The social psychology group in the Department of Psychology at CGU calls its colloquium/symposium meetings “Social Socials” because they are doubly social—they are about social psychology and they are a social event that brings together faculty, graduate students, visitors and anyone who is interested in social psychology. We meet every two to three weeks during each semester, usually for an hour at lunch time (12 pm – 1 pm). Everyone with an interest in social psychology is welcome—we provide lunch and informative and interesting speakers on a wide variety of topics in social psychology. Social Socials are a balanced mix of basic and applied scientific presentations from distinguished social psychologists around the world. Each May we look forward to a “thesis fair” where social students who have just completed their master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation tell us about their research.

The Social Socials program is organized and run by a committee of social psychology graduate students: chaired by Akshay Sharan (akshay.sharan@cgu.edu), the committee also comprises Ciara Hernandez (ciara.hernandez@cgu.edu), Crystal Saludes (crystal.saludes@cgu.edu), Austin Shockley (austin.shockley@cgu.edu), Mary Peterson (mary.peterson@cgu.edu), and Rachelle Webb (rachelle.webb@cgu.edu). The faculty advisor is Professor Michael Hogg (michael.hogg@cgu.edu).

 

2023 – 2024 Schedule

Dr. Jimmy Calanchini, University of California, Riverside

December 7th, 2023
Dr. Jimmy Calanchini, University of California, Riverside
“Putting the Environment Back in Person-Environment Fit”

Dr. Will Hobbs, Cornell University

January 25th, 2024
Dr. Will Hobbs, Cornell University
“Political Attitudes and Implied Words in Open-Ended Survey Responses”

Dr. Jon Krosnick, Stanford University

January 31st, 2024
Dr. Jon Krosnick, Stanford University
“The Impact of Racism on the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election: Traditional and New Measures Tell Surprisingly Different Stories”

Dr. Norah Dunbar, University of California, Santa Barbara

March 25th, 2024
Dr. Norah Dunbar, University of California, Santa Barbara
“Methods for Studying Interpersonal Synchrony Between Speakers”

Dr. Shana Levin, Claremont McKenna College

April 18th, 2024
7Cs Psychology Symposium Keynote Speaker: Dr. Shana Levin, Claremont McKenna College
“When Empathy Predicts Greater Support for Intergroup Violence: Counter-Dominance Against the U.S. in Syria and Lebanon”

Dr. PJ Henry, New York University, Abu Dhabi

May 2nd, 2024
Dr. PJ Henry, New York University, Abu Dhabi
“Sexual Orientation as Gendered to the Everyday Perceiver”