Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference

2012 will mark the 47th year in which the Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference (MUPC) has been held.  MUPC is the oldest undergraduate psychology conference in the United States.  The conference provides a forum for the presentation of original research, applications, and conceptual papers by undergraduates in psychology from around the state and surrounding areas.  Since 1980, Bemidji State psychology students have made a major contribution to the conference.  In that time, BSU students have presented 45% of all of the papers presented by Minnesota State University students and have made more total presentations than any other public institution.  BSU hosted the conference in 1983, with Dr. John Conger (past president of the American Psychological Association) as the keynote speaker and in 2005, with Dr. Ed Donnerstein (University of Arizona) as the keynote speaker.

MUPC 2012 will be hosted by
Gustavus Adolphus College on April 28

On April 16, 2011, the 46th annual Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference was held at Carleton College.  Eight Bemidji State University psychology students attended and made presentations along with  Drs. Laurie Desiderato, Angela Fournier, and John Gonzalez.  As can be seen, the Bemidji State University students presented six papers on topics ranging from social networking and effects of nature to microaggressions on American Indians.  Dr. Dan Simons (University of Illinois) gave the keynote address, “The Trouble with Intuition.”

Bain, Josey; Bauerfeld, Annie; Ladig, Jessie; Ronich, Jessie; & Tenney, Ashley.  The effects of microaggressions on American Indians.

Bain, Josey; Brasil, Audrey; Froemke, Chelsea; Goodwin, Cheri; Ronich, Jesse; & Showers, April.  The balance of social networking and stress S^2 7.0.

Eastridge, Stephen; Gano, David; Lundquist, Christina; Morrisette, Zachary; Stapleton, Billy; & Ward, Kassandra.  Implicit associations and cross cultural knowledge.

Ellison, Brina; Frisch, Brianna; Hall, Erin; & Zamora, Irene.  Focus on nature:  Testing attention restoration theory.

Erickson, Carissa; Lundquist, Christina; Showers, April; & Zamora, Irene.  Microaggressions on American Indian College Students.

Hall, Erin; & Ricke, Patricia.  The effect of Facebook content on perceived college drinking norms.