Tri-State Undergraduate Research Psychology Conference

34th Annual Tri-State Undergraduate Psychology Conference

Saturday, November 15, 2025

The Tri-State Conference is an annual symposium that focuses on research conducted by undergraduates in collaboration with their faculty mentors. It is hosted by a consortium of four colleges from Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin on a rotating basis and is generally attended by 15-20 colleges from those three states and Minnesota. While research is a major focus, the conference also offers programming on careers and graduate training in psychology, a graduate school fair featuring many graduate programs from the Tri-state area and a keynote speaker who discusses their own research on contemporary psychology-related issues.

Program

Morning sessions:

Registration……...........................8:00-8:50 a.m. (CHS Lobby, Peterson Hall )

Announcements …………….……8:50-9:00 a.m. (Cherry Auditorium, Peterson Hall)

Graduate School Tips…..............9:00-9:50 a.m. (Cherry Auditorium, Peterson Hall)

*B.A. Careers in Psychology ...10:00-10:50 a.m. (Cherry Auditorium, Peterson Hall)

Keynote Address…………..11:00 am-12:00 p.m. (Cherry Auditorium, Peterson Hall)

"Yes, You Belong Here: Confidence and Success in the Graduate Application Process”
Dr. Meaghan Rowe-Johnson

Dr. Meaghan Rowe-Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Drake University and a licensed psychologist in the state of Iowa. She earned her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, M.A. in Community Counseling from Loyola University Chicago, and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Iowa. Her research program centers on social justice and vocational psychology, examining how contextual and systemic factors shape undergraduates’ postgraduate application self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and application behaviors. She also evaluates the effectiveness of trauma-focused treatment interventions.

Lunch (on your own)………........12:00-1:30 p.m.

Afternoon sessions:

Athletic and Recreation Complex (ARC) classrooms 218/219

Graduate School Fair** ……..….. 1:30-3:00 p.m.

Poster Session I ……....….……... 1:30-2:15 p.m.

Poster Session II ……………….... 2:15-3:00 p.m

* A faculty discussion session will run concurrent with the careers panel
** Runs concurrently with poster sessions

For questions please contact Ellen Lee at elee@coe.edu.

Please register by midnight Sunday, November 9.

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