{"id":3314,"date":"2018-08-21T19:34:24","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T23:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpa.ca\/sections\/developmentalpsychology\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:38:26","slug":"developmentalpsychology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cpa.ca\/fr\/sections\/developmentalpsychology\/","title":{"rendered":"Developmental Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"textwrapleft\" src=\"\/\/www.cpa.ca\/stockphotos\/3345623M.jpg\" alt=\"Developmental Psychology Section\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"display: inline-block;\">Chair: <strong>Andrea Howard <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"display: inline-block;\">Mission:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 18.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lato',sans-serif; color: black;\">The Development Psychology Section (DPS) is organized to advance our knowledge in Developmental Psychology (DP), to influence public policy, and to provide opportunities for professional, educational, and societal development in our area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Lato',sans-serif; color: black;\">Members are invited to join <b>DPNet<\/b>, a listserv disseminating periodic updates to developmental researchers in Canada and internationally. DPNet is now maintained by the Pickering Centre for Research in Human Development at Carleton University. For further information, contact <a href=\"mailto:info@pickeringcentre.org\">info@pickeringcentre.org<\/a>. Sign up to receive DPNet updates through our jobs and announcements page: <a href=\"https:\/\/pickeringcentre.org\/jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"cd9548fa-23b4-481c-85f9-5553725b4ba4\">https:\/\/pickeringcentre.org\/jobs\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Announcements:<\/h3>\n<p>Student Section members are eligible to apply for <strong>travel and presentation awards for the 2026 Convention<\/strong>. Full details and an online application are available at the link below. Students must complete this form by May 18<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0in order to be considered for an award.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wlu.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_ePBAnPC1hA4unjg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"3afe7ccb-a8e2-4102-ac69-6dda3627bac4\">https:\/\/wlu.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_ePBAnPC1hA4unjg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the awards:<\/strong><br \/>\n<div id=\"accordions-46552\" class=\"accordions-46552 accordions\" data-accordions={&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:true,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;46552&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;collapsible&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;heightStyle&quot;:&quot;content&quot;,&quot;animateStyle&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;,&quot;animateDelay&quot;:1000,&quot;navigation&quot;:true,&quot;active&quot;:999,&quot;expandedOther&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}>\r\n                <div id=\"accordions-lazy-46552\" class=\"accordions-lazy\" accordionsId=\"46552\">\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"items\"  style=\"display:none\" >\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"46552\" itemcount=\"0\"  header_id=\"header-1773336383199\" id=\"header-1773336383199\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head1773336383199 border-none\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Best Student Presentation Award\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-1773336383199\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fa fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fa fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-1773336383199\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Best Student Presentation Award<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content1773336383199 \">\r\n                <p><strong><em>Amount:<\/em><\/strong> Three awards will be available for students giving <strong>talks<\/strong>\u00a0(Gold $300, Silver $200, and Bronze $100).<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Deadline:<\/em> May 18, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Information:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Presented papers will be assessed on the following criteria: oral communication skills (volume, projection, eye contact with audience, pacing), clarity and organization of the information, flow, selection of key information, use of visual aids to support presentation, practiced (not reliant on reading).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Application Procedure:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0To be eligible, students must be first authors on their talks for the Developmental section. Students must also register to be evaluated for the awards using the following form:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wlu.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_ePBAnPC1hA4unjg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wlu.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_ePBAnPC1hA4unjg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>To be eligible, students must be first authors on their talks or presentations for the Developmental division.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"46552\" itemcount=\"1\"  header_id=\"header-1773336355136\" id=\"header-1773336355136\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head1773336355136 border-none\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Best Student Poster Award\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-1773336355136\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fa fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fa fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-1773336355136\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Best Student Poster Award<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content1773336355136 \">\r\n                <p><strong><em>Amount:<\/em><\/strong> Three awards will be available for <strong>poster presentations<\/strong> (Gold $300, Silver $200, and Bronze $100).<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Deadline:<\/em> May 18, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Information:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Posters will be assessed on the following criteria: quality of visual presentation (visually appealing layout, balance of visual and verbal content, ability to read content from at least 3 feet, sequence\/flow of information), clarity and completeness of content, preparation and clarity of 2-3 minute walk through provided by the presenter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Application Procedure:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0To be eligible, students must be first authors on their posters for the Developmental section. Students must also register to be evaluated for the awards using the following form:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wlu.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_ePBAnPC1hA4unjg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wlu.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_ePBAnPC1hA4unjg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>To be eligible, students must be first authors on their talks or presentations for the Developmental division.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"46552\" itemcount=\"2\"  header_id=\"header-17733361310\" id=\"header-17733361310\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head17733361310 border-none\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Travel Award\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-17733361310\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fa fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fa fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-17733361310\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Travel Award<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content17733361310 \">\r\n                <p><strong><em>Amount:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0up to three awards of $300.00 each.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Deadline:<\/em> May 18, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Information: <\/em><\/strong>Eligible applicants must be engaged in studies at an institution that is 300 kilometers or more from the conference site in Montreal. Draws will be made during the developmental area business meeting. Recipients must be present at the meeting to receive the travel award.(details of the time and place will be forwarded once finalized)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Application Procedure:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0To register to be considered for a travel award please complete the following form:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/carletonpsych.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_6zpDpnoAquK8t6u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/carletonpsych.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_6zpDpnoAquK8t6u<\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <\/div><\/p>\n<p><!--\n<strong>Presentations: Talks and Posters<\/strong>\n\n1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Three awards will be available for students giving <strong>talks<\/strong>\u00a0(Gold $300, Silver $200, and Bronze $100).\n\nPresented papers will be assessed on the following criteria: oral communication skills (volume, projection, eye contact with audience, pacing), clarity and organization of the information, flow, selection of key information, use of visual aids to support presentation, practiced (not reliant on reading).\n\n2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Three awards will be available for <strong>poster presentations<\/strong>\u00a0(Gold $300, Silver $200, and Bronze $100).\n\nPosters will be assessed on the following criteria: quality of visual presentation (visually appealing layout, balance of visual and verbal content, ability to read content from at least 3 feet, sequence\/flow of information), clarity and completeness of content, preparation and clarity of 2-3 minute walk through provided by the presenter\n\n<strong>To be eligible, students must be first authors on their talks or presentations for the Developmental division.\u00a0<\/strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Travel Awards\n\nTravel awards<\/strong>\u00a0(up to 3 awards of $300). Eligible applicants must be engaged in studies at an institution that is 300 kilometers or more from the conference site in St. John\u2019s. Draws will be made during the developmental area business meeting. Recipients must be present at the meeting to receive the travel award.(details of the time and place will be forwarded once finalized)\n---><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chair: Andrea Howard &nbsp; Mission: The Development Psychology Section (DPS) is organized to advance our knowledge in Developmental Psychology (DP), to influence public policy, and to provide opportunities for professional, educational, and societal development in our area. Members are invited to join DPNet, a listserv disseminating periodic updates to developmental researchers in Canada and internationally. 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