President:  Brittney Getz
Co-Chairs for Social Events: 
Christina Jackson
Chair for Service Events: Chelsea Nill

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FALL 2009 Schedule of Events
DATE: EVENT: DETAILS:
Sept. 9
Wednesday
12:20 PM Milliken 228
Social
Welcome Back Luncheon

Fall Semester Kick-off Luncheon

Join us for a welcome back luncheon to kick-off the fall semester.  Come enjoy free, good food in the neuroscience lab and catch up with what your friends and faculty did over the summer break.  Bring any ideas for social or academic events for the year!

Sept. 12
Saturday
5-6:30 PM
Student Tailgate lot
Social
Tailgate Party

MoFro & Farm Vegas Concert Tailgate Party

Join us for a welcome back party at the psychology kingdom tent for the student tailgate MoFro and Farm Vegas concert.  The psychology kingdom tent will be stocked with sandwiches, drinks, and snacks for your enjoyment.

Sept. 21
Monday
11:30-1PM
Front of Burwell
Service
World Alzheimer's Day
Bake Sale for the Memory Walk

Contact Dr. Bopp to volunteer to help sign-up students to walk in the Memory Walk on Oct. 10 and sell baked goods in front of Burwell.

Oct. 5
Monday
7-8 PM
McMillan Theater
 
Academic
Lloyd Hale: Ready for Life

Co-sponsored by the
New Day Clubhouse
Oct. 10
Saturday
10 AM
Gibbs Stadium
Service
Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk

Alzheimer's Associate Memory Walk

The Psychology Kingdom will be supporting the Upstate Alzheimer's Association by participating in their annual Memory Walk held on-campus.  You can participate by collecting donations and walking in the event.  Visit the Memory Walk web site for more details.  Contact Chelsea Nill to get involved!

Oct. 15
Thursday
11 AM
Milliken
233
Academic
Graduate School & Career Opportunities:
Masters in Counseling

Exploring a Masters in Counseling as a Graduate School & Career Opportunity

A recruiter from Gardner-Webb University will be here to discuss two master level programs Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling. The mental health counseling program is designed to provide graduate level preparation for students who seek advanced educational experiences and clinical training leading to certification and/or licensure for professional positions in the mental health counseling field. The 48-semester-hour School Counseling Program prepares graduate students to fulfill the diverse roles required of school counselors who are both theorists and practitioners in a multicultural society.

Links to each program at Gardner-Webb:
School Counseling          Mental Health Counseling

Following the talk, a pizza lunch will be provided for all attendees in the neuroscience laboratory (RMSC 228).

Oct. 18
Sunday
1 PM
Cleveland Park
Service
Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome Awareness
 

Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome Awareness

Family Connection of SC is sponsoring a walk to raise money and awareness for Down Syndrome.  You can involved by contacting Christine Shelton.  Visit the Buddy Walk web site for more details. 

Oct. 18
Sunday
6 PM
Milliken 233
Academic
Senior Assessment

Psychology GRE Exam Assessment
for Senior Psychology Majors

All senior psychology majors are required to take this assessment exam following the Psychology GRE format.  Contact Dr. Lefebvre with questions.

Oct. 27
Tuesday
11 AM
Milliken
326
Academic
Invited Guest Speaker:
Dr. Sarah Sweitzer

Sickle Cell Disease & Pain: Translating from bedside to bench and back

ABOUT THE TALK: Agonizing physical pain, known as vaso-occlusive pain, can afflict children who have sickle cell disease. How vaso-occulsion leads to pain, and its impact on future pain and opioid pain relief is currently unknown. Using a combination of clinical and basic science studies our laboratory has identified a potential biomarker that may identify children at highest risk for the development of severe and early on-set painful vaso-occlusive episodes.

ABOUT THE GUEST: Dr. Sarah Sweitzer is an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology, in the Physiology & Neuroscience Program at the USC School of Medicine.  Her research focuses on understanding molecular mechanisms of pain in order to identify novel targets for treatment.  Pre-clinical development of new therapies for the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain: Neuropathic pain is often refractory to current therapies. Our laboratory is focused on pre-clinical development of a gene based strategy to over-express opioid receptors and their endogenous ligands as an alternative therapeutic approach to treat neuropathic pain. Additionally, biotechnology collaborations, we are testing novel new compounds for the treatment of neuropathic pain.

Following the talk, a luncheon will be provided for all attendees in the neuroscience laboratory (RMSC 228).

Oct. 28
Weds.
5-7 PM
Lawn of Old Main In case of rain: Andrews Field House
Service
Wofford College Halloween Carnival

Halloween Carnival: Hop Scotch Game

Boo! It's time to help make Halloween special for the boys & girls of Spartanburg. We will be applying tattoos and giving out candy to excited and over-sugared children!

Contact Chelsea Nill to volunteer to help out with the booth or sign-up on the bulletin board in the psychology suite!

Oct. 30
Friday
12:30 PM
Milliken 339
Academic
Invited Guest Speaker:
Dr. C Edward Coffey

Brain Stimulation Therapies in Neuropsychiatry

ABOUT THE TALK: Dr. Coffey will review a number of emerging methods of human brain stimulation, including modification of already known procedures as well as new and cutting-edge technologies. These methods include electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), focal electrically administered seizure therapy (FEAST), magnetic seizure therapy (MST), vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and deep brain stimulation (DBS). Each of these methods hold promise for improving human pain and suffering, and for expanding our knowledge of brain-behavior relations.

ABOUT THE GUEST:  Dr. Ed Coffey is a neuropsychiatrist, Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) Vice President and CEO of Behavioral Health Services, and the Kathleen and Earl Ward Chair of Psychiatry, all at the HFHS in Detroit.  Dr. Coffey is also Professor of Psychiatry and of Neurology at Wayne State University School of Medicine, HFHS Campus.  Dr. Coffey received his undergraduate degree in Psychology (BS) from Wofford College (Phi Beta Kappa) in 1974, and then spent two years at St John's College, Oxford University, as a Rhodes Scholar (BA in Psychology, Philosophy, and Physiology).  He earned his medical degree from Duke University (AOA) in 1979, where he also completed a medical internship and residencies in neurology and psychiatry.  In 1984, Dr. Coffey joined the Duke faculty, where he developed highly successful programs in neuropsychiatry, brain imaging, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and rose to the rank of Associate Professor.  In 1990, Dr. Coffey was recruited to the Allegheny University of the Health Sciences (Allegheny Campus), to serve as Director of the Allegheny Neuropsychiatric Institute, as well as Professor of Psychiatry (Neuropsychiatry) and of Medicine (Neurology).  Dr. Coffey was recruited to Henry Ford in 1996.

Dr. Coffey has also made important contributions to the fields of neuropsychiatry, mood disorders, and brain aging, and serves on the editorial board of several journals.  He is the author of over 130 scientific publications and book chapters, and he is the editor of several influential textbooks including Textbook of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry (2nd Edition), Pediatric Neuropsychiatry, and Guide to Neuropsychiatric Therapeutics.  Dr. Coffey is a Fellow and former president of the American Neuropsychiatric Association and of the Association for Convulsive Therapy, and remains on the Executive Board of both organizations.  He is also a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.  Dr. Coffey is a noted educator, and has served as an Examiner in Psychiatry for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Prior to the talk, a luncheon will be provided for all attendees.


Video of Dr. Coffey's Presentation     ~     Handouts of the Slides in Dr. Coffey's Presentation

TBA Social
TBA

Student Organized Social Event

Details TBA.  Contact  Christina Jackson with suggestions for a psychology kingdom social event.

Nov. 15
Sunday
6 PM
Milliken 233
Academic
Senior Assessment

Major Field Test Assessment
for Senior Psychology Majors

All senior psychology majors are required to take this national assessment exam.  You will receive a percentile rating of your knowledge that is standardized for all psychology majors taking the exam in the United States.  Contact Dr. Lefebvre with questions.

Dec. 10
Thursday
7 PM

 
Social
Holiday Party
8th Annual Psychology Holiday Party
We made it to the end of the semester, almost!  Bring your joyful spirit and join us to celebrate the close of the semester and the impending holidays!   DETAILS TBA!
Dec. 11
Friday
2-3:30 PM
Olin Theater
Academic
Student Research Presentations
Student Science Research Colloquium
Students conducted science research will present their projects to the campus community.  Come support your senior psychology majors who conducted their senior research thesis this semester and learn about the different options you have available for conducting your senior research thesis. 
Reception with refreshments served in the Olin Lobby beginning at 2 PM / Presentations begin at 2:30 PM
A LIST OF THE RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

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