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"When we looked at the public-health relevance, there was no question that these projects should have been funded and should continue to be funded." NIH Director Elias Zerhouni The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1/13/04 ****** "I strongly urge the Members to resist the temptation to select a few grants for defunding because they do not like the sound of them based on one paragraph out of what probably was a number of pages of information. It would set a dangerous precedent and put a chill on medical research if we start to micromanage individual NIH grants. This has worked well over the years. We have had enormous progress because of these grants in achieving medical knowledge and giving the public a better health care system. I do not think this body, this committee, wants to get into the process of reviewing 120,000 grants and trying to pick 40,000 out of that group for funding." Rep. Ralph Regula -- Chairman, House Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, fHouse floor July 11, 2003 ****** I have served on the subcommittee that deals with NIH for a long time, and the one thing I came to understand very quickly is that the day that we politicize NIH research, the day we decide which grants are going to be approved on the basis of a 10-minute horseback debate in the House of Representatives with 434 of the 435 Members in this place who do not even know what the grant is, that is the day we will ruin science research in this country. We have no business making political judgments about those kinds of issues. Rep. David Obey -- Ranking Member, House Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, House floor July 11, 2003 ****** "When you look at the impact of sexually transmitted disease, you're talking about HIV/AIDS and many others that affect millions of people and their reproductive lives." NIH Director Elias Zerhouni USA Today, Jan. 13, 2004
****** "Decisions about medical research should be made by scientists, not by politicians promoting an ideological agenda.” Democratic House Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, July 2003
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"Here we have people saying, 'I don't like how that disease was contracted, so I don't want to study that disease.' It's equivalent to sticking your head in the sand. It's very important that the scientific community rises up and objects to the imposition of ideology in these areas."
Alan Leshner, President and CEO, AAAS, Washington Post, 1/19/04
CPR sponsors Congressional briefing -- Lost in Translation: Public Health Implications of Sexual Health Research The Scientific, Public Health, and Advocacy Community Reacts NIH Responds to Congress (Download letter to Congress) CPR Sends Letter of Support to Dr. Zerhouni Dr. Zerhouni Sex-Related Research at NIH Addresses Critical Public Health Issues 2002 Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Sexual Health and Responsible Sexual Behavior
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Transcript of the Floor Debate of the Amendment Offered by Mr. Neugebauer
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The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Amendment offered by Mr. Neugebauer: At the end of the bill, insert after the last section (preceding the short title) the following section: SEC. X. None of the funds made available in this Act for the National Institute of Mental Health may be used to fund grant number MH054142 & MH064527. The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Neugebauer) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas. (Mr. Neugebauer). (Mr. NEUGEBAUER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. My amendment would prohibit the National Institute of Mental Health from further funding a grant studying the decorations of dorm rooms and college students' Web pages. It also would prohibit NIMH from further funding a grant studying what makes for a meaningful day. This would not cut out any funding for NIMH; it would simply focus research funding that is provided toward serious mental health issues and not interior decoration. I have personally read this grant application and found that each participant was allowed to receive $100 for decorating his dorm room and, additionally, three $1,000 prizes were given away in a lottery to the study participants. The second application states that ``for many students, attending college may be a source of meaning itself, as a stepping stone to future goals or as a means of occupying a meaningful social role.'' Now, I do not think we need to spend $1 million for college students to determine what is a meaningful day in their life. Each of us meet with constituents on a daily basis with serious mental health issues threatening not only themselves, but their families. Right now, when Americans are facing these unbearable losses, taxpayer dollars should be focused on serious mental health issues like bipolar disorders and Alzheimer's. Research areas under the NIMH include Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and suicide prevention. Grants to questionable studies like dorm room wall decorations cloud many of the good things that the National Institute of Mental Health does and can do. According to a recent study published by the Treatment Advocacy Center and Public Citizen, ``Individuals with serious mental illnesses account for 58 percent of our direct costs for all mental illness. However, only 5.8 percent of the NIMH budget funds `clinically relevant' studies.'' I have no doubt that those receiving those NIH funds will conclude that their research is valid, but when I talk to Americans with mental health issues and mental illnesses, I want to be able to tell them that we are committing NIH funds to studying serious mental health issues. [Time: 15:45]
Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Flake). Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time, and I thank the gentleman for bringing this important amendment forward. Every once in a while you just have to stand back and say, hey, you have gone too far here, and studying dorm room walls to see if the paintings or the decorations on them say something about the health of the student or whatnot is just going too far. I can look back at college and I can tell my colleagues my dorm room walls were pretty bare. It said one thing about me, that I was broke, and that is what most students are worried about in college, just getting through. To tell them that they are paying taxes and some of their taxes are going to study what they have put on their dorm room walls, as to what that tells about them, is simply absurd. So I think every once in a while you have to step back and say we will have none of this; you have gone too far, the taxpayers deserve better. I thank the gentleman for bringing it forward, and I urge support for the amendment. Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Chairman, how much time do I have remaining? The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Thornberry). The gentleman from Texas has 1 1/2 minutes remaining. Does the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Regula) seek the time in opposition? Mr. REGULA. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition. The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Regula) is recognized for 5 minutes. Mr. REGULA. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Hulshof). Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time. I would like to commend the gentleman from Texas for working with me. I would like to commend the gentleman and thank the gentleman for the advance notice seeking to rescind funding for a competitive grant that has been awarded to a constituent of mine. I would like to, but I cannot because he did not have the common courtesy to advise me of that in advance. Certainly, the gentleman portrays the amendment in a simplistic way, and I know that is certainly great fodder for an election-year press release, but I would say to the gentleman that the grant itself does have substance. First about the scientist. Dr. Laura King, who is a constituent of mine at Columbia, Missouri, I would like to put her curriculum vitae into the RECORD, Mr. Chairman, at this point.
Laura A. King, Ph.D. Office Address: Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri McAlester Hall Columbia, MO 65211 (573) 882-6389 Kingla@missouri.edu Date of Birth: January 4, 1964, Dover, Ohio Academic Record & Honors Ph.D.--1991 University of California, Davis, Psychology, with distinction M.A.--1990 University of California, Davis, Psychology M.A.--1989 Michigan State University, Psychology, Phi Kappa Phi A.B.--1986 Kenyon College, English Literature with High Honors & Distinction; Psychology with Distinction; summa cum laude, ranked 2nd in class; Phi Beta Kappa; Semi-finalist for the Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities, 1986; Awards for Outstanding Junior English Major (1985) and Outstanding Senior Psychology Major (1986) Research Grants Awarded NIMH/FIRST Award MH54142 $475,728.00, 1995-2000 ``Goals, Identity, and Meaning in Life'' NIMH 2R01MH054142-06A2 (same grant, different name) ``Goals, Memory, and Self-Regulation'', 2002-2005; $450,000 Templeton Prize in Positive Psychology, $50,000 (including $35,000 unrestricted research grant) Awards Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity in the area of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2004, University of Missouri Named a H.O.P.E. Professor for excellence in teaching, SMU, 2000 Maguire Teaching Fellow (for Teaching Ethics), SMU, 2000 The ``M'' Award presented by SMU for ``sustained excellence,'' 1999 Mortar Board Senior Honor Society Faculty Appreciation Award, 1998 Rotunda Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, SMU, 1996 Faculty Member of the Month Award, SMU Student Association, April, 1995 Professional Experience 2003-present--Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia 2001-2003--Associate Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia 1997-2001--Associate Professor, Southern Methodist University 1991-1997--Associate Professor, Southern Methodist University 1988-1991--Teaching Assistant and Instructor, University of California, Davis 1988--Graduate Assistant, Murray Lectures Committee, M.S.U. 1986-1988--Teaching Assistant, Michigan State University 1984-1986--Writing Clinic Tutor, English Department, Kenyon College Professional Affiliations Society for Personology (Elected for membership, 2004); Association for Research in Personality--elected Member At Large, 2002; American Psychological Association; APA Division 8; American Psychological Society; Midwestern Psychological Association; Society of Experimental Social Psychology; International Society for Self and Identity Editorial Activities Associate Editor, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1999-2003 Associate Editor, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 1998-1999
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Guest Co-editor, with Kennon Sheldon American Psychologist: Special Section on Positive Psychology, 2001; Guest Editor, Journal of Personality: Special Section: Personality Development and Personal Growth, 2002; Editorial Board, Journal of Personality, 1996-2003; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1997-1999; Ad hoc Reviewer, Psychological Bulletin, Psychological Review, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Social Cognition, Journal of Research in Personality, Basic and Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Psychological Science Grant Review Panels National Institutes of Health Panel RPHG-4, 1999-2003 SPIP, 2003-present; Special emphasis panels, 3/2000, 7/2000
PUBLICATIONS Articles Scollon, C.N., & King, L.A. (2004). Is the good life the easy life? Social Indicators Research 68, 127-162. Twenge, J.M., & King, L.A. (in press). A good life is a personal life: Relationship fulfillment and work fulfillment in judgments of life quality. Journal of Research in Personality. King, L.A., & Raspin, C. (2004). Lost and found possible selves, well-being and ego development in divorced women. Journal of Personality, 72, 603-631. Burton, C.M., & King, L.A. (2004). The health benefits of writing about peak experiences. Journal of Research in Personality, 38, 150-163. King, L.A., & Smith, S.N. (2004). Happy, mature, and gay: Intimacy, power, and difficult times in coming out stories. Journal of Research in Personality, in press. King, L.A., & Smith, N.G. (2004). Gay and straight possible selves: Goals, identity, subjective well-being, and personality development. Journal of Personality, 72, 967-994. King, L.A. (2003). The Mysterious and Audacious World of Melanie Klein. Contemporary Psychology, 48. King, L.A. (2003). Money really doesn't buy happiness. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. King, L.A. (2003). Some truths behind the trombones? Psychological Inquiry, 128-131. Invited commentary on Lazarus. Singer, J.A., King, L.A., Green, M.C., & Barr, S.C. (2002). Personal Identity and Civic Responsibility: ``Rising to the Occasion'' Narratives and Generativity in Community Action Student Interns. Journal of Social Issues 58, 535-556. King, L.A. (2002). Personal growth and personality development: A foreword to the special section. Journal of Personality, 70, 1-4 King, L.A. (2001). The health benefits of writing about life goals. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 798-807. Sheldon, K., & King, L.A. (2001). Why positive psychology is necessary. (foreword to the special section). American Psychologist, 56, 216-217. King, L.A. (2001). The hard road to the good life: The happy, mature person. The Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Special Issue on Positive Psychology, 41, 51-72. King, L.A., & Patterson, C. (2000). Reconstructing life goals after the birth of a child with Down Syndrome: Finding happiness and growing. International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health, 5, 17-30. King, L.A. (2000). Why happiness is good for you: A commentary on Fredrickson. Prevention and Treatment, 3, Article 4. Available on the World Wide Web: http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030004c.html. King, L.A., Scollon, C.K., Ramsey, C.M., & Williams, T. (2000). Stories of life transition: Happy endings, subjective well-being, and ego development in parents of children with Down Syndrome. Journal of Research in Personality, 34, 509-536. King, L.A., & Miner, K.N. (2000). Writing about the perceived benefits of traumatic life events: Implications for physical health. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26, 220-230. Pennebaker, J.W., & King, L.A. (1999). Linguistic Styles: Language use as an individual difference. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77, 1296-1312. King, L.A. (1998). Ambivalence over emotional expression and reading emotions in situations and faces. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74, 753-762. King, L.A., & Napa, C. (1998). What makes a life good? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75, 156-165. King, L.A., Richards, J., & Stemmerich, E.D. (1998). Daily goals, life goals, and worst fears: Means, ends, and subjective well-being. Journal of Personality, 66, 713-744. King, L.A., & Pennebaker, J.W. (1998). What's so great about feeling good? Psychological Inquiry, 9, 53-56. (Invited commentary on Ryff & Singer). King, L.A., & Broyles, S. (1997). Wishes, gender, personality, and well-being. Journal of Personality, 65, 50-75. King, L.A., & Williams, T. (1997). Goal orientation and performance in the martial arts. Journal of Sport Behavior, 20, 397-411. King, L.A., McKee-Walker, L. & Broyles, S. (1996). Creativity and The Five Factor Model. Journal of Research in Personality, 30, 189-203. King, L.A. (1996). Who is regulating what and why? The motivational context of self-regulation. Psychological Inquiry, 7, 57-61. (Invited commentary on Baumeister & Heatherton). King, L.A. (1995). Wishes, motives, goals, and personal memories: Relations and correlates of measures of human motivation. Journal of Personality, 63, 985-1007. King, L.A. (1993). Emotional expression, conflict over expression, and marital satisfaction. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 10, 601-607. King, L.A., Emmons, R.A., & Woodley, S. (1992). The structure of inhibition. Journal of Research in Personality, 26, 85-102. King, L.A., & Emmons, R.A. (1991). Psychological, physical and interpersonal correlates of emotional expressiveness, conflict and control. European Journal of Personality, 5, 131-150. King, L.A., & Emmons, R.A. (1990). Conflict over emotional expression: Psychological and physical correlates. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 58, 864-877. Emmons, R.A., & King, L.A. (1989). Personal striving differentiation and affective reactivity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 56, 478-484. Emmons, R.A., & King, L.A. (1988). Conflict among personal strivings: Immediate and long-term implications for psychological and physical well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 48, 1040-1048. Chapters King, L.A., Eells, J.E., & Burton, C.M. (2004). The good life, broadly defined. In A. Linley, & S. Joseph, (Eds.), Positive Psychology In Practice. (pp. 35-52). New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons. King, L.A. (2003). Measures and meanings: The use of qualitative data in social and personality psychology. In C. Sansone, C. Morf, & A. Panter, Handbook of Methods in Social Psychology, (pp. 173-194). NY: Sage. King, L.A., & Burton, C.M. (2003). The Hazards of Goal Pursuit. In E. Chang & L. Sanna (Eds). Virtue, Vice and Personality: The Complexity of Behavior. (pp. 53-70). Washington, D.C.: APA. King, L.A. (2002). Gain Without Pain: Expressive Writing and Self Regulation. In S.J. Lepore & J. Smythe (Eds.), The Writing Cure, Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. King, L.A. (1998). Personal goals and personal agency: Linking everyday goals to future images of the self. In M. Kofta, G. Weary, and G. Sedek (Eds.), Personal Control in Action: Cognitive and Motivational Mechanisms (pp. 109-128). New York City, NY: Plenum. King, L.A., & Emmons, R.A. (2000). The assessment of motivation. In A.E. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology, Vol. 5. (pp. 320-324). New York: American Psychological Association and Oxford University Press. King, L.A., & Napa, C. (1999). Ambivalence. In D. Levinson, J. Ponzetti, & P. F. Jorgensen (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Human Emotions, New York, NY: MacMillan Reference. King, L.A., & Pennebaker, J.W. (1997). Thinking about goals, glue, and the meaning of life. In R.S. Wyer, Jr. (Ed.), Advances in Social Cognition (pp. 97-105). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Emmons, R.A., King, L.A., & Sheldon, K. (1992). Goal Conflict and the Self-Regulation of Action. In D. M. Wegner and J. W. Pennebaker (Eds). Handbook of Mental Control (pp. 528-551). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Emmons, R.A., & King, L.A. (1992). Thematic analysis, experience sampling, and personal goals. In C.P. Smith (Ed.), Thematic content analysis for motivation and personality research (pp. 73-86). New York: Cambridge University Press. Emmons, R.A., & King, L.A. (1989). On the personalization of motivation. In T.K. Srull & R.S. Wyer, Jr. (Eds), Advances in social cognition (V. 2., pp. 111-122). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. Manuscrips Under Review King, L.A. Happy endings. King, L.A., Hicks, J.A., Baker, A.K., & Krull, J. Positive affect and the experience of meaning King, L.A. & Eells, J.E. Older but wiser, and happier and nicer: Folk concepts of maturity. Lyubomirsky, S., King, L.A., & Diener, E. The benefits of positive emotion. King, L.A., Baker, A.K., & Burton, C.M. The relocation of joy: Rediscovering happiness after a life transition. Manuscripts In Preparation King, L.A., Hicks, J., & Burton, C. Self disclosure vs. self construction: Reconsidering the healing power of writing King, L.A., & Williams, T. Enacting a life dream: Implications for daily experience, and psychological and physical well-being. King, L.A., & Kennedy, T.D. What they did for love; Generativity, subjective well-being and the career narratives of professional dancers. King, L.A., & Marquis, J. Making a contribution: Changing life goals, generativity, and subjective well-being in infertile individuals. King, L.A. The consequences and correlates of the pursuit of happiness. Williams, T., King, L.A., & Eels, J. Are important goals difficult? Person X Appraisal Interactions in Personal Goals. Drigotas, S.M., & King, L.A. Intuition, emotional intelligence, and social functioning. PRESENTATIONS Invited Colloquia and Talks King, L.A. (2004, May). Who I am and who I was: Stories of the discovery and construction of meaning in life transitions. Presented [Page: H6949] GPO's PDF
in Symposium entitled ``Second Changes in Life: Transformative Stories of Self and Society. Dan McAdams, Chair. Foley Center for the Study of Lives, Northwestern University. King, L.A. (2004, April). Happiness and the Meaningful Life. Keynote Speaker Address. Michigan Undergraduate Research Conference. Kalamazoo College. King, L.A. (2004, April). Stories of Life Transition: Implications for Happiness and Personality Development. Kenyon College, Gambier, OH. King, L.A. (2004, April). Writing for Our Lives: Implications for psychological and physical health. Kenyon College, Gambier, OH. King, L.A. (2003, May). A Meaningful Life: The positive psychology approach to the Life Story. Psi Chi Distinguished Speaker Presentation. Midwestern Psychological Association Convention. Chicago, IL. King, L.A. (2002, October). In favor of happy endings. Presented at the International Positive Psychology Summit, Washington, D.C. King, L.A. (August, 2002). All that ends well really is well. Invited address, presented at a Presidential Symposium. American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. Martin Seligman, Chair. King, L.A. (2002, February). The relative weight of work and family in judgments of life quality. University of Maryland, College Park, MD. King, L.A. (2001, December). The Articulated Self: Writing, revising and reinventing the life story. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Twenge, J., & King, L.A. (2001, October). A good life is a good personal life. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. King, L.A. (2001, February). Goals, stories, and the meaning of life. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. King, L.A. (2001, February). Healthy Pleasures. Two talks, plus discussion presented as part of SMU's Godbey Lecture Series, Looking on the Bright Side of Life, with Mike McCullough. King, L.A. (2000, April). Trivial Pursuits and Magnificent Obsessions: The Role of Life Goals in Happiness, Health, and Maturity. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. King, L.A. (2000, Spring). The Psychology of the Good Life. Godbey Lecture Series, Southern Methodist University. A series of four lectures, plus discussion, presented in Dallas, TX. King, L.A. (2000, February). Are only bad things good for us? University of Texas at Austin. King, L.A. (2000, February). Lost and found possible selves: The role of what might have been in subjective well-being and personality development. Presented at the First Annual Personality Preconference, The Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference. Nashville, TN. King, L.A. (1999, October) Reconstructing the future: Personal growth, subjective well-being, and physical health in response to life changing events. Iowa Psychological Association Convention, Pella, IA. King, L.A. (1999, November). Lost and Found Possible Selves: Implications for Well-being and Maturity. Feminist Reading Group, Southern Methodist University. Dallas, TX. King, L.A. (1999, April). What the stories we tell say about us: Subjective well-being and personal growth. University of Texas at Dallas. King, L.A. (1998, February). A psychology of Goya's Los Caprichos. Meadows Museum of Art. Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX. King, L.A., & Napa, C. (1997, April). What makes life worth living? Presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, IL. King, L.A. (1996, October). Emotional disclosure: Basic mechanisms and re-writing the life story, Universidad Autonomous de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City. King, L.A. (1996, March). Personal goals and personal development: Becoming the people we want to be. Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX. King, L.A. (1996, February). Daily goals and best possible selves: Implications for Subjective well-being. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. King, L.A. (1996, April). Personal strivings, possible selves and the meaning of life. Invited paper presented at the Southwestern Psychological Association Convention, San Antonio, TX. King, L.A. (1995, December). Goals, wishes, and ultimate life dreams: Explorations in personality and motivation. The University of Houston, Houston, TX. King, L.A. (1994, September). Goal conflict, ambivalence and psychological well-being. Department of Psychiatry, Universitat Ulm and the Psychiatric Hospital at Weissenau, Germany. King, L.A. (1994, September). Linking current goals to future images of the self: Implications for well-being and goal progress. Presented at an invited conference entitled ``Issues in Personal Agency.'' The University of Warsaw, Poland. M. Kofta, G. Weary, and G. Sedek, Organizers. King, L.A. (1994, December). Personal strivings and the imagined future self: Implications for subjective well-being. The University of Texas-El Paso, El Paso, TX. King, L.A. (1993, November). Ambivalence over emotional expression and the interpretation of emotional stimuli, Texas A&M University, Bryan-College Station, TX. Symposia Organized King, L.A. Chair (2000, October). Happiness, Optimism, Hope and Maturity: A social psychology of human strengths. Society of Experimental Social Psychology. Contributors: Ed Diener & Carol Nickerson, Sonja Lyubomirsky, C. R. Snyder, and Laura King. Selected Conference Papers King, L.A., Baker, A. K., Velasquez, L., & Burton, C. M. (2004). Changes, happiness, and maturity, APA. King, L.A. & Baker, A. K. (2003). The Relocation of Joy: American Psychological Association Convention. King, L.A. (2002, April). Writing and revising your way to health and happiness. Presented at the SPAM Meeting, Columbia, MO. King, L.A. (2002, February). The self looks upon itself transformed: Narrative explorations in self change. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, in a symposium entitled ``Self Perception.'' Savannah, GA. King, L.A. (1999, January). If it's positive, it must be an illusion. Presented at the First Annual Invited Conference of Positive Psychology, Akumal, Mexico. King, L.A. (1998, June). Stories of life transitions: Happy endings and subjective well-being. Presented at the Nags Head Conference on Personality and Social Behavior. King, L.A. (1997, August). Doesn't everybody just want to be happy? Presented in a symposium entitled, ``Looking on the Bright Side'' C. Langston, Chair. 105th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Chicago. King, L.A. (1997, July). Finding meaning in traumatic events: Implications for physical well-being. Presented in a symposium entitled ``Trauma: Social, Clinical, and Personality Perspectives'' Luc Vandenberg, Chair. 4th annual European Congress of Psychology, Dublin, Ireland. King, L.A. (1995, June), Linking current goals to future images of the self: The case of Pre-med students. Presented at the Nags Head Conference on Personality and social Behavior, Highland Beach, FL. King, L.A. (1994, August), Implicit and Self-Attributed Motives: Relations to Private Wishes, Worst Fears, and Awareness. Paper presented in a symposium entitled, ``Implicit and Explicit Motivation.'' W. Fleeson, Chair. 102nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Los Angeles, CA. King, L.A. (1994, August). Personal strivings and ultimate life goals: Linking the present with the future. Presented in a symposium entitled, ``Goals Units in Personality: Development and Change of Personal Goals.'' C. Langston, Chair. 102nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Los Angeles, CA. King, L.A. (1994, June). Personal goals and personal development: Development as a deliberate process. Presented at the Nags Head Conference on Personality and Social Behavior, Highland Beach, FL. King, L.A. & Whitmore, J. (1993, April). Ambivalence over Emotional Expression and Interpretation of Emotional Stimuli. Paper presented at the 65th Annual Convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, IL. King, L.A. (1992, August). Intrapsychic Conflict and Self-destructive Behavior: A Vicious Circle. Presented at Symposium entitled ``Self-Destructive Behavior: Clinical, Social and Personality Perspectives'' R. A. Emmons, Chair. American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, D.C. King, L.A. (1992, May). Autonomic Correlates of Writing about Emotion. Presented at the Nags Head Conference on Affect and Cognition, Highland Beach, FL. King, L.A. (1992, May). Goals and Motives to Achieve: Motivational Contributions to Performance. Paper presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, IL. Selected Recent Poster presentations King, L.A., Scollon, C. K., & Eells, J. (2001, February). Counting our blessings: Gratitude, mood and well-being. Presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Antonio, TX. King, L.A., Patterson, C., Smith, S.N., & Ruff, K. (2000, August). Reclaiming agency: Motivational themes in the autobiographical memories of divorced women. Presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, D.C. King, L.A., Patterson, C., Smith, S.N., & Ruff, K. (2000, August). Mature, happy and gay: Exploring healthy adulthood via coming out stories. Presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, D.C. Patterson, C., & King, L.A. (1999, August). the lost and found possible selves of parents of children with Down Syndrome: Implications for psychological well-being. Presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, D.C. Meier, J. A., & King, L.A. (1999, May). Emotional writing in infertile women: Psychological distress and conception. Paper presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, IL. Napa, C. K., & King, L.A. (1999, May). Is the good life the easy life? Presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, IL. Scollon, T. B., & King, L.A. (1998, August). Psychological responses to life goal change. Presented at the 106th Annual APA Convention. San Francisco, CA. Napa, C. K., & King, L.A. (1998, May). Admirable Lives. Midwestern Psychological Association Convention. Chicago, IL. Fisk, L., & King, L.A. (1998, May). Best and lost possible selves: Psychological well-being
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in injured athletes. Midwestern Psychological Association Convention. Chicago, IL. Miner, K., & King, L.A. (1996, August). Writing about traumatic events and recovery: Implications for psychological and physical well-being. Presented at the 104th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Toronto, Canada. King, L.A. (1995, August). Ambivalence over emotional expression in survivors of sexual trauma. Presented at the 103rd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Los Angeles, CA. Counseling Experience & Community Service 2002--PRISM Board Member (Columbia, MO Gay-Straight Teen Alliance) 1993-1995--Literacy Volunteers of America (LVA), literacy tutor in Dallas County 1993-present--Certified to train literacy tutors 1993--LVA Dallas Curricular Review Board Member 1989 to 1991--Certified HIV test counselor Davis, CA, Davis Community Clinic Teaching Interests Undergraduate courses taught: Personality Psychology; Introductory Psychology; Social Psychology; Personality and Social Development; The Person in Psychology and Literature (in the SMU in Oxford program); The Psychology of Sexual Behavior; Research Design; Graduate courses taught: The Psychology of Character (awarded the Maguire Teaching Fellowship for courses in Ethics); Research Design; Quantitative methods II: Multivariate Statistics; Contemporary Approaches to Social Psychology; Additional interests: Health Psychology, The Psychology of Emotion; Contemporary Issues in Personality; The Storied Self; Graduate Seminar in Personality; Undergraduate Statistics for Psychology; Honors Introduction to Psychology. In addition, of course, to the many awards, she was most recently awarded the University of Missouri's Chancellor's Award for outstanding research and creativity activity in the area of social and behavioral sciences, not to mention the fact that the scientific field has recognized her because of this important work with the American Psychological Association, Templeton Positive Psychology Prize. In addition, as the curriculum vitae will indicate, Dr. King has had 30 separate presentations. She is preparing seven manuscripts in preparation, five manuscripts under review, 11 chapters and manuscripts already published, and 34 published articles; but particularly as it relates to the substance of the study, this study has relevance to the prevention of mental disorders, just as the gentleman says that he professes that he supports. Giving patients tools to alleviate depression could minimize the development of other chronic health conditions that flow from depression. Specifically, I would say that studies have shown prevalence of depression and severe psychological problems among college students is growing. Sixty-one percent have reported feeling hopeless; 45 percent felt so depressed they could barely function; 9 percent felt suicidal. Perhaps that is not of relevance or significance to my colleague, but I certainly would say to him that the average age of diagnosis for bipolar disorder is 21, and 27 years for unipolar depression, and 5 percent of college students drop out of college due to psychiatric disorders. So, again, I recognize that the gentleman wants to talk about being fiscally responsible, and certainly Congress has a prerogative to exercise congressional oversight, but I would just say to the gentleman, as it relates specifically to the funding and the study specifically, that that is a legitimately peer-reviewed award by the National Institutes of Health, a grant was competitively sought, that was, in fact, awarded to a very distinguished scientist in this particular field, and I would urge a ``no'' vote on the gentleman's amendment. Mr. REGULA. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith). Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Chairman, first of all, I would like to thank the gentleman from Ohio (Chairman REGULA) for yielding me time. Mr. Chairman, I would also like to say very rarely, if ever, have I ever disagreed with my friend from Texas (Mr. Neugebauer) before, but I do oppose this amendment today. The intent of this amendment is to ensure that the National Institutes of Health is prudent about which grants are funded through their peer-review process. While I agree with this intent, I do not think the amendment accomplishes that goal. For instance, the University of Texas grant currently under discussion has already been funded and completed in previous fiscal years. Furthermore, any discussions about follow-up funding do not pertain to the Labor-HHS appropriations bill currently under consideration. This project has received funding for a second study, but it was awarded by the National Science Foundation in the VA-HUD appropriations bill, which has not yet been brought to the House floor for consideration. Mr. Chairman, I encourage my colleagues to vote against this amendment and instead focus our efforts on reforming the National Institutes of Health grant selection process. Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Chairman, can I inquire how much time I have left. The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Neugebauer) has 1 1/2 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Regula) has 1 minute remaining, and the gentleman from Ohio has the right to close. Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence). (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. PENCE. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the Neugebauer amendment as a commonsense statement about what I think the American people would have us do in this majority, and that is, after allowing our distinguished appropriators to do their level best in producing legislation that the gentleman from Ohio (Chairman REGULA) has produced is to come to this floor and in the absence of a Presidential line item veto to try and do that ourselves. The amendment in particular of the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Neugebauer) in focusing, as it does, on funding that would in one case explore the value and merit of dormitory decorations is precisely that which, I believe if the President had a line item veto, would be struck from legislation again and again. The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Neugebauer) is new to this institution, but he is demonstrating a courage and a conviction and, more to the point, a common sense that I think is a great value to this institution. I rise with great respect to the members of the committee who have produced this important and meritorious legislation to strongly support the Neugebauer amendment. Bring common sense back to the spending process. Pass the Neugebauer amendment today.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Neugebauer) has 30 seconds remaining. Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the remaining time. Well, first of all, I want to thank the distinguished chairman for his hard work in bringing this bill forward. It is a good bill. I believe that we do have to bring some common sense to this process, and we have to be good stewards of the American taxpayers' money, and there are some serious mental health issues that need to be addressed in this country. Our charge as Members of this Congress is to prioritize how we spend that money and make sure that we are putting it into areas where there are serious mental health issues at risk. Certainly, I think that this amendment is very positive and would encourage Members to vote in support of this amendment. Mr. REGULA. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the remaining time. I am not going to oppose this in a vote because the grants are over. They have been completed. The amendment does not have any impact, in essence; but I think the gentleman is trying to make a point that they ought to be cautious about what type of grants they fund. I would point out that NIH funds almost 40,000 grants annually; and, obviously, when you look at 40,000, you can find a couple that you might have some question about the efficacy of those particular grants, but on the other hand, I would not want to get our committee or this body in the position of trying to monitor or to be in the decision-making process on what grants are funded. We have very capable people at NIH. It is peer-reviewed by physicians, by people who are very knowledgeable on [Page: H6951] GPO's PDF
the subject; and the objective of many of these grants is ultimately in good faith to, in some way, improve the health conditions. But given the fact that they are over with, I am not going to object to the amendment. The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. All time for debate has expired. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Neugebauer). The amendment was agreed to.
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