Thiel hosting the 50th annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference

GREENVILLE, Pa.-- Thiel College is hosting the 50th annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 29.

The event’s keynote speaker is Associate Professor of Psychology at Gannon University Jessica L. Hartnett, Ph.D. Hartnett advocates teaching statistics in an accessible, relevant, and “not awful and boring” way to psychology students. Hartnett’s passion for the teaching of statistics has led to a variety of invited talks, peer-reviewed publications, and book chapters. She also studies affective forecasting, the fading affect bias, positive psychology, and research methodology. She has co-authored a book about positive psychology and cognition, “Pollyanna’s Revenge,” and has a statistics textbook forthcoming.

The Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference has been providing the opportunity for undergraduate psychology students to present their research since 1973, when the first conference was held at Alliance College. Since then, thousands of students have presented and many of them have gone on to be noted psychologists.

The organization is dedicated to providing students opportunities to present research in a supportive, academic environment. This conference allows students to grow as individuals, students, and psychologists while regional institutions maintain strong academic relations.

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