Academic Presentations

2011

Tweed, R., Bhatt, G., Dooley, S., Gagnon, N., Douglas, K., Viljoen, J. (2011, July). Violence and character strengths. Poster presentation at the meeting of the World Congress of Positive Psychology, Philadelphia, USA. Abstract.

Brodersen, E., Viljoen, J., Douglas, K., Tweed, R., Bhatt, G., & Gagnon, N. (2011, July). Comparing resilience factors between gang-involved and non-gang involved youth offenders. Poster presentation at the 11^th meeting of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, Barcelona, Spain. Abstract.

Knowlton, B. (2011, May). Youth gangs: Scare tactics that work. Poster presentation at the meeting of Connecting Minds, Richmond, BC, Canada.

Bhatt, G., Besla, K., Chattha, D., Lalli, B., Purewal, S., & Sanghera, B., (2011, May). Intergenerational issues: Bringing together community wisdom and academic rigor. Paper presentation at the Transnational Punjabis in the 21^st Century, Abbotsford, BC, Canada. Abstract.

Tweed, R., Bhatt, G., Dooley, S. (2011, March). Youth life satisfaction associated with parental monitoring. Poster presentation at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington DC, USA. Abstract.

2010

Tweed, R., Bhatt, G., Dooley, S., & Spindler, A. (2010, November). Reasons to not commit crimes. Poster presentation at the meeting of American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, USA. Abstract.

Tweed, R., Bhatt, G., Dooley, S., Spindler, A., Douglas, K., & Viljoen, J. (2010, August). Youth violence and positive psychology: Research and applied potential through integration. Paper presentation at the 6^th Biennial International Meaning Conference, Richmond, BC, Canada.

Tweed, R., Dooley, S., & Bhatt, G. (2010, June). Protecting youth from gang-involved violence. Facilitated discussion session at the meeting of Pathways to Resilience II, Halifax, NS, Canada.

Bhatt, G. (2010, June). Reducing youth gang violence: Using the Popular Media, Forums, and other Means of Reaching out to the Community at Large. Facilitated Discussion at the meeting of Pathways to Resilience II. Halifax, NS, Canada.

Dooley, S. (2010, June). Reducing youth gang violence: Building Community Collaboration with Service providers and other Stakeholders. Pathways to Resilience II Conference. Halifax, NS, Canada.

Tweed, R. (2010, June). Reducing youth gang violence: Learning about strengths that protect kids. Pathways to Resilience II Conference. Halifax, NS, Canada.

Assoon. M., Bhatt, G., Tweed, R., Reichl, A., & Dooley, S. (2010, June). Actor-Observer bias in perception of violence. Poster presentation at the meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Winnipeg, MA, Canada.

2009

Bhatt, G. (2009, June). Match made in heaven? Or strange bed-fellows? Reflections on the rewards, challenges, and barriers to academic-community research partnership. Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Tweed, R., & Bhatt, G., & Dooley, S. (2009, April). Cognitive processes associated with law-abiding behavior. Paper presentation at the meeting of the Applied Positive Psychology, Warwick, UK.

Tweed, R., & Bhatt, G. (2009, April). Conscious reasons for avoiding crime: A preliminary comparison of cultural groups. Poster presentation at the 89^th Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association. Portland, OR, USA.