Continuing a 34-year tradition, a dozen Bemidji State University psychology majors presented results of their undergraduate research at the 49th annual Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference in St. Paul, Minn.

The oldest undergraduate psychology conference in the United States, the MUPC provides a forum for undergraduates throughout the upper Midwest to present their research, applications and conceptual papers.

BSU students have presented at the conference since 1980. BSU’s students have presented nearly half of all the papers presented by students representing Minnesota’s state universities, and have made more total presentations that any other public institution.

The conference was held April 26 at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minn., and featured keynote speaker Angus MacDonald III of the University of Minnesota.

Contact
• Dr. Marsha Driscoll, professor of psychology, Bemidji State University; (218) 755-2848

Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference presenters
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Bemidji |56601| Ellie Mausbach, senior, psychology; “Using Heart Rate as a Measure of Attention: A Replication Study”
Bemidji |56601| Katie Sandquist, junior, psychology; “For Here Or To Go: Reducing Waste In the Dining Hall”
Bemidji |56601| Sam Maurice, junior, psychology; “Cell Phone Use In the Classroom: Attitudes, Personality and Problem Use”

Andover |55304| Kyle Gangl, junior, psychology: “The Relationship Between Self-Appraisal and Cognitive Effort: A Study Using Heart Rate Measures of Attention in a Memory Task”
Baxter |56425| Josh Westphal, senior, psychology: Coaching Style Effects on Mood, The Relationship Between Self-Appraisal and Cognitive Effort: “A Study Using Heart Rate Measures of Attention in a Memory Task”
Cannon Falls |55009| Ashleigh Weidner, junior, psychology: “The Relationship Between Self-Appraisal and Cognitive Effort: A Study Using Heart Rate Measures of Attention in a Memory Task”
Lino Lakes |55014| Jessica Meierhofer, senior, psychology: “The Relationship Between Self-Appraisal and Cognitive Effort: A Study Using Heart Rate Measures of Attention in a Memory Task”
Milaca |56353| Chris Walters, senior, psychology: “For Here or To Go: Reducing Waste in the Dining Hall”
Prior Lake |55372| Hillary Henzler, sophomore, psychology: “The Relationship Between Self-Appraisal and Cognitive Effort: A Study Using Heart Rate Measures of Attention in a Memory Task”
North St. Paul |55109| Makenzie Jarvi Schwan, junior, psychology: “The Relationship Between Self-Appraisal and Cognitive Effort: A Study Using Heart Rate Measures of Attention in a Memory Task”
Wadena |56482| Jennifer Hackler, senior, psychology: “Positive Mood Induction with Depictions of Harm”
Wilmar |56201| Jake Sobieck, senior, psychology: “Coaching Style Effects on Mood”

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