Monday, March 18, 2013

Undergrad research opportunity


Registration and submission portals are now open for the 27th Ohio Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, to be held Saturday, April 27th at Miami University in Oxford, OH!

 

Undergraduate researchers from any school or institution in the region are eligible and encouraged to submit an abstract for consideration (due April 15). All accepted submissions will be invited for delivery as oral presentations. Move beyond the typical poster presentation and gain valuable experience in a comfortable atmosphere of your peers and excellent faculty from across the region!

 

Even if they are not presenting, your students (and you!) should join us to support their peers presenting research. Registration is free and includes breakfast, lunch, and two special events:

 

Keynote address by Dr. Robert Bjork (UCLA):  Dr. Bjork is a highly-decorated Past President of APS and a leading researcher in learning and memory, especially as they relate to educational practice. His research has identified the most successful study techniques, distinguished between what we know and what we think we know, critically evaluated the role of learning styles, examined the efficacy of multiple-choice test formats, and much more. Dr. Bjork is an engaging and entertaining speaker sure to please both students and faculty, who will summarize this research in a keynote address titled "Managing One's Own Learning: Beliefs, Techniques, and Illusions."

 

Discussion panel: Getting into graduate school:  Faculty from Miami’s graduate program, as well as new and seasoned graduate students, will convene a panel to provide advice and answer any questions you might have about the graduate admissions process. This will take place concurrently with the faculty meeting, so students can make productive use of their time while waiting on you for a ride!

 

We would appreciate if you would help us to spread the word by forwarding this information to the students in your department, especially those that might have original research to present resulting from independent study, Honors theses, summer programs, or senior capstone and other coursework. Submissions will be accepted until April 15.

 

We encourage you to visit our website at www.MiamiOH.edu/OUPRC, or reply by email if you have any questions.

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