2012 Psi Chi Rocky Mountain Regional Convention – 2012 Program
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012
Psi Chi Workshop
Student/Faculty Research Relationships: What You Need to Know
1:00–1:55 p.m., Naples 4
Chair: Leslie Cramblet Alvarez, Adams State College (CO)
Chair: Krista D. Bridgmon, Colorado State University
This interactive workshop will address important questions surrounding selecting a mentor in research. Whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student, insightful activities will help to assess your needs in selecting a research mentor and address your questions about conducting research with a faculty member and eventually independently.
Psi Chi Workshop
Surviving Your First Year in the Workplace With a Bachelors Degree
2:00–2:55 p.m., Naples 4
Chair: Paul Hettich, DePaul University (IL)
New baccalaureate graduates face several challenges in the workplace including organizational culture, application of the skills employers seek, and knowledge of behaviors that lead to promotion and termination. Students can strengthen their workplace readiness through part-time jobs, internships, job-related coursework, career planning, cocurricular activities, volunteering, and related activities.
Psi Chi Workshop
Developing Award-Winning Research Ideas
3:00–3:55 p.m., Naples 4
Chair: RoxanneSullivan, Bellevue University (NE)
Chair: Gideon Caplovitz, University of Nevada, Reno
Chair: Susan E. Becker, Colorado Mesa University (Psi Chi Rocky Mountain Regional Vice-President)
This session will provide information about how to develop high quality research ideas, timing the research to be eligible for awards, and what reviewers and judges look for. We will include inside information about judging criteria and have time for a question and answer session.
Psi Chi Workshop
Making the Most of Your Time at RMPA
4:00–4:55 p.m., Naples 4
Chair: William Wozniak, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Chair: Susan E. Becker, Colorado Mesa University (Psi Chi Rocky Mountain Regional Vice-President)
Chair: Alberto Varela, University of Utah
In this session, we will talk about how best to take advantage of your attendance at the RMPA convention. Topics to be discussed include: how to select interesting sessions, convention protocol, tips for getting to know influential people, and what events you will not want to miss.
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012
Psi Chi Welcome Breakfast
8:00–9:00 a.m., Naples 4
Host: Susan E. Becker, Colorado Mesa University (Psi Chi Rocky Mountain Regional Vice-President)
Host: Michael Hall, James Madison University (VA; Psi Chi Past President)
Psi Chi Distinguished Lecture
If We Know Sleep Is So Important, Why Do We Get So Little of It?
9:10–10:10 a.m., Sorrento 3 and 4
Speaker: Richard Bootzin, University of Arizona
Good quality sleep is intricately entwined with our health, sense of well-being, productivity, emotion regulation, memory, cognitive functioning, and positive social interaction. Yet, the stresses of daily life, 24-hour businesses, sleep-disrupting technology (e.g. instant messaging, late-night TV, computer gaming, social networks. etc.) put pressure on sleep, which can lead to sleep deprivation and the development of insomnia. A developmental perspective underscores the conclusion that persistent sleep disturbance at any time during the life span has a lasting impact. Dr. Bootzin will provide vivid illustrations of the paradox we face and explore how we can live our lives in the 21st century without destroying our sleep and all that it affects.
Psi Chi Conversation Hour
Conversation Hour With Dr. Richard Bootzin
10:20–11:20 a.m., Naples 4
Moderator: Leslie Cramblet Alvarez, Adams State College (CO)
Moderator: Susan Becker, Colorado Mesa University
Psi Chi Panel
Graduate School: Lessons Learned and Practical Advice for Students and Faculty
1:00–2:00 p.m., Naples 4
Presenter: Bethany Fleck, Aaron Richmond, Metropolitan State College of Denver (CO)
Presenter: Pete Kranz, University of Texas–Pan American
Presenters: Britt Mace, Garret Strosser, Southern Utah University; William Woody, University of Northern Colorado
Presenters from a range of psychological subfields will discuss their experiences in graduate school and provide concrete teaching and learning recommendations for students and advisors.
Psi Chi Award Ceremony
6:00–7:00 p.m., Naples 4
Host: Susan E. Becker, Colorado Mesa University (Psi Chi Rocky Mountain Regional Vice-President)
Host: Leslie Cramblet Alvarez, Adams State College (CO)
Hosts: Gideon Caplovitz, University of Nevada, Reno; Kris Trimble, Colorado Mesa University
All students are welcome to come congratulate the award winners. Gather your trivia-loving friends and compete for prizes during the quiz competition.
Psi Chi Paper Session
Award-Winners' Oral Paper Session
4:00–5:30 p.m., Naples 4
Moderator: Leslie Cramblet Alvarez, Adams State College (CO)
Moderator: Gideon Caplovitz, University of Nevada, Reno
Psi Chi award-winners will receive their awards during the Psi Chi awards reception and quiz competition.
SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012
Psi Chi Leadership
Psi Chi Membership: Making the Most of It
9:10–10:10 a.m., Naples 4
Chair: Krista K. Friston, Charles E. Sepers, Jr., University of Nebraska at Kearney
Chair: Leslie Cramblet Alvarez, Adams State College (CO)
Chair: Susan E. Becker, Colorado Mesa University (Psi Chi Rocky Mountain Regional Vice-President)
This panel of Psi Chi students and advisors will discuss the benefits of Psi Chi and how students can make the most of their membership. Students’ and advisors’ perspectives will be discussed. This is an interactive program that promotes the generation of new ideas and offers resources to students about existing programs and benefits for Psi Chi members.
Psi Chi Leadership
Best Practices in Community Service and Outreach
10:20–11:20 a.m., Naples 4
Presenters: Alexander Howard, Kristin Broussard, Seneca Widvey, Kristina Sanders, Mary Sharpe, Metropolitan State University
Presenters: Misske Tjandra, Eric Pearson, Erika Jordan, Alex Knoll, Sarah Witmer, Colorado Mesa University
Moderators: Kris Trimble, Colorado Mesa University; Aaron Richmond, Metropolitan State College of Denver
Officers from two successful chapters will discuss their most successful community service projects, the processes by which the projects were completed, and the successes and pitfalls of the projects. We will then have workshop time where the audience can discuss and design community outreach projects for their own chapters.
Psi Chi Leadership
Using Your Personal Strengths to Develop Leadership Potential
1:00–2:00 p.m., Naples 4
Chairs: Susan E. Becker (Psi Chi Rocky Mountain Regional Vice President), Kris Trimble, Colorado Mesa University
This workshop will provide resources and strategies for students and faculty to develop productive leadership, research, and community activities in your club and chapter. Using a personality based system (assessment provided to first 30 in attendance), we will help attendees explore their leadership strengths and develop a method for working with others who have different strengths and challenges.
Psi Chi Symposium
On Flattery and Faltering: Recognizing and Warding Off Plagiarism
2:10–3:10 p.m., Naples 4
Moderator: Melanie Domenech Rodriguez, University of Utah
Chairs: Casey J. Zobell, Heather N. Haderlie, and Jessica L. Christensen, University of Utah
Plagiarism, the sincerest form of flattery, can also be a one-way ticket out of school. In three collaborative projects, Psi Chi members will share their findings on the presence of plagiarism in indexed doctoral dissertations and their techniques for identifying and preventing plagiarism. Learn how avoid the plagiarism trap.