Additional Learning Opportunities

As part of the Education area of our mission, we recommend learning opportunities both on campus and outside of UMass Dartmouth.

Upcoming Conferences at UMass Dartmouth:

• 18th Annual UMass Dartmouth Research Exhibition, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Chapter of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, One-day research exhibition by faculty and graduate/undergraduate students (April 30th info here)
  
  
• 8th Annual Regional Conference of Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology, Co-sponsored by Psi Chi and the UMass Dartmouth Psychology Club (Saturday, May 5th)

Recommended Workshops or Courses (not affiliated with UMass Dartmouth) yet relevant to Aging:

• University of Connecticut's Neag School of Education 2012 Modeling Methods (M3) Conference will showcase the latest modeling methods, Storrs, CT (May 21-24 info here)
  
  
• The Charles River Association for Memory Spring 2012 Meeting: Topic - Neurophysiologic Oscillations in Memory
  BU Center for Memory and Brain, Boston, MA (May 30th info here)
  
  
• The American Psychological Association will sponsor four Advanced Training Institutes (ATIs) in the summer of 2012:
  • Structural Equation Modeling in Longitudinal Research,
    University of California, Davis, CA (May 29-June 2nd info here)
  • Exploratory Data Mining in Behavioral Research
    University of California, Davis, CA (June 4-8th info here)
  • Research Methods with Diverse Racial & Ethnic Groups
    Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (June 11-15th info here)
  • Non-Linear Methods for Psychological Science
    University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (June 18-22nd info here)
    
    
• Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing's Center for Innovative Care in Aging will host the Summer Research Institute on Developing Behavioral Interventions, Baltimore, MD (June 14-16, info here)
  
  
• The Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2012, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (July 14th - 19th info here)

    If interested in general information or a balanced gerontological course program, guidelines are available from the
    Association for Higher Education in Gerontology (AGHE), the Educational Unit of The Gerontological Society of America (GSA).