In March, the UNCG Department of Psychology presents opportunities to hear from experts on critical issues, including how language affects different members of the population and and to supporting people with chronic health conditions at work.
Talk on “Chronic Health Conditions and Work: Challenges and Supportive Strategies”
On March 7 from 11 a.m. to noon, Dr. Alyssa McGonagle will come to UNCG to give the talk “Chronic Health Conditions and Work: Challenges and Supportive Strategies.” The associate professor from UNC Charlotte specializes in industrial and organizational psychology. The talk will explore the science related to coping with chronic health conditions and disabilities and ways that organizations and individuals can help make work accessible for everyone.
This free talk is open to the public and will be held in the Sullivan Science Building, Room 200.
Language, Cognition, and the Brain: Diverse Perspectives on Communication
The Department of Psychology’s annual Kendon Smith Lecture Series will be held March 27-28 in the School of Education Building. The theme of this year’s series is “Language, Cognition, and the Brain: Diverse Perspectives on Communication.”
Expert researchers from across the U.S. will speak on:
- “Explorations of Language in Autism”
- “The Unique Behavioral and Neural Profile of Skilled Deaf Readers Reveals the Plasticity of the Reading System”
- “Domain-specific Working Memory and Relation to Language Processing”
- “The Adaptable Speaker: A Theory of Implicit Learning in Language Production”
The series will conclude with a discussion panel with all four speakers.
