Psychology

Dr. Candice Odgers is an award-winning psychologist, scientist, and expert on adolescent mental health. She is a leading authority on how to best support and protect children in the digital age. With more than 20 years of experience leading research on adolescent mental health, her team captures the daily lives of adolescents on their smartphones and works with young people, parents, and policy-makers to implement science-based solutions. 

As a parent of two adolescents, Odgers understands the day-to-day challenges of supporting and protecting young people in a rapidly changing and increasingly digital world. She provides an authoritative and trusted view on the science alongside solutions that parents and policymakers can use to both keep adolescents safe and support their still developing brains and bodies.

A UC Irvine professor of psychology and School of Social Ecology associate dean for research and faculty development, Odgers has written for The Atlantic, taken the main stage at The Aspen Ideas Festival and has been featured for her science in The New York Times. She is the author of more than 100 scientific publications that have been broadly covered in outlets such as The Economist, London Times, Scientific American, and The Washington Post.

The Department of Psychology presents a lecture by Brian Nosek, co-founder and executive director of the Center for Open Science, will speak on open research.

Part of research progress is identification of regularities in nature that are repeatable. Understanding the conditions under which a regularity recurs is a step toward predicting and explaining why it occurs. Challenges in establishing repeatability may be more pronounced than recognized from the narrow case of reproducibility (applying the same analysis to the same data), to robustness (testing the same question with the same data using alternative analyses), and to replicability (testing the same question with new data). Evidence from a large sample of papers from the social and behavioral sciences provide insight into the multidimensionality of repeatability as a fundamental concept for research progress.

During the School of Biological Sciences' Health & Wellbeing Day, come listen to panelists share their expertise in how to prioritize your health and mental wellbeing through biology. Among them is Golnaz Tabibnia, assistant research faculty in the Department of Psychological Science and fellow at the Newkirk Center for Science and Society. The neuroscientist's topic is "A Neuroscience Framework for Psychological Wellbeing."

Panelist talks are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by a luncheon mixer from 2-4 p.m. Other panel topics (and speakers) are: 

The Mind-Body Connection in the Neuroscience of Wellbeing (John Guzowski, Ph.D., Neurobiology & Behavior, BioSci)

Exercise (Jim Hicks, Ph.D., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, BioSci)

Sleep (Bryce Mander, Ph.D., Psychiatry and Human Behavior; UCI SOM)

Diet-Gut-Microbiome (Katrine Whiteson, Ph.D., Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, BioSci)

Mindfulness Practice and the Nervous System (John Guzowski, Ph.D., Neurobiology & Behavior)

Psychological Pillars of Wellbeing (Joel Milam, Ph.D., Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Public Health)

Open Panel Discussion / student Q & A (all speakers plus Beth England-Mackie, Meladee Garst, PhD)

If you have any questions, please contact lnmorale@uci.edu.

Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Loftus is a featured speaker at the Nobel Prize Summit on a panel titled “Making Sense of Misinformation.”

Her talk is titled, “The Misinformation Effect.”

More information is available online.

Human trafficking and child marriage deny autonomy to and harm the physical, sexual, and emotional health of those who are targeted. Scholars, experts, legislators, and public officials including professor of psychological science, Jodi Quas, will share research findings, examples from their work, and policy proposals for the way forward. The forum hosted by Global Hope 365, UCI Initiative to End Family Violence, and UCI Law will provide the opportunity to exchange ideas for solutions and increase momentum for legislative change.

Light Lunch: 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Event: 12:00–2:30 p.m.

Registration is $10 and includes lunch. Free for UCI students.

Parking in the Berkeley Place Lot is $10.

To request reasonable accommodations for a disability, please contact centers@law.uci.edu.

This event is approved for 2.5 hours of Minimum Continuing Legal Education Credit by the State Bar of California. UCI School of Law is a State Bar-approved MCLE provider.

Please join the Center for Psychology and Law for a special presentation by Dr. John Taylor, professor of Clinical Psychology at Northumbria University, and Associate Director for Psychological Services, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

"The case against Larry Nassar: A survivor and trial attorney’s perspective," featuring a discussion with John Manly, partner at Manly, Stewart and Finaldi, and Jeanette Antolin, a former American artistic gymnast and member of the US national team from 1995-2000. You can read more about the speakers here.

Applications are now being accepted for Fall 2019 enrollment to the UCI Post-Baccalaureate Program in Psychological Science. Join us for an information session to learn more about the program and how you can apply.

The Post-Baccalaureate Program in Psychological Science is designed for people with a bachelor’s degree in any field who are seeking preparation for graduate school in psychology or related fields and for people seeking career development or a career change. The program consists of eight courses, includes hands-on experience in research laboratory and internship settings, and can be completed at your own pace.

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The Center for Psychology and Law is pleased to co-sponsor the upcoming presentation with the Department of Criminology, Law and Society and the Center in Law, Society and Culture.

Featuring Brian D. Johnson, University of Maryland

BIO: Brian D. Johnson is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland. His
areas of expertise involve social inequality in the justice system, with a particular focus on racial disparities in criminal case processing and sentencing. Dr. Johnson is currently serving as co-Editor of Criminology and he was recently appointed to the Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy (MSCCSP). His published research appears in journals such as the American Journal of Sociology, Criminology, Journal of Quantitative Criminology and Justice Quarterly.

Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP by Friday, February 1