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UTA Psychology Convention Keynote Speakers    Sharon Ramey, Ph.D., has made more than 250 presentations at local, state, regional, national, and international conferences. She is currently the founding Director of The Georgetown Center on Health and Education, Georgetown University (with Craig T. Ramey). She is a former President of the American Psychological Association, Division 33. Additionally, she is the recipient of numerous citations and awards for her scientific and policy contributions, and has been selected as a recipient of the Distinguished Research Contributions Award of the American Association on Mental Retardation. She serves on numerous national review and advisory panels. She also is actively engaged in research on American Indian families, strategies to enhance prenatal care for high-risk women, and the prevention of learning and intellectual disabilities. Dr. Ramey teaches courses in research methods, family theory, developmental disabilities, and early experience. She was involved in the design of the Head Start program and continues to support it through a landmark study of over 10,000 children.         She frequently appears on radio and television talk shows and writes columns for many magazines and journals. Recently, she co-authored two books with her husband, Dr. Craig T. Ramey, that share the scientific findings from years of research on young children with parents-- Right From Birth: Building Your Child's Foundation for Life and Going to School: How to Help Your Child Succeed.  Both books were winners of the National Parenting Books Gold Awards, and became the basis of two acclaimed PBS series.         Robert J. Gatchel, Ph.D., ABPP is the Chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas at Arlington.  In addition, he is the Program Director of the Eugene McDermott Center for Pain Management at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.  He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology and is on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Health Psychology.         He has conducted extensive clinical research, most of it supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, on the psychophysiology of stress and emotion, the co-morbidity of psychological and physical health disorders, and the etiology, assessment and treatment of chronic stress and pain behavior.          He is also the recipient of consecutive Research Scientist Development Awards from National Institutes of Health.  He has published over 225 scientific articles and 73 book chapters, and has authored or edited 22 books.  He is also on the editorial boards of numerous psychological and medical journals.          Over the years, he has received numerous awards, including:  the Volvo Award for Low Back Pain Research in 1986; North American Spine Society’s 2001 Henry Farfan Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Spine Care; The Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field in 2002; the Texas Psychological Association’s 2003 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Science; and the American Psychological Association’s 2004 Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research.