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 01 / Student Presentations

Students interested in presenting at the NWSSEPS are required to submit an abstract.  A student may serve as a presenter for one presentation only. However, there is no limit to the number of presentations that a student may be included as a contributor. First time presenters are welcome and encouraged to participate. Abstract submissions must be received by April 5th, 2015. Audiovisual and other equipment needs for presentations will be available upon request.

 

 

 

 02 / Call for Abstracts

The Northwest Student Sport and Exercise Symposium will be held April 10 and 11, 2015 on the campus of Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington.  The program will consist of invited speakers, student lecture research presentations, student research proposals, and student intervention presentations. Student papers may have presented elsewhere or submitted for upcoming national conferences. Students wanting to present must submit an abstract. Students may present only once, but may be listed as contributors on more than one abstract. Please make all abstracts as complete and descriptive as possible.

 

 

 

 03 / Types of Presentations

1. Lecture Research Presentations are presentations that involve completed data based   research on sport and exercise psychology topics. Lecture presentations should be 15 minutes in total length (12 minute presentation, 3 minutes for questions). These time limits will be strictly adhered to during the conference.

 

2. Research Proposals are presentations that involve developing research ideas. The speaker should provide the audience with a rationale for the study, questions, or hypotheses to be investigated, and proposed methodology for the study. Proposal presentations should be 15 minutes in total length (10-12 minute presentation, 3-5 minutes of discussion). Preliminary or pilot data would be welcome, but not required.

 

3. Intervention Presentations are presentations that involve unique intervention techniques or programs. These may involve interventions/programs that have been previously applied or proposals for working with a specific population or individual.  Presentations should include a description of the population, targeted skills or problems, the specific intervention protocols, and an evaluation or evaluation plan.

 

Please Note: All abstracts should include: (a) a clear statement of the problem and its significance, (b) a general description of the methods used or proposed, (c) a summary of the results, and (d) the major conclusions/practical implications you have drawn from the data.  Research Proposals can elaborate more on the hypotheses, rationale, methodology, and issues the presenter may want to discuss. For the intervention abstract, elaborate more on the content contained in the Intervention Presentation description above.

 

 

 

04 / Submission Procedure

1. Submission Cover Page: A completed submission cover page should accompany each submission.  Be certain to complete all items on the cover page.

 

2. An abstract of approximately 250-300 words, typed in an identical format as the enclosed sample, is required for each proposal submitted.  The abstract must be typed in Times New Roman 12-point font.  The title goes on the top line (in bold) followed by a double space and then the author(s) full first and last name(s) and their affiliation followed by another double space and a single spaced text of the abstract.  The abstract should be in full-justification or block style (see example). 
 

3. Email a completed cover sheet and the abstract to:

 

                                             Brittney Conway

                                             brittneyconway@eagles.ewu.edu

 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Abstracts must be received by April 5, 2015.

 

 

 

05 / Submission Cover Page

Please include the following information on your cover page:

 

1. Type of Presentation: a) lecture research presentation, b) research proposal, or  c) intervention presentation

 

2. Title

 

3. Presenter(s) and affiliation

 

4. Contact information (email and phone)

 

5. List any equipment you need (projector, computer, etc.)

 

 

 

06 / Abstract Sample

Please use the following style:

 

Cognitive Interpretations of Competitive Trait Anxiety Symptoms: The Case for the 

Directional Dimension

 

Thad R. Leffingwell, University of Washington

 

Investigations into competitive anxiety in sport have traditionally measured only frequency

or intensity, and assumed that an absolute score represented a similar affective state in all

athletes. However, athletes may interpret indicants of anxiety as facilitative or debilitative to

performance. This interpretation could…

 

 

Please make your abstracts as complete and descriptive as possible, and limit them to 250-300 words. Email your cover page and abstract to brittneyconway@eagles.ewu.edu