Colloquium
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. Ben Balas and Dr. Evelyn Milburn will be facilitating colloquium this Fall.
*Supported by the Verlin B. Hinsz Colloquium Series – Outside Speakers Endowment Fund, which enables NDSU Psychology to bring renown researchers from around the country.
Fall 2026 Colloquium Series
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Date |
Speaker |
Title/Topic |
Notes |
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August 28th, 2026 |
N/A |
N/A |
Syllabus Day/Introduction to series |
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September 4th, 2026 |
Jessie Rock, M.S. (Executive Director & Founder, Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum) |
Learn about the Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum |
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September 11th, 2026 |
No Colloquium |
N/A |
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September 18th, 2026 |
PowerPoint Party! |
N/A |
Graduate Students Only |
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September 25th, 2026 |
Nicole Derenne, Ed.D. & Gunjan Manocha, Ph.D. (University of North Dakota) |
Visual Arts and Health Promotion |
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October 2nd, 2026 |
No Colloquium |
N/A |
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October 9th, 2026* |
Mehrgol Tiv, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh) |
"Social Diversity and How We Perceive Others" |
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October 16th, 2026* |
Erin Hannon, Ph.D. (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) |
"Development, Enculturation, and Musical Meaning" |
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October 23rd, 2026* |
Yi Ti Huang, Ph.D. (University of Maryland) |
"Language learning in a large-world context: The role of parsing heuristics" |
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October 30th, 2026* |
Maryam Vaziri-Pashkam, Ph.D. (University of Delaware) |
TBD |
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November 6th, 2026 |
TBD |
TBD |
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November 13th, 2026* |
Nikole Patson, Ph.D. (The Ohio State University) |
TBD |
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November 20th, 2026 |
Krys Strand, Ph.D. (Concordia College) |
TBD |
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November 27th, 2026 |
No Colloquium |
N/A |
Thanksgiving Break |
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December 4th, 2026 |
Graduate Student Presentations |
N/A |
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