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Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin
"Leveraging Cognitive Neuroscience to Decode Threat Learning in Anxiety: New Approaches to Old Fears"
Monday, September 22, 2025 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CT | N219 Elliott Hall & Zoom | Open to all
Professor, Emory University
“Adjudicating Among Models of Externalizing Psychopathology in Youth”
Monday, October 6, 2025 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CT | N219 EltH & Zoom | Open to all
Assistant Professor, Carleton College
“Who Gets Me And Why? Examining Perceptions of Felt Understanding in the Context of Minority Stress”
Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CT | N219 EltH | Open to all IREL
Part of the Interpersonal Relationships Research (IREL) series.
*For accommodations requests, contact Jeff Simpson (simps108@umn.edu)Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins
"Beyond the Badge: The Ripple Effects of Policing and Incarceration on Youth"
Friday, October 24, 2025 | 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm CT | N219 EltH & Zoom | Open to all
Part of the Critical Collaborations Colloqium series.
*For accommodations requests, contact Stephen Fiksdal (fiksd002@umn.edu)Professor, University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor, Free University, Amsterdam
Tentative “Algorithmic Decision Making for Humans”
Monday, March 16, 2026 | 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm CT | N219 EltH & Zoom | Open to all
Part of the Critical Collaborations Colloqium series.
*For accommodations requests, contact Stephen Fiksdal (fiksd002@umn.edu)Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota
Professor, Hanover University, Germany
Tentative “Time to Change: Testing a Temporal Model of Acculturation”
Monday, March 23, 2026 | 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm CT | N219 EltH & Zoom | Open to all
Part of the Critical Collaborations Colloqium series.
*For accommodations requests, contact Stephen Fiksdal (fiksd002@umn.edu)Associate Professor, University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor, University of Montreal, Canada
Tentative “Balancing Cognitive Stability and Flexibility Across Species”
Monday, May 11, 2026 | 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm CT | N219 EltH & Zoom | Open to all
Part of the Critical Collaborations Colloqium series.
*For accommodations requests, contact Stephen Fiksdal (fiksd002@umn.edu)