S T U D E N T    P R O G R A M M I N G

Dr. Mark Roberts' IPA Student Research Presentation Program

IPA offers two competitive programs for graduate or undergraduate psychology students to have an opportunity to present their work at our Annual Convention:  1) An Oral Presentation Opportunity for Graduate Students and 2) A Poster Presentation Competition for both graduate and undergraduate students.   

We encourage you to review the details on each program below and hope to see you presenting soon!

DEADLINES EXTENDED!  lmportant Deadlines & Dates for 2025

Deadlines Abstract for Oral Presentation:  Fri., February 21, 2025 Abstract for Poster Competition:  Fri., February 21, 2025 IPA Feedback to Applicants:  Fri., March 7, 2025

Dates IPA Annual Convention Dates & Location:  April 4 & 5, 2025 in Boise Oral Presentation:  April 5 (Saturday early afternoon) Poster Competition:  April 4 (Friday late afternoon/early evening)

Oral Presentation for Graduate Students

IPA has two openings at its Annual Convention for graduate students to make oral research presentations.  This opportunity is reserved for Idaho psychology graduate students exclusively.    

Acceptable Topics:  Experimental Research, Clinical Research, and Applied Projects

To Apply:  Please submit an abstract (see Deadlines above) with the following information:

·        Presentation title (limit to 10 words)
·        Abstract (limit to 250 words) - Abstracts that have complete data will be stronger, but will consider those not yet
      complete.  If you don't have results yet, please include plan for data analysis and probable implication. 
·        Presenting author’s information (to include full name, graduate program name, year in program, mailing address,
      e-mail address & phone numbers)
·        Name of psychology faculty advisor

Awards:  $100 will be awarded to each of the two selected presenters.  

Details:  This oral presentation should be 5-7 minutes in length, accompanied by a maximum of five PowerPoint slides and followed by a 3-minute question and answer period.  A laptop, LCD projector and wireless lapel mic are provided for the presentation.  Please bring a thumb-drive with your presentation loaded on it to display via the provided laptop. 

Please review Additional Details For All Student Program Participants below.

Link to submit abstract

Poster Presentation Competition for Undergraduate &       Graduate Psychology Students

Acceptable Topics:  Experimental Research, Clinical Research, and Applied Projects

To Apply:  Please submit an abstract (see Deadlines above) with the following information:

Awards:  $100 will be awarded to the winner of each competition category: undergraduate and graduate. Posters will be evaluated on professionalism (visual presentation & audience interaction), conceptualization (theoretical foundation & clear hypotheses), methodology, conclusions, and overall value to the field.   

Details:  Poster size TBD (this will be added soon).  If you do not plan to list references on your poster, please have available in a printed handout or via a QR code for distribution to judges and attendees. 

Please review Additional Details For All Student Program Participants below.

Link to submit abstract

Additional Information For All Student Program Participants

All Student Program participants, including poster co-presenters, are required to register for the Annual Convention on the day they are presenting.  All are encouraged to register and attend the entire Convention, as the topics are ones that most will come across in their professional work.  In addition, the Convention is a great place to network with potential graduate school professors or practicum/internship supervisors.

Applicants for this competition are not required to be Student Members of IPA.  Click here to learn more about Student Membership in IPA.  The current rate for student membership is $20.  For planning purposes, Convention early registration rates for Student Members are typically $100-140 for both days and $60-70 for one day.  Registration for non-member students is slightly higher.  A limited number of Student Scholarships are available for Convention registration.

IPA reserves the right to adjust the number of oral and poster presentations, depending upon the quality of abstracts received and/or time/space available.  

It is our goal that you find your experience with IPA supportive and welcoming, as you are the future of the psychology profession.  If you have any questions about the above, about student membership or the Convention, please contact us here.   

Thank you for your interest in IPA Student Programming!