| Date Posted: 01/27/23 Last Updated: 01/27/13 Dr. Ray Paloutzian Monday, February 4, 2013 at 3:00-4:30 pm, The Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Dr. Ray Paloutzian Title: Creditions: Believing (and maybe the rest of psychology) as an aspect of meaning system processes WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 05/08/13 Last Updated: 05/08/13 David King Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 2:00 pm, Kenny #2512 |
| Speaker: David King Title: Daily dynamics of stress in Canadian paramedics and their spouses WEB URL: Committee : A. DeLongis (supervisor) C. Hoppmann W. Linden Outside Examiner : D. Paulhus (chair) cc: D. G. Hall, S. Woody (Grad Advisors) A copy of the thesis is available from the Graduate Secretary upon request. |
| Date Posted: 05/08/13 Last Updated: 05/08/13 Grace Truong Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 12:30 pm, Kenny 2512 |
| Speaker: Grace Truong Title: an unforgettable apple: attention and memory for forbidden objects WEB URL: Committee: T. Handy (research supervisor) J. Enns D. G. Hall (chair) A copy of the thesis is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant cc: D.G. Hall/S. Woody (co-Grad Directors) |
| Date Posted: 04/17/13 Last Updated: 04/17/13 Lauren Human Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 2:00 pm, Kenny #2512 |
| Speaker: Lauren Human Title: To Thine Own Self Be True: The Links Between Psychological Adjustment and Expressive Accuracy WEB URL: Committee: Jeremy Biesanz (supervisor), Del Paulhus, Anita DeLongis Outside Examiner: Mark Schaller (chair) |
| Date Posted: 04/17/13 Last Updated: 04/17/13 Joseph Chisholm Monday, April 29, 2013 at 3:00 pm, Kenny #3308 |
| Speaker: Joseph Chisholm Title: Individual Differences in Oculomotor Control: The Case of Action Video Game Players WEB URL: Committee: Alan Kingstone (research supervisor), James T. Enns, Stan Floresco |
| Date Posted: 04/17/13 Last Updated: 04/17/13 Aaron Weidman Friday, April 26, 2013 at 2:00 pm, Kenny #2512 |
| Speaker: Aaron Weidman Title: Listen To Your Pride: Informational Influence of Authentic Pride on Achievement Success WEB URL: Committee: Mark Schaller, Toni Schmader (chair), Jessica Tracy (research supervisor) A copy of the thesis is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant. |
| Date Posted: 04/17/13 Last Updated: 04/17/13 Ellen Stephenson Monday, April 22, 2013 at 2:00 pm, Kenny #2503 |
| Speaker: Ellen Stephenson Title: Couples Coping With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Spouse Empathic Responding as a Moderator of Depressive Symptoms WEB URL: Committee: Anita DeLongis (research supervisor), Christiane Hoppmann (chair), Ken Craig A copy of the thesis is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant. |
| Date Posted: 04/13/13 Last Updated: 04/13/13 Damian Murray Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 2:00 pm, Kenny #2206 |
| Speaker: Damian Murray Title: The Implications of Disease Threat for Attitudes, Behaviour and Culture WEB URL: Committee: Mark Schaller (supervisor), Ara Norenzayan, Anita DeLongis Outside Examiner: Susan Birch (chair) Grad Advisors: Sheila Woody and Geoff Hall A copy of the thesis is available from the Graduate Secretary upon request. |
| Date Posted: 03/29/13 Last Updated: 04/13/13 Joey Cheng Friday, May 17, 2013 at 11:30 am, Kenny #2512 |
| Speaker: Joey Cheng Title: On the Two Ways to the Top: Links of Dominance and Prestige with Social Rank and Ethology WEB URL: Committee: Jessica Tracy (supervisor), Joseph Henrich, Kiley Hamlin Outside Examiner: Mark Schaller (chair) Grad Advisors: Geoff Hall and Sheila Woody A copy of the thesis is available from the Graduate Secretary upon request. |
| Date Posted: 03/25/13 Last Updated: 03/26/13 Dr. Ron Rapee Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 4:00 pm, Room 2510 |
| Speaker: Dr. Ron Rapee Title: Current Directions in Treatment of Child Anxiety WEB URL: Clinical Psychology Presentation Dr. Ron Rapee Professor Department of Psychology Macquarie University Current Directions in Treatment of Child Anxiety |
| Date Posted: 03/07/13 Last Updated: 03/07/13 Douglas L. Medin - Northwestern University Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 12:30 pm, Room 121, SWNG Building |
| Speaker: Douglas L. Medin - Northwestern University Title: Culture and Thought: Native American Relational Epistemologies WEB URL: There is now substantial evidence that culture affects both the content and processes of thought. This talk describes an ongoing collaborative research project with the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin and the American Indian Center of Chicago focusing on biological cognition and science education. Studies with biological experts (hunters and fisherfolk), and less expert children and adults converge in suggesting clear cultural differences in ways of conceptualizing (the rest of) nature. An analysis of children's books provides further converging evidence for a relational orientation that may support systems level thinking. |
| Date Posted: 03/06/13 Last Updated: 03/06/13 William Dunlop Friday, March 8, 2013 at 12:00 pm, Kenny #2512 |
| Speaker: William Dunlop Title: Personality Traits, Motivation And The Making Of Modern Identity WEB URL: Committee: L. Walker (supervisor) T. Schmader K. Mclean Outside Examiner: S. Birch (chair) A copy of the thesis is available from the Graduate Secretary upon request. |
| Date Posted: 02/15/13 Last Updated: 02/15/13 Kirstie Kellman-McFarlane, Alison Welsted and Sheila Woody, Psychology, UBC Monday, February 18, 2013 at 8:00-9:00pm, Coach House, Green College, UBC |
| Speaker: Kirstie Kellman-McFarlane, Alison Welsted and Sheila Woody, Psychology, UBC Title: Compulsive Hoarding: A Personal and Social Problem WEB URL: http://www.greencollege.ubc.ca/whats_on/index/events863/2013-02.php Hoarding has recently become a topic of household conversation. Via reality TV shows and the news media, many have become enthralled with images and stories of individuals whose lives have been taken over by excessive accumulation of apparently worthless objects. Yet, many areaware that these are sensationalized and limited depictions of a complex psychological phenomenon. This presentation will address the following questions: What is and what is not compulsive hoarding? What are the prevalence and distribution of this condition? What is the status of compulsive hoarding as a psychological disorder? How do researchers and clinicians currently conceptualize compulsive hoarding? Why is it so difficult to treat? What types of treatment are currently available and what is being done in Vancouver to manage hoarding at the community level? In addressing these questions, the speakers will also present their ongoing research efforts. Their aim is to provide an overview of current, research-informed knowledge about compulsive hoarding to supplement current popular conceptions. |
| Date Posted: 01/24/13 Last Updated: 01/24/13 Aiyana Willard - Part 1, Rita McNamara - Part 2 Monday, January 28, 2013 at 3:00-4:30 pm, The Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Aiyana Willard - Part 1, Rita McNamara - Part 2 Title: Fiji: Measuring the Mind of God in a Foreign Land (with palm trees) WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 01/16/13 Last Updated: 01/16/13 Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 3:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl Title: The School-Based Promotion of Social and Emotional Competence: Exploring feasibility and outcomes of classroom-based interventions designed to promote children's prosociality. WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 01/11/13 Last Updated: 01/11/13 Alyssa Croft, Dan Randles, Mark Schaller Monday, January 14, 2013 at 3:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Alyssa Croft, Dan Randles, Mark Schaller Title: WEB URL: Alyssa Croft They Do as I Do, not as I Say: Transmission of Gender Role Beliefs from Parents to Children Dan Randles Existential Pain Hurts: Tylenol Reduces Reactions to Surreal or Existentially Troubling Experiences Mark Schaller How Do Diseases Create Cultures? |
| Date Posted: 01/10/13 Last Updated: 01/10/13 Jiaying Zhao, PhD Candidate, Princeton University Monday, January 14, 2013 at 12:30 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Jiaying Zhao, PhD Candidate, Princeton University Title: Cognitive consequences of resource scarcity. WEB URL: Dealing with scarce resources can pose significant cognitive challenges. In a series of studies, I’ll present how resource scarcity impedes fundamental cognitive functions such as the ability to extract structure and to exert executive control. Implications for sustainability, well-being, and environmentally responsible behavior are discussed. |
| Date Posted: 01/08/13 Last Updated: 01/08/13 Ezra Markowitz, Princeton University Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 12:30 pm, AERL 120 |
| Speaker: Ezra Markowitz, Princeton University Title: Identifying Barriers, Creating Opportunities: Promoting sustainability through psychological science. WEB URL: Among sustainability researchers, advocates and practitioners, there is a growing recognition that efforts to confront the environmental challenges we face-from local issues to global crises-can be supported by integrating insights from the behavioral sciences into environmental policy and intervention design. In this talk, I highlight some of the core contributions that psychological research has to offer in this domain and discuss some of the challenges and opportunities facing the field of behavioural sustainability moving forward. |
| Date Posted: 01/08/13 Last Updated: 01/08/13 Psychology Faculty/Student Social Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 4:30 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Psychology Faculty/Student Social Title: WEB URL: The primary goal of this event is to promote the connection between undergraduate students and members of our department (e.g., faculty, graduate students, post-docs, etc.). We hope you can stop by to snack and chat with our students because your attendance helps make an important difference to their undergraduate experience. Even if you can only spare 20-30 minutes, we would be most grateful for your time. >> Please RSVP to James (psa.vpsocial@psych.ubc.ca) by this Friday, January 11th at 12PM. This will allow us to plan properly for food and other services. This event will be hosted by the Psychology Students' Association (PSA) and the Department of Psychology. |
| Date Posted: 01/07/13 Last Updated: 01/07/13 Wanying Zhao and Lauren Human Monday, January 7, 2013 at 3:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Wanying Zhao and Lauren Human Title: WEB URL: Wanying Zhao Early social learning using emotional information Lauren Human Causes and consequences of accurate first impressions: The roles of social goals and well-being |
| Date Posted: 01/03/13 Last Updated: 01/03/13 Leila Scannell, University of Victoria Monday, January 7, 2013 at 12:30 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Leila Scannell, University of Victoria Title: Climate Change Engagement: Message framing and measurement. WEB URL: Candidate for the Behavioural Sustainability faculty position (IRES / Psychology) Psychology-inspired tools can help increase individual engagement in climate change issues. The current research identifies several ways of framing climate change impacts and solutions to increase personal relevance and further motivate individuals to take action. New options for measuring climate change engagement are also proposed. |
| Date Posted: 01/03/13 Last Updated: 01/03/13 Rebecca Neel (candidate for the Psychology/IRES faculty position in Behavioural Sustainability) Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 12:30 pm, AERL 120 |
| Speaker: Rebecca Neel (candidate for the Psychology/IRES faculty position in Behavioural Sustainability) Title: Ancient Minds, Uncertain Futures: A Functional Approach to Environmental and Sustainability Psychology WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 12/12/12 Last Updated: 12/18/12 Janel Ferguson Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 10:00 am, Kenny 2512 |
| Speaker: Janel Ferguson Title: Estimation of everyday intervals. WEB URL: Committee: P. Graf (research supervisor) J. Enns E. Eich |
| Date Posted: 12/11/12 Last Updated: 12/11/12 Yuanyuan Jiang Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 10:00 am, Kenny 2512 |
| Speaker: Yuanyuan Jiang Title: Examining the existence and moderators of the positive illusory bias in boys with ADHD. WEB URL: Committee: C. Johnston (research supervisor) A. Mikami S. Birch |
| Date Posted: 12/10/12 Last Updated: 12/10/12 Sheena Josselyn, Univ. of Toronto Friday, December 14, 2012 at 11:00 am, Brain Research Centre Conference Centre |
| Speaker: Sheena Josselyn, Univ. of Toronto Title: Making and breaking memories. WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 12/03/12 Last Updated: 12/03/12 Monday, December 10, 2012 at 12:00 pm, Kenny 1621 |
| Speaker: Title: Clinical Area Peer Supervision Meeting WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 11/28/12 Last Updated: 11/28/12 Lillian May Friday, December 7, 2012 at 12:00 pm, Kenny 1109 |
| Speaker: Lillian May Title: Language as a Special Signal: Infants’ neurological and social perception of native language, non-native language, and language-like stimuli. WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 11/27/12 Last Updated: 11/27/12 Joanna Herba Friday, December 7, 2012 at 11:00 am, Kenny 2512 |
| Speaker: Joanna Herba Title: An examination of the influence of threat on judgments of contaminant spread. WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 11/27/12 Last Updated: 11/27/12 Kiley Hamlin Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 3:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Kiley Hamlin Title: Three requirements for the emergence of human cooperation: Experiments with preverbal infants and toddlers. WEB URL: Liane Gabora from UBC Okanagan may lead a discussion and introduce us to some of her research. |
| Date Posted: 11/23/12 Last Updated: 11/23/12 Joey Cheng, PhD Candidate Monday, November 26, 2012 at 3:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Joey Cheng, PhD Candidate Title: Two Ways to the Top: Dominance and prestige are distinct avenues to social rank and influence. WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 11/22/12 Last Updated: 11/22/12 Michelle Foisy Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 9:30 am, Kenny 2512 |
| Speaker: Michelle Foisy Title: Ovarian hormones modulate antidepressant-induced hippocampal cell proliferation in the dentate gyrus of adult female rats. WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 11/19/12 Last Updated: 11/29/12 Tal Yarkoni, University of Colorado at Boulder Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 12:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Tal Yarkoni, University of Colorado at Boulder Title: Large-scale automated synthesis of functional MRI data using the Neurosynth framework. WEB URL: http://talyarkoni.org/ |
| Date Posted: 11/19/12 Last Updated: 11/27/12 Marc Berman Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 12:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Marc Berman Title: WEB URL: Dr. Marc Berman received his Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience and industrial and operations engineering at the University of Michigan. During graduate school, Marc was the recipient of a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. He is currently a post-doctoral fellow at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute in Toronto where he examines the brain mechanisms involved in controlling thoughts, feelings and behaviors, and how to improve those abilities. Marc has authored or co-authored over 26 publications in peer-reviewed journals and edited book chapters on these topics. His work has also been cited in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the New Yorker Magazine, and the Boston Globe as well as other media and news outlets. His research in Attention Restoration Theory was cited in the New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist book by Nicholas Carr, The Shallows: What the internet is doing to our brains. Berman's groundbreaking research has shown that spending time with nature -- for example, going for a walk in the park -- refreshes our brain, improving attention and memory performance. |
| Date Posted: 11/19/12 Last Updated: 11/23/12 Rebecca Todd, University of Toronto Monday, November 26, 2012 at 12:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Rebecca Todd, University of Toronto Title: Affective salience: What it is and how does it vary with age, genotype, and experience? WEB URL: http://research.baycrest.org/rtodd |
| Date Posted: 11/19/12 Last Updated: 11/21/12 Peggy St. Jacques, Harvard University Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 12:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Peggy St. Jacques, Harvard University Title: WEB URL: http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~pstjacques/Home.html |
| Date Posted: 11/16/12 Last Updated: 11/21/12 Alison Welsted Monday, November 26, 2012 at 11:30 am, Kenny 2512 |
| Speaker: Alison Welsted Title: Compulsive hoarding and the theory of value: An economic model of excessive accumulation. WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 11/14/12 Last Updated: 12/07/12 Rob Stawski, PhD, Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging Monday, December 10, 2012 at 12:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Rob Stawski, PhD, Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging Title: The Multiple Roles of Cognition in Stress and Health Research: Outcome, Indicator, and Resource. WEB URL: http://micda.psc.isr.umich.edu/people/profile/1002/Robert_Stawski |
| Date Posted: 11/14/12 Last Updated: 12/05/12 Dale Langford, University of California, San Francisco Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 12:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Dale Langford, University of California, San Francisco Title: Complexity of the pain experience: From laboratory mice to humans. WEB URL: http://profiles.ucsf.edu/ProfileDetails.aspx?Person=5316337 |
| Date Posted: 11/14/12 Last Updated: 11/20/12 Frances Chen, Postdoc, Laboratory for Biological and Personality Psychology, University of Freiburg Monday, December 3, 2012 at 12:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Frances Chen, Postdoc, Laboratory for Biological and Personality Psychology, University of Freiburg Title: Psychobiological foundations of human social affiliation. WEB URL: https://sites.google.com/site/fschen/http |
| Date Posted: 11/13/12 Last Updated: 11/13/12 Tom Fuller-Rowell, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison Monday, November 19, 2012 at 12:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Tom Fuller-Rowell, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison Title: The role of perceived discrimination in socioeconomic and racial health disparities. WEB URL: https://sites.google.com/site/thomasfullerrowell |
| Date Posted: 11/13/12 Last Updated: 11/13/12 Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 4:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Title: Psychology Faculty/Student Social WEB URL: The primary goal of this event is to promote the connection between undergraduate students and members of our department (e.g., faculty, graduate students, post-docs, etc.). We hope you can stop by to snack and chat with our students because your attendance helps make an important difference to their undergraduate experience. Even if you can only spare 20-30 minutes, we would be most grateful for your time. Please RSVP to James (psa.vpsocial@psych.ubc.ca) by Friday, November 16 at 10AM. This will allow us to plan properly for food and other services. |
| Date Posted: 11/13/12 Last Updated: 11/13/12 Friday, November 30, 2012 at 5:00 pm, Life Sciences Centre |
| Speaker: Title: Psychology 217 Research Methods Poster Session WEB URL: New ideas! Research! Science! Energy! This is the third year we have held the Psychology 217 Research Methods Poster Session, and each year it gets bigger, better, and more inspiring! Come be a part of it! As part of our department’s commitment to offering our majors enriched educational experiences, over 600 second year psychology majors have been working in teams all term long to design, conduct, and analyze the results of a quantitative research project. In addition to writing scientific reports individually, teams also present their work in poster session form. This project, including these reporting activities, provides students with first-hand experience with the entire academic research process in psychology. We would be delighted if you could join us for all or part of our 3rd annual Psychology 217 Research Methods Poster Session. Who knows... you might even find your next stellar research assistant, directed studies student, or grad student! |
| Date Posted: 11/06/12 Last Updated: 11/13/12 Kiley Hamlin, UBC Psychology Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 3:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Kiley Hamlin, UBC Psychology Title: Three requirements for the emergence of human cooperation: experiments with preverbal infants and toddlers. WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 11/06/12 Last Updated: 11/06/12 Wanying Zhao, PhD Candidate Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 3:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Wanying Zhao, PhD Candidate Title: Infants' social learning using emotional information WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 11/05/12 Last Updated: 11/05/12 Edward Slingerland, UBC Monday, January 7, 2013 at 5:00 pm, Green College Coach House |
| Speaker: Edward Slingerland, UBC Title: The Evolution of Religion and Morality: An interdisciplinary, team-based approach. WEB URL: http://www.hecc.ubc.ca/the-evolution-of-religion-cooperation-and-morality-2 0122013/ Despite its ubiquity and centrality to human affairs, religion remains, from an academic perspective, one of the least studied and most poorly understood aspects of human behavior. This talk will introduce the theoretical background to a multi-million dollar, 6-year SSHRC Partnership Grant recently awarded to UBC to explore the cultural evolutionary roots of religion and morality, bringing together theorists of religion, philosophers, historians, linguists, anthropologists, psychologists, economists, biologists, and mathematicians to generate hypotheses concerning the evolutionary origins of religion and morality, and to test them with a variety of methods, including textual interpretation, qualitative historical analysis, quantification of historical data, ethnographic observation, controlled laboratory experiments and mathematical modeling. |
| Date Posted: 11/05/12 Last Updated: 11/05/12 Dr. Nick Rawlins, Univ. of Oxford, England Friday, November 16, 2012 at 11:00 am, Brain Research Centre Conference Centre |
| Speaker: Dr. Nick Rawlins, Univ. of Oxford, England Title: Dissecting memory using glutamate receptor knockouts WEB URL: http://brain.ubc.ca/events/neuroscience-research-colloquia-schedule-for-201 2-2013/ |
| Date Posted: 11/05/12 Last Updated: 11/05/12 Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 12:30 pm, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts |
| Speaker: Title: Congregation for Psychology WEB URL: Congregation for Psychology will be held in the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 12:30pm. |
| Date Posted: 11/01/12 Last Updated: 11/01/12 Damian Murray, PhD Candidate Monday, November 5, 2012 at 3:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Damian Murray, PhD Candidate Title: Pathogens and Psychology: The implications of disease threat for attitudes, behavior, and culture. WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 11/01/12 Last Updated: 11/01/12 Lindsay Nagamatsu, UBC Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 11:30 am, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Lindsay Nagamatsu, UBC Title: Resistance training promotes cognitive performance and functional plasticity in senior women. WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 10/26/12 Last Updated: 10/26/12 Dr. Susan Andersen, McLeans Hospital, Harvard Friday, November 2, 2012 at 10:00 am, Brain Research Centre Conference Centre |
| Speaker: Dr. Susan Andersen, McLeans Hospital, Harvard Title: The effects of adverse experience on the developing brain and their role in adolescent depression. WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 10/19/12 Last Updated: 10/19/12 Jelena Brcic, PhD Candidate, UBC Psychology Monday, October 22, 2012 at 3:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Jelena Brcic, PhD Candidate, UBC Psychology Title: Extreme teams: Personality, coping, and motive images of small, mission oriented teams in extreme and unusual environments. WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 10/18/12 Last Updated: 10/18/12 Monday, October 29, 2012 at 12:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Title: Confidentiality in clinical teaching WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 10/16/12 Last Updated: 10/16/12 Wolfgang Linden, UBC Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 11:30 am, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Wolfgang Linden, UBC Title: Bringing behavioral medicine research to clinical applications: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 10/11/12 Last Updated: 10/11/12 Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 4:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Title: Faculty/Student Social WEB URL: The primary goal of this event is to promote the connection between undergraduate students and members of our department (e.g., faculty, graduate students, post-docs, etc.). We hope you can stop by to snack and chat with our students because your attendance helps make an important difference to their undergraduate experience. Even if you can only spare 20-30 minutes, we would be most grateful for your time. Please RSVP to James (psa.vpsocial@psych.ubc.ca) by no later than Friday, 19-Oct at 12PM. This will allow us to plan properly for food and other services. |
| Date Posted: 10/11/12 Last Updated: 10/11/12 Kate Rogers Monday, October 15, 2012 at 3:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Kate Rogers Title: The Perils of Simply Observing WEB URL: Followed by a discussion on the new format for the comprehensive exams. |
| Date Posted: 10/05/12 Last Updated: 10/05/12 David Rand, Harvard University Monday, November 5, 2012 at 5:00 pm, Green College Coach House |
| Speaker: David Rand, Harvard University Title: Spontaneous giving and calculated greed: Intuitive cooperation in social dilemmas. WEB URL: http://www.hecc.ubc.ca/the-evolution-of-religion-cooperation-and-morality-2 0122013/ Cooperation is central to human social behavior. Choosing to cooperate, however, requires individuals to incur a personal cost to benefit others. Why, then, are people often willing to cooperate, and how can the fundamentally selfish process of natural selection favor 'altruistic' cooperation? In this talk I explore the cognitive basis of cooperative decision-making in humans using a dual process framework: Are people predisposed toward selfishness, behaving cooperatively only through active self-control? Or are we intuitively cooperative, with reflection and prospective reasoning favoring 'rational' self-interest? I will present data from the economic 'Public Goods Game' to investigate this issue, from both correlation and manipulation studies and using both college undergraduates and the more diverse subject pool offered by Amazon Mechanical Turk. The results provide convergent evidence that intuition supports cooperation in social dilemmas, while reflection can undermine these cooperative impulses. |
| Date Posted: 10/05/12 Last Updated: 10/05/12 George Bentley, Univ. of California, Berkeley Friday, October 5, 2012 at 11:00 am, Brain Research Centre Conference Centre |
| Speaker: George Bentley, Univ. of California, Berkeley Title: GnIH action in vertebrate brain, pituitary and gonads. WEB URL: http://brain.ubc.ca/events/neuroscience-research-colloquia-schedule-for-201 2-2013/ |
| Date Posted: 10/04/12 Last Updated: 10/04/12 Todd Handy, UBC Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 11:30 am, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Todd Handy, UBC Title: Mind wandering and the hierarchical control of neurocognitive function WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 10/03/12 Last Updated: 10/25/12 Stan Floresco, University of British Columbia Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 12:30 pm, AERL 120 |
| Speaker: Stan Floresco, University of British Columbia Title: Uncertainty, Choice, and Dopamine WEB URL: http://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~florescolab/ Abstract: Choosing between smaller, assured rewards or larger, uncertain ones requires reconciliation of competing biases towards more certain or riskier options. These conflicting urges reflect an interplay between distributed neural circuits linking the frontal lobes to subcortical regions that process emotional and reward-related information that in turn influence response selection. Each of these regions is interconnected with the dopamine system. My laboratory focuses on understanding the specific contributions of these dopaminergic circuits to risk-based decision making, and how they interact to facilitate these types of judgments, using rodents as a model system. Our work has shown that subcortical circuitry linking the amygdala and the ventral striatum appears to promote a more visceral bias towards larger, uncertain rewards, whereas prefrontal regions serve to temper these urges when riskier options become less profitable via top-down control over the amygdala. Dopamine transmission within these regions also makes dissociable, yet complementary, contributions to risk/reward judgments, promoting either exploitation of current favorable circumstances or exploration of more profitable ones when conditions change. These findings provide insight into the dynamic competition between these cortical/subcortical circuits that shape our decision biases and underlie conflicting urges when evaluating options that vary in terms of potential risks and rewards. |
| Date Posted: 10/02/12 Last Updated: 10/02/12 Susan Birch Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 3:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Susan Birch Title: A proposal to test the roles of inherited model biases and theory of mind in children's selective social learning and prosocial behavior WEB URL: The Developmental Area holds area meetings every other Wednesdays at 3pm in the Suedfeld Lounge, which are open to all members of the department and beyond. |
| Date Posted: 09/27/12 Last Updated: 09/27/12 Benjamin Purzycki Monday, October 1, 2012 at 3:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Benjamin Purzycki Title: Dynamics of the Religious System in the Tyva Republic WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 09/26/12 Last Updated: 09/26/12 Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 3:30 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Title: Mentorship Certificate Program Orientation WEB URL: The program is designed to help graduate students become better mentors of the students they supervise and teach. We will meet once a month in a cafe (and get some free drinks while at it) and exchange ideas about how to make the experience of our mentees and ourselves as mentors more rewarding. By the end of the program, you will create mentorship statements containing the gist of your mentorship philosophy that you have developed over the course of the program. You will also be given on official certificate of participation in the program, so who knows, participating in the program may give you the edge over those other candidates when applying for jobs. |
| Date Posted: 09/25/12 Last Updated: 09/25/12 Sheila Woody Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 5:00 pm, Swing 122 |
| Speaker: Sheila Woody Title: Graduate School in Psychology Workshop Series (1 of 3) WEB URL: A chat with Dr. Sheila Woody (Co-Director of the UBC Psychology Graduate Program) Are you considering graduate studies in psychology? Not sure what it takes to be competitive for UBC Psychology and other highly-ranked universities? This workshop, led by Dr. Sheila Woody, Co-Director of the UBC Psychology Graduate Program and Professor of Clinical Psychology, will discuss a number of topics that you should be thinking about as you head in this direction (e.g., marks, GREs, research experience). At the end of the workshop, you will have a better sense of the application process and what shapes a strong application. NOTE: you MUST be a member of the Psychology Students’ Association (PSA) to participate in this event. For your convenience, you may join at the door of the event by completing a brief membership application and by providing $10 cash (exact change, please). The $10 membership fee provides you complimentary access to all PSA events for the rest of the academic year. Please plan to come 15-20 minutes early to expedite the membership process so that the event starts in a timely manner. Light treats and beverages will be provided. This workshop is sponsored by the Psychology Students’ Association (PSA) and the 2012-13 Learning Smackdown series from the Department of Psychology. If you have any questions, please email Leigh (PSA Academic Coordinator: psa.acadcoor@psych.ubc.ca) or Dr. Souza (souza@psych.ubc.ca). |
| Date Posted: 09/19/12 Last Updated: 09/19/12 Lorienne Jenstad, UBC Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 11:30 am, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Lorienne Jenstad, UBC Title: Optimizing hearing health for older adults. WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 09/19/12 Last Updated: 09/20/12 Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 2:30 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Title: Working Effectively with Technology WEB URL: The workshop is on Wednesday September 26, 2:30-4 in the Suedfeld Lounge. Come hear from our TA Mentor team how to use Vista (at 2:30), Turnitin (at 2:50), HSP system as a researcher/TA (at 3:10), and the Scantron machine (at 3:30). Stay for all, or come for the parts you're most interested in (note that the times provided per session are approximate). We encourage you to send your new (and not so new!) grad students and/or your lab managers to attend all four sessions. And of course, Faculty are welcome as well! |
| Date Posted: 09/17/12 Last Updated: 09/19/12 Bastiaan Rutjens Monday, September 24, 2012 at 3:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Bastiaan Rutjens Title: Step by Step: Finding compensatory order in science WEB URL: Part of this meeting will be on Professional Development. Example of covered topics: - Marketing yourself as an independent researcher - A look at the hiring process |
| Date Posted: 09/14/12 Last Updated: 09/14/12 Joe Henrich and Ara Norenzayan Monday, October 1, 2012 at 5:00 pm, Green College Coach House |
| Speaker: Joe Henrich and Ara Norenzayan Title: The Evolution of Prosocial Religions WEB URL: http://www.hecc.ubc.ca/the-evolution-of-religion-cooperation-and-morality-2 0122013/ |
| Date Posted: 09/10/12 Last Updated: 09/10/12 Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 5:00 pm, Room 261, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre |
| Speaker: Title: Learning Smackdown Series: Info Session for Psychology Majors. WEB URL: Are you considering any of the following UBC learning experiences? Arts Co-op Program Arts Internship Program Arts Tri-Mentorship Community-Based Experiential Learning (CBEL) Go Global (Exchange) Experiences through ALL of these programs will help you to build your skills, network, and discover your interests. Come to an information session just for Psychology majors and learn about how the programs work, the types of work and community experiences you can expect, and more. Full program details can be found at: Arts Co-op Program - deadline to apply - September 26 at 4:00 pm Arts Internship Program - deadline to apply - October 5 Arts Mentorship Program - deadline to apply - September 26 at noon Community-Based Experience Learning Go Global We hope to see you there! |
| Date Posted: 09/07/12 Last Updated: 09/07/12 Paul Dolan, London School of Economics Monday, September 17, 2012 at 3:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Paul Dolan, London School of Economics Title: A Head for Happiness WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 09/07/12 Last Updated: 09/07/12 Roy Baumeister, Florida State University Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 12:30 pm, AERL 120 |
| Speaker: Roy Baumeister, Florida State University Title: New Directions in Self-Regulation Research WEB URL: Abstract: Just when we thought we had worked out the main outlines of self-regulation theory, several new findings have emerged to challenge that picture. This talk presents results from laboratory, longitudinal, and meta-analytic studies. High self-control may specialize less in resisting temptation than in avoiding it. Self-control is often highly effective but does grow weaker (ego depletion) as the day wears on. Ego depletion intensifies subjective desires and feelings, rather than just weakening powers of restraint. Similarity in trait self-control is not the best predictor of relationship satisfaction. Powerful leaders self-regulate task performance in unusual ways, sometimes performing better but sometimes worse than subordinates. Bio: Roy F. Baumeister is the Francis Eppes Eminent Scholar and Professor of Psychology at Florida State University. He received his Ph.D. in social psychology from Princeton in 1978. He has nearly 400 publications and over 20 books. His laboratory is currently funded by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the Templeton Foundation. In 2007, his works were cited over a thousand times in the scientific research literature. |
| Date Posted: 09/07/12 Last Updated: 09/07/12 Tracy Revenson, CUNY Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 10:30 am, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Tracy Revenson, CUNY Title: Putting in (social) context: The next decade of research in health psychology. WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 09/07/12 Last Updated: 09/07/12 David Sloan Wilson, Binghamton University Monday, September 10, 2012 at 5:00 pm, Green College |
| Speaker: David Sloan Wilson, Binghamton University Title: Religion and Spirituality in the Context of Everyday Life WEB URL: http://www.hecc.ubc.ca/the-evolution-of-religion-cooperation-and-morality-2 0122013/ The Evolution of Religion, Cooperation and Morality 2012/2013 The evolutionary and cognitive sciences have recently experienced an explosion of work on religion, cooperation, and morality, and in particular on their interrelationships. The series will feature both leading researchers on these topics from Vancouver and experts from across the globe. |
| Date Posted: 09/06/12 Last Updated: 09/06/12 Frenk van Harreveld, University of Amsterdam Monday, September 10, 2012 at 3:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Frenk van Harreveld, University of Amsterdam Title: In doubt and disorderly: Regulatory processes in attitudinal ambivalence WEB URL: Social Personality area talk series for the course term. |
| Date Posted: 09/05/12 Last Updated: 09/13/12 Janet Werker Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 3:00 pm, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Janet Werker Title: Does motor matter: Ideas in progress toward a new research agenda WEB URL: The Developmental Area holds area meetings every other Wednesdays at 3pm in the Suedfeld Lounge, which are open to all members of the department and beyond. |
| Date Posted: 08/28/12 Last Updated: 08/28/12 Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 12:30 pm, CIRS 1250 |
| Speaker: Title: Imagine Day for Psychology Students WEB URL: http://www.events.ubc.ca/imagine2012/returning/arts/psychology/ The Psychology Department welcomes students to campus with a 90 minute presentation on careers in psychology, graduate studies, and student opportunities for involvement in clubs, research, and other extra-curricular activities. 12:30 - 1:30: Department Information Session (CIRS 1250) 1:30 - 2:00: Information about Psych honours program (SWING TBD) 1:30 - 2:00: Information about Psych BSC program (SWING TBD) 2:00 - 3:30: Psych Open house (Kenny building) |
| Date Posted: 08/24/12 Last Updated: 08/24/12 Monday, August 27, 2012 at 8:45 am, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Title: TA Development Day WEB URL: |
| Date Posted: 08/23/12 Last Updated: 08/23/12 Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 11:30 am, Suedfeld Lounge |
| Speaker: Title: Psychology Grad Orientation Day WEB URL: 11:30 - 1:00 ORIENTATION FOR NEW PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS (Geoff Hall, Sheila Woody: Co-Directors, Grad program assistant Monica) 1:00 - 1:30 TA CUPE 2278 Union rep talk to all (including Neuroscience students) 4:00 - 4:30 Clinical students meeting with Charlotte Johnston - Room 1621 4:30 BBQ for everyone! |
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