Psychfest

Following tradition, Psychfest is an all-day event during which second-year Master's students, as well as new PhD students, present their research to the entire department. It's the only opportunity for students to share their work with everyone in the Psychology department, so it's a rare and exciting occasion for each student. This spring, the theme is Hollywood! For more information, feel free to contact ubcpsychfest [at] gmail [dot] com.

Psycfest 2012: Friday April 27, 2012 @ 8:00AM
Theme: Celebrities/Hollywood

NOTE: Schedule (as of Apr 12, 2012)
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We're pleased to announce that this year's guest speaker will be Nick Epley from the University ofChicago Booth School of Business!

From his online bio, "Nicholas Epley conducts research on the experimental study of social cognition, perspective taking, and intuitive human judgment. "Most people are intuitive psychologists in their daily lives - wondering why people think or behave as they do. I just happened to find a profession that enables me to answer these questions for a living," explains Epley.

His research has appeared in more than two dozen journals, including the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Science, Psychological Review, and the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. His research also has been featured by the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Wired, and National Public Radio, among many others, has been funded by the National Science Foundation, and has earned the 2008 Theoretical Innovation Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology and the 2010 Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contributions from the American Psychological Association."

Dr. Epley's website: http://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/nicholas.epley/

Past Psychfest themes:
2011: Monster Mash
2010: Rockstar
2009: Star Wars/Star Trek
2008: Austin Powers
2007: SuperPsychfest (Superheroes)
2006: Mardi Gras Style