The 2017 Annual
Meeting of
The Midwestern
Psychological Association
Division 27: Society
for Community Research and Action
Chicago, IL
April 20-22nd, 2017
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. Indicate poster presentation (student and consider for award) on
submission form.
Instructions for Preparing Program Submissions
Proposals should be
submitted by November 1, 2016.
Please use the
following google link to complete submission
The following
information must be included in each proposal:
Authors:, list names,
affiliations, 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 poster
presentation (student and consider for award) on submission form.
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, 2017.
For more information
about the MPA conference (e.g., lodging, fees, eligibility) please visit the
Thank you and see you in Chicago!
Amber Williams, PhD, MHS, MS
National Louis University
Chicago, IL
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