News and Events
Class of 2024 Senior Reception
Friday, May 24th, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Great Hall
Refreshments will be served
Senior Thesis Presentation
Friday, May 10, 4:15 p.m. MBH 220
Lauren Ho
“Parenting and the Experience Machine: An Exploration of Happiness and Suffering”
Research Methods Poster Session
Wednesday, May 1, 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Great Hall
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.