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  • Thu
    13
    Sep
    2018

    Psychology Social Event

    4:45 pmPsychology Lounge in the Preston Lobby

    Social event for psychology students

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  • Mon
    24
    Sep
    2018

    Senior Project Statements Due (Senior I's)

  • Thu
    27
    Sep
    2018

    Colloquium Series: Ethanol & medicines

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre

    Dr. Lucija Peterlin Masic of the University of Ljubljana

    Ethanol is one of the most widely used legal psychoactive substances with high potential for abuse. Interactions between ethanol and drugs may occur with the concurrent use of ethanol and medicinal products. The elderly frequently use ethanol and prescription drugs together; therefore the risk for side effects is higher. Concomitant use of ethanol and drugs may result in pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic interactions. Pharmacokinetic interactions occur when ethanol directly affects the normal metabolism of the drug and its concentration in the blood. Pharmacodynamic interactions are primarily the result of additive effects of ethanol and drugs on the central nervous system. Therefore, there is a risk of excessive sedation when using drugs that act depressive on the central nervous system. In reality, interactions between ethanol and drugs are often complex, as people may be exposed to more than two psychotropic substances at the same time. In the presentation, I will focus primarily on action of the ethanol on the organism and on providing a better insight into the mechanisms underlying the known pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic drug interactions with ethanol.

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  • Thu
    18
    Oct
    2018

    Colloquium Series: The musical brain

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre

    Dr. Dominique Vuvan of Skidmore College

    Music is an incredible tool for the study of human cognition. This lecture will review work from the Skidmore Music and Cognition Lab guided by three lines of inquiry. First, how does the cognitive system make predictions, and how might different musical contexts shape predictions during listening? Second, how might music serve as a model to investigate the neural substrates of consciousness? Third, how do people differ in their musical processing, and how might the study of these individual differences help us understand neurocognitive function more generally? I will discuss research that employs multiple methods including behavioural measurement, event-related potentials, and brain imaging, in order to make direct connections between the study of musical processing to more abstract questions about human nature.

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  • Thu
    25
    Oct
    2018

    Colloquium Series: You can "enter a garage" but can you also "crab-walk a garage"?: Evidence for flexible linguistic encoding in Chinese, English, Portuguese, and Spanish

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre

    Jayden Ziegler of Harvard University

    Languages differ in how they package the components of an event into words to form sentences. For example, while some languages (like English) typically encode the manner of motion in the verb (e.g., crab-walking), others (like Spanish) more often use verbs that encode the path (e.g., entering). These tendencies lead to biases in learning: children and adults assume that novel motion verbs will reflect the dominant pattern of their own language (manner for English, path for Spanish). Moreover, these biases are flexible: when taught a series of novel motion verbs that all encode path, English speakers will shift to expecting that subsequent verbs will encode path instead of manner. In this talk, I’ll address some limitations of this work (in English) and extend it to new languages: Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish. I'll conclude by discussing the implications of these results for the architecture of language in the mind.

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  • Fri
    26
    Oct
    2018

    Short Moderation Papers Due (Sophomore II's)

  • Fri
    16
    Nov
    2018

    Moderation Day (Sophomore II's)

  • Mon
    26
    Nov
    2018

    Senior Project Midway Papers Due (Senior I's)

  • Mon
    10
    Dec
    2018

    Senior Project Final Papers Due (Senior II's)

  • Thu
    07
    Feb
    2019

    Senior Project Powerpoints (Senior II's)

  • Mon
    25
    Feb
    2019

    Senior Project Statements Due (Senior I's)

  • Fri
    15
    Mar
    2019

    Short Moderation Papers Due

  • Tue
    26
    Mar
    2019

    Colloquium Series: Promoting Sexual Health: Mechanisms and Interventions

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre

    Amelia Stanton, Harvard Medical School

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  • Thu
    04
    Apr
    2019

    Colloquium Series: A Fulbright Experience: Mutual Understanding Through People, Places and Science

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre

    Dr. Frank Scalzo, Bard College

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  • Thu
    11
    Apr
    2019

    Colloquium Series: Here's What You Can Do With A Degree in Psychology: Applied Research

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre
    • Maayan Eldar, Tinybop Inc., Bard class of 2016
    • Eva Frishberg, Ideas42, Bard class of 2017
    • Helena Wippick, Correctional Association of New York, Bard Class of 2016
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  • Sat
    13
    Apr
    2019

    Moderation Day

  • Wed
    24
    Apr
    2019

    Senior Project Abstract due (Senior II's)

  • Thu
    25
    Apr
    2019

    Bernstein Lecture: The Credibility Revolution in Psychology

    6:00 pmBard Hall

    Professor Simine Vazire, UC-Davis

    Abstract: A fundamental part of the scientific enterprise is for each field to engage in critical self-examination to detect errors in our theories and methods, and improve them. In this talk, Professor Vazire will discuss how well psychology, as a science, has been living up to this ideal, and what principles should guide our efforts to improve our science.

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  • Wed
    01
    May
    2019

    Senior Project Midway Papers Due (Senior I's)

  • Wed
    01
    May
    2019

    Senior Project Final Papers Due (Senior II's)

  • Wed
    08
    May
    2019

    Moderation Boards Begin (Sophomore II's)

  • Thu
    16
    May
    2019

    Psychology Program Spring Social

  • Thu
    16
    May
    2019

    Rising Senior Meeting (for Junior IIs)

    4:45 pm
  • Thu
    16
    May
    2019

    Senior Project Poster Session

    6:00 pmRKC
  • Thu
    12
    Sep
    2019

    Psychology Social Event

    4:45 pmPreston Hall
  • Thu
    19
    Sep
    2019

    Senior Projects Workshop

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre
  • Mon
    23
    Sep
    2019

    Senior Project Statements Due (Senior I’s)

    5:00 pm
  • Thu
    26
    Sep
    2019

    BCSH: The Neuroscience and Psychology of Hatred and Tribalism in America—and What to Do About It

    5:00 pmOlin 102

    Dr. Richard Friedman (link)

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  • Thu
    17
    Oct
    2019

    Colloquium Series: Are we all in this together? Generalized prejudice theory and stigma experiences

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre

    Dr. Diana Sanchez, Rutgers University

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  • Wed
    23
    Oct
    2019

    BCSH: Dr. Jonathan Haidt

    6:00 pmRKC 103

    Dr. Jonathan Haidt (link)

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  • Fri
    25
    Oct
    2019

    Short Moderation Papers Due (Soph. II’s)

    5:00 pm
  • Thu
    07
    Nov
    2019

    Colloquium Series: The whole is not the same as the parts: Taking a symptom level approach to depression

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre

    Michael Mullarkey, The University of Texas at Austin

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  • Fri
    08
    Nov
    2019

    Senior Project Midway Papers Due (Senior I’s)

    5:00 pm
  • Thu
    14
    Nov
    2019

    Internship Panel

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre

    Panel discussion of internship opportunities

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  • Fri
    15
    Nov
    2019

    Moderation Day (Soph. II’s)

    9:00 amPreston Hall
  • Mon
    18
    Nov
    2019
    Tue
    19
    Nov
    2019

    Senior Project Midway Boards Monday

  • Thu
    21
    Nov
    2019

    Colloquium Series: Presentation from The New School for Social Research

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre
  • Thu
    05
    Dec
    2019

    Colloquium Series: Behavioral Medicine in the Hudson Valley

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre

    Cynthia Kim and Michelle Miller: Social Work, Mental Health, and Academic Behavioral Medicine: A Social Justice Approach to Clinical Practice, Research, and Teaching in Graduate Medical Education

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  • Mon
    09
    Dec
    2019

    Senior Project Final Papers Due (Senior II’s)

    5:00 pm
  • Thu
    06
    Feb
    2020

    Senior Project Presentations (Senior II’s)

    4:45 pm
  • Thu
    13
    Feb
    2020

    Colloquium Series: Prof. Kathryn Tabb

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre

    Dr. Kathryn Tabb, Bard College

    Thinking About Genetics When We Think About Each Other

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  • Mon
    17
    Feb
    2020

    Senior Project Statements Due (Senior I’s)

    5:00 pm
  • Thu
    27
    Feb
    2020

    Colloquium Series: Prof. Erin Sheets

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre

    Dr. Erin Sheets, Colby College

    It Hurts Because it Matters: Relationship Stress and Depression in Emerging Adults

    Stressful life events are known to precede depression, but we may be more reactive to some forms of stress than others. This talk will explore evidence that interpersonal stress – problems with peers, romantic partners, or family – uniquely affects the course of depression. Our longitudinal and experience sampling data suggest that improving social functioning and shifting one’s mindset about interpersonal problems are important aims when treating current depression or preventing future depression in young adults.

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  • Thu
    12
    Mar
    2020

    Colloquium Series: Dr. Kristina Rapuano

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre

    Dr. Kristina Rapuano, Yale University

    At Risk for Being Risky: Contextualizing Brain Signatures of Vulnerability to Health-risk Behaviors in the Real-world

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  • Fri
    13
    Mar
    2020

    Short Moderation Papers Due (Soph. II’s)

    5:00 pm
  • Mon
    16
    Mar
    2020

    Accessibility Speaker Series: Dr. Angel Miles

    4:30 pmRKC Lazlo Bito '60 Auditorium
  • Thu
    09
    Apr
    2020

    Colloquium Series: Prof. Maria Galano

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre

    Dr. Maria Galano, University of Massachusetts–Amherst

    Investigating Childhood PTSD: Disparities, Developmental Trajectories, and Intervention

    Exposure to traumatic stress is associated with wide-ranging negative outcomes, including increased risk for the development of psychopathology throughout the lifespan. Using a cultural developmental psychopathology lens, I am interested in understanding how the family and social context affect individual pathways to risk and resilience following traumatic stress exposure. A primary aim of this program is to uncover the mechanisms by which early-life violence affects long-term well-being, which I then aim to translate into more refined intervention delivery for trauma-exposed populations. My recent work has centered on the presentation, development, and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children exposed to chronic violence early in life, with a specific focus on the timing and severity of trauma exposure, as well as on disparities in PTSD outcomes. In this talk, I will discuss the results and future directions of this research.

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  • Fri
    10
    Apr
    2020

    Senior Project Midway Papers Due (Senior I’s)

    5:00 pm
  • Wed
    15
    Apr
    2020

    Accessibility Speaker Series: Kenny Fries

    6:00 pmRKC Lazlo Bito '60 Auditorium

    Kenny Fries, on writing the body different at home and abroad

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  • Thu
    16
    Apr
    2020

    Colloquium Series: Prof. Stuart Levine

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre

    Dr. Stuart Levine, Bard College

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  • Sat
    18
    Apr
    2020

    Moderation Day (Soph. II’s)

    9:00 amPreston Hall
  • Wed
    29
    Apr
    2020

    Senior Project Final Papers Due (Senior II’s)

    5:00 pm
  • Thu
    30
    Apr
    2020

    Colloquium Series: Prof. Frank Scalzo

    4:45 pmPreston Theatre

    Dr. Frank Scalzo, Bard College

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  • Mon
    04
    May
    2020
    Fri
    08
    May
    2020

    Board Week

  • Mon
    04
    May
    2020
    Fri
    08
    May
    2020

    Board Week

  • Thu
    10
    Sep
    2020

    Psychology Social Event

    4:45 pmZoom
  • Mon
    28
    Sep
    2020

    Senior Project Statements Due (Senior Is)

    5:00 pm
  • Fri
    23
    Oct
    2020

    Short Moderation Papers Due (Soph. IIs)

    5:00 pm
  • Sat
    14
    Nov
    2020
    Thu
    19
    Nov
    2020

    Moderation Days (Soph. II’s)

    9:00 amPreston Hall
  • Fri
    20
    Nov
    2020

    Senior Project Midway Papers Due (Senior Is)

    5:00 pm
  • Wed
    02
    Dec
    2020
    Fri
    04
    Dec
    2020

    Board Days (Senior Is and Moderation)

    5:00 pm
  • Mon
    07
    Dec
    2020

    Senior Project Final Papers Due (Senior IIs)

    5:00 pm
  • Thu
    11
    Feb
    2021

    Senior Project Presentations

    4:45 pm
  • Thu
    18
    Feb
    2021

    Senior Project Presentations (Day 2)

    4:45 pm
  • Mon
    01
    Mar
    2021

    Senior Project Statements Due (Senior Is)

    5:00 pm
  • Thu
    04
    Mar
    2021

    Discussion of Results from Climate Survey on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

    4:45 pmZoom
  • Thu
    18
    Mar
    2021

    Psychonomics Keynote Address Watch Party

    4:45 pmZoom

    The Psychonomic Society is the international society of Cognitive Psychologists. Professors Hutcheon and Hulbert will be streaming this year's Keynote address over Zoom with interested students. This year's talk is by Dr. Lynn Hasher and is entitled "TMI: Disengagement and Memory". We will provide background, commentary, and a brief post-presentation discussion. There will be something for everyone, even if you don't know your MTL from your LTM. If you are interested, RSVP to Professor Hutcheon prior to noon Wednesday, March 17th. We will make an effort to provide you with an individually wrapped bag of popcorn for socially distanced pick up in Preston prior to the talk. Professor Hutcheon will also send a Zoom link next week for those interested in cognition but not popcorn.

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  • Fri
    19
    Mar
    2021

    Short Moderation Papers Due (Soph. IIs)

  • Sat
    17
    Apr
    2021
    Wed
    21
    Apr
    2021

    Moderation Days (Soph. IIs)

  • Fri
    23
    Apr
    2021

    Senior Project Midway Papers Due (Senior I’s)

    5:00 pm
  • Wed
    05
    May
    2021

    Senior Project Final Papers Due (Senior II’s)

    5:00 pm
  • Wed
    12
    May
    2021
    Tue
    18
    May
    2021

    Board Week

  • Thu
    13
    May
    2021

    Senior Project Talks

    4:45 pmZoom

    Seniors Diksha Chittavidya-Ananda & Hadley Parum will be giving talks about their senior projects today, Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 4:45pm. These talks will be approximately 20 minutes, with time for questions in between. We invite all students to join to hear about our students’ projects!

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  • Thu
    20
    May
    2021

    SM&C Senior Project Poster Session

    5:00 pmCommencement Tent

    The SMC Senior Poster Session will be Thursday, May 20th at 5:00pm in the Commencement Tent below the library. Seniors will present their posters. Remote seniors will have posters with short video commentaries. All students are invited to stop by!

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  • Thu
    09
    Sep
    2021

    Psychology Social Event

    4:45 pmPreston lawn
  • Mon
    27
    Sep
    2021

    Senior Project Statements Due (Senior Is)

    5:00 pm
  • Thu
    14
    Oct
    2021

    Colloquium: Shu-wen Wang

    4:45 pmonline

    Talk: How culture shapes the what, who, and how of social support across diverse groups

    The link will be shared through email and flyers posted on campus. Contact Professor Dainer-Best with any questions.

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  • Fri
    22
    Oct
    2021

    Short Moderation Papers Due (Soph. IIs)

    5:00 pm
  • Thu
    28
    Oct
    2021

    Colloquium: Deepa Vasudevan

    4:45 pmonline

    Talk: "We are the glue": Community-based youth workers' conceptions of professional identity in precarious work

    The link will be shared through email and flyers posted on campus. Contact Professor Dainer-Best with any questions.

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  • Thu
    11
    Nov
    2021

    Colloquium: Victoria Vargas

    4:45 pmPreston theater

    Talk: On the Value of Presence when the World is on Fire: Practicing Social Work and Therapy for People in Crisis

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  • Sat
    13
    Nov
    2021
    Thu
    18
    Nov
    2021

    Moderation Days (Soph. II’s)

    9:00 am
  • Fri
    19
    Nov
    2021

    Senior Project Midway Papers Due (Senior Is)

    5:00 pm
  • Thu
    02
    Dec
    2021

    Colloquium: Kristina Rapuano

    4:45 pmPreston theater

    Talk: Characterizing vulnerability to health-risk behaviors in the developing brain

    Description: Adolescence is a period of development characterized by changes in brain circuitry suggested to increase vulnerability for risky behaviors. Environmental and genetic factors, such as the obesogenic environment of the modern world or a family history of substance use, may interact with adolescent brain development to heighten vulnerability to certain health-risk outcomes and behaviors (e.g., obesity, substance use). Using a naturalistic design, I will first present evidence of how obese adolescents differentially engage reward circuitry when viewing fast food advertisements, and further, how genetic predisposition for obesity may additionally impact these responses in children. I will then present work using a novel imaging technique to examine a role of cell density—a proposed biomarker of neuroinflammation—in promoting a vicious cycle of diet-induced weight gain in youth. Finally, I will highlight the utility of network-based models in predicting dimensions of risk for future substance use. Characterizing vulnerability through a variety of data-driven and hypothesis-driven approaches may aid in triangulating mechanisms underlying adolescent health-risk behaviors as well as potential targets for early intervention and prevention.

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  • Thu
    02
    Dec
    2021
    Fri
    03
    Dec
    2021

    Board Days (Senior Is and Moderation)

    5:00 pm
  • Mon
    06
    Dec
    2021

    Senior Project Final Papers Due (Senior IIs)

    5:00 pm
  • Thu
    10
    Feb
    2022

    Senior Project Presentations

    4:45 pm
  • Tue
    01
    Mar
    2022

    Senior Project Statements Due (Senior Is)

    5:00 pm
  • Thu
    17
    Mar
    2022

    Sharon Horne, PhD

    4:45 pmPreston theater

    Dr. Sharon Horne (UMass-Boston)

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  • Fri
    18
    Mar
    2022

    Short Moderation Papers Due (Soph. IIs)

  • Thu
    07
    Apr
    2022

    Tara Mandalaywala, PhD

    4:45 pmPreston theater

    Dr. Tara Mandalaywala (UMass-Amherst)

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  • Thu
    21
    Apr
    2022

    Brendan Gaesser, PhD

    4:45 pmPreston theater

    Dr. Brendan Gaesser (SUNY Albany)

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  • Fri
    22
    Apr
    2022

    Senior Project Midway Papers Due (Senior I’s)

    5:00 pm
  • Sat
    23
    Apr
    2022
    Thu
    28
    Apr
    2022

    Moderation Days (Soph. IIs)

  • Wed
    04
    May
    2022

    Senior Project Final Papers Due (Senior II’s)

    5:00 pm
  • Wed
    11
    May
    2022
    Tue
    17
    May
    2022

    Board Week

  • Thu
    12
    May
    2022

    SSt Senior Project Presentations

    4:45 pm
  • Tue
    17
    May
    2022

    Senior Project Poster Session

    5:00 pm
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Senior Project Deadlines

Fall 2021

Monday, September 27th | Senior Project Statements Due (Senior I’s)

Friday, November 19th | Senior Project Midway Papers Due (Senior I’s)

Thursday, December 2nd & Friday, December 3rd | Senior Project Midway Boards (Senior I’s)

Monday, December 6th | Senior Project Final Papers Due (Senior II’s)

Moderation Deadlines

Fall 2021

Friday, October 22nd | Short Moderation Papers Due (Soph. II’s)

Saturday, November 13th – Thursday, November 18th | Moderation Days (Soph. II’s)

Thursday, December 2nd & Friday, December 3rd | Moderation Board Days (Soph. II’s)

Senior Project Deadlines

Spring 2022

Thursday, February 10th | Senior Project Presentations (Senior II’s)

Tuesday, March 1st | Senior Project Statements Due (Senior I’s)

Friday, April 22nd | Senior Project Midway Papers Due (Senior I’s)

Wednesday, May 4th | Senior Project Final Papers Due (Senior II’s)

Wednesday, May 11th – Tuesday, May 17th | Board Week

Thursday, May 12th at 4:45pm | SSt Senior Project Presentations

Tuesday, May 17th at 5pm | Senior Project Poster Session

Moderation Deadlines

Spring 2022

Friday, March 18th | Short Moderation Papers Due (Soph. II’s)

Saturday, April 23rd – Thursday, April 28th | Moderation Days (Soph. II’s)

Wednesday, May 11th – Tuesday, May 17th | Board Week

Contact Us:

Sarah Dunphy-Lelii, Program Chair
Associate Professor of Psychology
Preston 102 | [email protected]

Thomas Hutcheon
Assistant Professor of Psychology
RKC 208 | [email protected]

Justin Hulbert
Associate Professor of Psychology
Preston 108 | [email protected]

Kristin Lane
Associate Professor of Psychology
Preston 106 | [email protected]

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Justin Dainer-Best
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Preston 104 | [email protected]

Elena Kim
Visiting Associate Professor of Psychology
Preston 118 | [email protected]

Richard Lopez
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Preston 119 | [email protected]

Frank Scalzo
Associate Professor of Psychology
Preston 101 | [email protected]

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