Colloquium Series 2009-2010
All interested members of the Wesleyan Community are welcome
to attend. The presentations by our distinguished guests last
approximately one hour, and are followed by a reception and informal discussion.
Colloquium Coordinators: Matthew Kurtz, Charles Sanislow
All colloquium events will be held on Fridays from
11:00-12:00 p.m.. Allbritton Center Rm. 103 (unless otherwise noted).
| Dates |
|
| Sept. 25 |
Robert Astur (virtual reality)
Director, Virtual Reality Laboratory
Olin Neuropsychology Research Center at the Institute of
Living
"Using virtual reality to provide insights into
psychology" |
| Oct. 16 |
Dan I. Slobin (psycholinguistics)
Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psycholinguistics
University of California-Berkeley
"The child learns to think for speaking: Puzzles of
crosslinguistic diversity in form-meaning mappings " |
| Nov. 13 |
William Hirst (memory and amnesia)
Professor of Psychology
The New School for Social Research
A New York College University
"Towards a psychology of collective memory: The role of
conversation in creating shared memories" |
| Dec. 11 |
Shirley Yen (suicidality)
Assistant Professor (Research)
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Alpert Brown Medical School
Brown University
"Risk factors for suicidal behavior" |
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11/16/09 |