Psychology

Lecture Title: “Hormones have their ups and downs: Bi-directional effects of estrogens on learning and memory.”

Body feelings: Investigating neural mechanisms underlying embodiment and contemplative practice Lecturer: Catherine Kerr, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Director of Translational Neuroscience Contemplative Studies Initiative, Brown University This presentation describes recent investigations into two body perception networks in the brain.

The PSYC Department will be hosting their 4th annual student-faculty dinner. PSYC and NSCI majors, minors, and prospectives are invited to join the PSYC faculty for good food, good fun, and good company…don’t miss out!

Dr. Holly Recchia
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Concordia University

Lecture Title: Talking about Transgressions: The construction of moral agency in children’s conversations with their mothers

Students in PSYC 0202 (Research Methods) will be presenting the research proposals they have been working on all semester in a poster session in the Great Hall. In addition, students in PSYC advanced seminars will be presenting posters with data from studies they have designed and conducted this semester. All are welcome—we hope you can attend.

Students in PSYC 0202 (Research Methods) will be presenting the research proposals they have been working on all semester in a poster session in the Great Hall. In addition, students in PSYC advanced seminars will be presenting posters with data from studies they have designed and conducted this semester. All are welcome—we hope you can attend.

Two Midd Alums teaching WT courses here this January, Scott Guenther (PSYC & PSCI, ‘06) and Kelly Bennion (PSYC & SPAN, ‘10), will each be presenting a lecture. Kelly Bennion (PhD candidate at Boston College) will give a lecture titled, “How sleep affects the relation between encoding and retrieval.” Scott Guenther (PhD candidate at UC, San Diego) will give a talk entitled, “Collective responsibility stimulates climate mitigation behavior.” Please join us.

Across species sleep is an obvious and vital neurobiological process. In humans, sleep deficiency is unreasonably common due to both lifestyle decisions and any of 80 recognized sleep disorders. This talk will present an overview of normal human sleep processes and the health consequences of poor sleep. Several of the most common sleep disorders, including insomnia, will be discussed. Dr. Pigeon will present findings from completed and ongoing research studies designed to improve sleep in distinct patient populations.

Dr. Rick Rawson is professor emeritus of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles. The title of his talk will be: “Vermont’s response to the opioid crisis: Is it working?”

“Say what you need to say: Consequences of Voice Directness, Politeness, and Perceived Expertise on Idea Endorsement” When employees express challenge-oriented suggestions to their manager, should they be direct and “say what they need to say” in order to gain a manager’s endorsement? On the one hand, existing research suggests that expressing voice in a direct manner is associated with lower levels of idea endorsement, because managers are in a hierarchically higher position and are not expected to be told what to do.