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12 June 2012 - MEDIA ADVISORY
Find out what new psychological research says about attitudes to race and ethnicity, immigration, and presidential elections
9th Biennial Conference of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
OMNI HOTEL, CHARLOTTE, NC
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PRESS BRIEFING: Race/Ethnicity, Immigration, and Presidential Elections (Saturday, June 23rd; 12.30pm-Juniper Room)
Implicit racism leaves safety concerns for airport passenger screening
Rob Foels, University of Connecticut
According to research by Rob Foels, institutional policies that prohibit racial profiling may not be successful until the further impact of implicit racism is tackled. Racial profiling involves a conscious, deliberate process but implicit biases, which can lead to errors in important tasks such as airport passenger screening, are rarely accounted for in law enforcement practice. Dr. Foels will present his recent studies on implicit racism and discuss what should be done by the air transportation industry.
Racial profiling policies must stay anchored in science
Jack Glaser, University of California, Berkeley
Conference Keynote speaker, Jack Glaser, will speak about the importance of linking psychological science with policies related to racial profiling. Drawing on his experience in psychological research and policy analysis, he will discuss what policymakers and psychologists can do to reduce bias and discrimination in law enforcement.
Attitudes to immigration divided by different understandings of justice
Todd Lucas, Wayne State University
Another red/blue divide, immigration attitudes are frequently explained by appeals to justice by both sides. But is this simply a selective use of facts, a personality difference, or something else? According to Todd Lucas, individuals become harsher in their attitudes towards immigrants when they believe in justice by fair outcomes for individuals rather than justice by fair treatment. Dr. Lucas will present his findings and their implications for immigration policy.
African-Americans are only moderately inspired by Barak Obama success
Luis Rivera, Rutgers University
The election of Barack Obama as the first African-American President of the United States was widely received as a huge boost to the self-concept of African-Americans, but research by Luis Rivera suggests that it depends on how African-Americans feel about their ethnic identity. Dr. Rivera’s findings provide a new angle to our understanding of identity politics in the months leading up to the US Presidential Election.
Labeling as Latino fades for non-Spanish speakers
Diana Sanchez, Rutgers University
New research from Diana Sanchez to be published in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology finds that Spanish-speaking aides Latino self-identification while lacking fluency in Spanish can lead to feelings of rejection and non-Latino self-identification. The findings suggest that, while the number of Americans with Latino backgrounds is growing, how those individuals see themselves within the Latino community and the multi-ethnic landscape of the US is more complex than previously understood.
Related sessions at the conference on healthcare and social disparities can be found here.
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Founded in 1936, The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) is a group of over 3000 scientists from psychology and related fields and others who share a common interest in research on the psychological aspects of important social and policy issues. In various ways, SPSSI seeks to bring theory and practice into focus on human problems of the group, the community, and nations, as well as the increasingly important problems that have no national boundaries.
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11 June 2012 - MEDIA ADVISORY
Find out what new psychological research says about health in the US as the Supreme Court approaches its big verdict on healthcare reform
9th Biennial Conference of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
OMNI HOTEL, CHARLOTTE, NC
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PRESS BRIEFING I: Healthcare and Social Disparities (Friday, June 22nd; 9.50am-Juniper Room)
Veteran mental health needs are an alarming gap in services
Elizabeth Bennett, Washington and Jefferson College
The Department of Defense funded the four year research project The Combat Stress Intervention Program (CISP) at Washington and Jefferson College. The research which focuses on National Guard and Reserve troops who have been relied on heavily in Afghanistan and Iraq, finds that many current support systems are unprepared and under-resourced. Dr. Bennett will describe these shortcomings and pose some tough questions about how services can learn to meet the unique needs of civilian-veterans.
What can't be seen can harm your health: Health disparities among invisible populations
Stephenie Chaudoir, College of the Holy Cross
Recent reports point to growing health disparities and gaps in care for members of invisible populations such as sexual minorities or people living with HIV or mental illness. Dr. Chaudoir discusses the ways in which social stigma can “get under the skin” to create these disparities and considers the health care policies and practices that can help eliminate these gaps.
Children’s cereals see nutritional improvements thanks to 5-year focus by public health researchers
Jennifer Harris, Yale University, Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
New research from the Rudd Center at Yale University highlights successes in using research and consumer education to improve food marketing to children. Overall nutritional quality has improved for 13 of 16 child-targeted cereal brands, and cereal advertising to children has declined relative to other packaged foods. Dr. Harris will share more of the results and why cereal companies need to do even more to address childhood obesity. The new report Cereal FACTS 2012: A spoonful of progress in a bowl full of unhealthy marketing to children will be released on June 22nd on www.cerealfacts.org.
The 150th anniversary of the Morill Land Grant Act: re-envisioning land grants in an urban information age
Geoff Maruyama, University of Minnesota
A four year project at the University of Minnesota has re-envisioned its land grant mission for an urban age to create sustainable urban partnerships. According to Dr. Maruyama, “results show improved educational outcomes for youth, increased community vitality and economic activity, and health.” In such partnerships trust, commitment, and a long term perspective are key. Dr. Maruyama will explain why this is and what lessons can be learned in the design of broad community partnerships based on education and public well-being.
Related sessions at the conference on healthcare and social disparities can be found here.
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Founded in 1936, The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) is a group of over 3000 scientists from psychology and related fields and others who share a common interest in research on the psychological aspects of important social and policy issues. In various ways, SPSSI seeks to bring theory and practice into focus on human problems of the group, the community, and nations, as well as the increasingly important problems that have no national boundaries.
Contact: Alex Ingrams, SPSSI Policy Coordinator, aingrams@spssi.org, 202-675-6956. Reply with ‘Unsubscribe’ in the subject line if you no longer wish to receive media communications from SPSSI.
23 May 2012 - MEDIA ADVISORY
Press Briefings for the 9th Biennial Conference of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), Omni Hotel, Charlotte, NC.
SPSSI will host two press briefings: one on Healthcare and Social Disparities (June 22, 9.50am) and one on Race, Affirmative Action, and Immigration (June 23, 12.30pm). In addition, SPSSI can assist in arranging meetings with researchers working on Obesity, Protest Movements, Volunteering, or other topics.
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PRESS BRIEFING I: Healthcare and Social Disparities (Friday, June 22nd; 9.50am-Juniper Room)
Healthcare will be a crucial issue in the 2012 US presidential election. Social economic disparities are one of the main reasons for suggested reforms of the healthcare system. But what are the real causes of these disparities? This briefing presents recent research that looks at disparities from a fresh perspective: the psychological, interpersonal, and economic realities that continue to be the real cause of unfairness, and which offer some lessons for any new comprehensive healthcare policies.
Participants:
Elizabeth Bennett, Washington and Jefferson College
In Our Communities: Addressing Reserve Component Veterans' Behavioral Health Needs
Jennifer Harris, Yale University, Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
Marketing sugary cereals to children: Research to improve public health
Stephenie Chaudoir, Bradley University
Concealable Stigma: Interpersonal Processes and Implications for Health Disparities Policy
Geoff Maruyama, University of Minnesota
Addressing Disparities in an Urban Age
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PRESS BRIEFING II: Race/Ethnicity, Affirmative Action, and Immigration (Saturday, June 23rd; 12.30pm-Juniper Room)
The verdict on Arizona’s controversial immigration law SB1070 has sparked debate about how we treat immigrants. Assumptions about racism, fairness, and law are becoming challenged from different sides of the political spectrum. In this briefing, researchers share what new data in psychology tells us about racial profiling and discrimination, as well as the biases that persist when people determine who should receive affirmative action.
Participants:
Rob Foels, University of Connecticut
Implicit Racial Profiling "Detects" Non-Threats and Misses Threats
Jack Glaser, University of California, Berkeley
Racial Profiling: A Case Study in Connecting Psychology and Public Policy
Todd Lucas, Wayne State University
Priming Justice: Momentarily Thinking About Fairness Affects Harsh Treatment of Immigrants
Luis Rivera, Rutgers University
Revisiting "The Obama Effect": Role Models and Identification Affect Self-Stereotyping
Diana Sanchez, Rutgers University
Additive Cues in Biracial Categorization: Implications for Affirmative Action
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ADDITIONAL TOPICS? In addition to these research topics, other research at the conference will also cover topics, such as the Gender Pay Gap, Combating HIV/AIDS, Obesity, Televised Sports Entertainment, and Volunteering. If there is a particular topic that you have interest in, please inquire.
NEED MORE INFORMATION? Contact SPSSI Policy Coordinator, Alex Ingrams, at aingrams@spssi.org or +1 202-675-6956 for further information about researchers and sessions on these topics.
REGISTRATION? We welcome all media with press credentials to attend the conference for free. Register using the SPSSI online portal here.
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