The 1st International Online Conference on Behavioral Sciences
The 1st International Online Conference on Behavioral Sciences
Part of the International Online Conference on Behavioral Sciences series
Event's Timezone: Central European Summer Time
4 January 2026
29 January 2026
27 March 2026
Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognition, Neuropsychology, Psychiatry, Intervention and Health Promotion, Organizational Behavior
Abstract Submission Deadline is Closed.
The abstract acceptance notification has been delayed as some abstracts are still awaiting final approval.
Acceptance results (whether accepted or rejected) will be conveyed as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.
Registration remains open. Secure your spot and join us for a stimulating conference. Register for free HERE
For any inquiries, please contact us at iocbs2026@mdpi.com.
Welcome from the Chair
S2. Cognition;
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Abstract Guidelines: Abstracts should be concise (200–300 words) and clearly state the research question, methodology, and key findings.
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Submission Expectations: Both empirical research and review papers are welcome. Presenters should specify whether their work includes data-driven findings or is a theoretical/conceptual review.
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Submission Criteria: All abstracts must be submitted in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling. Submissions must be original and novel, without prior publication in any journal, or they may be rejected. Each abstract should include the following sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, and References. The contents of the abstract must align with the selected session.
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Prizes and awards: Those with accepted contributions will be eligible to give oral presentations or present a poster online, with CHF 800 awarded for the best presentation and best poster.
Prof. Dr. Jerrell Cassady
Department of Educational Psychology, Ball State University, Muncie, USA
Program Overview
1 April Morning |
2 April Morning |
3 April Morning |
Session 7: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Session 6: Health Psychology |
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Session 8: Organizational Behaviors |
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1 April Afternoon |
2 April Afternoon |
3 April Afternoon |
Session 2: Cognition
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Session 3: Develpomental Psychology |
Session 1: Psychiatric, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders |
Session 5: Social Psychology |
Session 9: Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences |
Session 4: Educational Psychology |
IOCBS 2026 Program (DAY 1)
IOCBS 2026 Day 1
S7. Child and Adolescent Psychology
S8. Organizational Behaviors
Date: 1 April 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
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Session 7. Child and Adolscent Psychology |
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| 09:00–09:10 |
Prof. Dr. Jerrell Cassady
Event Chair |
Welcome from the conference chair |
| 09:10-09:20 |
Session Chair
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Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 09:20-09:40 | Beatriz De Faria Sousa Oral Speaker |
Indirect Digital Exposure to War and Armed Conflict and Mental Health Outcomes in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review |
| 09:40-10:00 | Dr. Kalliopi Megari Oral Speaker |
Identifying the Relationship Between Neurocognitive Functions and Quality of Life in Early Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
Session 8. Organizational Behaviors |
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| 10:00–10:10 | Prof. Dr. Sukanlaya Sawang Session Chair |
Welcome from the session chair |
| 10:10-10:30 | Yuan Wang Oral Speaker |
The Anxiety Paradox of AI Training in High-Stakes Operations and Supply Chain Management: An Integrated Perspective from Control-Value Theory and Organizational Support Theory |
| 10:30-10:50 | Hulumtaye Belayneh Dejene Oral Speaker |
Fostering e-Government Procurement Success: The Role of Servant Leadership and Organizational Change Readiness |
| 10:50-14:00 |
Break |
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S2. Cognition
S5. Social Psychology
Date: 1 April 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EST, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
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Time in CET |
Speaker |
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Session 2. Cognition |
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| 14:00–14:10 |
Prof. Dr. John Parkinson
Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 14:10-14:40 | Dr. Claudia Gonzalez Invited Speaker |
Grounded in Action: The Sensorimotor Origins of Language and Spatial Ability |
| 14:40-15:10 | Dr. Robbin Gibb Invited Speaker |
The influence of parental experience on offspring brain and behavior |
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15:10-15:30 |
Ying Li Oral Speaker |
The Spatial Updating Mechanism of Different Field-Cognitive Styles in Various Perspective Orientations: Evidence from Behavior and fNIRS |
| 15:30-15:50 |
Irene Rodrigo |
Age-related cognitive changes indexed by vocal biomarkers |
Session 5. Social Psychology |
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| 15:50–16:00 | Prof. Dr. Johanna Nilsson Session Chair |
Welcome from the session chair |
| 16:00-16:30 | Prof. Dr. Jasper Van Assche Invited Speaker |
The Turtle Metaphor Reconsidered: Diversity and Social Polarization
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| 16:30-17:00 | Dr. Cindy Harmon-Jones Invited Speaker |
Cognitive Dissonance: What's new with the classic theory?
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17:00-17:20 |
Song Tong |
Cultural Experience and Cognitive Bias: Validating High-Order Aesthetic Judgment from Human to LLM |
| 17:20-17:40 | Mengyang Liu Oral Speaker |
Testing a Dual-Pathway Model: How Event-Specific Attributions Shape Divergent Responses to Cyberbullying |
IOCBS 2026 Program (DAY 2)
IOCBS 2026 Day 2
S6. Health Psychology
Date: 2 April 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
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Time in CET |
Speaker |
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| 09:00-09:10 |
Prof. Dr. Andrew Soundy
Session Chair |
Welcome from the session chair |
| 09:10-09:40 | Dr. Ubydul Haque Invited Speaker |
Coupled behavioral and structural dynamics in hub-and-spoke mobility networks shape disease transmission and vaccination outcomes |
| 09:40-10:00 | Chloe Marie Maxwell-Smith Oral Speaker |
Beyond Belief: The Role of Health Anxiety and the Health Belief Model in UV Risk Exposure Among Australian Adults |
| 10:00-10:20 | Alessio Matiz Oral Speaker |
Changes in mind-wandering frequency and phenomenology in cancer patients following an 8-week mindfulness intervention |
| 10:20-10:40 | Oral Speaker |
To be announced |
| 10:40-11:00 | Verónica García-Tribaldos Oral Speaker |
Resilience as a Protective Factor Against Obstetric Violence and Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Perinatal Mental Health of Women |
| 11:00-11:20 |
Myrto Patagi Bakaraki |
Enhancing Cognitive Function and Reducing Fatigue Through Occupational Therapy: Evidence from Postoperative Care in Older Adults |
| 11:20-11:40 | Jhon Ostanin Oral Speaker |
Cognitive and Decisional Effects of Companion Presence During Medical Decision Making: A Systematic Review With Narrative Synthesis of Human Studies |
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12:10-14:00 |
BREAK |
S3. Developmental Psychology
S9. Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences
Date: 2 April 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EST, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
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Session 3. Developmental Psychology |
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| 14:00–14:10 |
Prof. Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett
Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 14:10-14:40 | Dr. Ji Su Han Invited Speaker |
Early Sleep and Developmental Trajectories: Longitudinal Pathways to School Adaptation and Achievement |
| 14:40-15:00 | Ainzara Favini Oral Speaker |
On the Empirical Replicability of Temperamental Profiles in Italian Youths |
| 15:00-15:20 | Mehmet Emin Arayici Oral Speaker |
Epidemiology and Developmental Psychopathology of Separation Anxiety Disorder: A Systematic Multidimensional Review |
| 15:20-15:40 |
Alexandra Sonfelianu |
Fluid Intelligence and Working Memory in ASD and ADHD: A Comparative Study with Neurotypical Children |
Session 9. Experimental and Clincal Neurosciences |
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| 15:50–16:00 | Prof. Dr. Bin Hu Session Chair |
Welcome from the session chair |
| 16:00-16:30 | Prof. Dr. Bin Hu Keynote Speaker |
A Clinical Neuroscience Framework for AI Hallucinations: Measurement, Subtyping, and Intervention |
| 16:30-17:00 | Keynote Speaker |
To be announced |
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17:00-17:20 |
Sergey Lytaev |
Reflection of phobic scenarios in virtual reality based on EEG data and intelligent video streaming |
| 17:20-17:40 | Avneek Sandhu Oral Speaker |
Temporal Reliability of Sequential Perceptual Decisions in Humans and Artificial Agents |
IOCBS 2026 Program (DAY 3)
IOCBS 2026 Day 3
S1. Psychiatric, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders
S4. Educational Psychology
Date: 3 April 2026 (Friday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EST, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
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Session 1. Psychiatric, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders |
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| 14:00–14:10 |
Prof. Dr. Valentina Echeverria Moran
Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 14:10-14:30 | Diego Díaz-Milanés Oral Speaker |
Revalidating Body Image Dynamics in the Body Investment Scale Using Network Analysis: A Clinical and Behavioural Perspective |
| 14:30-14:50 | Jhon Ostanin Oral Speaker |
Post-Anesthesia Awareness and PTSD Risk: Exploring the Psychological Aftermath of Intraoperative Awareness |
Session 4. Educational Psychology |
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| 14:50–15:00 | Prof. Dr. William Bart Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 15:00-15:30 | Prof. Dr. Ming Cui Invited Speaker |
Navigating college and beyond: Promoting success among college students |
| 15:30-16:00 | Prof. Dr. George Georgiou & Pamela Guilbault Invited Speakers |
Teacher’s knowledge and how that relates to students’ reading performance |
| 16:00-16:30 | Invited Speaker |
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| 16:30-16:50 | Valeria Cavioni Oral Speaker |
Communication at school and teachers’ wellbeing: An Italian qualitative study |
| 16:50-17:10 | Simona Alexandra Pascal Oral Speaker |
Student Engagement, Autonomy and Teacher Support in Romanian High Schools: Evidence from a National Study |
Event Chair
Jerrell Cassady is Professor of Psychology and has been at Ball State since 1999. His areas of expertise include test anxiety, human learning, teacher education, and research design. He frequently works with national organizations (e.g., Smithsonian Institution, National Parks Foundation) and local school and community groups (e.g., Muncie Community Schools, Hancock County Community Foundation) to design and implement evaluation studies documenting successful educational programming in practice.
Session Chairs
Prof. Dr. John Parkinson
Wales Centre for Behaviour Change, Department of Psychology, Bangor University, UK
Dr. Andrew Soundy
School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK
Prof. Dr. Michele Roccella
Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Italy
Prof. Dr. Bin Hu
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Prof. Dr. Valentina Echeverria Moran
Laboratorio de Neurobiología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago , Chile
Prof. Dr. Johanna Nilsson
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, United States
Prof. Dr. Sukanlaya Sawang
Faculty of Business and Law, Coventry University, Coventry, UK
Prof. Dr. William Bart
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Prof. Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett
Department of Educational Psychology, Mary Frances Early College of Education, University of Georgia, USA
Event Committee
Department of Psychology, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
personality trait and disorder; emotion; neurophysiology; neuroimaging
School of Languages and Education, Universidad Nebrija, Madrid, Spain
School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Sweden
Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
Department of Psychology, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada
School of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
Centre for Occupational and Health Psychology, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
Universidade Ceuma (UNICEUMA), Sao Luis, Brazil
School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Department of Education, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Department of Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Musicology Research Group, Faculty of Arts, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium,
Department of Art History, Musicology and Theatre Studies, IPEM, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
DAN Department of Management and Organizational Studies, Western University, Canada
Department of Rural Studies, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, USA
Department of Psychology, Concordia University of Edmonton, Edmonton, Canada
Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, USA
Queens College and the Graduate Center, The City University of New York, Queens, USA
Centre for Professional Communication, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore
Department of Humanistic Studies, University of Foggia, Italy
Department of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Lisbon School of Nursing,Lisbon, Portugal
Nursing; Health Management; Quality of Life; Well-being; Validation Studies; Mental Health Nursing; Addictive Behaviours; Substance Use; Mental Health Literacy; Stigma.Nursing; Health Management; Quality of Life; Well-being; Validation Studies; Mental Hea
Behavior and Brain Lab IULM– Neuromarketing Research Center, IULM University, Milan, Italy
electroencephalography (eeg); skin conductance (sc, scr, scl); hearthrate (hr); affective computing; biomedical signal processing; machine learning
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey,
Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey
healthcare inforamtics; Medical Informatics
chronic pain; personality; fibromyalgia syndrome; emotional disorders; cognitive impairments; transcranial doppler functional ultrasonography; transcranial direct current stimulation; cerebral autoregulation; cardiovascular variability; hypotension
Department of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, China
perinatal depression; maternal mental health; infant mental health; attachment; toxic stress; parent–child interventions; community-based nursing interventions
work motivation; leadership; cross-cultural studies; creativity; innovation; entrepreneurship
Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
inattentional blindness
perceived quality of life; leisure and recreation administration; social psychological aspects of leisure service consumer
stochastic modeling; data analysis; machine learning; data mining
divergent thinking; creative process
Biomedical Department, “Francisc I. Rainer” Institute of Anthropology, Romanian Academy, Romanian Academy House, Bucharest, Romania
psychosocial factors
College of International Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China
Social Sciences; covid; psychology; pandemic
School of Business, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau SAR, China
human resource manageemnt; Organizational behavior; public administration; Policy Analysis
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
stress management; quality of life; Facilities Management; outdoor environment
School of Economics and Management, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China
leadership; HRM; organisational behaviour
clinical psychology and neuroscience; cognitive psychology; biopsychology; neuropsychology
the role of neural plasticity in animal behavior and mental disorders; the neurophysiological bases of synaptic transmission and plasticity; the neural correlates of cognitive functioning in health and disease
Department of Normal Physiology, St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Clinical Neurophysiology; brain mapping; EEG; evoked potentials; artificial intelligence; cognitive psychology; neurorehabilitation
digital health; mental health and wellbeing; virtual care
Department of Physical Therapy, Laboratory of Non-Invasive Neuromodulation—LANN, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil
rehabilitation; physical-functional performance
Neural Network; sports health; Sensor Technology; sports; physical activity; biomechanics; Neuroscience and Psychology
Department of Education, Area of Physical Education and Sports, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
physical education; sports; injury; Education; motor skills; sports games; physical activities; natural environment; primary education; Early Childhood Education; Didactics
Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Alacant, Alicante, Spain
emotional regulation; emotional intelligence; frustration tolerance; behavioral problems; behavioral disorders; social skills; relational skills; childrens; adolescents
CRP-CPO Laboratory UR7273, Jules Verne University of Picardy, Amiens, France
developmental psychology; Developmental Disorders; Educational Psychology; language; social cognition; Williams syndrome; down syndrome
Appleton Institute, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity Australia
psychology
Keynote Speakers
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
A Clinical Neuroscience Framework for AI Hallucinations: Measurement, Subtyping, and Intervention
A primary focus of our research is on sensory and motor control in both patients and multi-modal AI systems where vision, hearing, decision making and movement converge. We are particularly interested in the taxonomy of hallucination-like behaviors in AI that parallels clinical reasoning: temporal instability (answer flip-flops and drift), persistence confabulation (wrong beliefs that survive new evidence), misbinding and scene fabrication (coherent but incorrect integration), and overconfident reporting under uncertainty. To this end, we developed cognitive task environments—spanning perception, attention, memory, and sequential inference—where both humans and AI can be evaluated under comparable constraints such as time budgets, noise, incomplete information, and competing goals. Our aim is to give neuroscience-based AI research a missing foundation: a clinically inspired, neurocognitively grounded platform for measurement, benchmarking, and intervention—so that improving reliability and reducing hallucination becomes a cumulative science rather than a collection of isolated engineering fixes.
movement disorder program; the movement walking program; the neuromodulation program; autism; ASD; motivation
Invited Speakers
Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada
The influence of parental experience on offspring brain and behavior
Dr. Robbin Gibb is a professor and Chair in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge and a member of the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience. Her research focuses on brain plasticity and how early life and parental preconception experience shapes brain development and resilience across the lifespan. Dr. Gibb holds a PhD and MSc in Neuroscience and a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Lethbridge. She has published widely on neurodevelopment and early experience and has presented her research at national and international conferences. Her work bridges basic neuroscience with real- world application, often working with educators, families, and community partners to translate scientific findings into practices that support healthy development. Dr Gibb is also an award-winning educator who is deeply committed to mentorship and student training.
parental experience and its influence on brain development; remediation of deficits arising from early brain injury; executive function and its relationship to language and motor development
Center for Social & Cultural Psychology (CESCUP), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium,
Optentia Research Unit, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark , South Africa
The Turtle Metaphor Reconsidered: Diversity and Social Polarization
Jasper Van Assche is a professor in social psychology at the Center for Social and Cultural Psychology (CESCUP) of the Université libre de Bruxelles in Belgium, and an extraordinary professor at the Optentia Research Unit of the North-West University in South Africa. Among other things, he is Editor-in-Chief at Journal of Social Psychology Research, Associate Editor of Journal of Social and Political Psychology, and Editorial Board Member of Personality and Social Psychology Review. His research focuses on intergroup relations, political psychology, and diversity ideologies, examining how group- and individual-level attitudes shape societal cohesion within and across countries and contexts. He has published on topics such as prejudice, diversity, polarization, intergroup contact, self-determination theory, and authoritarianism, contributing to a deeper understanding of contemporary challenges in democratic systems. His interdisciplinary approach bridges several subdomains in social sciences, offering insights into how psychological and sociological processes can contribute to harmonious intergroup relations.
intergroup relations; individual differences; political attitudes; self-determination theory
Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, 4401 University Dr. W, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada
Grounded in Action: The Sensorimotor Origins of Language and Spatial Ability
Dr. Claudia Gonzalez is a Professor and Board of Governors Research Chair in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Lethbridge. Dr. Gonzalez obtained a bachelor’s in psychology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), a MSc and a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Lethbridge, and she was a postdoctoral fellow at Western University. Dr. Gonzalez investigates how the human brain processes and integrates sensory and motor information. In particular how vision and haptics guide arm and hand movements for reaching and grasping. She is interested in understanding the interactions of the sensorimotor system with cognitive processes such as language, executive function, and spatial abilities. Her approach is developmental spanning from infants to seniors and her research includes healthy and neurological populations.
locomotor activity / movement disorders; visual system; Motor System; Therapeutics; recovery; plasticity / neuronal regeneration; sensation and perception; cognitive development; Experimental Psychology; speech and language development disorders; language
Cognitive Dissonance: What's new with the classic theory?
Cindy received her PhD in social psychology from Texas A&M university and is now a senior lecturer at Western Sydney University. Her research falls in the area of motivation and emotion. She has focused on the antecendents and effects of discrete emotions including anger, determination, disgust, the "heebeejeebees", and sadness. Along with colleagues, she developed the action-based model of dissonance, an innovative conception of the motivation behind cognitive dissonance processes. She has published a program of research inspired by this model.
emotion; motivation; attitudes; emotion regulation; cognition
Graduate School of Education, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, South Korea
Early Sleep and Developmental Trajectories: Longitudinal Pathways to School Adaptation and Achievement
Ji Su Han is a professor of Early Childhood Education in the Graduate School of Education at Kyung Hee University, South Korea. Her research focuses on how family factors and early care and education programs support the development of young children, particularly those from low-income backgrounds. She also investigates the role of sleep in young children’s development. Her work has been funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Research Foundation of Korea. She serves on the editorial boards of Early Childhood Research Quarterly and the Korean Journal of Early Childhood Education. She teaches courses in early childhood education and educational psychology.
sleep; metacognition; child development; early childhood teacher education
Department of Human Development and Family Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA
Navigating college and beyond: Promoting success among college students
Dr. Ming Cui is a U.S. Fulbright Scholar, Fulbright Specialist, and professor of Human Development and Family Science at Florida State University. She holds a PhD degree in Sociology and a master’s degree in Statistics from Iowa State University. Dr. Cui’s research interests include emerging adult development, family processes and relationships, and cultural studies. She has published over 100 articles, conducted several NIH funded projects, and received many awards, including the New Contribution Award from the International Association for Relationship Research.
adolescent and young adult development; family relationships and processes; parenting; cultural diversity; research methodology
Teacher’s knowledge and how that relates to students’ reading performance
George Georgiou is a professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta and the director of the J. P. Das Centre on Developmental and Learning Disabilities. His research focuses on the prevention and remediation of reading difficulties. Because of the impact of his research on society, he received the King Charles III Coronation Medal and the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal.
reading intervention; home literacy environment; rapid automatized naming; reading fluency; reading acquisition; dyslexia
Catholic Independent Schools of Nelson Diocese, Kelowna, Canada
Teacher's knowledge and how that relates to students' reading performance?
Pamela Guilbault is the superintendent of the Catholic Independent Schools of Nelson Diocese. Her research focuses on teachers' knowledge of language and literacy concepts and how this knowledge impacts students' reading achievement and growth. Pamela is the recipient of the 2025 Dyslexia Canada Educational Excellence Award.
Coupled behavioral and structural dynamics in hub-and-spoke mobility networks shape disease transmission and vaccination outcomes
Ubydul Haque is an assistant professor of global health at Rutgers Global Health Institute with a joint appointment as an assistant professor of epidemiology in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the School of Public Health. He is a geospatial epidemiologist who designs data- and technology-driven solutions for confronting global public health problems.
global health; climate change and health; natural disaster and health
Registration
The registration for IOCBS 2026 will be free of charge! The registration includes attendance to all conference sessions.
If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual university email addresses. Thank you for your understanding.
Please note that the submission and registration are two separate parts. Only scholars who registered can receive a link to access the conference live streaming. The deadline for registration is 27 March 2026.
Instructions for Authors
IOCBS 2026 will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.
Deadline for abstract acceptance notification: 31 January 2026.
An abstract acceptance email only confirms that your abstract has been accepted. Oral or poster presentation invitations are determined separately by the conference chairs, and you will receive an additional email with the presentation result.
If you do not have an account, please register at www.sciforum.net. After logging in, submit your abstract using the “Submit Abstract” button on the conference homepage. No template is required.
Abstract Requirements
1. Types of Submissions
- Accepted: Original research abstracts; systematic reviews or meta-analyses abstracts (must comply with PRISMA 2020).
- Not accepted: Narrative, scoping, comparative, perspective, opinion, or essay-style reviews
2. Content Requirements
- Length: 200–300 words
- Structure: Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusions
- Language: Clear, publication-ready English
- Originality: Must be original and unpublished; previously published abstracts will not be considered
3. Authorship
- The submitting author must ensure all co-authors approve the content.
- Authors may submit multiple abstracts, but only one abstract per author may be selected for an oral presentation.
The slot for the oral presentation is 15 mins. We advise that your presentation lasts for a maximum of 12 mins, leaving at least 3 mins for the Q&A session.
Authors are encouraged to prepare presentations using PowerPoint or equivalent software for online display alongside their abstract. If provided, slides will be presented directly on the conference website via the Sciforum.net slide viewer and should be prepared in the same format as a traditional conference presentation of research results. All slides must be converted to PDF format prior to submission to ensure accurate online display.
Each presentation should:
- Communicate the research question or objective, methodology, key results, and scientific novelty;
- Use a clear and logical structure, typically Introduction-Methods-Results&Discussion structure (IMRaD) or a field-appropriate alternative;
- Emphasize the relevance of the work;
- Support key findings with clear figures or tables where appropriate;
- Conclude with a critical interpretation of the results and their impact.
Poster Presentation
- Size in pixel: 1080 width x 1536 height–portrait orientation.
- Size in cm: 38,1 width x 54,2 height–portrait orientation.
- Font size: ≥16.
- Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here at the following links: (1), (2), (3)
- You can use our free template to create your poster.
The poster template can be downloaded HERE. We will reach out to you closer to the dates of the conference with more information.
1. Each abstract must designate one presenter. To change the presenter, please contact us after you receive the oral/poster presentation invitation.
2. Only live presentations are accepted.
3. Presenters who do not attend the live session will not be eligible for awards or presentation certificates.
It is the author's responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.
Publication Opportunities
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue (to be updated), published in Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X, Impact Factor 2.5), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. Please note, if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.
2. Proceeding Paper Publication
All accepted abstracts will be published free of charge in the conference report of IOCBS2026 in Proceedings (ISSN: 2504 - 3900) after quality check. If you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper, free of charge (4-8 pages), please submit it to the same journal after the conference.
Publication Notice: Conference report and proceedings papers will undergo peer-review procedure. Acceptance at the conference does not ensure final publication.
- Title
- Full author names
- Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results and Discussion
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
Please click HERE to submit your proceeding paper to the Proceedings.
Proceedings Template.docx
Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce the establishment of the Best Oral Presentation Award and Best Poster Award.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 4
1. Best Oral Presentation Award
Eligibility: Open to all authors selected as oral speakers who have delivered their presentation. Failure to present, delegation of the presentation to another person, or use of AI-generated voice or similar substitutes will result in disqualification.
Criteria: Evaluation considers scientific rigor (clear, literature-supported research question or hypothesis, appropriate methodology, robust analysis and critical discussion of the results), IMRaD/field-appropriate structure, clarity of presented data (clear, well-labeled figures and tables), presentation skills and audience engagement, demonstrated scientific novelty and impact.
Prize: An award of CHF 200 and a certificate in recognition of your outstanding contribution.
2. Best Poster Award
Eligibility: Open to all authors who have presented their work through posters. Failure to present, delegation of the presentation to another person, or use of AI-generated voice or similar substitutes will result in disqualification.
Winner Announcement: The award winners will be evaluated and selected by the scientific committee after the conference. Results will be announced on the website and all winners will be individually contacted via email.
Sponsors and Partners
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Organizers
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Conference Secretariat
Ms. Coco Hou
Email: iocbs2026@mdpi.com
For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.
