News and Events

Speaker Series

Wednesday, April 24, 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. MBH 216

The Psychology Department is pleased to invite you to our Speaker Series. The presentations are scheduled from 4:30-5:30, with each speaker spending about a half hour discussing their own research program.

Laura MacMullin, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

”An Ecological Systems Approach to Understanding Risk and Promoting Resilience Among Trans and Gender-Diverse Youth”

4:30 p.m. MBH 216
Open to all

Olga Parshina, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

”Crossing the Invisible Language Boundary: The Effect of Language Immersion on Lexical Access in Bilingual Readers”

5:00 p.m. MBH 216
Open to all

Psychology Thesis Informational Meeting

Thursday, April 25, 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. 

There will be an important informational meeting next Thursday, April 25, from 4:30 to 5:00 on Zoom (to accommodate students abroad) hosted by Prof. Matt Kimble, who is our current Director of Psychology Theses. The meeting will cover what a thesis or possibly a senior independent study in psychology entails. There will be a brief presentation and an opportunity for questions and answers. 

Zoom link: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android at https://middlebury.zoom.us/j/99165143066?pwd=Rjl6VFgvRFM4bVRrZ1Q4MWVsMWdidz09 (Password: 974213)

New York Times Article

Can you learn to enjoy being alone? Assistant Professor Dr. Virginia Thomas describes how solitude can contribute to well-being. Read it here in this New York Times article.

Black Lives Matter

Read a letter to our students.