Join the Department of Psychology and Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota for the 59th Annual Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference on April 26th, 2025.
This year's event will be held at Coffman Memorial Union.
There will be refreshments provided for free in the Mississippi Room of Coffman Memorial Union throughout the event. Continental breakfast items will be available starting at 8:30 am - 10:00 am and light refreshments will also be available in the afternoon.
8:30 am – 1:30 pm Registration & Check-In
9:30 am – 10:15 am Paper Session 1
9:30 am – 10:15 am Poster Session 1
10:15 am - 10:30 am Transition Time to Keynote
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Keynote Address
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch
Students on their own
Faculty/Staff Lunch Meeting
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm Transition Time to Sessions
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Paper Session 2
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Poster Session 2
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm Paper Session 3
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm Poster Session 3
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm Poster Session 4
TY TASHIRO is an author, psychologist, and relationship expert. His first book, THE SCIENCE OF HAPPILY EVER AFTER, shows how our decision-making abilities falter when it comes to choosing mates and how insights from social science can help us make smarter decisions. In AWKWARD: The Science of Why We’re Socially Awkward and Why That’s Awesome, he explains why some of the same characteristics that make people feel socially awkward can be the same traits that propel them toward extraordinary achievements. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Minnesota and has been an award-winning professor at the University of Maryland and the University of Colorado. He lives in New York City.