2008 Woodie Awards
Meeting allows Simpson students to display research
Stacey Magneson/Staff Writer
Issue date: 3/6/08 Section: Lifestyles
The Midwestern Psychological Association's 80th Annual Meeting will be held in Chicago, Illinois. This year's conference is May 1st to 3rd and will be held at the Palmer Hilton House.
Students from across the country come to show the research and work that they've done in their classes over a wide variety of topics. Simpson students' research was done in their advanced research, honors research and experimental methodology classes.
During the first semester, research was completed. During the second semester, research was compiled and results explained. Six Simpson students attended the meeting last year with many having gained a meaningful experience.
"The MPA is not just a conference for undergraduate students but for faculty and graduate students as well," Sal Meyers, associate professor of psychology said. "The conference provides students with a chance to have real faculty and researchers talk to them about their research."
Junior Kelsey Ubben, a psychology and sociology major, made a poster for last year's conference. Ubben chose to do her research on drinking habits in which she did an online survey. Ubben sent out questions to Simpson students asking them how much they drank, how much they felt their friends drank, and how much they thought the typical college student drinks.
"I found that many people perceive college students to drink more then they actually do," Ubben said. "There are perceived norms of what others do and this can change others' views. When people believe others drink more then they actually do, this could affect actual behavior."
Ubben came up with a report and put that onto her poster with an introduction to her topic with previous research that had been done, how she conducted her study and the results of her project.People could come around and look at her results, ask questions about her research and take handouts for more information.
"This was a really good experience to look at other research that is out there," Ubben said. "It's a great experience for people to recognize you and to be able to further your knowledge if you want to get into graduate school."
Students from across the country come to show the research and work that they've done in their classes over a wide variety of topics. Simpson students' research was done in their advanced research, honors research and experimental methodology classes.
During the first semester, research was completed. During the second semester, research was compiled and results explained. Six Simpson students attended the meeting last year with many having gained a meaningful experience.
"The MPA is not just a conference for undergraduate students but for faculty and graduate students as well," Sal Meyers, associate professor of psychology said. "The conference provides students with a chance to have real faculty and researchers talk to them about their research."
Junior Kelsey Ubben, a psychology and sociology major, made a poster for last year's conference. Ubben chose to do her research on drinking habits in which she did an online survey. Ubben sent out questions to Simpson students asking them how much they drank, how much they felt their friends drank, and how much they thought the typical college student drinks.
"I found that many people perceive college students to drink more then they actually do," Ubben said. "There are perceived norms of what others do and this can change others' views. When people believe others drink more then they actually do, this could affect actual behavior."
Ubben came up with a report and put that onto her poster with an introduction to her topic with previous research that had been done, how she conducted her study and the results of her project.People could come around and look at her results, ask questions about her research and take handouts for more information.
"This was a really good experience to look at other research that is out there," Ubben said. "It's a great experience for people to recognize you and to be able to further your knowledge if you want to get into graduate school."
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