Psychology Conferences

National Meetings

6th Best Practices in Teaching Psychology Conference

Beginnings & Endings: Best Practices for Introducing and Bringing Closure to the Undergraduate Psychology Major
Friday & Saturday, October 12-13, 2007
Crowne Plaza Atlanta-Perimeter NW Hotel
6345 Powers Ferry Road
Atlanta, GA 30339

Sponsors:
Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP, Division 2 of APA)
Society for the History of Psychology (Division 26 of APA)
National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology (NITOP)
Kennesaw State University Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)

American Psychological Association (APA)

This year's APA conference:
115th Annual APA Convention, San Francisco, CA, August 16-19, 2007 (Thurs-Sun)
To view STP's programming at this convention, click here

Future APA conference sites and dates:
116th Annual APA Convention, Boston, MA, August 14-17, 2008 (Thurs-Sun)
117th Annual APA Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 6-9, 2009 (Thurs-Sun)
118th Annual APA Convention, San Diego, CA, August 12-15, 2010 (Thurs-Sun)
119th Annual APA Convention, Washington, DC August 4-7, 2011 (Thurs-Sun)
120th Annual APA Convention, Chicago, IL August 2-5, 2012 (Thurs-Sun)
121st Annual APA Convention, Honolulu, HI July 31-August 4, 2013 (Thurs-Sun)

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

This year's APS conference:
19th Annual APS Convention, Hilton Washington, DC, May 24-27, 2007
Preceded by the APS-STP 14th Annual Teaching Institute, May 23, 2007

Future APS conference sites and dates:
20th Annual APS Convention, Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, May 21-24, 2008
21st Annual APS Convention, San Francisco Marriott, May 22-25, 2009
22nd Annual APS Convention, Sheraton Boston, MA, May 27-30, 2010

National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology (NITOP)

29th Annual Conference
January 3-6 (Thursday through Sunday), 2008
The TradeWinds Island Grand
St. Petersburg Beach, Florida
Web Site: http://www.nitop.org/
This conference is usually held immediately after the New Year's holiday in St. Petersburg Beach, FL

Regional Psychology Conferences

A comprehensive list is maintained on the APA Web site

Undergraduate Psychology Research Conferences

A comprehensive list is maintained on the Psi Chi Web site

Conferences focused on the Teaching of Psychology

Those who wish to include announcements about upcoming conferences pertaining to the teaching of psychology should contact:
STP Executive Director Ted Bosack
Psychology Department
Providence College
549 River Avenue
Providence, RI 02918
Email: stp@teachpsych.org
Phone: 401-865-2612

Announcements for this page that are sent to Ted will also be published in the STP monthly newsletter, TOPNEWS-Online. Check the most recent issue of ToPNEWS-Online for any updates.

Another list of psychology conventions is available at the Web site of Psi Chi

Conferences are listed alphabetically by conference title.
Conferences are usually held on an annual basis unless otherwise noted.
If the conference date has already passed, check the conference's Web site for possible updated information.

Conference on Case Study Teaching in Science (Sponsored by SUNY-Buffalo)

October 5-6, 2007
University Inn and Conference Center
Buffalo, NY
Web site: http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/conference/conference.html
(Ramada Inn & Conference Center located next to the Amherst Campus, University at Buffalo, State University of New York)

Conference on Undergraduate Teaching of Psychology: Ideas and Innovations
(Sponsored by SUNY-Farmingdale State)

March 7-8, 2008
Crowne Plaza, White Plains 
White Plains, New York
Web site: http://www.Farmingdale.edu/psyconf

Eastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology (ETOP)
(Sponsored by James Madison University)

June 29-30, 2007
Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center
Staunton, VA
Web Site: http://www.psyc.jmu.edu/undergraduate/etop.html

Great Plains Conference on the Teaching of Psychology

April 27-28, 2007
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD
Web Site: http://www.usd.edu/gpctop/homepage.cfm

International Conference on the Teaching of Psychology

July 12-16, 2008
St. Petersburg, Russia
Web Site: http://www.ictp-2008.spb.ru/

Iowa Teachers of Psychology (ITOP)

Friday, November 2, 2007
Graham Conference Center
Central College, Pella, IA
Web Site: http://www.central.edu/itop/
ITOP regularly meets each year during November at Central College, Pella, IA.

Mid-Atlantic Teachers of Psychology (MATOP)

March 2-3, 2007
Prince George’s Community College
Largo, MD
Contact Diane Finley, dfinley@pgcc.edu

Midwest Institute for Students and Teachers of Psychology (MISTOP)

March 2-3, 2007
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Web Site: http://www.cod.edu/people/faculty/puccio/MISTOP.htm
Contact Dr. Patricia Puccio puccio@cdnet.cod.edu

Mountain States Conference on the Teaching of Psychology

October 6-7, 2007
Durango, CO
Web site: http://mountaintop.fortlewis.edu/
Contact Brian Burke burke_b@fortlewis.edu

Northeast Conference for Teachers of Psychology (NECTOP)

October 19, 2007
Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT
Web Site: http://www.nepa-info.org/index.html (look for links to NECTOP 2007)
This conference regularly meets in the fall (mid-October to mid-November) preceding the annual meeting of the New England Psychological Association.

Northwest Teaching of Psychology Conference

May 9, 2008
Des Moines, WA  (Seattle area)
Website: http://flightline.highline.edu/nwtop/
Contact: Sue Frantz (sfrantz@highline.edu)

Psychology Learning and Teaching Conference (PLAT)

June 27-29, 2006 (the next conference is scheduled for 2008)
York St. John College
York, UNITED KINGDOM
Web Site: http://www.psychology.heacademy.ac.uk/plat2006/

Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology (SETOP)

February 28-March 1, 2008
Crowne Plaza Atlanta-Perimeter NW
Atlanta, GA
Web Site: http://ksumail.kennesaw.edu/~bhill/setop/index.html
SETOP meets annually toward in late February or early March in Atlanta, GA under the sponsorship of Kennesaw State University.

Southwest Teachers of Psychology Conference (SWTOP)

November 2-3, 2007
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, TX
Web site: http://swtop.org
Contact Kim Case caseki@uhcl.edu

SPSP Teaching Pre-conference

Feb 7 , 2008
Albuquerque, NM
Web site: http://www.uwgb.edu/gurungr/SPSP_Teach08.htm
Contact Regan Gurung gurungr@uwgb.edu

SRCD Developmental Science Teaching Institute

Apr 1, 2009
Denver, CO
Web site: http://www.srcd.org/teachinginstitute.html
Contact David Daniel dbdaniel@unco.edu

Terman Teaching Conference (Western Psychological Association)

Apr 9 , 2008
Hyatt Regency
Irvine, CA
Web site: http://www.westernpsych.org/ (Look for link to Terman Conference)
The Terman Teaching Conference is held the day before the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association.