15th – 17th September, Queen’s University, Belfast

Registration Deadline: 1st September

The Division of Health Psychology – Northern Ireland (DHP-NI) are delighted to be hosting this conference – this is the first time the DHP Annual Conference has been held in Northern Ireland. DHP-NI was launched in March 2008 and provides a forum and focus for health psychology in Northern Ireland. This addition to the DHP helps us to integrate and affiliate across the UK.

Keynote Speakers:

• Professor David French, Coventry University

• Professor Carmel Hughes, Queen’s University Belfast

• Associate Professor Lynn Martire, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

• Professor Sheila Payne, Lancaster University

To view the full programme please visit the event website as advertised below.

Visit: www.bps.org.uk/dhp2010 to book your place.

All enquiries should be sent to dhpconference@bps.org.uk or call +44 (0)116 2529555

Proceedings of UKSBM 4th Annual Scientific Meeting

University of Exeter – School of Sport and Health Sciences (with Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry)

Ref: N2743

Salary in the range £24,273 – £31,671 per annum pro rata

Fixed Term contract for 27 months

The School, in conjunction with the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD) wishes to recruit a 0.7 full-time equivalent Associate Research Fellow/Research Fellow (Trial Manager) from 1^st September to support the work of Professor Adrian Taylor (Principal Investigator) and colleagues in PCMD on an NIHR, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) funded project.

The successful applicant will contribute to a research project involving a pragmatic pilot randomised trial investigating the effectiveness of a physical activity counselling and smoking reduction intervention, among smokers not wishing to quit in socially deprived areas of Plymouth, UK. We propose to assess how feasible it is to recruit ‘hard to reach’ smokers into such a trial and provide valuable information for a possible future multi-centred trial.

The post holder will manage the trial in phase 1 involving mixed-methods developmental work, and in phase 2 involving recruitment of smokers from primary care, NHS Stop Smoking Services and other community settings, to receive a counselling intervention or brief advice, with assessments, conducted by 1.4 full-time equivalent counsellors/research assistants (to be appointed in 2011).

The post will be based in Plymouth, in the offices of the Primary Care research unit of PCMD.  The study will involve input from a range of expertise in both the School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, and PCMD. Other co-applicants are based at St George’s University of London, UCL, and University of Birmingham, giving the study a major significance.

Applicants will possess at least a relevant MSc and preferably a relevant PhD or equivalent and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes.

Applicants will be able to manage complex quantitative and qualitative data, have excellent written and oral communication skills, oversee the delivery of a complex health behaviour change intervention, and have proven leadership skills to ensure the smooth running of an exciting project among ‘hard to reach’ smokers in socially deprived areas of Plymouth.

For further information please contact Professor Adrian Taylor, a.h.taylor@ex.ac.uk or telephone (01392) 724747. To apply, please send a CV and covering letter with the contact details of three referees, to Mrs Sophie Beardmore (sshs-school-office@exeter.ac.uk), School Office, School of Sport and Health Sciences, St Luke’s Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, quoting the job reference N2743.

The closing date for completed applications is 18th June 2010.

The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer and promotes diversity in its workforce and, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, is particularly keen to consider applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.

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New Editor

Routledge are delighted to welcome Martin Hagger, University of Nottingham, UK as the incoming Editor for Health Psychology Review from January 2010. We would like to extend our thanks to outgoing Editor Joop van der Pligt.

Joining Martin is a new team of Associate Editors:

Noel Brewer, University of North Carolina, USA
Linda Cameron, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Denise de Ridder, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Antonia Lyons, Massey University, New Zealand
Falko Sniehotta, University of Aberdeen, UK

Published in association with the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS) www.ehps.net Health Psychology Review is the first review journal in the important and growing discipline of health psychology. The journal publishes high quality conceptual articles, narrative reviews, research syntheses, and empirical reviews (including systematic reviews and meta-analyses) that advance theory and practice in health psychology. The journal has an Unofficial 2009 Impact Factor* of: 1.125.

All submissions should be made online at Health Psychology Review’s ScholarOne Manuscripts site.

Example articles published in HPR:

‘Temporal self-regulation theory: A model for individual health behaviour’
P.A. Hall; G. T. Fong, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2007

‘Health and goal-directed behavior: The nonconscious regulation and motivation of goals and their pursuit’
H. Aarts, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2007

‘Impulsive versus reflective influences on health behavior: a theoretical framework and empirical review’
W. Hofmann; M. Friese; R.W. Wiers, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2008

‘Are worksite interventions effective in increasing physical activity? A systematic review and meta-analysis.’
C. Abraham; E. Graham-Rowe, Volume 3, Issue 1 2009

For more information about the journal, please visit: www.tandf.co.uk/journals/rhpr

* Data taken from Thomson Reuters Web of Science ©, January 2010.

Please see the attached flyer for Health Psychology Review.

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The 24th Annual Conference “Health in Context”

1st- 4th September 2010, Cluj-Napoca, Romania*

*Call for Abstracts*

*The European Health Psychology Society (EHPS)* would like to

invite abstracts and symposia proposals to be submitted by

*February 15th 2010.* With less than 2 months to go until the

abstract submission deadline,

*NOW* is the time to submit your abstract in order to be

considered to present at EHPS conference 2010.

All accepted abstracts will be published in a special issue of

the of the international journal *Health Psychology Review.*

All abstract submissions will be online at:

http://www.ehps-cluj2010.psychology.ro/

For detailed instructions on abstract submission, please visit

the conference website.

If you have inquiries not addressed by the information on the

website, please direct your messages to: contact_ehps@psychology.ro

For further information visit our website:

http://www.ehps-cluj2010.psychology.ro/

Submit your abstract before the deadline: *February 15th 2010.*

Conference Organizers

Please download the EHPS Flyer

Scheduled for 4-7 August 2010 in Washington, DC, all Congress sessions take place in the Grand Hyatt, a beautiful hotel close to DC’s many cultural and historical landmarks.

Don’t miss this science-rich Congress!  It features keynote addresses, master lectures, panels, symposia, roundtable discussions, oral and poster presentations, meetings of special interest groups, work­shops, scientific and trade exhibitions, and ample opportunity to network with colleagues.

Kind regards,

Martin Eccles, President

UK Society of Behavioral Medicine

International Congress of Behavioral Medicine (ICBM) Welcomes your Abstract Submission!

ICBM 2010 will take place 4-7 August 2010 in Washington, D.C., USA.  You are invited to submit an abstract for workshops, symposia, oral and/or poster presentations.
Abstract Submission Deadlines
Closes: 11:59 PM ET, 15 January 2010

For detailed submission instructions, please visit http://www.icbm2010.org/callforabstracts.asp

Early Career Awards Applications Now Online!

We invite young investigators to apply for these awards.  Selection of the Early Career Award will be based on total career achievement and review of a submitted and accepted abstract. The application deadline is 30 January 2010.

For details, eligibility criteria and qualifications, please visit http://www.icbm2010.org/awards.asp

A Science Rich Meeting
The theme of the 11th ICBM is “Translational Behavioral Research: A Global Challenge” which will encourage collaboration and networking between all who contribute to the science and practice of behavioral medicine.  ICBM 2010 will include keynote addresses, master lectures and panels, symposia, roundtable discussions, oral and poster presentations, meetings of special interest groups, work­shops, and scientific and trade exhibitions.

Keynote Addresses

Kelly D. Brownell, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Epidemiology and Public Health; Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University (United States)

Harnessing Science for Social and Policy Change: The Diet and Obesity Example
Jaakko Kaprio, MD
Professor, University of Helsinki and National Institute for Health and Welfare (Finland)

Contribution of Genomics to Behavioral Medicine

Olive Shisana, PhD
Executive Director, South African National Research Program
HIV/AIDS in South Africa

For more information about the 11th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, please visit http://www.icbm2010.org

Register Today!
Registration for the 11^th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine is now live!  Please visit https://www.sbm.org/isbm/registration_form.asp to register for the Congress.

Lodging Information
The Grand Hyatt Washington D.C. is the headquarter hotel for ICBM 2010.  Be sure to make your reservations early, to take advantage of the low Congress rates.  Please visit https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=1482447 to book your room.

If you have any questions, or would like a PDF Call for Abstracts to print and post at your institution, please contact the ICBM Secretariat, Amy Genc Moritz, at amoritz@icbm2010.org.