<html><head><base href="x-msg://11/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div dir="ltr"><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> </p><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div lang="EN-US" vlink="#954F72" link="#0563C1"><div class="x_WordSection1"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center; "><span style="color: black; "><img width="717" height="283" tabindex="0" id="x_Picture_x0020_3" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D47A82.266075E0" unselectable="on" data-outlook-trace="F:1|T:1" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" style="width: 7.468in; height: 2.947in; " src="cid:image001.jpg@01D4817A.C43A5F20"></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> </span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Submit your work to INSC (see submission details at the bottom of this email) and hear o<span style="color: black; ">ur guest speakers</span>’ presentations<span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>at<span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>the 8<sup>th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Annual INSC</span>!<span style="color: black; "> </span></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">The second of our speakers is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 16pt; ">Dr.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; ">David Schuldberg</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; ">, from the Department of Psychology at the University of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Montana<span style="color: black; ">.</span></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><i><span style="color: black; ">Title: </span></i><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; ">Self-regulation, variability, and big change: A regime for all seasons</span></b><span style="color: black; "></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><b><span style="color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard, serif; ">Abstract: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">This talk discusses three potential features of the behavior of dynamical systems, especially nonlinear ones: Self-regulation, variability, and discontinuous change. </span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard, serif; ">Self-regulation.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "> For much of my professional career I have been interested in negative feedback processes, as these have formed an image and touchstone for understanding well-functioning biological systems. </span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard, serif; ">Variability.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "> We have long known that self-regulative systems fluctuate and sometimes exhibit complex – in fact, chaotic – behavior while still maintaining a bounded and life-maintaining biological regime (thank you, Ari Goldberger). </span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard, serif; ">Sudden change.</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "> </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">How does so-called “discontinuous” or “qualitative” change occur, in psychotherapy, spirituality, and political consciousness? How can we characterize it? Those studying nonlinear dynamical systems and their behavior (for example Steve Guastello) have long been interested in catastrophes, bifurcations, surprise, and qualitatively different behavioral regimes. This talk discusses these three cases in the context of modeling well-known as well as yet to be discovered phenomena in psychology and neurosciences. The methodological issue of choosing one’s level of analysis and magnification in this work is emphasized, as well as discovering the precursors of “regime change” in these systems.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard, serif; font-size: 11pt; "></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><b><span style="color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard, serif; ">Biographical: David Schuldberg</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "> is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Montana – Missoula (Montana) and serves as Director of Evaluation for the UM National Native Children’s Trauma Center. He is currently both President and President-elect of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and Life Sciences (SCTPLS). He received his B.A. in Psychology and Social Relations from Harvard University in 1973 and his M.A. and Ph.D. (1981) in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. He joined the faculty of The University of Montana in 1984; he was a visiting Professor in the University of Florence (Italy) <i>Professore di Chiara Fama</i> (“clear fame”) program in 2006. At UM he teaches undergraduate and graduate Psychology courses, supervises graduate students in their clinical work and research, and pursues several lines of research. His research areas include both severe mental illness and positive psychological and physical health, including medical outcomes; serious mental disorders (including the Eating Disorders and PTSD); nonlinear dynamical systems and chaos models of psychological processes, especially using time series data; creativity; psychological assessment and program evaluation; integration of Behavioral Health in Primary Care; and, rural and rural minority health services.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard, serif; font-size: 11pt; "></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; ">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; "> And don't forget:</span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; ">The Call for Papers (Abstracts) is open. Submit your abstract(s) electronically at <a class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk933691" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__sctpls.org_insc_2019_cfp.cgi&d=DwMFaQ&c=S1d2Gs1Y1NQV8Lx35_Qi5FnTH2uYWyh_OhOS94IqYCo&r=pcFN20v4vGhgAAPiksqqO4A5-JEqKN9t1ya9W1PQre0&m=Wwy7sDnsd7QJW1QnaYpanr2_CbPLGvtMAO5H0zpZ5Vg&s=8JLCBp6rp5JU3iKB-GOjn0vDooe13yCVkXgFckRXqr0&e=" previewremoved="true">http://sctpls.org/insc/2019/cfp.cgi</a></span></b></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; ">November 20, 2018 </span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; ">Early birds will start to receive their notification after this date. Acceptance decisions are sent within two weeks. </span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; ">January 10, 2019 </span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; ">The submission deadline </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; ">Submit early so your travel plans can be made early too! </span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Kind Regards,</span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><b><span style="color: black; ">The Conference Committee:</span></b></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; "><span style="color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; "><b><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Teresa Rebelo</span></b><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">, </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">University of Coimbra</span></i><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">, Conference Chair, </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><b><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">David Schuldberg</span></b><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">,</span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "> SCTPLS President</span></i><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">, </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><b><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Stephen Guastello</span></b><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">, </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Marquette University</span></i><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">, </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><b><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Dimitrios Stamovlasis</span></b><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">, </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Aristotle University,</span></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><b><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Paulo Renato Lourenço</span></b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">, University of Coimbra,</span></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><b><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Isabel Dimas</span></b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">, University of Aveiro</span></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><br></span></div></div></div></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></font></div></span></body></html>