Psychology in Action

Events

2024 Explore Your Universe

On November 3, 2024, ten members of Psychology in Action hosted a booth at UCLA’s annual Explore Your Universe event, engaging young children and visitors in interactive educational activities that sparked curiosity about psychology and science.

Thank you to everyone who contributed their time to make this event a success! Your efforts truly help inspire the next generation of learners.

PAST SYMPOSIA

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SYMPOSIUM 7: HEALTHY AGING

Friday, May 13th, 2022 — 9 am – 1:30pm (PST), Zoom

Featuring:

  • Becca Levy, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences) and Psychology, Yale Univeristy; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
  • Ipsit Vahia, M.D., Associate Chief of Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Director of Digital Psychiatry Translation, and Principal Investigator of Technology & Aging Lab, McLean Hospital; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

SYMPOSIUM 6: MASCULINITY IN THE MEDIA

Friday, April 2, 2021 – Zoom Conference 9 am – 2pm (PST); registration required

Featuring:

  • Keynote Speaker: Juliet Williams, Ph.D., Professor of Gender Studies and Associate Dean of Social Sciences at UCLA

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SYMPOSIUM 5: BALLOT BEHAVIOR: POLITICS AND PSYCHOLOGY:

Monday, May 23, 2016 – CNSI Auditorium 4pm – 5pm: Individual Speaker Presentations 5pm – 6pm: Moderated Panel Discussion 6pm – 7pm: Reception (Lobby)

Featuring:

Moderated by David O. Sears, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychology, UCLA

Funded by the UCLA Campus Programs Committee of the Program Activities Board

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SYMPOSIUM 4: BUILDING MINDS: MICROCHIPS & MOLECULES 

Monday, May 18, 2015, 4pm – CNSI Auditorium

Presentations by three researchers taking different approaches to creating artificial minds and a philosopher discussing cyborg senses, followed by a panel discussion with audience Q&A and a reception in the lobby.

Featuring:

Moderated by Martin M. Monti, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neurosurgery, UCLA Funded by the UCLA Campus Programs Committee of the Program Activities Board

SYMPOSIUM 3: CRIMINALLY MINDED: THE PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW OF CULPABILITY

Friday, May 16, 2014, 4pm – CNSI Auditorium

Presentations by experts in the fields of law, neuroimaging, and social psychology, followed by a panel discussion with audience Q&A and a reception in the lobby.

Featuring:

Moderated by Tyler Sheets, USC Law Funded by the UCLA Campus Programs Committee of the Program Activities Board

SYMPOSIUM 2: MENTAL NOTES: MUSIC, COGNITION, AND THE BRAIN

Thursday, May 23, 2013, 5pm – CNSI Auditorium

Presentations by experts in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and music, followed by a panel discussion with audience Q&A and a reception in the lobby.

Featuring:

  • Sam Torrisi, UCLA

Moderated by Wes Bonifay, UCLA Psychology and Psychology in Action Funded by the UCLA Campus Programs Committee of the Program Activities Board

SYMPOSIUM 1: PSYCHOLOGY ON THE BIG SCREEN

Friday, May 25, 2012, 4pm – Bridges Theater

Presentations by experts in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and film, followed by a panel discussion with audience Q&A and a reception in the lobby.

Featuring:

  • Jim Uhls, screenwriter for Fight Club
  • Greg Hoblit, director of Primal Fear and Fracture
  • Dr. Reem Karim, psychiatric consultant for Thirteen, The Bourne Identity, and Alias
  • Dr. Richard Gilbert, professor of Clinical Psychology at Loyola Marymount University

Funded by the UCLA Campus Programs Committee of the Program Activities Board