Department Colloquia
The Psychology Department Colloquium series features nationally and internationally renowned behavioral scientists. The talks are open to the public. A reception follows in 4125 Sennott Square.
A partial listing of upcoming and recent colloquia is listed below. Check back often for updates.
5/16/08 3 p.m., Martin Colloquium Center 4127 Sennott Square |
Joshua Aronson, PhD New York University |
Stereotype Threat and the nature and Nurture of Intelligence (Abstract - PDF) |
5/9/08 3 p.m., Martin Colloquium Center 4127 Sennott Square |
Herbert C. Kelman, PhD Harvard University |
Evaluating the Contributions of Interactive Problem Solving to the Resolution of Ethnonational Conflicts (Abstract - PDF) |
4/11/08 2:30 p.m., Martin Colloquium Center 4127 Sennott Square |
Morton Ann Gernsbacher, PhD University of Wisconsin |
Imitation and Autism: A Neurofunctional Hypothesis (Abstract - PDF) |
| 2/29/08 | Christopher Coe, PhD University of Wisconsin |
Prenatal Origins of Health and Illness (Abstract - PDF) |
| 2/8/08 | Susan Bryson, PhD Dalhousie University |
Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Differential Pathways in its Early Expression, Temperament and Implications for Treatment (Abstract - PDF) |
| 1/17/08 | Golnaz Tabibnia, PhD University of California |
Emotion, Self-Regulation, and Fairness: Clues from the Brain. Video |
| 1/15/08 | Kathryn Roecklein
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The role of the Non-Visual Light Input Pathway in Seasonal Affective Disorder Video |
| 1/7/08 | Joseph Kable New York University |
Neural Mechanisms for Choosing Between Immediate and Delayed Rewards. Video |
| 1/10/08 | Bradley Conner, PhD UCLA |
When is Risk-Taking a Problem? Video |
| 12/13/07 | Kirk Erickson, PhD University of Illinois |
The Cognitive Neuroscience of aging Video |
11/09/07 3 p.m., Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Raymond Niaura, PhD Brown Medical School |
Pharmacogenetic Influences on Smoking Cessation: Silver Lining or Golden Fleece? (Abstract - PDF) |
10/12/07 3 p.m., Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Anna Marsland, PhD RN University of Pittsburgh |
Bidirectional Pathways between the Central Nervous and Immune Systems: Implications for Disease (Abstract - PDF) |
9/7/07 3 p.m., Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Mark E. Bouton, PhD University of Vermont |
Context and Memory Processes in Extinction: Some Implications for Understanding Relapse (Abstract - PDF) |
| 6/6/07 | Todd Braver, PhD Washington University |
Mechanisms of Cognitive Control Video 80MB |
5/11/07 3 p.m., Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Anthony R. Caggiula, PhD University of Pittsburgh |
What is the Role of Nicotine in Smoking? A Perspective from Animal Research (Abstract - PDF) |
4/27/07 3 p.m., Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Aletha Huston, PhD University of Texas |
New Hope: An Intervention for Working Poor Families and Their Children (Abstract- PDF) |
4/20/07 3 p.m., Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Robert McCall, PhD Christina Groark, PhD University of Pittsburgh |
Transforming an Institution: The Role of Early Social-Emotional Relationship Experience in Young Children's Development (Abstract- PDF) |
2/9/07 3 p.m., Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Arie Kruglanski, PhD University of Maryland |
Terrorism Between Syndrome and Tool: A Tale of Two Psychologies |
| 11/10/06 3 p.m. Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Sandra Graham, PhD University of California |
Ethnicity and Peer Harassment in Urban Schools: Exploring the Psychological Benefits of Ethnically Diverse Schools (Abstract- PDF) |
| 10/20/06 3 p.m. Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
David Buss, PhD University of Texas, Austin |
Sexual Conflict in Human Mating Strategies (Abstract- PDF) |
| 9/29/06 3 p.m. Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Gordon Logan, PhD Vanderbilt University |
Executive Control in the Implementation of Plans (Abstract- PDF) |
| 4/7/06 3 p.m. Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Kenneth Dodge, PhD Duke University |
How Culture and Intervention Alter the Impact of Harsh Parenting on Children's Aggressive Developoment (Abstract- PDF) |
| 3/17/06 3 p.m. Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Ian Gotlib, PhD Stanford University |
Interpersonal, Cognitive, and Biological Aspects of Depression: Toward an Integration (Abstract- PDF) |
| 12/2/05 3 p.m. Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Caryn Lerman, PhD University of Pennsylvania |
Nicotine Dependence Pharmacognetics (Abstract- PDF) |
| 10/21/05 3 p.m. Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Keith Raynor, PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
Eye Movements and Cognitive Processes in Reading (Abstract- PDF) |
| 9/22/05 3 p.m. Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Kiling Williams, PhD Purdue University |
Ostracism: Effects of Being Ignored and Excluded (Abstract- PDF) |
| 4/22/05 3 p.m. Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Scott Monroe, PhD University of Oregon |
Onset and Recurrence of Major Depression: Considerations from a Life Stress Perspective (Abstract-PDF) |
| 3/18/05 3 p.m. Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Keith Holyoak, PhD University of California at Los Angeles |
Relational Reasoning in Working Memory (Abstract-PDF) |
| 2/25/05 3 p.m. Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
John Bargh, PhD New York University |
Unconscious Motivation Redux (Abstract-PDF) |
| 12/03/04 3 p.m.- Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Eleanor Maccoby, PhD Stanford University |
Research and Theory Concerning Parenting and its Effects: Historical Overview (Abstract-PDF) |
| 11/12/04 3 p.m. Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Sheldon Cohen, PhD Carnegie Mellon University |
Social Networks, Social Support, and Health: How Our Social Environment Gets Under the Skin (AbstractPDF) |
| 10/29/04 3 p.m. Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
Lawrence Barsalou, PhD Emory University |
Grounding Conceptual Processing in Modality-Specific Systems: Current Evidence and Issues (Abstract-PDF) |
| 10/01/04 3 p.m. Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square |
E. Tory Higgins, PhD Columbia University |
Where Does Value Come From? (Abstract-PDF) |
9/8/04 |
Timothy W. Smith, PhD |
Marital Behavior and Coronary Artery Disease: An Interpersonal View of Stress and Health
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