#APA2013

[oupacademic]

Aloha psychologists! Oxford University Press is attending the American Psychological Association Annual Convention in Honolulu. 

On Friday, 2 August 2013, Karen Postal (above), author of Feedback That Sticks, did a book signing at the Oxford booth 918. On Saturday, 3 August, 2013, Ephrem Fernandez signed copies of Treatments for Anger in Specific Populations from 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. 

Photos by John Hercel (of whom everyone is jealous right now) for Oxford University Press. 

[terroristkhan]

We did it team! @brianabritton @bethieee_kay @seesantosgram 📈✏😁✨ #APA2013 #hawaii #nerdlife #psych #research #team #presentation (at Hawai'i Convention Center)

[embracethequirks]

In just one 45-minute episode of the hit TV show “Glee,” the characters address such weighty issues as suicide, bullying, sexual identity and young romantic relationships -- all while dancing and s...

I love how Glee is being talked about in Psychology conferences. Even more so, it's interesting how they discuss how Glee can be used as a therapeutic tool in the sense that it could be used to start discussions on difficult topics.

While I don't agree with the speaker in the video that Glee handles the topics well all of the time, I do believe that it at least gets people talking and discussing this issues instead of shying away from it.

Now I kind of wish I could use Glee as the focus point of my dissertation instead of what I'm actually doing (okay, not really...but maybe then I'd be more likely to want to write/work on it!)