
PAU at the 2022 APA Convention

Nearly fifty Palo Alto University faculty and students presented at the 2022 American Psychological Association (APA) Convention held in August in Minneapolis. The APA is the largest professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members.
The PAU Alumni Association held a Mixer on the evening of August 6th, and more than two dozen alumni, faculty, and staff gathered. This was PAU’s new Director of Alumni Relations, Chloe Corcoran’s, first alumni event and our first in-person gathering since the pandemic began.
Additionally, professor Kimberly Balsam, PhD, was awarded the Laura Brown Award. The Laura Brown Award is given by Division 35, the Society for the Psychology of Women, “to a psychologist who has made outstanding contributions in advancing lesbian, bisexual and transgender women's psychology.”
The following posters, symposia, and events involved members of the PAU community. A PDF scrapbook including photos from the event can be downloaded here.
APA Posters
LGBTQ Cultural Competence and Advertising among Psychologists in Private Practice- 1ST Author: Kyle P. Jones
- Co-Author: Kimberly F. Balsam
- 1ST Author: Daniel L. Dorsky
- Co-Authors: Kimberly F. Balsam, Kyle P. Jones, Jasmine Mueller-Hsia
- 1ST Author: Rehan Sheikh
- Co-Authors: Karla Barajas, Sita G. Patel
- 1ST Author: Djung Jui Helmina Bong
- Co-Authors: Melisse Clairneth M. Liwag
- 1ST Author: Roshni M. Joseph
- Co-Authors: Bruce Bongar, Jacie Brown, Mark Kemena, Sam Loomis
- 1ST Author: Jason R. Woodruff
- Co-Authors: Christopher G. Ahnallen, Bruce Bongar, Anna Feinman, Phillip M. Kleespies, Tina Thach
- 1ST Author: Sam E. O’Neill
- Co-Authors: Joyce Chu, Mego Lien, Chris Miller, Santa Clara County Suicide Prevention Oversight Committee
- 1ST Author: Shikha Saggi
- Co-Authors: Joyce Chu, Juliana Ng
- 1ST Author: Jacob Cameron
- Co-Author: Janice Habarth
- 1ST Author: Sarah M. Van De Weert
- Co-Author: Janice Habarth
- 1ST Author: Jennifer A. Miller
- Co-Author: Robert Wickham
- 1ST Author: Jamie P. Kiefer
- Co-Author: Matthew Hollander, Ben Hougaard, Abigail Overstreet, Rowena Gomez
- 1ST Author: Matthew Hollander
- Co-Author: Jamie P. Kiefer, Ben Hougaard, Abigail Overstreet, Rowena Gomez
- 1ST Author: Benjamin Hougaard
- Co-Author: ,Jamie P. Kiefer, Matthew Hollander, Rowena Gomez
- Co-Authors: Siena Cohen-Parikh, John J. Lee, Ka Yin Emma Liu, Jordan Claire H. Salim
- Chair: Martha Hernández
- Participants: Aeriell Armas, Sylvia Ofodu
Symposia
Mental Health Needs and Recommendations in Humanitarian Crisis Settings – Frontline Lessons Learned- Chair: Sita G. Patel
- Participants: Hannah De Ville, Vicky Bouche, Mental Health and Modern Slavery: A Global Report of Lessons Learned, Alex Garcia, Daniela Gonzalez, Kathleen Hawkins, Frances R. Morales, Alfonso Mercado, Understanding Mental Health and Human Rights Among Migrant Families Along the Texas-Mexico Border, Claire Whitney, Erica McKnight, Suicide Prevention in Humanitarian Settings, Karen Froming, Alain Lazaret, Irene Thomas, William Froming, Mina Dailami, Gender and Symptom Presentation Among Victims of Sexual Trauma in the Central African Republic
- Chair: Gary T. Lefevor
- Co-Author: Kimberly F. Balsam, Samuel J. Skidmore
- Participants: Roberto Abreu, Kiet D. Huynh, Do LGBTQ+ People of Color Experience Support from LGBTQ+ Communities like White LGBTQ+ People?, Stress Inoculation Among LGBTQ People of Color: How Experiences of Racism May Buffer Heterosexism, Samuel J. Skidmore, Sydney A. Sorrell
- Co-Chairs: Rachel Haine-Schlagel, Alayna L. Park
- Co-Authors: Margarita Alegria, Miya Barnett, Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, Lauren Brookman-Frazee, Denise Chavira, Nancy Gonzales, Yessica Green Rosas, Joanna Kim, David Langer, Anna S. Lau, Bryce Mcleod
- Participants: Mary J. Kuckertz, Joyce H. Lui, Hanan Salem, Blanche Wright,
- Co-Chairs: Martha Hernández, Stephanie Miodus, Collaborative Advocacy Strategies with Immigration Activists and Community Organizations
- Participants: Mary B. Quaranta Moroissey, Fostering Healing and Resilience Among Children in Detention Through Relational Practices, Falu Rami, Trauma Informed Care and Cultural Sensitivity When Working With Unaccompanied Afghan Minors
- Co-Chairs: Bruce Bongar, Phillip M. Kleespies
- Co-Authors: Benjamin T. Hougaard, Roshni M. Joseph, Jason R. Woodruff, The Impact of Attitude in Standards of Training on Violence Risk Assessment, Erin O’Connell, Training in Dynamic Risk Factors for Suicide and Violence Risk Assessment on Internship, Graduate Training in the Use of Screening Tools for Suicide Risk Assessment
APA Policy Fellowships
Congressional, Executive Branch, and Global Mental Health Fellows Share Their Experiences- Co-chairs: Gabriel Twose, Ben Vonachen
- Participants: Erika Felix, Sonji Jones-Manson, Shahana Koslofsky, Sita G. Patel