Talks & Lecture Series
If you would like the Psychology Department to advertise an event to our faculty, staff, or students, please email the Department. Members of the Tufts community are encouraged to submit events to the Tufts University Events Calendar.
The G.V.R. Khodadad Lecture Series
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. The lecture series was established in 2014 with a gift from Dr. Ghahreman V. Khodadad, a retired neurosurgeon and professor emeritus at the University of Cincinnati, who saw selfishness and greed as the foundation of many conflicts around the world.
AY 2025-2026 AY 2024-2025 AY 2023-2024 AY 2022-2023 AY 2021-2022
The Sam Sommers Colloquium Series on the Psychology of Anti-Racism
The Sam Sommers Colloquium Series on the Psychology of Anti-Racism is an annual lecture and poster session dedicated to scientific inquiry that aims to investigate, confront, and remediate the causes and consequences of racism. The series was established by the Psychology Department in 2021 and named after Professor Sam Sommers in 2025. Professor Sommers was an experimental social psychologist and member of the Tufts Psychology faculty whose teaching, research, and service was guided by anti-racist principles, reflecting unwavering support for minoritized groups in the face of those who deny the existence or significance of racial bias. His approach emphasized the importance of dialogue as a model for productive social change.
AY 2025-2026 AY 2024-2025 AY 2023-2024 AY 2022-2023 AY 2021-2022
Cognitive and Brain Science (CBS) Talks
The Cognitive and Brain Science (CBS) Talks at Tufts University are held annually, typically in the Fall. For additional information, contact Professor Ani Patel, Department of Psychology.