Potentials of Psychology – Inquiring into Futures

Planning Workshop – Clark University

Wednesday, April 16: Arrival

7:00pm Reception at home of Nancy Budwig and Michael Bamberg,

7 Morningside Road

Thursday Morning, April 17: Winton Dining Room

8:30 am – 9:15 am Breakfast

9:15 am – 10:15 am Opening Discussion (goals of the gathering)

10:15 am – 10:45 am Break

10:45 am – 12:00 pm Session I

Theme: Theory, Methods and Practice

KD: Hank Stam (University of Calgary, Canada) and Jonathan Smith (Birkbeck College, London, UK)

DL: Rachel Falmagne (Clark University) and Aydan Gülerçe (Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey)

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch

Thursday Afternoon, April 17: Dana Commons

2:00 pm – 3:15 pm Session II

Theme: Globalization and Identities

KD: Sunil Bhatia (Connecticut College) and Tony Marsella (Atlanta)

DL: Maricela Correa-Chavez (UCLA and Clark University), Ae-Ja Jung (Chonbuk National University, Korea), and Mariann Märtsin (University of Bath, United Kingdom)

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm Break

3:45 pm – 5:00 pm Session III

Theme: Conflict, Mediation, Communication

KD: Sarah Cobb (ICAR, George Mason University) and John Winslade (CSU San Bernardino)

DL: Angela Branco (Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil), Roger

Bibace (Clark University) and Wei-li Zhao (Zhejiyang University, China)

7:30pm Dinner – Sole Proprietor, 118 Highland Street


Friday, April 18: Jonas Clark Hall Room 370

8:15 am – 9:00 am Breakfast

9:00 am – 10:15 am Session IV

Theme: Boundaries of Disciplines and Cross-Disciplinarity

KD: Suzanne Kirschner (College of the Holy Cross) and Hirofumi Minami (Kyushiu University, Japan)

DL: Rachel Falmagne (Clark University)

10:15 am – 10:45 am Break (coffee/tea)

10:45 am – 12:00 pm Session V

Theme: Education, Transformative Practices, and the Future of our Disciplines

KD: Cynthia Winston (Howard University) and Sarah Michaels (Clark University)

DL: Eric DeMeulenaere (Clark University), Mark Freeman (College of the Holy Cross) and Katrin Kullasepp (Tallinn University, Estonia)

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Sahara Café & Restaurant, 143 Highland Street

Block 5 Restaurant, 139 Green Street

2:00 pm – 3:15 pm Session VI

Theme: History, Critical Psychology, and Mental Health

KD: Gail Hornstein (Mt. Holyoke College) and Jeanne Marecek (Swarthmore)

DL: Eric Charles (Clark University and Penn State University) and James Cordova (Clark University)

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm Break

3:45 pm – 5:00 pm Session VII

Theme: Bridging our “Themes” with our “Institutional

Identity”: Clark University

KD: Gail Hornstein, Hirofumi Minami, Sunil Bhatia, Mark Freeman and Tony Marsella

7:30 pm Dinner – 111 Chop House, 111 Shrewsbury Street


Saturday April 19: Jonas Clark Hall Room 370

8:45 am – 9:30 am Breakfast

9:30 am – 10:45 am Summary Discussion

What “new themes” have emerged?

Where are we headed?

DL: Michael Bamberg and Jaan Valsiner

10:45 am – 11:15 am Break

11:15-12:15 Finalizations

Thinking of future activities, opinions of the meeting

12:30 Lunch – Worcester Art Museum Cafe

Tour of the Worcester Art Museum.