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

IPA has two competitive programs to offer graduate and undergraduate psychology students an opportunity to present their work at our Annual Convention.  Both are part of the Dr. Mark Roberts' IPA Student Research Presentation Program:

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.   We hope to see you presenting soon!

Oral Presentations

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

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

To Apply:  Please submit an abstract with the following headings and information:

·        Presentation title (limit to 10 words)
·        Purpose, methods, results & conclusions (limit to 250 words)
·        Presenting author’s information (please include full name, graduate program name, year in program, mailing address,
      e-mail address & phone numbers)
·        Name of psychology faculty advisor

Please indicate on your submission if you wish for this project to be considered for the poster competition in the case that your oral presentation is not selected.

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

Presentation Details:  If selected, you will be asked to submit a 3-4 sentence biography that will be used to introduce you to the audience before your presentation. This may include where you are from, where you are in your training, your career aspirations, and what attracted you to this research topic.  Send this information to the IPA Office by April 21, 2023.  

Presentations 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. All presentations will be given in-person (we are not conducting the conference over Zoom this year).

Day of Presentation:  Oral presentations are scheduled for early afternoon on Saturday, April 29, 2023.  Business attire is recommended.

Please see Deadlines & Registration Requirements at the bottom of this page.

Poster Presentation Competition for Undergraduate &       Graduate Psychology Students

The poster competition at IPA's Annual Convention has two categories:  undergraduate and graduate.  

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

To Apply:  Please submit an abstract with the following headings and information:

·        Presentation title (limit to 10 words)
·        Purpose, methods, results & conclusions (limit to 250 words) 
·        Presenting author’s information (please include full name, undergraduate or graduate program name, year in program,
      snail mailing address, e-mail address & phone numbers
·        Name of psychology faculty advisor.

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.   

Poster Details:  Paper posters will be presented at the conference. A slide of your poster should be landscape oriented (4:3) and sent in pdf format to the IPA Office by noon on April 18. Please put your references in a pdf handout for distribution to the judges and attendees.  Your poster will be made available through a slide show to attendees prior to the Convention and at the lunch break on Saturday.  Business attire is recommended.   

Day of Presentation:  The poster presentation competition is scheduled for late afternoon/early evening on Friday, April 28, 2023.  Business attire is recommended.

Please see Deadlines & Registration Requirements below.

Deadlines & Registration Requirements For All Student Program Participants

Submission Deadline & Information:  The deadline for abstract submission for oral presentations and posters is by noon on March 10, 2023.  Submissions should be sent in pdf format to the IPA Office at IPAoffice@idahopsych.org.

Notification of IPA's Decision:  IPA will provide feedback to applicants by March 17. 2023.  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. 

Student presenters are required to register for the Convention on the day they are presenting but are encouraged to register and attend the entire convention, as the topics are ones that most will come across in their professional work. Student registration fees vary depending upon the location of the Convention because IPA's costs change (e.g. a breakfast is less expensive in a hospital meeting room than at a Resort or hotel). For planning purposes, early registration rates for students are typically $70-110 for both days of Convention.  Student Scholarships may be available for Convention registration. 

Applicants for this competition are not required to be student members of IPA.  Click here to learn more about Student Membership in IPA.

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 about the Convention, please contact us here.   

Thank you for your interest in IPA Student Programming!