Each semester the Department of Psychology sponsors a lecture series. Nationally-prominent researchers present their work on a variety of topics. These presentations are open to the public and free of charge. They are held every Friday from 3:00-4:30pm in 230 Minard Hall. If you would like to receive regular emails with colloquium announcements just let us know.
*Articles associated with the colloquium, provided by the speaker will be posted when available. Dr. Erin Conwell and Dr. Michael Robinson will be facilitating colloquium this fall.
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Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Title/Topic | Notes |
| September 6th, 2024 | Michael D. Robinson, Ph.D. (NDSU Department of Psychology) | Metaphors we live by: open versus closed preferences | |
| September 13th, 2024 | Viridiana Benitez, Ph.D. (Arizona State University) | Learning words in two languages: Considering cognition, context, and change | |
| September 20th, 2024 | Rowena Xia, Ph.D. (Concordia College) | Crossroads: Exploring how language and cultural background intersect with social-cognitive processes | |
| September 27th, 2024 | Colin G. DeYoung, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota) | Personality and Social Cognition: A Cybernetic Perspective | |
| October 4th, 2024 | Elena Tenenbaum, Ph.D. (Duke University) | Early markers of developmental divergence and autism based on brief and remote encounters | Virtual Meeting |
| October 11th, 2024 | Maiken Pontoppidan, Ph.D. (VIVE – The Danish Center for Social Science Research) | Fostering Attachment: Mentalization-Based Interventions for Pregnant Women and Foster Families | |
| October 18th, 2024 | Rebecca Nappa, Ph.D. (Senior Data Scientist at Amazon) | Data Science and Digital Assistants | |
| October 25th, 2024 | Natalie Covington, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota) | Bridging Cognitive Neuroscience and Rehabilitation: Promoting Positive Life Trajectories after Brain Injury | |
| November 1st, 2024 | Wan Wang, Ph.D. (NDSU Department of Communication) | Understanding Emotion and Risk Perception: How People Seek and Avoid Risk Information | |
| November 8th, 2024 | Timothy J. Greives, Ph.D. (NDSU Department of Biological Sciences) | Living in a constantly but predictably changing world: integrative studies on daily and seasonal timing in songbirds | |
| November 15th, 2024 | Adam Fetterman, Ph.D. (University of Houston) | Images and Words: Investigating the Underlying Processes of Metaphor, Nostalgia, and Wrongness Admission | |
| November 22nd, 2024 | Mark Strand, Ph.D., M.S., CPH (NDSU School of Pharmacy) | Public Health: saving lives … silently | |
| December 6th, 2024 | Heather Fuller, Ph.D. and Students (NDSU Human Development and Family Science) | TBD | |
| December 13th, 2024 | Student Presentations | TBD |