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Psychology Department

Department of Psychology

Middle Tennessee Psychological Association Conference

Middle Tennessee Psychological Association

Spring 2026 Meeting

April 25, 2026

Middle Tennessee State University will be hosting the Middle Tennessee Psychological Association’s 2026 spring meeting. The meeting provides an excellent opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to present their research projects.
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Schedule

Note: All times listed are for the U.S. central time zone.
The live event will be in the Academic Classroom Building (ACB) on MTSU’s campus (campus map)

Grab some breakfast and visit with your colleagues before the sessions start.

Posters will be presented live on site.

1001

ACB Room 104

Abstract

Each spoken paper will run for 12 minutes (including questions) and will break for three minutes to change speakers and allow attendees to switch rooms, if desired.

Spoken papers Room 1

ACB Room 110

(11:15)

Spoken papers Room 2

ACB Room 112

(11:15)

Spoken papers Room 3

ACB Room 210

(11:15)

Guidelines and Information

  • The 2026 conference will be live. The live event will be on MTSU’s campus in the Academic Classroom Building (ACB).
  • The submission deadline is April 17, 2026. All submissions received by the deadline will be accepted for presentation.
  • Presentations on completed research, ongoing research, research proposals, or replications of classic studies are encouraged.
  • The research should have been conducted by an undergraduate or graduate student. If a faculty member is a co-author, the student should be first author. The student researcher will be expected to make the presentation.
  • Please register for the event. People attending live should be prepared to pay the appropriate cash registration fee.
Online Registration Form

(Register by April 17, 2026)

Oral Presentations
  • Use the submission form and indicate that you will be making an oral presentation.
  • There will be a limited number of slots available for oral presentations. If we cannot accommodate your presentation, we will offer you the chance to make it a poster presentation.
  • Presenters will have 12 minutes to present, including time for questions.
Poster Presentations
  • Use the submission form and indicate that you will be presenting a poster.
  • Plan your presentation for a 2-minute drill and engage the audience in conversation if they want to ask questions. Please do not freeze the audience for a long talk; we want people to be able to visit multiple posters, so they need to be able to leave your poster after a few minutes.
Online Submission Form

(Submit by April 17, 2026)

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