2019 agenda is below
8:30-9:30 - Registration & Check-in
On-site registration will be available. Pre-registered attendees can check-in and receive their credentials. Get there early for a good chance to mingle!
9:30-9:45 - Welcome
Welcome from Summit Executive Director, Todd Joseph
9:45-10:45 - Keynote Address
Keynote address by nationally recognized researcher, professor, and author, Dr. Jane Halonen of the University of West Florida. Her talk is entitled "Defending the Psychology Major".
11:00-12:00 - Concurrent Sessions
These are multiple sessions that are running at the same time (concurrent!). We will have various academic talks, as well as "Cafe Conversation" style events & workshops. Cafe Conversations are informal presentations by people in the field of psychology about their educational and career paths, followed by lots of opportunity for questions from the audience. Workshops are opportunities to learn and practice skills. At this summit, there will always be opportunities for questions and discussions!
London Butterfield (St. Anthony's Hospital) - Cafe Conversation with a Neuropsychologist
Heather Scherschel (U. of Tampa) - “But It Makes Me Feel Better!” Comfort Foods and Our Emotional and Dietary Health
12:00-1:00 - Lunch
Grab some food (provided) and a drink (also provided) and sit down with someone you just met and discuss psychology!
Find that person who gave the awesome concurrent session talk and ask them to have lunch with you; this is your chance to pick people's brains!
1:15-2:15 - Concurrent Sessions
These are multiple sessions that are running at the same time (concurrent!). We will have various academic talks, as well as "Cafe Conversation" style events & workshops. Cafe Conversations are informal presentations by people in the field of psychology about their educational and career paths, followed by lots of opportunity for questions from the audience. Workshops are opportunities to learn and practice skills. At this summit, there will always be opportunities for questions and discussions!
Jennifer Bosson (U. of South Florida) - The Carrot and the Stick: How Benevolent and Hostile Sexism Work Together.
Lorenzo Carswell (Hillsborough Community College) - Interactive Workshop on Emotional Intelligence
2:25-3:25 - Student Poster Session
Student posters (Research & History of Psychology) will be available to browse, with authors standing by, ready to answer all of your questions. This session is sponsored by the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology in Akron, OH (you should definitely visit if you ever get the chance). This is another great chance to mingle and network.
The poster in each category judged to be the best will receive an award!
3:30-4:30 - Concurrent Sessions
These are multiple sessions that are running at the same time (concurrent!). We will have various academic talks, as well as "Cafe Conversation" style events & workshops. Cafe Conversations are informal presentations by people in the field of psychology about their educational and career paths, followed by lots of opportunity for questions from the audience. Workshops are opportunities to learn and practice skills. At this summit, there will always be opportunities for questions and discussions!
Yasmin Miranda (Disc Village) - The use of Harry Potter in Bibliotherapy
Melanie Law (Florida Southern College) - Interactive Workshop on APA Format
4:45-5:45 - Closing Plenary Session
Nationally recognized speaker, Professor Bryan Gerber from Stark State College in Ohio will close out the day's events with a wonderful talk entitled "The Journey", which pulls together themes from the day and provides encouragement and guidance for the future.
5:45-6:00 - Goodbye (sad face)
Closing statements by Summit Executive Director, Todd Joseph.
...and then we pack up and go home, inspired and informed!
Meet us afterwards to continue the discussion over dinner!