Adriane Seiffert wins Inaugural Psychology Department Award for Innovation in Teaching
Sep. 9, 2024—The Department of Psychology is thrilled to announce that Dr. Adriane Seiffert, Principal Senior Lecturer and Research Assistant Professor of Psychology, is the inaugural recipient of the Psychology Department Award for Innovation in Teaching: Instruction and Course Design. This award recognizes her outstanding contributions to enhancing student learning and engagement through innovative teaching methods. In...
Erin Duran wins the 2024 Trisha James Outstanding Staff Award
Sep. 9, 2024—Erin Duran, program coordinator in the Vanderbilt Psychology Department, has been honored with the 2024 Trisha James Outstanding Staff Award. Erin’s commitment to her colleagues and her passion for fostering a positive and supportive environment have made her an invaluable part of our community. Erin received four glowing nomination letters, one of which was signed...
Thomas Palmeri named Centennial Professor
Sep. 9, 2024—Dr. Thomas Palmeri, a Distinguished Professor in Psychology, has been named Centennial Professor. This honor, one of the highest at the university, highlights his groundbreaking contributions to the fields of visual categorization, category learning, and computational modeling. With over 570 yearly citations since 2013 his influence is broadly felt across psychology and neuroscience. Palmeri leads...
9/12/2024 Sean Polyn: Capacity not required: A long-term memory model that exhibits key signatures of working memory
Sep. 4, 2024—CCN Brown Bag Sean Polyn, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Associate Professor of Psychiatry Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024 Time: 12:10PM-1:00PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Capacity not required: A long-term memory model that exhibits key signatures of working memory The idea of a limited-capacity short-term storage system as a key component of the human memory system...
9/6/2024 Suzana Herculano-Houzel: As big as they can be: A new narrative of pregnancy, brain and body size in evolution
Sep. 4, 2024—Neuroscience Brown Bag Suzana Herculano-Houzel, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Date: Friday, September 6, 2024 Time: 1:25PM-2:15PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall As big as they can be: A new narrative of pregnancy, brain and body size in evolution What determines how large a brain and the animal around it are has long been assumed to lie...
8/30/2024 Brock Carlson: Stimulus and State Dependent Differences in V1 Laminar Coherence
Aug. 29, 2024—Neuroscience Brown Bag Brock Carlson Graduate Student Maier Lab Date: Friday, August 30, 2024 Time: 1:25PM-2:15PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Stimulus and State Dependent Differences in V1 Laminar Coherence Stimulus aftereffects from subjects who divert attention away from binocular rivalry reveal a unique mode of vision where interocular fusion does not occur; instead, both eyes’ inputs receive equal...
9/5/2024 Andrew McAvan: An Exploration of (Im)possible Non-Euclidean Space in Virtual Reality
Aug. 28, 2024—CCN Brown Bag Andrew McAvan Graduate Student McNamara Lab Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024 Time: 12:10PM-1:00PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall An Exploration of (Im)possible Non-Euclidean Space in Virtual Reality In computer science, “defensive design” is the philosophy of creating robust programs through rigorous testing, with one of the key elements being the attempt at “breaking” one’s...
9/3/2024 Shari Neul: The Role of Pediatric Psychologists in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Aug. 28, 2024—Clinical Brown Bag Shari Neul, PhD Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Pediatric Psychology Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall The Role of Pediatric Psychologists in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Dr. Neul will provide an overview of the various roles and responsibilities required for a pediatric psychologist, specific to the...
8/29/2024 Isabel Gauthier & Randolph Blake: VSS Nakayama Medal and Davida Teller Award Presentations
Aug. 22, 2024—CCN Brown Bag Isabel Gauthier, PhD David K. Wilson Chair of Psychology Vice Chair Department of Psychology Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Randolph Blake, PhD Centennial Professor Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024 Time: 12:10PM-1:00PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall VSS Nakayama Medal and Davida Teller Award Presentations...
8/27/2024 David Schlundt: Team Science and the Role of Collaboration in Research
Aug. 21, 2024—Clinical Brown Bag David Schlundt, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024 Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Team Science and the Role of Collaboration in Research As the science of clinical psychology matures, the problems we study and the solutions we investigate are becoming more complex. Especially when clinical psychologists pursue...