Theme
Promoting Well-being in the 21st Century:
Psychological Contributions for Social, Economic,
and Environmental Challenges
Conference Program
Overview
In 2015, the United Nations established the target of promoting mental health and well-being as an important global priority, including it in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that outlines the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This Psychology Day program considers ways in which theory, research, and practice in the psychology of well-being can increase the welfare of individuals globally to facilitate achievement of the SDGs, and to address the challenges of contemporary social, economic, and environmental systems.
Opening remarks:
H.E. Ambassador Ruben I. Zamora, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations
H.E. Ambassador Dr. Otto Caleb, Former Permanent Representative of Palau to the United Nations
Speaker 1: Environmental Challenges
Minu Hemmati, Ph.D., Psychologist and Senior Associate, MSP Institute eV
Speaker 2: Economic Challenges
Ann Masten, Ph.D., Psychologist and Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Development at the Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota
Speaker 3: Social Challenges
Doug Oman, Ph.D., Psychologist, professor in the School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley
Speaker 4: United Nations Perspective
Gustavo Gonzalez-Canali, M.D., Senior Advisor and Focal Point for NCDs, UN Women
Closing Remarks
Reception (Advance reservations required)
Hotel ONE UN
1 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
Psychology Day 2017 Planning Committee
Co-Chairs
Ayorkor Gaba and Sonia Suchday
Sub-Committee Chairs
Administration: Walter Reichman and Janet Sigal
Finance: Nelida Quintero
Logistics and Mission Outreach: Janet Sigal
Program: David Marcotte
Publicity: Richard Velayo and Teresa Ober
Mary O'Neill Berry
Florence Denmark
Roseanne Flores
Rashmi Jaipal
Judy Kuriansky
David Livert
Corann Okorodudu
Rachel Ravich
Neal Rubin
Norma Simon
Peter Walker
Interns
APA: Lu Dai, Jiani Liu, Sara Ivette Merced, Binh-An Nguyen, Bharathy Premachandra, and Sowmya Thakur-Kshtriya
ICP: Negar Fatahi, Luke Lawson, and Krystal Lozada
IAAP: Alexandra Margevich and Joel Zinsou
IUPsyS: Zsuzsanna Feher and Natasha Grujicic
SPSSI: Lindsey Blevins, Sherry Cheng, Michelle Herrera, and Gina Roussos
SPECIAL THANKS TO...
The APA Office of International Affairs, Amanda Clinton, Ph.D. (Senior Director), Sally Leverty (International Assistant), Bryan Lyle (Sr. Web Developer, APA)
and Teresa Ober (Administrative Assistant, APA NGO). The United Nations Psychology Day logo developed and donated by Dr. Rachel Ravich (SPSSI) and Mr. Eli Rosenbloom, 2010.