APS William James Distinguished Lectures in Psychological Science

The APS William James Distinguished Lectures program brings renowned psychological scientists to regional meetings. For further information, contact aps@psychologicalscience.org.

Distinguished Lecturers 2000-2008

2008

  • Diane Halpern - Women at the Top: How Powerful Leaders Combine Work and Family - Southeastern Psychological Association
  • Adele Diamond - Helping Children Become Masters of their Own Behavior:  Novel Methods for Improving Cognitive Control (Executive Functions) in Young Children and their Relevance for Disorders - Eastern Psychological Association
  • Carol Tavris - Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts - Rocky Mountain Psychological Association
  • Linda Siegel  - Early Identification and Intervention to Prevent Reading Difficulties - Midwestern Psychological Association

2007

  • Morton Ann Gernsbacher - The Science of Autism: Beyond the Myths and Misconceptions - Southeastern Psychological Association
  • Carolyn Rovee-Collier - The Hidden Life of Infants - Rocky Mountain Psychological Association
  • Ed Diener - National Accounts of Well-Being - Midwestern Psychological Association
  • Scott Brown - Problem Solving and Decision Making in an Interdisciplinary Learning Environment: The Global Project - New England Psychological Association

2006

  • Linda Bartoshuk - Obese or Skinny - We are What We Eat: Taste Genetics, Pathology and Diet - Southeastern Psychological Association
  • Robert Bjork - Interpreting, Misinterpreting, and Educating One's Subjective Experience - Western Psychological Association
  • Lisa Feldman Barrett - What is an Emotion? - New England Psychological Association

2005

  • Chuck Brainerd - Law's Memory and Memory's Laws - Rocky Mountain Psychological Association
  • Kelly Brownell - Is There Any Hope of Changing the American Diet? - New England Psychological Association
  • Ed Donnerstein - Mass Media and Violence: Research, Context, and Policy Implications - Minn Ugrad Psychology Conference
  • Jerome Kagan - The Shadows of Infant Temperament - Eastern Psychological Association

2004

  • Russell Church - The Beauty of a Good Mathematical Model of Behavior - New England Psychological Association
  • Diana Deutsch - Two Relationships Between Music and Speech - Southeastern Psychological Association
  • Susan Goldin-Meadow - Hearing Gesture: How Our Hands Help Us Think - Eastern Psychological Association

2003

  • Richard Nisbett - Culture and Point of View - Eastern Psychological Association

2002

  • John Gabrieli - Imaging Memory Systems of the Human Brain - Rocky Mountain Psychological Association
  • Steven Kosslyn - Visual Mental Images in the Brain: How Low Do They Go? - New England Psychological Association

2001

  • Robert Cialdini - Persuasion and the 'Poison Parasite' - Midwestern Psychological Association
  • Sam Glucksberg - Understanding Figurative Language - Eastern Psychological Association
  • John Jonides - Behavior and Neuroimaging Studies of Executive Control - Western Psychological Association

2000

  • Steve Ceci - Cognitive and Social Influences on the Reliability of Children's Statements - Western Psychological Association