HPA Annual Convention
October 26 & 27, 2018

East-West Center Imin Conference Center
1777 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96848
Even Better This Year:
- 30% more workshops/programs
- 2X live web streams
- More keynote presenters
Early Bird Convention rate extended to September 30!  Register now for substantial savings!
Registration is easy.  Simply click on one of the links below and then select 'Pay with Debit or Credit Card'  (no PayPal registration is necessary)
Member
Early Career Member
Non-Member
Student Member
Student Non-Member
$275
$225
$365
$89
$115
$185
$145
$235
$59
$76
$185
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Extensive Convention Program
Don't miss out on the many excellent workshops, symposiums, roundtable discussions, papers and poster presentations that will be offered.   Participants will be able to earn up to 12 CE credits that directly apply towards license renewal.
Can't attend in person? Registrants will have live webinar access to many of the workshops and presentations.
Conference Schedule at a Glance
Convention Keynote Presenters
Elena Eisman, Ed.D., ABPP
Elena J. Eisman, Ed.D., ABPP is the Director of APAs Center for Psychology and Health.  She came to APA in 2014 as the Associate Executive Director for Governance Operations for the APA Practice Directorate and the APA Practice Organization, providing oversight on policy development and operations performed by governance groups under the umbrella of the Practice Directorate and the APA Practice Organization.  On the APA Practice Directorate side she oversees the Board of Professional Affairs and the Committee for Professional Practice and Standards, and on the APAPO side the Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice.  Dr Eisman also works with the APA and the APAPO Board of Directors, the Council of Representatives and the Council Leadership Team.  In this capacity she works generally in the area of governance operations and healthcare policy for practice.  She also sits on numerous healthcare teams for practice.  In 2016, she was appointed as the Director of the APA Center for Psychology and Health, an APA Center of Excellence housed in the Practice Directorate but encompassing all of APA's work in the broadly defined area of psychology's contribution to the health of individuals.
Linda Ganzini, MD, MPH
Linda Ganzini, MD, MPH is Associate Director of the Health Services Research & Development Center of Innovation, Staff Psychiatrist and previously Director of the Interprofessional Palliative Care Fellowship, all at VA Portland Health Care System. She is a Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University where she is also Director of the Geropsychiatry Fellowship Program. She completed her psychiatry training at OHSU, her geriatric medicine fellowship training at the Portland VAMC, and received a Masters of Public Health with emphasis in epidemiology and biostatistics from OHSU in 2003. Dr. Ganzini is the author of over 120 articles, books and book chapters and she is principle or co-investigator of 38 grant funded ($12.7M) research projects.  Her research on the Oregon Death with Dignity Act and Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking has been published in the 
New England Journal of Medicine
JAMA, JAMA Internal Medicine and BMJ.
Jeanne S. Hoffman, Ph.D., ABPP
Jeanne S. Hoffman, PhD, ABPP earned her doctorate in developmental psychology as well as a clinical respecialization in clinical child psychology at the University of Hawaii.  This was followed by a fellowship in pediatric psychology at Boston Children's Hospital. She returned to Hawaii working as a pediatric psychologist in private practice at Kapi'olani Medical Center and subsequently was Chief of the Pediatric Psychology Clinic at Tripler Army Medical Center. Dr. Hoffman currently has a specialty practice in Honolulu.   She has published work on the developmental consequences of environmental toxins, ethical issues in pediatric psychology and was a member of the President's Task Force on the Needs of Service Members and Their Families. She is licensed in Hawaii and earned the specialty diploma of the American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Child /Adolescent Psychology.
David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP
  David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP, is a Professor of Psychology, Director of the Suicide Prevention Laboratory, and Associate Director of Clinical Training at The Catholic University of America. Dr. Jobes is a past President of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and he is the recipient of various awards for his scientific  work including the 1995 AAS "Shneidman Award" (early career contribution to suicidology), the 2012 AAS "Dublin Award" (for career contributions in suicidology), and the 2016 AAS "Linehan Award" (for suicide treatment research).  He has been a consultant to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Defense, and Veterans Affairs.   Dr. Jobes is member of the Scientific Council and the Public Policy Council of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).  He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and is Board certified in clinical psychology (American Board of Professional Psychology).  Dr. Jobes maintains a private clinical, consulting, and forensic practice in Washington DC. 
Gerald P. Koocher, Ph.D., ABPP
Gerald P. Koocher, PhD, ABPP earned his doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Missouri.  He is Provost at Quincy College (Massachusetts) and previously served as Chief of Psychology at Boston's Children's Hospital and Executive Director of the Linda Pollin Institute at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Koocher previously served as Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology and The Clinical Psychologist. He has published more than 350 articles and book chapters and authored or edited 17 books including Ethics in Psychology and the Mental Health Professions, the Psychologists' Desk Reference, and The Parent's Guide to Psychological First Aid. Dr.  Koocher earned five specialty diplomas from the American Board of Professional Psychology (Clinical, Clinical Child /Adolescent, Family, Forensic, and Health Psychology).  He holds active psychology licenses in Illinois, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He served as APA President in 2006.
William T. Tsushima, Ph.D., ABPN
William T. Tsushima, Ph.D., ABPN is a clinical psychologist at Straub Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he has specialized in medical psychology, clinical neuropsychology, forensic psychology, and sport psychology for the past 49 years. He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fordham University, New York.
He has published over 60 articles in various psychological, medical, educational, forensic, and sports medicine journals. His recent publications have dealt with the use of the MMPI-2 validity scales in identifying malingering among personal injury litigants, and the computerized neuropsychological assessment of sports-related concussion among high school athletes.
His experience in appearing in court as an expert witness and testifying in courts and depositions over 200 times resulted in his co-authoring of two books, Mastering Expert Testimony (Erlbaum, 1996) and Effective Medical Testifying (Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998). He has given several workshops on expert testifying at conventions of the American Psychological Association, American Board of Medical Psychotherapists and Psychodiagnosticians, and Hawaii Psychological Association.
Dr. Tsushima has received the Karl F. Heiser Award for Advocacy on Behalf of Professional Psychology from the American Psychological Association, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hawaii Psychological Association, and numerous outstanding research awards from Straub Medical Center.
HPA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  HPA maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
HPA Annual Convention
October 26 & 27, 2018

East-West Center Imin Conference Center
1777 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96848
Member
Early Career Member
Non-Member
Student Member
Student Non-Member
$275
$225
$365
$89
$115
$185
$145
$235
$59
$76
$185
$145
$235
$59
$76
We look forward to seeing you at the Convention!
Hawaii Psychological Association
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