More About BISTOPS 2026

The Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme - Maison Suger, in cooperation with the Bureau of Educational Affairs of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, and the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology is pleased to announce the 4th Biennial International Seminar on the Teaching of Psychological Science (BISTOPS).

This English language seminar is organized and led by Dr. Douglas A. Bernstein (University of South Florida,USA) in collaboration with La Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme. It will take place on 6-10 July, 2026 in Paris at La Maison Suger, the Fondation’s residential and working facility located at 16-18 rue Suger, in the Latin quarter (https://www.fmsh.fr/en).
 

The seminar will accommodate about 25 participants who have experience in conducting and publishing research on teaching psychology and in successful grant-writing, as well as those who are developing ideas for such research, or have a strong interest in doing so.
The seminar is designed to give participants the opportunity to discuss existing research on the scholarship of teaching and learning in psychology, to exchange new research ideas, to create international research teams, and ultimately to generate empirical studies whose results will promote evidence-based recommendations for improving the teaching of psychological science on an international scale.

The seminar will begin with a poster session designed to familiarize the group with each participant’s past, present, and future research interests. Daily presentations by invited speakers will be followed by group discussion of the speakers’ topic, including brainstorming about research that still needs to be done on each
day’s topic.

The final day will feature presentations by selected participants on teaching-related topics (soon to be announced).
 

The main speakers at BISTOPS 2026 will include

• Manu Kapur (ETH Zurich),

• Katherine Button (University of Bath, UK) 

• Lee Jussim (Rutgers University, USA), and

• Sue Frantz (New Mexico State University, USA).

Their topics, abstracts, and biographical sketches are available on the BISTOPS Program page at www.bistops.org.

The formal part of each seminar day will begin at 09:30 and end at 13:30, with a coffee break at 11:00.  Participants will be free for the rest of the day to have lunch and dinner on their own or in groups and to pursue informal discussions and research planning sessions.

The registration fee of 425 USD (405 USD for members of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology) includes admission to the seminar, a welcome reception, daily coffee breaks, and a certificate of participation from Maison Suger on behalf of the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme.
 

For further information, please contact Douglas Bernstein at douglas.bernstein@comcast.net. Click here to apply for a place at the seminar.

The deadline for completed applications is January 15, 2026