Talks & Lecture Series

If you would like the Psychology Department to advertise an event to our faculty, staff, or students, please send an email to Jessica Storozuk. Members of the Tufts community are encouraged to submit events to the Tufts University Events Calendar.

For more information on any of the series events listed below, please contact Professor Holly Taylor, chair of the Web, Visibility, and Colloquium Committee.

The Psychology of Anti-Racism Series

The Tufts University Psychology Department is pleased to announce the establishment of a new annual research gathering, the first meeting of which will take place on April 9, 2021 from 1:30-2:45pm. This series is dedicated to scientific inquiry that aims to investigate, confront, and remediate the causes and consequences of racism. This year’s speaker is Dr. Jennifer Richeson of Yale University, who will be giving a talk titled The Mythology of Racial Progress. Dr. Richeson's multiple awards include being an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and a recipient of prestigious Fellowships from the McArthur and Guggenheim Foundations.

Biology-Psychology Annual Lecture (Bio-Psych)

An annual lecture co-organized by the Departments of Biology and Psychology on topics of mutual interest to members of both departments.

Cognitive and Brain Science (CBS) Talks

The Cognitive and Brain Science (CBS) Talks at Tufts University are held Friday afternoons in the Fall. For additional information, contact Aniruddh Patel, Department of Psychology.

The G.V.R. Khodadad Lecture Series

Started in 2014, the G.V.R. Khodadad Lecture is a yearly endowed lecture series intended for the Tufts community on the topics of the psychological and biological underpinnings of excessive (pathological) selfishness and aggressive behavior.