2005-2006 Speakers, Topics, and Background Information
Unless otherwise indicated, talks take place in first-floor conference room of the Department of Psychology, 490 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA

Dr. Joshua Aronson, Steinhardt School of Education, New York University
Friday 10/14, 3:00 p.m.
Topic: Race and Gender Gaps in Academic Achievement and Standardized Testing
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_bios/view/Joshua_Aronson
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Dr. Stacey Sinclair, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia
Friday 11/11, 3:00 p.m.
Topic: Interethnic Contact in the Multicultural College Setting
http://www.virginia.edu/psychology/people/detail.php?id=140
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Dr. Todd Pittinsky, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Friday 12/2, 3:00 p.m.
Topic: Intergroup Liking: Allophilia Theory, Measurement and Findings
http://ksgfaculty.harvard.edu/todd_pittinsky
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Spring 2006

Dr. Toni Shmader, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona
Friday 2/24, 3:00 p.m.
Topic: No Stigmatized Child Left Behind: Understanding and Reducing Stereotype Threat
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~schmader/
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Dr. Nicole Shelton, Department of Psychology, Princeton University
Friday 3/31, 3:00 p.m.
Topic: Misunderstandings in Interracial Interactions
https://weblamp.princeton.edu/~psych/psychology/research/shelton/index.php
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Dr. Sendhil Mullainathan, Department of Economics, Harvard University
Friday 4/21, 3:00 p.m.
Topic: race and labor economics
http://post.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/mullainathan/mullainathan.html ______________________________________________________

The purpose of the Diversity & Cognition series is to promote discourse and research at Tufts on the social, cognitive, and behavioral effects of race, gender, culture, and diversity in general. The series is also open to interested visitors from other colleges and universities. The organizers wish to thank the Office of the Provost for its generous sponsorship of the series. For additional information, contact Samuel Sommers, Department of Psychology, sam.sommers@tufts.edu, 617.627.5293. Check this site regularly for updates on talk titles and locations.