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"Meet the Expert" is intended to promote research facilitation and interaction between early and advanced career scientists. This initiative provides all researchers at the EHPS Conference especially young researchers with the opportunity to consult with leading scientists in their field of their interest. The sessions take place in the morning of the first conference day, Wednesday, 1st September , 2010 at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
This year, flowing four experts have kindly agreed to facilitate this event:
Prof. Michelle Fine (US), Prof. Michael Murray (UK), Prof. Suzanne Segerstrom (US), and Prof. Bas Verplanken (UK).
The above key scientists are willing to pass on their knowledge and experience will be there in order to:
assist young researchers plan a research project.
provide young scientists with information and resources relevant to the needs of their current research work. Participants may be provided with useful materials and tools, as well as advice concerning the overcoming of specific obstacles they may be facing.
provide young researchers with ideas about collaborations and networking opportunities.
provide guidance for publishing in scientific journals.
The consultation sessions will be 30-minutes long and either one-on-one or in small groups from 9:00 to 12:00, at the conference venue. Participants are asked to send in some information about themselves and their study and prepare some questions in advance. This would help the experts prepare for and make best use of the sessions.
The list of areas of expertise of each of the experts:
Professor Michelle Fine - The City University of New York, US
Youth and injustice in schools, communities and prisons.
Critical inquiry, social theory and the politics of social justice for youth.
Participatory action research.
Professor Michael Murray - Keel University, UK
Critical psychology - critical social psychological approach to the study of health, illness, ageing and well-being
Qualitative methods - arts-based approach and health
Action research
Community psychology - social representation and narrative theory
Professor Suzanne Segerstrom - University of Kentucky, US
Personality, cognition, and emotion on the physiological effects of stressors.
Self-regulation of cardiovascular, neuroendocrine, and immune function
Longitudinal study design
The effects of repetitive thought on psychological and physical health in older adults
Professor Bas Verplanken, University of Bath, UK
Habitual behaviours including mental habits and negative thinking.
Self-related processes (attitudes and attitude-behavior relations), self-esteem, and self-regulation.
Health, consumer, and environmental behaviours.
Body image.
How to apply:
Please fill in the application form and send it by 30th July to Ayana Sato (
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). Sessions will be allocated to ensure a geographical spread with participants from wide rage of backgrounds. Priority will be given to EHPS members and students members. We will inform you of the outcome by 6th August.
Feedback from previous year:
Feedback from last year showed that these sessions substantially exceeded participants' expectations. They found the sessions to be extremely useful, of high quality and ideal length. You will find some of their comments below:
‘... extremely valuable opportunity for young researchers ... hope it goes on with more and more experts continuing to donate their valuable time to such a worthwhile course ...'
‘... very interesting and fast-paced ... particularly liked the one-to-one sessions ... '
‘... Keep on doing them! ...'
‘... Absolutely great talk with an amazing atmosphere ...'
On behalf of the EHPS Executive Committee,
Ayana Sato and Angeliki Bogosian, MTE 2010 Organizing Team.
For more information:
Please e-mail to Ayana Sato at
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