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.
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PAST SYMPOSIA
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SYMPOSIUM 7: HEALTHY AGING
Friday, May 13th, 2022 — 9 am – 1:30pm (PST), Zoom
Featuring:
- Alan D. Castel, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, UCLA
- Edna Kane Williams, M.A., Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, AARP
- 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
- Yalda Uhls, MBA, Ph.D., Assistant Adjunct Professor of Psychology at UCLA
- Justin Huft, M.A., Lecturer in Sociology at California State University, Fullerton
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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:
- Jesse Graham, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, USC
- Kerri L. Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication Studies, UCLA
- Jane Junn, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, USC
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:
- James K. Gimzewski, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, UCLA
- Timothy Busbice, Founder & CTO, Connectomix
- Randal A. Koene, Ph.D., Founder & CEO, Carboncopies.org
- Brian L. Keeley, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, Pitzer College
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
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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:
- Jody David Armour, JD, USC Law
- Phillip Atiba Goff, PhD, UCLA Psychology
- Jesse Rissman, PhD, UCLA Psychology
- Dan Simon, SJD, USC Law
Moderated by Tyler Sheets, USC Law Funded by the UCLA Campus Programs Committee of the Program Activities Board
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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:
- Dr. Mark Tramo, UCLA
- Dr. Sarah Creel, UC San Diego
- Dr. Petr Janata, UC Davis
- Dr. Martin Monti, UC Los Angeles
- David Rosenboom, CalArts
- 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
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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
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