The Joseph R. Royce Research Conference is a peer-reviewed research conference that focuses on psychology and related topics. The goals are:
The conference is a full day event held each winter term. Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate, and undergraduate students present papers and posters describing their current research activities. The conference is named in honour of Dr. Joseph R. Royce, who was Head of the Department of Psychology from 1960 to 1967 and Director of the Centre for Advanced Study in Theoretical Psychology from its foundation in 1966 until 1979.
The 26th Annual Royce conference will be held on Friday, March 2, 2012. The organizing committee is pleased to announce that Björn Brembs of Freie Universität Berlin will be the keynote speaker at this year’s conference. As well, the conference will feature invited presentations by Marcia Spetch and Anthony Singhal. The submission form for this year's conference is now available. The submission deadline is Feb 3. If you are interested in organizing a symposium, please contact Peter Dixon ( ). The Royce conference provides a showcase for research in the Department, and the organizing committee would like to encourage students and faculty to present at this year’s conference.
Keynote Speaker
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Björn Brembs, Freie Universität Berlin |
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Invited Speakers
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Dr. Marcia Spetch, University of Alberta |
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Dr. Anthony Singhal, University of Alberta |
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Organizing Committee
Peter Dixon (Chair)
Sandra Wiebe
Clayton Dickson
Donald Atkin
Michelle Yeung
Kerrie Johnston
For more information contact
Previous Royce Programs