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

 

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

(Abstract- PDF)

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
3 p.m.
Martin Colloquium Center, 4127 Sennott Square

Timothy W. Smith, PhD
University of Utah

Marital Behavior and Coronary Artery Disease: An Interpersonal View of Stress and Health

(Abstract- PDF)

 

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