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.

Fall 2026 Colloquium Series

Date

Speaker

Title/Topic

Notes

August 28th, 2026

N/A

N/A

Syllabus Day/Introduction to series

September 4th, 2026

Jessie Rock, M.S. (Executive Director & Founder, Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum)

Learn about the Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum

September 11th, 2026

TBD

TBD

September 18th, 2026

PowerPoint Party!

N/A

Graduate Students Only

September 25th, 2026

Nicole Derenne, Ed.D. & Gunjan Manocha, Ph.D. (University of North Dakota)

TBD

October 2nd, 2026

TBD

TBD

October 9th, 2026

Mehrgol Tiv, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh)

TBD

October 16th, 2026

Erin Hannon, Ph.D. (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

TBD

October 23rd, 2026

Yi Ti Huang, Ph.D. (University of Maryland)

TBD

October 30th, 2026

Maryam Vaziri-Pashkam, Ph.D. (University of Delaware)

TBD

November 6th, 2026

TBD

TBD

November 13th, 2026

Nikole Patson, Ph.D. (The Ohio State University)

TBD

November 20th, 2026

Krys Strand, Ph.D. (Concordia College)

TBD

November 27th, 2026

No Colloquium

N/A

Thanksgiving Break

December 4th, 2026

Graduate Student Presentations

N/A

Past Colloquia

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