DSG Brown Bag
Special Guest: DSG Brown Bag Friday Feb. 29
I’m delighted to announce that our Brown Bag presentation this week will be led by Dr. Dennis Molfese.
Dr. Molfese is a Distinguished University Scholar and Professor at the University of Louisville, where he is also Chair of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences . Dr. Molfese is also Editor-in-Chief of the periodical Developmental Neuropsychology.
His remarks are titled:
“Dynamic Links Between Emerging Cognitive Skills and Brain Processes".
Abstract:
Abstract:
Preschool children with more advanced pre-reading skills exhibit
faster processing and engage different brain structures during other cognitive tasks than children with poorer skills. These relationships are noted in a study that utilized event-related brain responses to study the relationship between pre-reading kills and shape discrimination. In addition, processing in a poorer performing group appears to engage more distributed brain regions. A brain model describing changes occurring during development and during the acquisition of skills will be presented.
Here is a revised schedule of speakers-and-topics for the Spring term. There are still open slots.
Invite Undergraduate Research Assistants
Also, the DSG is also for undergraduate research assistants. Please invite yours to the Friday colloquia. Alternatively, please send along their email addresses and I will include them in our communications.
Archive
On January 25 Mignon Montpetit presented a colloquium based on her masters and dissertation research.
On November 30, Stacy Scott and Jody Nicholson presented their dissertation topics at our Brown Bag on Nov. 9
On Friday, Nov. 2, Brendan Baird presented several studies on personality assessment and personality change.
On Friday, October 19, Dr. Sian Beilock of the University of Chicago presented research examining similarities and differences in the cognitive processes supporting performance in tasks ranging from math to golf.
On Friday October 12 Dr. Daniel H. Robinson of the University of Texas-Austin spoke on “Evidence used to support prescriptive statements in journals and educational psychology textbooks." Dan is the editor of Educational Psychology Review.
On Friday, October 5, Anita Lyons and Scott Deeney presented their research that was conducted in conjunction with the “Get the Lead Out” project.
Nick Lynchard presented his research activities on Friday, September 28. Here is an abstract of his remarks.
On September 14 Tina Merrilees presented research that she is doing with Marcia Goeke-Morey and Mark Cummings. Her remarks were entitled“Do event-contingent diaries about marital conflict change marital interactions?”. The abstract of the colloquium can be found here
The “kick-off” colloquium was held on Friday, August 31. Our guest speaker was Dr. Dan Flannery (Kent State University) who spoke on “Transforming Juvenile Justice: Integrating Systems, Practice and Policy”. His .ppt can be found here
The Developmental Psychology Program meets every Friday at 12:30 in Haggar B16 for a Brown Bag colloquium and discussion series.
The Brown Bag is open to the university community.
We particularly encourage students to present research ideas or proposals, or recent findings from your lab. Discussion of scholarly articles of broad interest to the Developmental Program are also welcome.
Weekly Brown Bag Colloquia Series
