Our SPSSI-NY regional group began its 41st year on September 13, 2024, by hosting a psychology tour of Bronx Criminal Court with Sergeant Maribel Velazquez.
In fall of 2024, SPSSI-NY hosted 10 diverse activities open to our 500 local SPSSI members and their guests. On 10/8/2024, one of these was a forum at Fordham University on “International social psychology” co-hosted with the Psychology Coalition at the United Nations (PCUN), and featuring 3 cross-cultural social psychologists: Jason R. Young (CUNY Hunter College), John T. Jost (NYU), and Nelida Quintero (American Psychological Association).
On 10/11/2024, SPSSI-NY hosted a law-psychology forum at Fordham University on “How can we improve our justice system?” with Robert L. Emmons, JD (Fordham). Samuel Cabassa (peer counselor), Jeffrey Deskovic, JD, MA (activist attorney), Florian Gega & Victor Dempsey (NYPD officers), Rafael Javier, PhD, ABPP (St John’s University), Souren A. Israelyan, JD (trial attorney). Video: https://youtu.be/S1r23sCaEHw
On 11/2/2024, SPSSI-NY cosponsored its largest local activity--the 33rd Greater New York Conference on Behavioral Research, co-chaired by Professors Laura Egan and Jamie McDonald at the bold new campus of St. Francis College in Brooklyn NY. Close to 100 students and professionals participated in a full day of research presentations, panels, and 8 juried student research awards, ending with a salute to SPSSI and the Heroic Imagination Project of Professor Philip G. Zimbardo (1933-2024).
Looking ahead to 2025, SPSSI-NY welcomes suggestions. Its plans so far include a day-long conference at Hunter College, a social hour during the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) meetings on March 6-8, and possible activities with the SPSSI team at the United Nations. Some past events appear at www.sppssi.org/ny For questions or suggestions, contact: takoosh@aol.com
On 10/8/2024, cross-cultural social psychologists (l to r): Jason R. Young, Nelida Quintero, John T. Jost, Harold Takooshian
On 11/2/2024, participants at St. Francis College saluted SPSSI and the Heroic Imagination Project
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