Basic History of the Institution
The Great Plains Student Psychology Convention was initiated to provide a forum for undergraduate students in Kansas to present their research and interact with fellow psychology students and faculty, and thereby enhance their professional development. Dr. Ann Froese of Sterling College and Dr. Stephen F. Davis of Emporia State University began to discuss the establishment of an annual conference in the wake of the participation of a group of psychology students from Sterling College in Kansas at a lecture presented at Emporia State University.
The first Great Plains Student Psychology Convention was held on April 24 and 25, 1981 at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, where 19 papers and one roundtable was presented. The keynote speaker was Dr. Jeffrey Seybert from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. It was again held at Emporia State for five of the next 6 years, from 1982 through 1987, and in 1985 was hosted by Pittsburg State...
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McDonald, E. (2012). Great Plains Student Psychology Convention. In: Rieber, R.W. (eds) Encyclopedia of the History of Psychological Theories. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0463-8_398
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