Umass Dartmouth
The 4th Annual Regional Undergraduate Psychology Conference
The Umass Dartmouth Regional Undergraduate Psychology Conference is intended to educate students in their options for graduate school as well as provide a forum to present their own undergraduate research. Representatives from graduate programs in the region will be on hand to answer students' questions personally. Our keynote speakers will be addressing graduate school and its respective finances, text comprehension research, and the history of psychology.
APRIL 26th, 2008
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9:30-4 |
Registration |
Registration will be all day at the library |
Library Entrance |
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Welcome Note |
Welcoming all attendees, announcements, and introduction |
Library Browsing Area (1st Floor) |
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Poster Presentation Session I
*Students will be at their posters from 9:45-10:15 |
Review students' undergraduate research in various areas of psychology |
Library Viewing Area (1st Floor) |
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9:30-10:30 |
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Meet with and get materials from regional graduate school programs in psychology |
Library Viewing Area (1st Floor) |
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10:30-11:30 |
Speaker Presentation: Dr. DeFord |
Finances and Graduate School |
Group 2 |
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Speaker Presentation |
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Library Browsing Area (1st Floor) |
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Speaker Presentation: Dr. Rodericks |
One Hundred Plus Years of Psychology: Why Hasn't It Grown Up Yet? |
Group 2 |
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11:30-12:30 |
Speaker Presentation: |
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Library Browsing Area (1st Floor) |
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12:30-1:30 |
Psi Chi Forum and Luncheon |
For Psi Chi Members , visiting students, Graduate representatives, and Faculty Only, serving lunch |
Group 2 |
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Speaker Presentation: W. Matthew Collins |
Text Comprehension Research; ERP |
Library Browsing Area (1st Floor) |
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2:30-3:30 |
Active Minds |
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Group 2 |
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3:00-3:30 |
Session II: Students will be at their posters |
A second opportunity to review students undergraduate research |
Library Viewing Area (1st Floor) |
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3:30-3:45 |
Poster Presentation Award Ceremony |
Award presented to best presented research |
Library Browsing Area (1st Floor) |
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3:45-4 |
Closing Address |
Closing remarks |
Library Viewing Area (1st Floor) |
Note: Some event times may be subject to change, and end early or run slightly over
Lodging & Local Info
See http://www.umassd.edu/admissions/visitorsguide.cfm
Paper submissions
The deadline for submitting research reports for poster presentation at the conference is April 4, 2008. You need to submit your brief research proposal (does not have to be an abstract!) with title, all names of people involved and school. You can submit the proposal to umdpsichicon@gmail.com please do not send any attachments just put the proposal in the body of the email.
NOTE: YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE AS WELL AS EMAIL ABSTRACT! EVERY MEMBER OF GROUP MUST REGISTER! To register click on Conference Registration.
Paper acceptance
Authors will be notified of the status of their submission by email no later than April 23rd. Please have all submissions in by April 4, 2008.
The program will be available on-line shortly after the submission deadline. A printed copy will be provided to conference attendees.
Previous Programs
2006 Conference Program
Last Updated On: 4/5/08
