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10/16/25 Justine Hoch: The development of exploratory behavior
Oct. 14, 2025—CCN brown bag Justine Hoch, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychology and Human Development Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025 Time: 12:10- 1:00pm Location: 316 Wilson Hall The development of exploratory behavior The onset of independent locomotion is a particularly important milestone in the development of exploratory behavior. Once mobile, human infants gain unprecedented access to the...
10/14/25 McKenzie Roddy: Importance of the Dyadic Lens on Health Behaviors and Social Support Interventions
Oct. 14, 2025—Clinical brown bag McKenzie Roddy, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Date: October 14, 2025 Time: 12- 1pm Location: 316 WH Importance of the Dyadic Lens on Health Behaviors and Social Support Interventions Managing chronic conditions, like type 2 diabetes, requires daily behaviors like choosing a healthful diet, engaging in physical activity, adhering to medications, and...
10/7/25 Lawrence Stacey: Cisgender/Transgender Health Disparities across the Age Distribution and the Uneven Burden of Stress
Oct. 14, 2025—Clinical brown bag Lawrence Stacey, PhD Assistant Professor of Sociology Date: October 7, 2025 Time: 12- 1pm Location: 316 WH Cisgender/Transgender Health Disparities across the Age Distribution and the Uneven Burden of Stress Transgender individuals experience worse health than their cisgender counterparts. Although studies have documented a trans health disadvantage in studies with populations of...
10/3/25 Peter Kaskan: Intracranial stimulation in humans suggests mechanisms for manipulating circuits involved in affect, memory, and decision-making
Oct. 14, 2025—Neuroscience brown bag Peter Kaskan, PhD Departments of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY Date: October 3, 2025 Time: 1:25- 2:15 Location: 316 WH Intracranial stimulation in humans suggests mechanisms for manipulating circuits involved in affect, memory, and decision-making The amygdala has extensive connections with the anterior cingulate (ACC), medial and...
10/2/25 Sean Polyn: The temporal structure of visual short-term memory
Oct. 14, 2025—CCN brown bag Sean Polyn, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025 Time: 12:10- 1:00pm Location: 316 Wilson Hall The temporal structure of visual short-term memory A foundational proposal in theories of visual memory is that information must first be held in short-term storage in order for the system to create...
Graduate Program in Psychology ranked 8th in the Nation in US News & World Report
Sep. 26, 2025—The Graduate Program in Psychological Sciences at Vanderbilt has cracked the top Ten of Doctoral Programs in Psychology in the 2025 US News & World Report survey. The Graduate Program ranks #8, tied with other schools such as the University of Pennsylvania and Northwestern University. The program has enjoyed a remarkable ascent in the rankings...
Marty Singer, PhD, Vanderbilt Alumni
Sep. 26, 2025—Marty Singer — PhD, Vanderbilt University, 1977 — was surprised recently by the announcement that the book he wrote, edited, and published in 1982, based on his PhD thesis, will soon be republished. It is noteworthy that Marty’s research on reading in the 1970s and his book on that work remains fresh and relevant to...
9/30/25 Meredith Gruhn: Childhood Adversity and Adolescent Stress Responses: Neurobiological and Psychosocial Pathways
Sep. 24, 2025—Clinical brown bag Meredith Gruhn, PhD Assistant Professor | Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Vanderbilt University Medical Center Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Time: 12:00- 1:00pm Location: 316 Wilson Hall Childhood Adversity and Adolescent Stress Responses: Neurobiological and Psychosocial Pathways Childhood adversity is associated with heightened risk for psychopathology, yet the underlying pathways may differ depending on...
Jonathan Schaefer, Ph.D., L.P., Assistant Professor of Psychology
Sep. 24, 2025—The Schaefer Lab Jonathan Schaefer, Ph.D., L.P. Assistant Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University Lab Website | Google Scholar Does long-term cannabis use cause depression? How does growing up in poverty shape risk of ADHD and addiction? Why does smoking predict greater risk of developing a psychotic illness? Jonathan Schaefer leads methodologically sophisticated research in developmental...
9/23/25 Katherine Schafer: A Hybrid Type I Implementation Trial of a Patient Portal Message to Reduce Suicidal Ideation
Sep. 23, 2025—Clinical brown bag Katherine Schafer, PhD Assistant Professor, Biomedical Informatics and Psychiatry, VUMC Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025 Time: 12:00- 1:00pm Location: 316 Wilson Hall A Hybrid Type I Implementation Trial of a Patient Portal Message to Reduce Suicidal Ideation Suicide prevention efforts increasingly rely on predictive algorithms to identify individuals at high risk for...