The slate for the 2026 WPA conference is jam packed with talks on a wide variety of topics all aligned with President Feist's Psychology in Action conference theme. We worked particularly hard to garner a wide array of speakers whose interests and backgrounds represent a diverse spectrum. Together with talks "Reinforcing psychology’s role as a hub science" some challenge you emploring you to "Do not attend this talk: The psychology of autonomy restrictions". Will you be able to resist?
The speakers provide attendees with an opportunity to hear the latest on a number of critical and pivitol topics in psychology. You get to hear about talks from the major pillars of psychology such as the "Cross-Culturally Applicable Models of Personality Variation: Beyond the Big Five", "Perception and Memory: Applications to Real-World Events", as well as timely talks bearing on the world we live in. For example, "How to be an effective ally: Impactful action through positive psychology", "Burning Up: The Hidden Mental Toll of Rising Temperatures", and "Agency & Emotion: Leveraging Psychology to Make a Difference in Climate Work" all relate to the challenges faced by the country and the world today. You will have a lot of sessions to bookmark in your calendar.
Some of our Distinguished Speakers include: Nancy Segal, Wesley Schultz, Sabine Huemer, Kathleen Bogart, Ivan Carbajal, Steven Sanders, Daniel Bradford, Sapna Cheryan, Yuichi Shoda, Greg Walton, Janet Peters, Kim Meidenbauer, Jon Krosnick, Geoff Loftus, Deepu Murthy, Gerard Saucier, Stephanie Caccioppo, Meg Warren, Kim Barchard, Jamie Hyneman, Jessica Dietch, Leslie Davenport, Jennifer Beatty-Wright, Mei-Ching Lieng, Ben Rosenberg, Kim Kahn, Sharon Tettegah, Rihana Mason, Gabi Smith, Giovani Ramos