Annual Mid-Year Conference

The annual meeting of Div. 36 (the Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) provides a supportive academic forum where professionals discuss the latest research findings and advances in the psychology of religion and spirituality. Within Div. 36, this conference has traditionally been referred to as the mid-year conference.

2019 Mid-Year Conference

Conference Theme: 

Relational spirituality

Date and Location:

• Fri.-Sat., April 5-6, 2019
• Bowling Green State University
• Bowling Green, Ohio

Co-sponsors: 

• Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality (SPRS) 
• Bowling Green State University
• The John Templeton Foundation

2019 Conference Consolidated Program

2019 Conference Highlights

Invited keynote addresses:

• Advancing the Psychology of Religiousness and Spirituality: How Can a Meaning Perspective Contribute? (1 hour)
  Crystal Park, PhD, University of Connecticut
• Spiritual Struggles and Supernatural Attributions: A Relational Perspective (1 hour)
  Julie Exline, PhD, Case Western Reserve University
  

Invited Clinical Workshop (3 hours):

• Advances in Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy: Understanding and Addressing Spiritual Struggles
  Kenneth I. Pargament, PhD, Bowling Green State University

Invited Research Toolkit Presentations (1 hour each)

• Funding Opportunities with the John Templeton Foundation: 2019 - 2023 Strategic Priorities
  Nicholas Gibson, PhD, John Templeton Foundation 
• Replication and Open Science in the Scientific Study of Religion and Methodology
  Michiel van Elk, PhD, University of Amsterdam
• Tackling Methods in the Psychology of Religion
  Will M. Gervais, PhD, University of Kentucky

Invited Presentations-Relational Spirituality Theme

Solo talks (30 minutes each)

• Chris Boyatzis, PhD, Christian by Birth, Secular in Life: Danish Mothers' Views of Religion in Family Life in Denmark.
• Gina Brelsford, PhD, Parents' Spiritual Struggles and Mental Health Following a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Experience
• Chana Etengoff, PhD, LGBTQ Religious and Spiritual Experiences: Context, Intersectionality and Mental Health
• Frank Fincham, PhD, Divine Forgiveness and Interpersonal Forgiveness: A Symbiotic Relationship?
• Richard Petts, PhD, Paternity Leave, Father Involvement and Parental Conflict: The Moderating Role of Religious Participation
• Rebekah Richert, PhD, Is God Real? Predictors of Stability and Change in Early Childhood Conceptions of God's Reality Status
• Amy Wachholtz, PhD, God Save Me…Maybe?: Patients’ Relationship with their Higher Power during Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain 

Chaired symposium (1 hour each)

• Mike Goodman, PhD (chair), with co-chairs Justin Dyer, PhD, and Mark Ogletree, PhD
  Symposium title: Longitudinal Relational Research - Lessons Learned from the Family Foundations of Youth Development Project
• Annette Mahoney, PhD (chair)
  Symposium title: Diving into New Details about Relational Spirituality: Friendships, Hook-up and Verbally Abusive Parents of Emerging Adults
• Jennifer Ripley, PhD (chair)
  Symposium title: Intimate Partners and Religion: The Role of Religion and the Sacred in Relationship Functioning
• Sarah Schneider, PhD (chair), with co-chairs Janet Carter, MDiv, and Diana Ro, PsyD
  Symposium title: Spirituality, Religiousness and Virtues in Psychiatric Inpatients: Research Findings, Clinical Applications and Chaplain Perspectives
  

2019 Registration

Registration is now open and closes on March 22, 2019. Registration covers:

• All program events, both days.
• The Ohio Psychological Association, which is an APA-approved sponsor of Continuing Professional Education, has approved all of the invited presentations highlighted above for Continuing Education (CE) Hours for Ohio psychologists. Other attendees should check with their license boards on transferability of these CEs. More detailed descriptions of CE hours are available on the Invited Presentation CE list (PDF, 89KB). Participants may earn up to 14 CEs.
  
• Deluxe continental breakfasts on Friday and Saturday mornings, a late afternoon reception with hors d'oeuvres and cash bar on Friday, as well as a mid-afternoon snack on Saturday, and closing reception late Saturday afternoon.

Registration fees are due by March 22:

• Standard registration: $165
• Guest/spouse attendee registration: $120
• Graduate student registration: $60
• Undergraduate registration (limited number of spaces): $40

For questions about registration, contact Program Co-chair Annette Mahoney (email).

Travel and Hotel Information

Major airports:

• Detroit Metro-Willow Run Airport (DTW) is located about 70 miles north. There are two terminals. McNamara Terminal services most international flights and Delta Air Lines. The North Terminal services all other domestic airlines.
• Toledo Express Airport is located about 35 miles northwest and services Allegiant and American Airlines flights.

Local hotels:

• Fairfield Inn Marriott at 1544 E. Wooster St., Bowling Green, Ohio. Telephone: (419) 352-0033. Book by March 4, 2019, to receive a special $99 rate for a double queen/king room (plus applicable tax).
• Hampton Inn at 142 Campbell Hill Rd., Bowling Green, Ohio. Telephone: (419) 353-3464. Book by March 7, 2019, to receive a special $95 rate for a double queen/king room (plus applicable tax).
• Holiday Inn Express at 2150 Wooster St., Bowling Green, Ohio. Telephone: (419) 353-5500. Book by March 4, 2019, to receive special rates for a double queen/king room (plus applicable tax).
• Best Western Falcon Plaza at 1450 E. Wooster St., Bowling Green, Ohio. Telephone: (419) 352-4671. Book by March 6, 2019, to receive a special $75.99-85.99 rate (plus applicable tax).

Travel to and from the airports: