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Department of Psychology

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Family Violence and Sexual Assault Seminar

  • Bimonthly meetings are held during the academic semester on Fridays, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  • Topics related to family violence and sexual assault will be presented and discussed.
  • Please contact Dr. Holly Orcutt for further information about room locations during the Fall 2009 semester.
Date Presenter Title
09/25/09 Kieran McGrath, Child Welfare Consultant, Ireland The AIM2 Assessment Instrument: Evaluating risks and strengths in juveniles with sexually harmful behaviors
10/09/09 Joel Milner, Director Emeritus, Center for the Study of Family
Violence and Sexual Assault, NIU 		Assessing Child Physical Abuse Risk: The Child Abuse Potential (CAP) Inventory
10/23/09 Mary Larson, Department of Communication, NIU Disney and Domestic Abuse? A Critic Looks at Disney and other "G" rated Films
11/06/09 Karyne Rios, Departamento de Psicologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil Violence Analysis and Prevention Laboratory in Brazil: Perspectives and Challenges in Family Violence
11/20/09 Keri Burchfield, Department of Sociology, NIU Community Residents’ Perceptions of Local Registered Sex Offenders

Child Interest Group Brown Bag

  • Bimonthly meetings are held in room PM136 during the academic semester on Fridays, from 12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Topics related to child clinical psychology, developmental psychology, and developmental psychopathology will be presented and discussed.
Date Presenter Title
09/04/09 Ma Vie En Rose A Discussion of Gender Identity
09/18/09 Coping Cat Managing Anxiety in Youth
10/02/09 Veronica Glickman, Autism Specialist Kreider Center – Diagnosing Developmental Disorders
10/16/09 Kari Cremascoli, Executive Director of Student Support Services, School District 428; Karen White, Director of the NIU Psychological Services Center Demystifying IEP Meetings
10/30/09 Marc Atkins, Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago (Additional speakers TBA) Treatment of ADHD - Views from Across Fields (This event will be held from 12:00-2:30pm)
11/13/09 Stacy Frazier, Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago School Based Interventions
12/04/09 Amy Luckner, Assistant Professor at NIU Peer Relationships in Middle Childhood

Anxiety Research Topics Seminar 

  • Weekly meetings are held during the Fall semester on Fridays, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  • Topics related to anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, personality, and the regulation of emotion will be presented and discussed.