Workshops

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Day 1 – Wednesday, October 23, 2024   

Leadership for the Next Generation: Transforming the Culture of Power to Empowerment 

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT (16:00 – 17:00 UTC) 

Presenter: Zeynep Aycan, Loughborough University, UK 

In cultures with high power distance, hierarchical structures are accepted, and authority figures cannot be challenged or questioned. This workshop will offer a new leadership model for transforming the culture of power to empowerment through 5 key pathways. The importance of empowerment will be discussed in the context of post-humane leadership. 

Day 2 – Thursday, October 24, 2024   

Measuring Culture Through Computational Text Analysis

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EDT (12:00 – 13:00 UTC)

Presenter: Mohammad Atari, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA 

This workshop explores new methods for quantifying cultural change in the emerging field of historical psychology using computational text analysis. Participants will learn about the latest methods in natural language processing (NLP) to analyze large text corpora and uncover cultural-psychological patterns, enhancing research across subdisciplines in a data-driven, scalable manner. The focus will be multilingual text analysis, and a few resources will be introduced at the end of the workshop. 

Methods to Study Culture and Life Span Development 

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT (16:00 – 17:00 UTC)

Presenter: Qi Wang, Cornell University, USA  

Culture is complex and dynamic; so is the developmental process. Research methods need to be developed accordingly to capture the influence of culture on lifespan development. In this workshop, Wang will introduce a multi-level analysis approach to studying culture and development. Attendees will also have the chance to design potential studies on their research topics. 

Indigenous-Heritage Children Learning by Observing and Pitching in to Family and Community Endeavors (“LOPI”)

1:00 PM–2:00 PM EDT (17:00 – 18:00 UTC)        

Presenters:

Barbara Rogoff, University of California Santa Cruz

Itzel Aceves-Azuara, California State University, Sacramento

Lucía Alcalá, California State University, Fullerton

This workshop examines collaboration and community-mindedness among Indigenous-heritage parents and young children in Guatemala and Mexico as family groups work at home and examine novel objects. We discuss cultural values such as harmony and inclusiveness in the context of globalization and Indigenous ways of fostering learning (e.g., Learning by Observing and Pitching in to family and community endeavors, “LOPI”).

Engaging Diverse Students in Psychological Science

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT (22:00 – 23:00 UTC)

Presenter: Marea Colombo, The University of Otago, New Zealand

As universities work to diversify their student population, they also need to develop novel pedagogical approaches. By exploring new initiatives that are working to support indigenous students’ success, this workshop aims to demonstrate ways to make psychology accessible and engaging for students from a variety of cultural backgrounds.