The American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology

Consistent with its mission statement and the goals of AAPdN and in creating a more just society, the AAPdN through its Board of Directors has elected to take a position against the teen-aged death penalty. The Board passed the resolution posted here unanimously on September 25, 2020. Many thanks to our Fellows of the Academy, Drs. McCaffrey and Reynolds, for their commitment to this influential project. Here is the resolution in its entirety.

To the Members of the Academy:

On behalf of the Executive Board of Directors, I am delighted to announce the results of the elections we recently conducted for the 2021-2022 term of office.

Robert Leark, Ph.D., President
Patricia Mittelstadt, Ph.D., President-Elect
Paul Beljan, Psy.D., Secretary
Peter Dodzik, Ph.D., Member-At-Large
Stephanie Nelson, Ph.D., Member-At-Large

As our current Treasurer, Dr. Mittelstadt, will be transitioning to President-Elect, the Board of Directors has appointed Judy Ho, Ph.D. as Treasurer Pro Tempore.

Each of these appointments will commence January 1, 2021.

Please join me in welcoming this esteemed group to the Academy leadership!

Respectfully submitted,

Grace Mucci, Ph.D.
President and Acting Executive Director

Here are some helpful websites to keep you informed about the Coronavirus/COVID-19 and how to protect yourself and your patients.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html

https://hub.jhu.edu/novel-coronavirus-information/

https://www.apa.org/practice/ programs/dmhi/ research-information/pandemics

In addition, Lancet recently published an informative review of the psychological impact of quarantine and how we can better help ourselves and our patients during this most difficult time.

The Trust has recently come out with recommendations regarding best practices. They can be found here: https://www.trustinsurance.com/ Resouces/Articles/ guidance-for-practitioners- coronavirus-covid-19

2021 7th Annual Conference of the

American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology

Current Conference Information

On behalf of the AAPdN Conference Committee and the Board of Directors, we hope you will join us again as we bring our annual conference to you via Zoom! Last year’s conference was a resounding success and we look forward to another great conference with offering up to 26 CEs!

Here are the speakers and the schedule for the conference:

Felice Adler, MD & Anjalee Galion, MD -- COVID-19 and Other Infectious Diseases in Children

Erin Bigler, PhD -- Structural and Functional Neuroimaging Applications of Network Neuroscience for Pediatric Neuropsychology

Theodore Wasserman, PhD & Lori Wasserman, PhD -- Children and Validity Testing

Sally Shaywitz, MD -- Understanding Dyslexia: Diagnosis, Research, and Intervention

Paul Beljan, PsyD; Peter Dodzik, PsyD; and Amy Morse, PhD -- Strategies for Remote Management of Child Behavior, Emotions, and Learning

Joseph Sesta, PhD, MP -- Advances in Pediatric Psychopharmacology

Stephanie Nelson, PhD -- Advanced Report Writing

Anjalee Galion, MD; Felice Adler, MD; Jon Bos, PhD; and Grace Mucci, PhD -- Pediatric Grand Rounds: Infectious Diseases

Larry Cohen, JD, PhD -- Pediatric Neuropsychology: Ethical Considerations

Steve Hughes, PhD -- Understanding the Bayesian Brain: Why Pediatric Neuropsychologists Should Stop Chasing Test Scores

POSTERS

A huge thank you to the following individuals who make the virtual poster session possible.

Arthur Mac Horton, PhD, Chair
Alyson Aviv, PhD, Judge
Paul Beljan, PsyD, Judge
Wilma Rosen, PhD, Judge
Peter Dodzik, PhD, Technical Editor

We will again have Len Koziol Student Poster Awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place posters, sponsored by Springer.

We want to thank you in advance for joining us in this wonderful line up of speakers and topics and hope you enjoy the conference.

Please use this link to register for the 2021 conference.

If you are currently a member of the Academy, thank you for your continued support. If you would like to join the Academy, which includes free access to the Journal of Pediatric Neuropsychology and a discount on the conference rate, please consider joining by clicking here. Thank you and enjoy the Fall season and holiday, but most of all, stay well and be safe.

Sincerely,

Grace A. Mucci, Ph.D., ABPdN

AAPdN President and Acting Executive Director

gmucciaapdn@gmail.com