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. Erin Conwell and Dr. Michael Robinson will be facilitating colloquium this fall.

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Schedule

Fall 2024 Schedule
DateSpeakerTitle/TopicNotes
September 6th, 2024Michael D. Robinson, Ph.D. (NDSU Department of Psychology)Metaphors we live by: open versus closed preferences
September 13th, 2024Viridiana Benitez, Ph.D. (Arizona State University)Learning words in two languages: Considering cognition, context, and change
September 20th, 2024Rowena Xia, Ph.D. (Concordia College)Crossroads: Exploring how language and cultural background intersect with social-cognitive processes
September 27th, 2024Colin G. DeYoung, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota) Personality and Social Cognition: A Cybernetic Perspective
October 4th, 2024Elena Tenenbaum, Ph.D. (Duke University)Early markers of developmental divergence and autism based on brief and remote encountersVirtual Meeting
October 11th, 2024Maiken Pontoppidan, Ph.D. (VIVE – The Danish Center for Social Science Research)Fostering Attachment: Mentalization-Based Interventions for Pregnant Women and Foster Families
October 18th, 2024Rebecca Nappa, Ph.D. (Senior Data Scientist at Amazon)Data Science and Digital Assistants
October 25th, 2024Natalie Covington, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota)

Bridging Cognitive Neuroscience and Rehabilitation: Promoting Positive Life Trajectories after Brain Injury

November 1st, 2024Wan Wang, Ph.D. (NDSU Department of Communication)Understanding Emotion and Risk Perception: How People Seek and Avoid Risk Information
November 8th, 2024Timothy 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, 2024Adam Fetterman, Ph.D. (University of Houston)

Images and Words: Investigating the Underlying Processes of Metaphor, Nostalgia, and Wrongness Admission

November 22nd, 2024Mark Strand, Ph.D., M.S., CPH (NDSU School of Pharmacy)Public Health: saving lives … silently
December 6th, 2024Bryce Van Vleet, M.S. (ABD in Developmental Science & Linked Lives Research Lab, NDSU)Barriers to and Promotion of Wellbeing on the Rural Upper Great Plains
December 13th, 2024Student PresentationsTBD

Past Colloquia

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