The Psychology Department hosts invited speakers for several talk series that include our biweekly colloquium series, our annual Psi Chi lecture, and our annual Sherman Memorial Lecture.
Psi Chi Lecture
Our department holds an annual induction ceremony for new members of Psi Chi, the psychology undergraduate honor society. Current Psi Chi members vote to nominate an invited speaker from outside the department who presents at the ceremony. Psi Chi lectures are held in person in White Gravenor. Psi Chi lectures are open to all members of the Georgetown community, and are typically followed by a reception and the induction ceremony.
Past Psi Chi speakers
2023: David Jobes, Catholic University of America
2022: Brenda Jones-Harden, Columbia University
2021: Sarah Gaither, Duke University
2019: Daniel Ansari, University of Western Ontario
2018: George Bonnano, Columbia University
2017: Brian Hare, Duke University
2016: Jeff Karpicke, Purdue University
2015: Christopher Chabris, Geisinger Health System
2014: Thalia Wheatley, Dartmouth College
2013: Jessica Payne, University of Notre Dame
2012: Kevin Dunbar, University of Maryland
2011: Barry Schwartz, Swarthmore College
2010: Martin Sliwinski, Pennsylvania State University
2009: Gerald Clore, University of Virginia
2008: Niall Bolger, Columbia University
Sherman Memorial Lecture
The Sherman Memorial lecture series is a biannual lecture series on the science of learning, made possible by a generous gift from the estate of Gil Sherman, a former faculty member and Chair of the department. Dr. Sherman joined the department in 1969, following an undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College and PhD from Columbia University. Author of 7 books and numerous journal articles, Dr. Sherman devoted his career to applications of learning theory for education, much before this became a field of study in its own right.
Past Sherman Memorial Lecture speakers
2023: Mary Dozier, University of Delaware
2021: Patricia Kuhl, University of Washington
2019: Henry Roediger, Washington University, St Louis
Colloquium Series
Our department’s biweekly colloquia feature invited speakers, who include both members of the department and speakers from outside our department. These colloquia are typically held in person in White Gravenor (for details, please see links below) and are live-streamed via Zoom. Colloquia are open to all members of the Georgetown community, and are typically followed by a reception in the Wright Lounge on the 3rd floor of White Gravenor.
Please click here for links to this year’s colloquia.
Past Colloquia