number of my “tekky” friends who seem to have much time in their hands exploring the Internet.

Perhaps you too will develop a motivation to explore what tools the Internet can provide not only to make the teaching-learning environment a more effective and efficient using new tools, but also to make our classrooms, virtual or not, more engaging for you and your students.

Richard S. Velayo, Ph.D. Co-editor, Psych Eye

Message from the

Chair

Best-of-times, Worst-of-times

riting best-of-times, worst-of-times essays not only contributes to the stack of old chestnuts but is a pain as

much for me believe it or not- as for you, the reader. So, permit me to get the worst over with quickly.

S

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In spite of the President’s (of Pace) resignation, you, the students, and we, the faculty, are still living in difficult times. Nothing in the mega-structure of the university seems to work smoothly, certainly not the major administrative offices of the university – SARS etc. They are understaffed as are we of the department. Rest assured that we, the staff and faculty, will continue to work hard on your behalf. Everyone we deal with assures us that there is indeed light at the end of the tunnel. In the meantime, we will necessarily have to light our candles and keep them lit.

Now for the best of times. We have been informed by the American Psychological Association that our doctoral program has been re-accredited for the maximum seven-year term. This is in itself an extraordinary accomplishment. In these resource strained times, it is more than extra-ordinary. Such an accomplishment brings honor to all and could not have been achieved without the hard work, skill, and good will of all in the department and all in the administration who contributed to the successful effort.

Reaccreditation is good news for our doctoral students, to speak the obvious. It is also good news for our undergraduates and master’s students. Why? Because it attests in a most visible way to the quality of our faculty, our curriculum and our students. Whether reaccreditation ought to, to the degree it does, grant respectability to all within this department, and, by extension, to all within Pace, may be debatable. That it does is not. In that let us rejoice.

To be sure the department needs more faculty, more staff, more computers, more space, and more resources if we are to accomplish all that we wish and must. To be sure we can never be satisfied with what we have done when there is so much more to do. But, we can certainly take pride in a job very well done.

Herbert H. Krauss, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair Psychology Dept.

Faculty Happenings

National Academies of Practice

Inducts Florence L. Denmark, PhD

Dr. Florence Denmark

Professor Emeritus, Pace University

The National Academies of Practice is pleased to announce the election of Florence L. Denmark, PhD, from New York, NY as a distinguished scholar-member of the NAP. Dr. Denmark was installed at a gala membership banquet on November 3, 2007 in Arlington, Virginia at which the National Academies of Practice inducted new members from the ten healthcare professions. The National Academies of Practice was founded in 1981 in recognition of the need for interdisciplinary collaboration in healthcare. It is comprised of distinguished practitioners and scholars from all of the primary health professions now including ten disciplines: Dentistry, Nursing, Optometry, Osteopathic Medicine, Medicine, Psychology, Podiatric Medicine, Social Work, Veterinary Medicine, and Pharmacy. Only 150 distinguished members can be elected to membership, so selection is indeed an honor. Each year, the NAP sponsors a Forum on public policy issues. This year’s meeting focused on healthcare workforce issues. The NAP will issue a public policy statement on this topic shortly. Dr. Florence Denmark Receives the

Raymond Fowler Award

Dr. Florence Denmark was presented her award by Dr. Ray Fowler (past CEO of APA) and Dr. Sharon

Brehm (2007 APA President)

On August 19, 2007 at the 2007 APA Convention in San Francisco, Dr. Florence Denmark received the Raymond Fowler Award

for Outstanding contributions to American Psychological Association.

Dr. Barbara Mowder’s recent publications are as follows: (1) Mowder, B.A., Yasik, A.E., & Tiwari, A. (2007). Parent Behavior Questionnaire: Ethnic and Cultural Perspectives. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, New York City, March, 2007.; (2) Mowder, B.A. (2007). Working with Parents: Description and Utility of a parent assessment measure. Invited presentation at the Fifth Annual Early Childhood-Los Ninos Conference at Fordham University, April, 2007.

Dr. Yvonne Rafferty has two articles currently in press. Both articles focus on her international work on child trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation (http://appserv.pace.edu/execute/page.cfm?doc_id=25732 ). The first article will be published in Child Abuse Review -- the official journal of the British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. It is entitled “Children for sale: Child trafficking in Southeast Asia.” The second article will be published in Child Development Perspectives -- the official journal of the Society for Research in Child Development. It is entitled. “The impact of trafficking on children: Psychological and social policy perspectives.”

In April, 2007, Dr. K. Mark Sossin was an invited presenter on the Committee on Infant Mental Health Panel, at the APA-Division 39 Meetings, in Toronto, Canada. The panel was titled: “Transmission of Trauma: Implications for Intervention in the Wake of Loss Derived from the World Trade Center Project,” and his presentation was titled: “Nonverbal Behavior, Play Processes and Themes in Mother-Child Interaction: Play in the Wake of Traumatic Loss.” Dr. Sossin continues to collaborate in this post 9/11 project, which is anchored in the Laboratory of Communication Sciences at New York Psychiatric Institute. Earlier in the year, Dr. Sossin presented “Parent-Child Movement Patterns and Interactions Styles: Considerations of Dyadic Stress-Sharing” at the Workshop “Child Analytic Perspectives on Helping Chidren Whose Mothers are in Treatment for Trauma and Depression,”at the Vulnerable Child Discussion Group at the Annual Meetings of the American Psychoanalytic Association. In July, 2007, Dr. Sossin was an invited keynote speaker, and closing-panel participant at an international congress on movement analysis in education, therapy and science. Titled “Moving from Within” the congress was held in Freising, Germany (near Munich), and was hosted by The Zentrum fuer Tanz & Therapie for its 20-year anniversary. Dr. Sossin’s presentation on the “History and Future of the Kestenberg Movement Profile” has since been published (see below). In September, 2007, Dr. Sossin presented a workshop with Professor Susan Loman of Antioch New England Graduate School at the 42nd Annual meetings of the American Dance Therapy Association: The presentation was titled: “KMP Contributions to Working with Children on the Autism Spectrum.” In addition to Dr. Sossin’s interest in clinical intervention with children with

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autism, he has continued to offer the Autism Practicum in the psychology graduate M.S.Ed. and Psy.D. programs, which has made learning opportunities available at the Rebecca School and links to Pace University’s TARA Center and BOSS program, providing collaboration with Dr. Dianne Zager of Pace’s School of Education and Center for Teaching and Research in Autism. Recent publications include: (1) Sossin, K. M. (2007). History and future of the Kestenberg Movement Profile (pp. 103-118). In S.C. Koch & S. Bender (Eds.), Movement analysis: Bewegungsanalyse. Berlin: Logos Verlag.; (2) Sossin, K. M. (2007). Nonmentalizing states in early-childhood survivors of the Holocaust: Developmental considerations regarding treatment of child survivors of genocidal atrocities. American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 67(1), 68-81.; and (3) Loman, S. & Sossin, K. M. (in press) (trans. By A. Gines). Introduction to the Kestenberg Movement Profile and dance movement therapy. In S. Chaiklin & H. Wengrower (Eds.), La vida es danza: El arte y la ciencia de Danza Movimento Terapia. Barcelona: Gedisa. Two recent submissions were just accepted for publication in the Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy: They are: (1) Charone-Sossin, J. & Sossin, K. M. Twists in the road on the developmental path towards co-regulation: Navigating when many of the reliable markers are absent., and (3) Sossin, K. M. & Charone-Sossin, J. Embedding co-regulation within psychotherapy: Lessons from development.

Dr. Weihua Niu recently published the following articles: (1) Dineen, R. & Niu, W. (In press). The effectiveness of western creative thinking methods in China : An action reseaerch project. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. ; (2) Grigorenko, E.L., Jarvin, L., Niu, W., & Preiss, D. (2007). Is there a standard for standardized testing? Four sketches of the applicability (or lack thereof) of standardized testing in different educational systems. In P.C. Kyllonen, R.D. Roberts, & L. Stankov. (Eds). Extending intelligence: Enhancement and new constructs (pp 157-182). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.; (3) Niu, W. (2007). Individual and environmental influence of Chinese creativity. Journal of Creative Behavior, 41(3), 151-175.; (4) Niu, W., Zhang, J.X. & Yang, Y. (2007). Deductive reasoning and creativity: A cross-cultural study. Psychological Reports, 100, 509-519. ; (5) Niu, W. (2007). Western Influence on Chinese educational testing system. Comparative Education. 43(1), 71-91.

Dr. Richard Velayo recently published the following articles: (1) Velayo, R., Oliva, J., and Blank, D. (2008). Using the Internet: A Call Internationalize the Psychology Curriculum. International Psychology Bulletin.; (2) Oliva, J. & Velayo, R. (2007). The Effects of Experienced Childhood Maternal Abuse on Adult Attachment Styles. Modern Psychological Studies.; (3) Velayo, R. and Blank, D. (2007). A Profile of the Efficient Email User: Cognitive-Motivational Factors Related to Email Use. The General Psychologist, 42(1), 24-26.; and (4) McGinnis, S., Clark, J., Velayo, R., and Allaway, T. (2007). Effect of Presentation Modality and

Color Congruency on Reaction Time in a Modified Stroop Task. Transactions, 14, 36-55. His recent conference presentations: (1) Velayo, R. (November 9-10, 2007). Updates from APA: Proposed Goals and Learning Outcomes in an Internationalized Psychology Curriculum. Presented at the 2007 Conference on Internationalizing the Psychology Curriculum, Institute for Interpersonal and Cross-Cultural Psychology, St. Francis College, NY. At the 2007 APA Convention in San Francisco, his presentations were: (2) Velayo, R. Recommended Learning Outcomes for Internationalizing the Undergraduate Curriculum.; (3) Velayo, R. & Pipinelli, A., Aging and Ethnicity Among Minorities: A Global Perspective.; (4) Velayo, R., & Grenwald, G.. Strategies to Internationalize the Psychology Curriculum.; (5) Velayo, R., Recommended Learning Outcomes for Internationalizing the Undergraduate Psychology Curriculum. At the 65th Annual Convention of the International Council of Psychologists in San Diego, his presentations were: (6) Mann. S., & Velayo, R. Presenting the new ICP website… ICPweb.org!; (7) Denmark, F., Velayo, R., Nadien, M., Bow, E., Wesner, R., Sandis, E., Comunian, A., & Roth, R.; and (8) McGowan, J., Krauss, H., & Velayo, R. (May 2007). The Automaticity of Self-Continuity Over Time and Objective Self-Awareness. Presented at the 15th Annual Pace University Psychology Conference, New York, NY. On October 5, he was a Workshop Facilitator for “PowerPoint for Psychologists: Designing More Effective PowerPoint Presentations” Which was half-day workshop sponsored by the New York State Psychological Association’s Academic and the Independent Practice Divisions. He is also the most recent recipient of the Wilhelm Wundt Award for Outstanding Research Contributions to Academic Psychology (awarded by the New York State Psychological Association).

Dr. Richard Velayo received the

Wilhelm Wundt Award from NYSPA

Panel presenters at the 2007 Conference on

Internationalizing the Psychology Curriculum, Institute for Interpersonal and

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Dr. Anastasia Yasik have the following conference presentations: (1) Yasik, A. E. (2007, November). NCLB: What parents of children with learning disabilities and professionals need to know. Presentation at the 16th World Congress on Learning Disabilities, Boston, MA.; (2) Wolf, P., Yasik, A. E., & Denmark, F. (2007, August). A preliminary investigation of school psychologists’ attitudes towards LGB individuals. Poster presented at the 115th Annual Meeting of American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.; and (3) Nielsen, J., Yasik, A. E., & Armeli, S (2007, August). Peer victimization, social-psychological adjustment, and the role of social support. Poster presented at the 115th Annual Meeting of American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Dr. Anastasia Yasik with current

Pace student, Pascal Wolf

Dr. Anastasia Yasik with current Pace student, Jennifer Nielsen

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Program and Student Happenings

GRADUATE PROGRAM UPDATE

There are many exciting happenings in the graduate psychology programs at Pace University-New York City. One of the main activities was the March 1st and 2nd, 2007 visit by

the American Psychological Association’s (APA) site visit team. The team represents the “eyes and ears” of the APA’s Committee on Accreditation (CoA). Our site team was chaired by Dr. Sandra Harris, Acting Dean for the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. The school psychology specialist was Dr. Thomas Huberty, the Director of the School Psychology Program at Indiana University-Bloomington. The generalist on the team was Dr. Maureen McHugh, a Professor in social psychology in the Psychology Department at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. When the team was visiting, they met with individual faculty, as well as the Dean, Nira Herrman, the Associate Dean, Joseph Franco, the Interim Provost, Geoff Brackett, and the then-President, David Caputo. In addition, they met with many doctoral students, alumnae from the doctoral program, and field supervisors. They also toured our facilities, including the library as well as the renovated McShane Center for Psychological Services. The materials prepared for the visit were impressive and the site team was pleased with the program. Their final verbal report included many comments regarding the quality of the program, including the faculty and student; their one major concern was the lack of video equipment in the McShane Center for Psychological Services. This problem is in the process of being corrected. The visit was extremely successful and the Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in School-Clinical Child Psychology was reaccredited for seven years (the highest level of accreditation offered by the APA). Part of the APA Self-Study materials included a presentation of the publications and presentations of our students over the past seven years (since the last APA site visit). The listing is impressive and includes student presentations at meetings including the APA, American Orthopsychiatric Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Psychological Society, Eastern Psychological Association, International Council of Psychologists, National Association of School Psychologists, New York Academy of Sciences, and New York State Psychological Association. In addition, many students have published in a variety of professional outlets. For example, students have been published in

the following outlets: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Journal of Child and Family Studies, Journal of Early Childhood and Infant Psychology, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Psychoanalytic Psychology, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Psychology in the Schools, and The School Psychologist. In addition, one of our graduates, Dr. Athena Drewes, has written a number of books, primarily related to play therapy and cultural issues. In addition to the APA visit, many faculty and students continue conducting, presenting, and publishing their research. There were a number of presentations this year at the National Association of School Psychologists conference as well as APA. Faculty publish research on a range of topics such as assessment measures, bilingual issues, parenting, technology, and trauma and child development. The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Psychology continues to attract a strong student body. Many of the master’s students are applying to doctoral programs in Clinical, Counseling, and/or School Psychology. There are also students interested in applying to other doctoral psychology programs, such as developmental psychology. The M.A. program is being coordinated by Dr. Weihua Niu. Dr. Niu is currently on leave and may return later this fall. In the meantime, master’s student may consult with Dr. Barbara Mowder regarding program offerings. I wish the best for all of our graduate psychology students.

Dr. Barbara A. Mowder Director, Graduate Psychology Programs

Pace University-New York City

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM UPDATE

Joan Porcaro is now the Director of the

Undergraduate Psychology Programs. She took over in the beginning of this Fall semester. Dr. Janice Jackson recently retired from her position as form

Director of Undergraduate Psychology Programs and as full-time psychology faculty member.

Photos of Dr. Janice Jackson’s “Retirement Get-together”

Woolworth Kitchen October 12, 2007

Dr. Beth Hart (left) and

Dr. Janice Jackson (right)

Dr. John Mitchell

From left to right: Drs. Florence Denmark,

Barbara Mowder, and Mark Sossin

Dr. Richard Velayo (left) and Jannette Cardona (right)

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From left to right: Joan Porcaro,

Drs. Richard Hanson, and Dr. Ronald Gruberg

From left to right: Drs. Herbert Krauss, Janice Jackson, and Florence Denmark.

Dr. Herbert Krauss

Dr. Jackson showing off her gift from

the faculty and staff.

Dr. Michele Zaccario and her son.

Paul Echandia, Jr. (left) and

Dr. Paul Echandia, Sr. (right)

Dr. Alfred Ward

Dr. Medaline Fernandez (left) and

Dr. Anastasia Yasik (right)

Report on the Pace Psychology Conference

May 12, 2007

Pace Is your University! Psychology is your focus! How do you develop your interest and skill in the field of psychology? The Psychology Department provides several ways in addition to academic courses for students to become involved in the field of psychology throughout the academic year. One special way is that the Psychology Department, under the leadership of Herb Krauss, Ph.D., Chairman, hosts the Annual Pace University Psychology Conference at the end of each spring semester.

On May 12, 2007, Pace Psychology Department held its 15th Annual Pace University Psychology Conference at 1 Pace Plaza in the Student Union Area under coordination of Mercedes A. McCormick, Ph.D. with the special media technology advisement of Richard Velayo, Ph.D. , plus Dr. Niu and Dr. Ward’s assistance with the selection of appropriate research material for the conference. Most importantly the psychology staff led by Janette Cardona, Aqueda Portalain and Betsy Tomala enabled the Conference to be organized in a timely, efficient manner. A dedicated group of Psi Chi students led by Lilly Reilly and Charles Hallmark helped to set up the conference and to monitor registration throughout the day. Each person’s contribution fostered a HUGE Successful Conference.

Dr. Mercedes McCormick welcomes participants,

speakers, and guests at the conference.

A group shot of some faculty attendees

The foci of the conference are: 1. To

provide a forum for Pace Undergraduate students to share their research conducted in PSY 380 Experimental psychology during the 2006-2007 academic year; 2. To provide an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students in the tri-state area to submit research proposals as a paper or poster presentation; and 3. To provide an opportunity for students, faculty, professionals, friends and family to network. Certificates are distributed at the end of the conference to conference participants and awards for posters are also issued by a panel of judges. The morning program consisted of team research presentations with time given for a period of Questions and Answers at the end of each presentation.

In addition to the undergraduates and graduates research presentations, the Conference Program offered many additional attractions that stimulated the audiences thinking and advanced their knowledge of psychology. The keynote speaker was Beatrice Krauss, Ph.D. (Professor of Urban Public Health and Executive Director, Hunter Center

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for Community and Urban Health). Dr. Krauss presented a thought-provoking program “Interacting with ease, Reducing the stigma of HIV through a theory-based, skill-building intervention”.

The conference concluded with an afternoon filled with special programs: International psychology Today (Panel of U.N. Psychologists) and Psychologists and health Care: Why We need a Medicare-for-All, Single payer health Care System presented by Dr. Marianne Jackson.

A group of psychologists interested in international psychology meet midday. The next Annual Pace Conference (16th) is

scheduled for May 10, 2008. We invited you to join us in making this conference special through your participation in submitting your research, volunteering to work on the conference planning committee, and/ or joining all for a great day of expanding your view of the field of psychology. Information about the 16th Annual Conference will be posted at the start of 2008.

Any questions or comments please contact Mercedes A. McCormick, Ph.D. (mmccormick2@pace.edu) or visit the website http://webpage.pace.edu/rvelayo/paceconference2007/with last year’s conference information . Thank you. Mercedes A. McCormick, Ph.D. October 1, 2007.

Mercedes McCormick, Ph.D. Pace Psychology Conference Coordinator

Co-editor, Psych Eye

PSI CHI: THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

IN PSYCHOLOGY

Psi Chi, Pace Chapter

New York Campus

EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR 2007-2008

Andrew Lopez (President) Karis Fazio (Vice President) Mabel Bonilla (Secretary) Nida Ahmed (Treasurer) Natarsky Loussaint (Organizational Council) Pace Psi Chi chapter’s website: http://webpage.pace.edu/psichi/ Contact Information Office: Rm. 805, 41 Park Row Phone: 212-346-1209 Mailboxes: 8th floor, 41 Park Row 13th floor, 41 Park Row

Message from the PSI CHI Psi Chi is the National Honor Society for Psychology and also a club on the Pace University campus that is open to all students of any major. Our focus is on promoting opportunities and activities specifically for psychology students. Our goals for this year include re-establishing the name and on-campus chapter of Psi Chi throughout Pace University, participating in various community service projects, and recruiting new members. We are currently trying to bring a few professionals in the field to Pace University to share their knowledge on various topics. One of these topics is career and graduate school opportunities for psychology students. We are also trying to have an official initiation ceremony for those students who have been accepted into Psi Chi but were never officially initiated. The e-board for this year is extremely enthusiastic about the organization and is in the process of planning events for the spring semester. Some ideas that we have come up with include various community service projects, mock-interview workshop for jobs and graduate programs, hosting a hypnotherapy night, holding a graduate school information session for psychology majors and having an initiation ceremony for new members.

Written by Andrew Lopez (psychology undergraduate student) who is presiding as a Co-President with Lilly Reilly of the Pace Psi

Chi Chapter during the Fall 2007 semester

Media Effects in the World around You—Violence

At the New York State Psychological Convention on May 6, 2008, Mercedes A. McCormick, Ph.D. joined other psychologists-Gwen Gerber, Ph.D. and Elaine Bow, Ph.D. on a panel-Violence in the World

Around You that was moderated by Florence Denmark, Ph.D. The focus of Dr. McCormick’s presentation addressed the importance that Media Effects have the potential to increase aggression and violence in viewers. This discussion attempted to motivate psychologists to be proactive in developing solutions to better manage Media Violence Effects in their Personal and Professional lives. The following are key points from Dr. McCormick’s presentation.

Media Access and Use is pervasive. The Media is part of our culture and has been enhanced through access to computer and the Internet. The Internet is a Global Community, one in which it is very difficult to distinguish between children and adults.

Daily children and adults use media forms ( Newspapers, TV programs, Movies, Journalist reports, the Internet, Video games and clips, iPod and music lyrics, U Tube). Each form has the potential to be powerful tools for learning and entertainment, and on the other hand, may carry violent messages that may be damaging to its audience.

The Media Diet of Today’s Children indicates that the Media has a more intense relationship with children than at any time in the past. Interesting, Kids 8-18 spend at least 45.0 hours per week watching TV, playing video games, listening to music, etc. This is more time than they spend with their parents (17 hours) or at school (30 hrs.). Boys tend to be interested in violent video games and girls tend to be more involved in social networking.

Research suggests that Media Violence contributes to anxiety, desensitization, and increased aggression among children. Also when children are exposed to aggressive films, they behave more aggressively. And when no consequences are associated with the media aggression, children are even more likely to imitate the aggressive behavior.

Interventions for parents, educators, professionals stressed the importance to identify the potential influence violent media content has on a child’s development. A Healthy Media Diet based on a Child’s developmental, cognitive, emotional, social needs was suggested. See full discussion of the panel’s topics in NYSPA Notebook Summer 07. Contact Mercedes A. McCormick, Ph.D. mmccormick2@pace.edu with your comments or questions.

Mercedes McCormick, Ph.D.

Co-editor, Psych Eye

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Faculty Profile… Dr. Rivka

Bertisch-Meir

Rivka Bertisch-Meir

Adjunct Psychology Faculty

About Dr. Bertisch-Meir…

Rivka Bertisch Meir, is a leading edge thinker and teacher. Her techniques unleash inner power and move audiences to self-transformation and effective action.

Besides being a professor, psychotherapist and trainer of large groups and corporations, Rivka always looked for the truth and what lies behind each concept, like auto-realization, and strove to arrive at the highest peak physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

She has participated internationally in groups, workshops, classes, seminars, spiritual retreats, courses, marathons and other opportunities to learn and evolve. She has practiced psychoanalysis as well as Rolfing, acupuncture, yoga, gestalt, meditation, transactional analysis, neuro-linguistic programming, polarity therapy, Primary Relationship therapy, past life regression, psychodrama, hypnosis, mind control, firewalking, glasswalking, Samadhi insulation tanks, and paranormal phenomenon induced at will. She has investigated oriental philosophies, Kabbalah and mysticism, combining and integrating them, and applying them according to her needs to achieve the purpose(s) required.

David: How did you get into the field of psychology? Dr. Bertisch-Meir: My interest in psychology in general and psychotherapy in particular began in childhood. Even at a young age, I understood that conflict and violence do not take place in a vacuum, and that some type of internal state underlies external behavior. I felt that the hostile environment in which I was growing up was merely the external manifestation of something far deeper. I wanted to learn what was behind observable phenomena of all kinds—behavioral, psychological and spiritual. Psychology in general and psychotherapy in particular began in childhood.

David: What is your specific area of expertise? Dr. Bertisch-Meir: To integrate many of the above mentioned techniques to achieve results in a short amount of time spending less money and accessible to audiences at different levels. When I graduated with a degree in Psychology and Public Health from the University of Hawaii, and Saybrook, I was very interested in how health affected behavior, and vice-versa, how behavior affects health. While many of the theories were interesting and helpful, I felt they did not cover the totality of what is involved in conflict.

I felt compelled to produce deeper changes necessary for profound healing and prevention of future conflicts. My goals were to arrive at an approach that could bring about the most rapid and profound transformational changes for large population, in the shortest period of time, and for the least expenditure of money. David: What inspired you to pursue a career in that particular field? Dr. Bertisch-Meir: I had come to the conclusion that two equal things cannot occupy the same space. I regarded (and continue to regard) illness as occupying a space left by an unresolved, repetitive problem, a thwarted intention, or miscommunication. As I helped people become aware of the void caused by their problems, they began to heal physically, emotionally and mentally. Even more remarkable, many began to connect spiritually at a deeper level and become aware of their natural psychic abilities or “inner knowing.”

Then, I created a new paradigm: Instead of being paralyzed through engaging in endless analysis of problems and their causes, people were encouraged to take action and change. It states: achieving their goals, people are able to forget the suffering and agony of the past and more important to forgive themselves and others as well.

My book Self-transformation and Longevity was a bestseller. I also co-authored another book You Are Your Own Best Counselor, whose theory was recently published in the Dictionary of Psychology edited by Dr. Raymond Corsini. David: What courses do you teach at Pace? Dr. Bertisch-Meir: Introduction to Psychology and Cognitive Psychology. David: What do you find to be your greatest work related motivation to be? Dr. Bertisch-Meir: One of my dreams is to apply strict protocols of scientific research to the psycho-spiritual approaches that has been my passion and driving force for so long. By so doing, I will not only be furthering my techniques but also making a significant contribution to the scientific world. To help students and clients to take responsibility of their lives and see the impact of their actions and thoughts in their studies health, work, and family.

To make each chapter meaningful and practical for the students in their everyday life. To encourage students to become involved in psychological organizations and to make them realize that to be a professional does not begin whenever they graduate, but is a process that they should start the first day of college. David: What do you like to do in your spare time? Interests? Hobbies? Dr. Bertisch-Meir: Sports, jogging, research in prevention and writing. Authoring several books, CD’s and DVD’s.

Interviewed by David Blank

Associate Editor Psy.D. student

Psy.D. Student Profile…

Soye Zaid-Muhammad

SoyeZaid-Muhammad

Psy.D. Student

David: Tell us a little about yourself and how you found yourself at Pace. Soye: I was born in Newark New Jersey to 2 working class parents. We were raised in Harlem, New York, in a moderate-sized Christian family. I have 4 siblings consisting of 2 sisters and 2 brothers. I was the oldest son and second to oldest child. I am the father of a 4 year-old son named Judah.

Upon graduating from high school, I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1990. I was discharged honorable at the rank of E-4 after 4 years. I even managed to earn 18 college credits at the National University in San Diego. With the marines behind me, I began attending college at the City College of the City University of New York. Growing up in Harlem has exposed me to interpersonal and community experiences that forced me to take heed of social, medical, and mental health factors affecting poor and lower class families from urban neighborhoods. As a result, psychology and human services became a natural interest for me. It wasn’t until I began working on a Master of Arts in General Psychology that I became aware and interested in school and child psychology. This interest

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was inspired by an epiphany that revealed to me the value of child interventions to prevent adult pathologies. After investigating different schools, I decided to attend Pace University where I could study and begin to practice school and child psychology.

David: What do you enjoy about Psychology and how did you originally become interested in the field? Soye: I enjoy piecing together individual, interpersonal, intergenerational, and biological indicators of psychopathology. We as professionals in this field get a front row seat to the etiology of different mental disorders. This allows us to see the world through lenses that are unique to our profession.

I also enjoy the positive psychology approach, which focuses on resilience factors, capacity building, and the enhancement of individual strengths. It appears that most of the field is driven by the disease model. I am encouraging the professionals in the field to think outside of the abnormality box, by taking a closer look at human normality.

As mentioned before, my decision to attend pace was driven by my interested in the prevention of adult pathologies. I was specifically interested in the developmental trajectory of delinquency and sociopathy. This is what initially attracted me to the combined program at Pace. I have since expanded this interest since started the program at Pace. Nevertheless, I am still interested in externalizing behavior and juvenile delinquency at the core.

David: How are you enjoying your experience here at Pace? How has the doctoral experience been for you? Soye: I enjoy the fact that Pace students are well trained. Pace has a micro-community of doctoral students who will forever be united by the standard training and customs they have undergone in the program. I enjoy the fact that student-teacher and student-advisor relationships eventually become collegial friendships. Finally, I enjoy the administrative flexibility at this institution. It is easier to resolve logistic issues (i.e. financial aid and course registration) in the absence of institutional rigidity. David: Where are you for your externship and how has that experience been? Soye: I am currently at St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital center. The learning environment is wonderful. Psychology Externs not only have the benefit of learning from a multidisciplinary team of professionals, but there is also a candy store of didactic courses to choose from. David: What are some future goals in Psychology or potential research areas that you have thought about? Soye: One of my goals is to continue to close the gap between the religious and scientific community on issues affect the health and mental health of underserved communities.

Another goal is to find creative ways of disseminating research findings in the professional and scientific archives to the people who would most benefit from it, the general public.

Interviewed by David Blank

Associate Editor Psy.D. student

M.A. Student Profile…

Smith Kidkarndee

Smith Kidkarndee

M.A. student David: Tell me a little about yourself and how you got into the field of Psychology? Smith: Hi, my name is Smith Kidkarndee. I was born and raised in Queens, NY. After graduating from Frederick Douglass Academy, I studied psychology at Columbia University. During my four years at Columbia University I met a lot of amazing professors who helped weave me into the person I am today. Also, I left Columbia as an Albert Shanker Scholar, Franklin Williams Scholar, and as one of the One Hundred Black Men scholars. I am very thankful for their support and mentorship.

While studying at Columbia, I was selected as a research fellow for the SURF-Program sponsored by the Biology department. This program allowed me to do neuropsychological research at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center under the mentorship of Dr. William Byne. I was involved in computer assisted assessment of mental illness-associated variation in the volume and cellularity of a particular region of the postmortem human brain. Specifically, I employed stereological sampling methods to assess regional variation in volume and cell numbers in the thalamus of brain specimens from patients with schizophrenia and matched normal comparison subjects. After spending three years working on this project, we published two articles in Schizophrenia Research.

Currently, I am working at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center under the mentorship of Dr. William Gerald. My primary responsibility is to manage and coordinate the preparation and submission of NIH RO1, DOD, and SPORE grants. I also supervise and

coordinate the administrative activities of his academic and research laboratories. Overall, I am learning a lot about the grant process and I know it is beneficial for my career in psychological research. David: What brought you to Pace University’s MA program in Psychology? Since I work full-time and I want a strong MA program, Pace University is the best fit for me. The courses are scheduled after work hours and the resources are abundant. The class size and the location is also a key factor. Most importantly, one of my very close friends attended Pace University and she recommended it to me. I am very happy I took her advice. David: How is your experience here going and what do you enjoy most about the program? I am enjoying it very much. The professors are very encouraging and supportive. I love the engaging class discussions, challenging projects, and the innovative teaching styles. Most importantly, I enjoy being challenged to think outside the box and to not always accept the norm. In addition, the integration of existing technology into their lesson plans makes learning exciting and fun. David: What are some of your future goals in Psychology (i.e. Career, Research, More Studies)? Smith: I will be graduating in May 2008, and hopefully attending a doctoral program in the fall 2008. I would like to pursue a career in clinical psychology and school psychology to prepare myself as a school psychologist, clinician, and researcher. David: What is it about Psychology that you find to be interesting? Smith: I find psychology to be unrestrictive and multidisciplinary. I can use my knowledge from sociology, anthropology, biology, and mathematics to explore the field of psychology. Each perspective provides a different approach and views on various topics. In addition, most of the concepts we learn in psychology can be applied in most situation, however, it still important to be cautious when doing so. We still have to consider various factors such as the social economical status and the cultural background of the individual when applying some of these psychology concepts. Overall, I find psychology to be very fascinating and the field to be infinite. David: What do you like to do in your spare time (e.g., hobbies, interest, etc.)? Smith: I have so many things I love to do on my spare time, but not enough time to do them. I love to paint, so after work or school, I take trips to central park and just paint for a few hours. Also, I like playing my alto saxophone. I find it very soothing and rewarding. However, most of all, I love spending time with my family and friends. We like to create mini vacations where we can all go hiking, mountain

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climbing, camping, biking, skiing just to mention a few. It is always great to be surrounded by warm and caring company.

Interviewed by David Blank Associate Editor

Psy.D. student

Undergraduate Student Profile…

John Ellie

John Ellie

Psychology major David: Tell us a little about yourself and your background? John: I am a senior at Pace University in New York City. Coming from a small town outside of Rochester, I felt like I needed to leave for college and experience a big city. I came to New York to study Psychology and Pre-Medicine. My decision to come to New York, especially Pace University has proven to be both life changing and unforgettable. David: How did you come to Pace? My best friend’s brother in-law attended to Pace University. He graduated about 3 years before I was applying for schools. He came here for Law School and recommended it to me because I was looking to be in the New York area. I was very excited and applied soon after talking with him. David: How are you enjoying your undergraduate experience in Psychology? I am enjoying my undergraduate experience in Psychology very much. To be honest I would not choose any other major. The professors are personable, make the classes interesting and are very attentive to the students needs. I have also made some very close friends in most of my psychology classes. I have definitely enjoyed the wide variety of interesting classes and many opportunities during my time here at Pace. David: What are your plans for after graduation? Does it include Psychology? John: I am planning to attend Podiatry school, which I feel does include Psychology. The medical profession was the main goal of my undergraduate studies. While being a doctor has a basis in biology, I feel with my advanced

psychology background I can understand people that much better. Utilizing my knowledge in Psychology will help me to establish a close relationship with my patients. David: What are your career goals for the future? John: My career goals for the future are to become a physician. Once I get established I would like to open my own clinic. David: What do you like to do in your spare time? Interests? Hobbies? John: In my spare time I am involved in running, sports, and martial arts. I truly take advantage of running the East River and around the city areas. I have been a tutor since this September which has kept me busy. Usually, I enjoy being with my friends and doing activities in the city which I would not be able to do back in Rochester. David: Thanks for your participation and good luck on your studies!

Interviewed by David Blank Associate Editor

Psy.D. student

Staff Profile… Dominique Sacco

Dominique Sacco Psychology Major

David: Tell me a little about yourself (where are you from, how you ended up coming to Pace, major, etc.) Dominique: I'm a native New Yorker, born and raised on Staten Island. I decided to come to Pace University because I heard a lot of good things about the school. I also wanted to study in the best city in the world. I'm a Psychology major. David: What are your educational interests? Dominique: I would like to continue on to Graduate school for Psychology to receive a Doctorate degree. David: How are you enjoying your experience at Pace? Dominique: The pace experience is unlike the typical college experience. The entire city is

your campus, and at your disposal. The faculty and the staff genuinely care about the wellbeing of the students, outside the classroom as well as in. David: How did you come to work in the psychology department? How are you enjoying it? What is the best part about your job? Dominique: It was only by accident that I took the job at the psychology department; I saw the listing and thought that it would be a good idea to align my job and studies. I enjoy the job very much. It is interesting to work with the people of the field that I admire so much. David: What are some goals that you have for the future? Dominique: My long-term goals are to open a successful Psychological practice in the tri-state area. My short-term goals are to get a full understanding of the world that we live in, and hopefully be able to travel it. David: What are some of your interests, hobbies, and things you like to do in your spare time? Dominique: I'm usually dedicated to my studies, but when I'm not, I love to converse with my friends and relaxing with my family.

Interviewed by David Blank Associate Editor

Psy.D. student

Upcoming Conferences

Below is a list of upcoming conferences that may be of interest to you… National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology (NITOP) 30th Annual Conference,,January 3-6, 2008 The TradeWinds Island Grand, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida www.nitop.org/ Society for Cross-Cultural Research (SCCR) 37th Annual Meeting,,February 20-23, 2008 Le Pavillon Hotel, New Orleans, LA www.sccr.org International Counseling Psychology Conference 2008 Annual Meeting, March 6-9, 2008 Chicago, IL www.internationalcounselingpsychologyconference.org New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA) 2008 Annual Convention, May 4-6, 2008 The Otesaga Resort Cooperstown, New York www.nyspa.org

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Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) 2008 Annual Meeting, March 13-16, 2008 Boston, MA Boston Park Plaza Hotel www.easternpsychological.org Pace Psychology Conference 16th Annual, May 10, 2008 One Pace Plaza, New York, NY For more information, contact mmccormick2@pace.edu Association for Psychological Science (APS) 20th Annual Convention, May 22-25, 2008 Chicago, IL Call for submissions due on January 31, 2008 www.psychologicalscience.org/convention

Dr. Richard Velayo Co-editor, Psych Eye

Web Psyched!

Online Resources for Applying to Graduate School in Psychology

Below is a list of website addresses that may useful to students who will be applying to graduate programs in psychology. http://www.gradschools.com/psychologysearch.html This website contains a comprehensive listing and information on various psychology and counseling graduate programs (Masters and Doctoral-level), related sites, and graduate school loans, within the U.S. and other parts of the world. http://www.uni.edu/walsh/linda2.html Here is a sampling of sites that provide information on preparing for and applying to graduate school. The number of universities with a presence on the Web grows steadily. Some even allow you to request their graduate information packet from their Web site. http://www.socialpsychology.org/ranking.htm This page contains links to 185 psychology Ph.D. programs rank-ordered in quality according to a 1995 study conducted by the National Research Council (with "quality scores" taken from a summary of the NRC report published by the APS Observer in January, 1996). http://www.psychgrad.org/ A very useful website that contain a variety of information from graduate school program information, how to succeed in graduate school, doing well as an undergraduate student, and life after graduate school. There is also a discussion forum feature and valuable advice from a Chair of Graduate Admissions. http://www.apa.org/students/student3.html An APA website that helps you sort through the maze of resources from strategies for applying,

to funding information, to which books to get. http://www.apa.org/ed/getin.html Another APA webpage (from its Education Directorate) that show you the steps to finding and getting into a graduate program.

Dr. Richard Velayo Co-editor, Psych Eye

Aqueda’s Corner

Aqueda Portalatin

Department Administrator and Program Manager

f you have ever been to my office, you surely can’t miss the bulletin boards on my walls with pictures of staff, faculty, students

and their babies and pets. Even our maintenance workers give me pictures of their dogs to hang up. If you really know me, you know how much I just love dogs and cats. So , when Dr. Ronald Gruberg stopped by my office one day to show me a picture in the NY Times of his wife Debbie (a Pace alumnae), I immediately felt that I should share it with everyone. I believe it’s time for Dr. Gruberg to get Debbie a dog. The picture below shows how much she’s enjoying the pup.

Debbie Gruberg (right)playing with a dog in Washington Square Park. The dog is owned

by Joanne Kalt.

Get Debbie a doggie Dr. G. She deserves it!

Aqueda Portalatin Program Manager

Psychology Department Administrator

Dave’s Column

Top Ten Things About

THANKSGIVING

10. Being a part of a Holiday that brings together pies from the various food groups: Pumpkin Pie of the gourd Sect, Pecan Pie of the nut sect and Apple Pie of the fruit sect. What a harmonious day! 9. It is a holiday that incorporates an afternoon of gluttony, couch sitting and football watching into its non-negotiable activities of the day. 8. The food induced coma facilitates and appropriates a culture of non-responding and ignoring of less than desirable conversations with certain relatives. 7. Gravy…nuff said. 6. The Thanksgiving Day parade and the excitement/terror of watching the near death experiences of the runaway Kermit balloon. 5. “Pie for Breakfast” finally becomes embraced by the nation because “we must get rid of the leftovers”. This one is worth two spots! 4. Tryptophan = A Better Nap for all of Us 3. The Friday lunch - Turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce sandwich. 2. The Wednesday night prior to turkey day…is there a better night on the calendar…I think not. and… 1. The number one thing about turkey day…The hand drawing of the turkey! Enjoy your Holiday Season!

David Blank

Associate Editor,m Psych Eye Psy.D. student

Sleep

t is maintained by the so-called experts that eight to nine hours of sleep for adult humans is optimal. In addition, it has been

found that an ample supply of sleep enhances alertness, memory and problem solving, as well as overall health. Not to mention it is the supernatural power of sleep that reduces the likelihood of leaving the house with two mismatched socks, stains on your tie or misaligning buttons on your shirt or blouse. The point of this commentary is not to laud the findings of these researchers but to question the validity of their conclusions (I have no statistical support just a hunch…I apologize Dr. Ward). Sleep is almost as over-rated as a New York area 30 million dollar a year third baseman. I hear nine hours of sleep and I immediately begin to cringe, thinking of what a waste of valuable time that is. Cut that sleep

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total in half and I have managed to find time to write a report, read a chapter and respond to multiple overdue e-mails. Nine hours…What is that? I mean you might as well pack on an extra thirty pounds retreat to a cave in the picturesque Adirondack region and sleep till March. Who has the time to waste to let your body “supposedly recuperate”? I feel pretty good on a steady diet of four hour naps each night. Just because I diapered my daughters ankle this morning has little bearing on cognitive sharpness. I am as sharp as a tack and my daughter has the driest ankle this side of the L.I.E. Anyway, I hear four hours a night is living the dream. With Comprehensive Exams on the frontal lobe and the Internship process looming like the threat of catching a cold in December I think we may have to tighten the sleep belt a bit. And that is fine by me! I firmly believe that the more haggard and depleted my resources become the closer I come to hitting the “zone”…you know the “zone”…that moment at 3:32am on a Tuesday morning when you are writing a report and you manufacture a collection of words that should be shelved up in some Hemmingway novel. So my reaction time may suffer a bit (people think I am contemplative) and I may struggle to complete a coherent sentence (people mistake this for baby-talk and think I am a devoted father) but again, communication is over-rated and I am getting things done while others are counting sheep. Some may scream time management; I don’t hear them, another bonus of sleep deprivation that I have little ability to select my attention to topics of little interest. Instead I focus on reducing my “to do” list and taking full advantage of that third of my life that everyone else spends dozing off.

David Blank Associate Editor,m Psych Eye

Psy.D. student

Taste Buds

Kiva Café 229 Hudson St.

New York, NY 10013 http://www.kivacafe.com/

iva is a tiny café accommodating fewer than a dozen guests to focus attention on the artworks that surround the inside

walls. The café has a menu of a variety of fresh ingredients form New York farmers and vendors, creating a place for people with “passion” for fine food [and] object d’art to gather and take nourishment for the body and

the senses. When visited in early fall, one wall at Kiva features spotlight, recessed cubicles for pottery; under-glass-covered tables with handmade jewelry, and original paintings hung on the walls. Oh by the way… the assortment of desserts and latte’s are quite a treat too. I highly recommend visiting during the weekends.

Dr. Richard Velayo Co-editor

Miscellaneous U.N. Psychologists Gathered in NYC

n 5-7 September 2007, about 20 psychologists were among the 2,000 delegates participating in the 60th U.N.

Conference of NGOs, focused on “Climate change: How it impacts us all,” http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/conference/

On September 7, about a dozen of these U.N. psychologists gathered again for the fourth consecutive year, at a reception hosted by Fordham University. Janet Sigal of the APA team at the UN (photo below) invited folks to “Psychology Day” at the UN this October 10-11. Dr. Harold Takooshian announced his Human Settlements Committee’s call for papers due on 31 December 2007, for a special issue of journals in 2008 on “Climate change: the human factor.” For details, contact soon: takoosh@aol.com.

Dr. Janet Sigal (middle of photo)

PSYCHOLOGY DAY at the United Nations October 11-12, 2007

From left to right: Drs. Richard Velayo, Florence

Denmark, and Norm Anderson (CE), APA)

Panel of Psychologists presenting at the U.N.

Guess who? \

Hint: She’s now one of our wonderful

Psychology Department Staff.

Dr. Janice Jackson and Pace alumnae

Simonne Pollini (with her daughter) in City Hall Park

The latest issue of the PSYCH EYE newsletter may be accessed on the Internet at http://appserv.pace.edu/execute/page.cfm?doc_id=4147 For comments and/or contributions to this newsletter, contact: Dr. R. Velayo at 212-346-1558. E-mail: rvelayo@pace.edu

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The PSYCH EYE Crew

Co-editors: Richard Velayo, Ph.D. Mercedes McCormick, Ph.D. Associate Editor: David Blank Circulation Director: Aqueda Portalatin Publisher/Layout: Richard Velayo, Ph.D.

Contributors to Current Issue: Dr. Herbert Krauss Dr. Barbara Mowder David Blank Aqueda Portalatin Jannette Cardona

The next issue of the PSYCH EYE newsletter will be in April 2007.

PACE UNIVERSITY

PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE May 10, 2008 (Saturday)

http://webpage.pace.edu/rvelayo/paceconference

Fall 2006 semester ends December 22, 2007

Spring 2007 semester begins

January 23, 2008

World AIDS Day

December 1

Day Without Art December 1

Hanukkah

December 4 (Begins at sundown)

CHRISTMAS December 25

Kwanza

December 26-January 1

Happy New Year January 1

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