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Connecticut College Department of Psychology hosts fall lecture series
October 02, 2008
NEW LONDON, Conn. - Connecticut College's Department of Psychology is hosting a series of four lectures this fall. All will be presented in the college's Silfen Auditorium inside Bill Hall, at 4:30 p.m., and are free and open to the public.
The lecture series brings experts in various subfields to the college to discuss current issues in psychology with students, faculty and members of the community.
The lecture schedule is as follows:
- Oct. 6, "Positive Youth Development: Applying Research to Policy and Practice," by Jonathan F. Zaff, a 1995 Connecticut College graduate and vice president of Research & Policy Development for America's Promise Alliance.
- Oct. 20, "A Social Psychologist Investigates Creativity," by Beth A. Hennessey, professor of psychology at Wellesley College.
- Oct. 27, "Hand and Mind and Autism: Co-speech Gestures and Mental Representation," by Inge-Marie Eigsti, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Connecticut.
- Nov. 10, "Group Interventions for Youth with Substance Use Disorders: Does E=MC Square?" by Yifrah Kaminer, professor of psychology at Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center.
Situated on the coast of southern New England, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal arts college with 1900 students from all across the country and throughout the world. On the college's 750-acre arboretum campus overlooking Long Island Sound, students and faculty create a vibrant social, cultural and intellectual community enriched by diverse perspectives. The college, founded in 1911, is known for its unique combination of interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.
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For more information contact: Amy Martin (860) 439-2526; a.martin@conncoll.edu