Call for Proposals: SCRA Program at MPA 2014

[Announcement from SCRA-L]

Dear SCRA,

Below (and attached) please find the call for proposals for the SCRA program at the 2014 Midwestern Psychology Association conference in Chicago, IL May 1-3.

Please distribute widely to interested colleagues and students.

Please note the deadline for submission is October 31^st, 2013.  You may direct inquiries to Luciano Berardi by emailing, mpa.scra.2014@gmail.com.

Thank you!

Luciano Berardi

SCRA Midwestern Regional Coordinator

The 2014 Annual Meeting of

The Midwestern Psychological Association

Division 27: Society for Community Research and Action

Chicago, IL

May 1-3, 2014

Call for Proposals

The Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27) encourages proposals for poster presentations, symposia, and roundtable discussions that will facilitate the exchange of innovative ideas and promote constructive dialogue on topics involving community research and action. Program proposals that emphasize active interaction among presenters, the audience, and community members and that include presenters from different university and community settings are especially encouraged. Proposals by undergraduate and graduate students also are encouraged.

We welcome submissions that involve any area of community research and action, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Contributions to the theory, methods, or practice of community research and action

• Program development, implementation, dissemination and evaluation

• Innovations in or reflections on training in community psychology and allied disciplines

• Examples of interdisciplinary and community collaborations

• Translation of research on community practice to social action

Program Formats

• Poster Presentations can include results from individual research papers, descriptions of community-based programs, results from program evaluations, or other community based projects.

• Symposia offer a forum for discussion and debate of diverse perspectives as they pertain to significant issues in the field. Symposia should include 3 to 4 presentations organized around a common theme, issue or set of questions. Symposia should allow significant time for discussion and audience participation. Inclusion of community members is welcomed but not required.

• Roundtable Discussions provide a more interactive and less formal forum for dialogue. This format is appropriate for sessions that involve active discussion among panel members and audience members, and sessions in which the presenters' role is to facilitate audience exploration of an issue. 

Student Poster Awards

Three monetary poster awards will be given to the top student posters. Top posters will be identified by a panel of judges at the conference based on strength of methodology, relevance to community psychology, and visual presentation of the information on the poster. Please see instructions for authors (below) if you would like your poster to be considered for the student poster award. 

Instructions for Preparing Program Submissions

Proposals should be submitted by email by October 31, 2013.

Please send submissions to:

mpa.scra.2014@gmail.com

Submissions must be sent via a single attached document (preferably in PDF).  You may direct inquiries to Luciano Berardi by emailing at: mpa.scra.2014@gmail.com.

The following information must be included in each proposal:

Authors: on a separate page, list names, affiliations, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses for each author in the order of authorship. It is expected that the first author will be the primary presenter. For symposia and roundtables, please also indicate session organizer(s).

Format: poster, symposium, or roundtable. Students submitting posters as first authors and who are interested in being considered for a student poster award should indicate interest here by typing: Poster (student poster award)

Title: limited to 10 words

Abstract: limited to 200 words for overview of posters, symposia and roundtable discussions. Symposia proposals and roundtable discussion proposals should include descriptions of each author’s contributions.

Authors will be notified by email regarding acceptance by January 25, 2014.

For more information about the MPA conference (e.g., lodging, fees, eligibility) please visit the

MPA website at:  http://midwesternpsych.org. 

Thank you and see you in Chicago!

Luciano Berardi, Ph.D.

Director | McNair Scholars Program and The Arnold L. Mitchem Program |Center for Access and Attainment

2320 North Kenmore Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614 Office | SAC Building, Room 166

Tel: (773) 325-7731 | Fax: (773) 325-4648 | lberardi@depaul.edu

http://www.depaul.edu/emm/caa/dpsPrograms/mcNair.asp