Call for Papers

16th Annual

Southeast Missouri State University

Student Research Conference

Wednesday April 16 & Thursday April 17 - 2008

Sponsored by: Psi Chi, the Psychology Department and

2008 Co-Sponsor Tri Beta, Honor Society in Biology, and the SE Missouri State University Honors Program

Promoting and Recognizing Research by Undergraduate

and Graduate Students In All Academic Disciplines

The purpose of this conference is to recognize the students who devote their time to research. This research is broadly defined as including theoretical, empirical, and review works. The research must have been conducted at Southeast Missouri State University, Mineral Area Community College, or Three Rivers Community College, and may have been conducted independently, as part of a course, or in collaboration with a faculty member.

Research from all academic disciplines

is both welcomed and encouraged.

Best Paper and Best Poster Presentation Awards Up to eight awards of $50.00 each, supported by the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi and Funding for Results, will be presented. These awards will be for the best undergraduate and graduate student paper presentations, and poster presentations, within the theoretical/review and empirical categories. For more information, contact 2007 SRC Committee Co-chairs, Chasity Ratliff (cratliff1s@semo.edu)  and Kate Winzenburger (kawinzenburger1s@semo.edu )  or SRC Committee Faculty Sponsors, Dr. Rickard A. Sebby (rasebby@semo.edu), 651-2453 or Laura Delgado (ldelgaod@semo.edu) , 651-2422.

Keynote Speaker:  Dr. Mike Beran,
Language Research Center, Atlanta, GA

     Dr. Beran is interested in the study of counting and other mathematical skills in chimpanzees, capuchin monkeys, and rhesus monkeys at the Language Research Center. He has also conducted studies on delay of gratification, metacognition, long-term memory, language acquisition, planning, and object permanence in apes and monkeys.
           For more information you may visit his website at: http://www.mjberan.com/

The Keynote address will be delivered during the Common Hour on Wednesday, in Glenn Auditorium, Dempster Hall, 12-1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2008.

Submissions due by Midnight, Tuesday, April 1, 2008

 

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   Signature Forms due no later than Friday, April 4, 2008 @ 4:30 p.m.

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