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Psychological & Brain Sciences Alumni Career Panels

Psychology and Biopsychology Alumni are eager to engage students in the Psychological and Brain Sciences Department at three career focused panels showcasing Alumni in different career paths.

Come enjoy an afternoon with fellow PBS alumni and catch up with old friends over complimentary refreshments including local beers, wines, and appetizers.

In the spirit of alumni connections, the graduating class of 2017 will be joining the mixer after attending another ENGAGE sponsored event “PBS Alumni Career Panel”. The mixer will be a great opportunity to share personal experience and career wisdom (and best UCSB memories) with our graduating seniors.

Please register using this link.

You can download the flyer by clicking on this link!

Did you ever wonder why some people seem to have a greater capacity to remember than others? Or how we manage to process the immense amount of information in the world around us? Did you ever question the accuracy of your memory? Or try to use techniques to improve your memory?

In the UCSB Reads 2013 book selection, "Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything," science journalist Joshua Foer explores these questions from multiple perspectives and submits himself to a training regimen in order to compete in the USA Memory Championships.

ENGAGE: PBS features career-focused panels showcasing Psychology Alumni

Friday April 26th, 2019

1:15-2:30pm

Followed by a networking appetizer and hosted bar mixer for all local and visiting Psychology Alumni from 2:30-4pm.

Mini-Con, or Mini Convention, is held every year in the spring to celebrate the wonderful work our second year PhD students have accomplished.

Mini-con is a convention style presentation in which each second year student gives a 10 minute presentation based on their second year paper. The presentation encompasses the research they have conducted, data collected, and future prospects, with a Q&A from attendees. The students are evaluated on the professionalism and ability to present research to the scientific community.

Abstract: In recent years many social psychologists moved from a pure descriptive to a more interventionist approach in their research. This is true in many areas within the discipline, and specifically in the area of intergroup relations. In this talk I'll present some innovative interventions, mainly conducted within the context of the Israeli Palestinian conflict. While presenting these intervention studies, I'll focus mainly on the question related to the motivation of the target of these interventions.

The 2nd year students in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences will be presenting their research orally at the annual Mini-Convention.