The Management Information Systems Association (MiSA), Women in Computing (WiC) and UNIdos will be hosting a hypnotist show headlining AnnaRose Anderson on Saturday, April 21, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the West Gym on campus.

“Women in Computing has been collaborating with MiSA since the beginning of the school year, planning a technology conference scheduled for October 2018,” said Morgan Brus, vice president of WiC.

“With this new connection between the two organizations, MiSA asked us, WiC, if we would be interested in partnering with them to host a hypnotist towards the end of the semester,” Brus said. “Women in Computing thought the idea was great, and a perfect distraction before students start the final week of regular classes.”

According to her Facebook page, Anderson is from Dubuque, Iowa, where she attended Loras College to be trained in hypnosis while also earning a degree in international studies with a double major in public relations and politics. After graduating from college, she began her career as a hypnotist and mentalist and started performing hypnosis on stage in venues such as high schools, fundraisers, colleges, fairs, corporate events and casinos.

According to her website, Anderson customizes each of her shows to better fit each of her audiences in the different settings she performs.

Aside from performing hypnosis for entertainment, Anderson also performs hypnotherapy certified by the International Association of Counselors and Therapists. She uses hypnotherapy as a form of mental coaching for a number of things, such as helping others quit smoking, lose weight or cope with stress.

Anderson also coordinates cognitive mind-mapping workshops and meditation, where she teaches people how to grow personally and professionally and shows them hypnosis techniques that are tailored to their personality type.

“I am really excited to go see AnnaRose Anderson’s hypnosis show on Saturday,” said Shelby Loomis, a freshman at UNI double majoring in psychology and criminology.

“She seems like she will be really energetic and fun toward the crowd in her performance,” Loomis said. “And since I am a psychology major and love to see how the brain works, I am interested in seeing hypnosis and hypnotherapy up close from her this weekend.”

Another student, Madison Boever, a psychology and family services double major, said, “Seeing AnnaRose Anderson is going to be super entertaining.”

“Just seeing the process of people going into a different state of mind is extremely interesting from a psychological point of view,” Boever said. “I can’t wait to see how she’ll do it.”