Conference Schedule

2026 Conference Program

We are excited to share the full program with you. There are so many amazing programs and posters to see. View the schedule below, and be sure to download the full schedule to have on hand.

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Thursday, February 12, 2026: Conference Kick-Off

2:00pm – 4:00pm Registration – Azalea Foyer

4:00pm– 5:30pm Conference Kick-off – Azalea Room (1.5hrs CE)

Part 1: Opening Keynote

Catherine Grus, PhD: “Drivers of Change Impacting the Future of Clinical Psychology Practice.”

Part 2: Fireside Chat with Invited Speakers: “The Future of Clinical Psychology: Where are we headed?”

Panelists: Lynn Bufka, PhD, ABPP; Catherine Grus, PhD; Hideko Sera, PsyD; Jennifer Tackett, PhD

Moderator (SCP past president): A. Jordan Wright, PhD, ABAP, ABPP

5:30pm – 7:00pm* Welcome Reception – Wisteria Lanes

Bowling, beer and wine bar, hors d’oeuvres

*5:45pm Speed Mentoring – Southwing Lobby

Friday, February 13, 2026: Conference Day 1

7:00am – 8:00am Breakfast – Emory Break Area

Registration – Emory Amphitheatre Foyer

Sponsor Tables – Emory Amphitheatre Foyer

8:00am – 8:20am Welcome & Lost-n-Found Youth Presentation – Emory Amphitheater

Joanna (Joey) Yost, Ph.D., ABPP (Conference Co-Chair); Lynn Collins, PhD (SCP President); Lost-n-Found Youth Representative

8:25am – 9:25am Keynote Address 1 – Emory Amphitheater (1hr CE)

Hideko Sera, PsyD: “Clinical Psychology in an Era of Complexity: The

Case for Reflective Leadership.”

9:30am – 10:30am Submitted Presentations Block 1

(Hickory Room) Rapid Fire Oral Presentations (1hr CE)

1. 1. Kaitlyn Ventre, BS student: “Rethinking Digital Mental Health Interventions: Patient Language in AI-Mediated Care” (20 min)
  2. Jordan Cattie, PhD: “Following the data: Bringing single-session anxiety sensitivity interventions where they are needed most” (20 min)
  3. Nevita George, MA: “Project A.W.A.R.E.: Understanding Mental Health Service Utilization Among Asian American Youth”( 20 min)

(Mountain Laurel Room) Symposium (1hr CE)

Xander Kahle, BA, Kaylia Pham, BA, Morgan Penberthy, MA, Ekaterina Denkova, PhD, & Michael Christopher, PhD: “Evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Improving Mental Health Outcomes among Law Enforcement and Military Personnel”

10:35am – 11:35pm Submitted Presentations Block 2

(Hickory Room) Rapid Fire Oral Presentations (1hr CE)

1. 1. Nevita George, MA & Maya Lakshman, MPH: “Treating Systems, Not Just Symptoms: The Ethical Imperative for Psychologists to Shape Policy” (20 min)
  2. Layla Wahaidi, BS: “How Acting on Values May Reduce Symptoms in BPD Compass Treatment” (20 min)
  3. Emily Warren, PhD: “Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT) Events Among Geriatric Patients in an Academic Hospital” (20 min)

(Mountain Laurel Room) Symposium (1hr CE)

Mackenzie Brackett-Wisener, PsyD, Halie Liles-Gregory, PsyD, & Michelle Jesse, PhD: “Delivering Innovation: Clinical Psychology in the

Mother-Baby Unit”

11:35pm – 12:30pm Lunch in Dining Room on Garden Level

12:30pm – 1:30pm Keynote Address 2 – Emory Amphitheater (1hr CE)

Jennifer Tackett, PhD: “Adolescent Personality Development as a Context for Risk and Resiliency”

1:35pm – 2:35pm Submitted Presentations Block 3

(Hickory Room) Rapid Fire Oral Presentations (1hr CE)

1. 1. Nicholas Bellamy, MA: Daring-Impulsive (DI) Traits versus ADHD Features in Adolescent Boys with Conduct Problems (20 min)
  2. Bianca Marro-Boyle, PsyD & Daniella Sheehan, BS: “Impact of Performance Based Social Skills Intervention on Autistic Adolescents and Teens in a Community Setting” (20 min)
  3. Harriet DeGroot, MA: “The Proposed Specifiers for Conduct Disorder: Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties in a 14-to-19-year-old Sample of Upper-to-Middle Income Adolescents” (20 min)

(Mountain Laurel Room) Individual Presentation (1hr Ethics CE)

J. Kim Penberthy, PhD, ABPP: “Psilocybin For Prolonged Grief Disorder:

Role of Subjective Experiences”

2:40pm – 3:00pm Digital Poster Session and Coffee Break – Emory Break Area

3:00pm – 4:00pm Keynote 3 – Emory Amphitheater (1hr CE)

Lynn Bufka, PhD, ABPP: “The Road Ahead”

4:05pm – 5:05pm Submitted Presentations Block 4

(Hickory Room) Panel Presentation (1hr CE)

Cole Morris, PhD, Nathan Lorenzo Smith, PhD, & Jen Ying-Zhen Ang, PhD: “Beyond Neutrality in Supervision: Using Liberation Psychology, Decolonial Praxis, and Ecological Perspectives to Reframe Identity and Clinical Practice”

(Mountain Laurel Room) Individual Presentation (1hr CE)

Shannon Woller, PsyD, ABPP: “Excellence, Equity, and Access: A Model

and Mindset for Evidence-Based Practice in High-Demand Outpatient

Clinics”

5:05pm – 7:00pm Conference Reception – Fireplace Lobby (in front of The Club Room)

Beer and wine bar, hors d’oeuvres

Saturday, February 14, 2026: Conference Day 2

7:00am – 8:00am Breakfast – Emory Break Area

8:00am – 9:00am Rapid Fire Oral Presentation Showcase: Top 3 Rated Submissions – Emory Amphitheater (1hr CE)

1. 1. Kayleigh Lambert, BA (PhD student): “Artificial Empathy: Cultural Blind Spots in AI Therapy Platforms” (20 min)
  2. Thomas Flanagan, MA: “Digital Hope: Ecological Momentary Insights into AI Chatbot Support for Suicidal Youth” (20 min)
  3. Amy Hyoeun Lee, PhD: “Unpacking Cultural Influences Beyond Stigma: Applying the Striving Persistent Behavioral Style (SPBS) Framework to Address Trauma-Related Mental Health Disparities for Asian American Youth” (20 mins)

9:05am – 10:05am Submitted Presentation Highlight: Top Rated Submission – Emory Amphitheater (1hr CE)

George Santos-Garcia, MS, Richard Zamora, PhD, Gregor Feedton Duclair, MS, & Matt Fontilla, MS: “Clinical Psychologists as Catalysts of Change: Advocacy and Activism in Clinical Psychology”

10:05am – 10:20am Break – Emory Break Area

10:20 – 11:20am SCP Diversity Committee Presentation – Emory Amphitheater (1hr CE)

Joaquín Borrego, PhD & Nevita George, MA: “Cultural Competence and

Socially Responsive Education and Training of Health Service

Psychologists: Now That We Are Here, Where Do We Go?”

11:25 – 12:25pm Past President Invited Talk – Emory Amphitheater (1hr CE)

A. Jordan Wright, PhD, ABAP, ABPP: “The Next Generation of Competency: Guiding Lifelong Learning”

12:25 – 12:30pm Closing Remarks – Emory Amphitheatre