2013 MISTOP Conference Schedule

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22
 

Registration

9 to 9:30 a.m. 

Opening Session/Invited Address

9:30 -11:15 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions

Robert L. Breuder, President, College of DuPage
Patricia Puccio and Ada Wainwright, College of DuPage

Social Isolation

John. T. Cacioppo
The University of Chicago 

Lunch

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

Concurrent Sessions

12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

It’s All about the Ostracism: Current Research Directions in Social Exclusion

Susan Markunas and Michelle Grzybowski
DePaul University

Effective Citizenship: Engaging Students in the Psychological Community

Mikelene Ray
Alverno College

Cooperative Learning: Activities and Active Assignments for Advanced Psychology Classes

Faith Shotts-Flikkema
Forest Hills Northern High School
Cornerstone University

Data Labs: Data Collection for Introductory Psychology (pdf of presentation)

Thomas Ludwig
Hope College 

Concurrent Sessions

1:45 to 2:45 p.m.

Head, Heart, and Hands in College Teaching (pdf of presentation)

Steven Meyers
Roosevelt University

Breaking Barriers

Kashunda McGriff and Leticia Carrillo
South Suburban College

Using and Engaging with Technology: An Approach to Student Success

Lorelei Carvajal
Triton College

WillFindHope.org: Students, Community and Joliet Junior College Collaborate to Decrease Stigma and Discrimination

Margot Underwood, Travis Cisco, Marky Bey, Darren Newenhouse, Anita Young and Jeff Schikora
Joliet Junior College
Ginni Demko
Lewis University 

Concurrent Sessions

3 to 4 p.m.

Project-Based Research Methods Courses: Students’ Gateway to the Research Enterprise

Jeremy A. Houska
Concordia University Chicago
Elizabeth A. Majka
University of Chicago
Jordan R. Wagge
Avila University

Diverse Students and Psychological Content: The Importance of Person-Environment Fit in the Classroom

Rachel Schmale and Elizabeth K. Gray
North Park University

Mind Always Matters: Practicing Mindfulness in the Classroom (pdf of presentation)

Amanda C. Gingerich
Butler University

Developing Research Skills: Integration Throughout the Psychology Curriculum

Jeff Kellogg and David Rusbusan
Marian University 

General Session/Invited Address

4:15 to 5:30 p.m.

A Cultural Approach to Human Development: Toward a Psychology of Humanity

Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
Clark University 

Dinner

5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

General Session

6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

"FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE"

Compelling Demonstrations for the Introductory Psychology Course

Drew Appleby, Moderator
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23

 

8 to 9 a.m.

Breakfast
Participant Poster Session
Book Display 

Concurrent Sessions

9 to 10 a.m.

Educational Mobile Apps: A Few of My Favorite Things (pdf of presentation)

Jeffrey R. Stowell
Eastern Illinois University

Helping Veteran Students Succeed in Class (ppt of presentation)

Deborah S. Podwika and Cari Stevenson
Kankakee Community College

Mentoring in the Classroom: a Career Exploration Class for Psychology Majors

Drew Appleby
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

 

Concurrent Sessions

10:15 to 11:15 a.m.

How to do Research in Psychology (and Why You Should)

Kenneth Gray, College of DuPage
Leslie Cameron and Robert Maleske, Carthage College
Lora Vasiliauskas, Virginia Western Community College
William Addison, Eastern Illinois University

Don’t Call Them Names: Reframing Students’ Irksome Behaviors

Richard Alexander
Muskegon Community College
Faith Shotts-Flikkema
Forest Hills Northern High School
Cornerstone University

I Cannot Tell a Lie. I Love to Cherry-Pick. (pdf of presentation)

Paul Smith
Alverno College

Closing Session/Invited Address

11:20 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Dark Side of Pedagogy

David B. Daniel
James Madison University

Luncheon

12:30 to 1:30