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[Events] Macnamara Lecture ****LOCATION CHANGE*****
by Kris Onishi 30 Nov '18

30 Nov '18

Today's Macnamara Lecture will be in **LEACOCK 132** NOT Rutherford Physics 112. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 15:42:26 +0000 From: "Anna Elizabeth Fago Weinberg, Dr" <anna.weinberg(a)mcgill.ca> To: "Melanie Dirks, Prof." <melanie.dirks(a)mcgill.ca>, "dept(a)psych.mcgill.ca" <dept(a)psych.mcgill.ca> Subject: Re: Macnamara Lecture THIS AFTERNOON, 3:30, Rutherford Physics 112 Hello All! Due to an error made at the Class Scheduling Office, today's MacNamara lecture has been relocated to LEACOCK 132 (no longer at Rutherford Physics). The time has not changed. We look forward to seeing you there! All the best, Anna ____________________________________________________________________________ From: Melanie Dirks, Prof. <melanie.dirks(a)mcgill.ca> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2018 7:57:18 AM To: dept(a)psych.mcgill.ca Subject: Macnamara Lecture THIS AFTERNOON, 3:30, Rutherford Physics 112 Hi all, A reminder that the Macnamara lecture will be taking place this afternoon at 3:30 in Rutherford Physics 112. Prof. MacNamara?s substantive research interests were in children?s language and cognitive development. This year, we are delighted to have Prof. Mark Sabbagh of Queen?s University join a long list of distinguished cognitive developmentalists as a MacNamara lecturer. The past editor of the journal Cognitive Development, Prof. Sabbagh will be discussing his ground breaking work on the development of preschoolers? understanding of the minds of others. The lecture will take place in RPHYS 112. Free admission. Wine and cheese reception will follow the lecture in 2001 McGill College, Room 461. Title: Preschoolers' changing minds Abstract: During the preschool years, children?s explicit understandings of the world go through dramatic changes. I will review the work that we have done investigating how neurobiological factors interact with particular kinds of experience to promote change in children?s naive psychological understandings, or their ?theory of mind.? These findings provide evidence that neurodevelopmental factors act as a rate-limiting factor on the extent to which preschoolers can use their experiences to drive conceptual change. However, I will also present some recent evidence from our lab suggesting that, at least with respect to theory of mind understandings, biology and experience might be even more tightly integrated. Specifically, some kinds of experience may induce biological changes that support theory of mind reasoning both transiently and in the long term. Together, these findings help us to understand how deep connections between biology and experience shape conceptual development during the preschool years. About the speaker: https://www.queensu.ca/psychology/people/faculty/mark-sabbagh We look forward to seeing many of you there! Melanie Melanie Dirks Associate Professor Department of Psychology and Centre for Research on Human Development McGill University 2001 McGill College Montréal, Quebec H3A1G1 Telephone: 514-398-3856 E-mail: melanie.dirks(a)mcgill.ca

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[Events] Macnamara LECTURE invitation- 30 nov
by Kris Onishi 19 Nov '18

19 Nov '18

[Please excuse multiple copies] We would like to invite you to the annual Macnamara Lecture, which will take place at 3:30pm on Friday November 30 in Room 112 of the Rutherford Physics Building (3600 University). The speaker this year will be Mark Sabbagh (Queen's University). Mark studies how young children think about the beliefs and thoughts that other people have, that is, young children's "theory of mind", with a focus on the roles of socio-cultural factors and neurobiological underpinnings of their theory-of-mind skills. The title of his talk: Preschoolers' changing minds Abstract: During the preschool years, children's explicit understandings of the world go through dramatic changes. I will review the work that we have done investigating how neurobiological factors interact with particular kinds of experience to promote change in children's naive psychological understandings, or their "theory of mind". These findings provide evidence that neurodevelopmental factors act as a rate-limiting factor on the extent to which preschoolers can use their experiences to drive conceptual change. However, I will also present some recent evidence from our lab suggesting that, at least with respect to theory of mind understandings, biology and experience might be even more tightly integrated. Specifically, some kinds of experience may induce biological changes that support theory of mind reasoning both transiently and in the long term. Together, these findings help us to understand how deep connections between biology and experience shape conceptual development during the preschool years. [Please forward this message to anyone who might be interested, such as your unit's email list.] Thank you, Joyce Macnamara and Al Bregman

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[Events] Laura Stapleton - Sept 21st Hebb Lecture at McGill University
by JK Flake 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

Dear colleagues, It is my great pleasure to announce that next Friday, September 21st, the McGill Psychology Department will be hosting Dr. Laura Stapleton, who will deliver a Hebb Lecture at 3:30pm in MCMED 552. Dr. Stapleton is a Professor in Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation (EDMS) in the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology at the University of Maryland. Additionally, she serves as the Associate Director of the Research Branch of the Maryland State Longitudinal Data System. This will be followed by a wine and cheese reception that is open to all. We hope to see you there and please share with anyone you think may be interested to attend! Dr. Stapleton's research includes the analysis of administrative data and survey data obtained under complex sampling designs, multilevel latent variable models, and tests of mediation within a multilevel framework. *About*: *https://education.umd.edu/directory/laura-stapleton <https://education.umd.edu/directory/laura-stapleton>* *Title*: *Measurement Modeling in Psychology: Construct Validation in Nested Settings* *Abstract*: In social science research, latent constructs are often inferred from sets of items intended to measure those constructs. When data are collected in multilevel settings (e.g., students within schools or children within families) the construct of interest might exist at multiple levels. In this talk, I will consider how researchers might approach construct meaning and construct validation when working with data that are nested. I will first present extensions of the single-level confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) approach to a simple multilevel CFA (MCFA) when data are nested. I then will wade through the murky conceptual landscape that exists when considering measurement models at both the individual and cluster levels and introduce conceptual distinctions between constructs across levels and among different types of constructs at the cluster level. Specifically, I will discuss how items might be used to measure “shared” and “configural” cluster-level constructs. While shared constructs would reflect a shared element of the cluster (wherein individuals would be viewed as exchangeable within a cluster), configural constructs represent aggregation of characteristics of the individuals within the cluster. Additionally, an often-overlooked characteristic of configural constructs would be an evaluation of differential dispersion within clusters. Although empirical data may show cluster dependency, theoretically the construct may be an individual level one only but the data reflect a spurious intraclass correlation (ICC) or a spurious contextual effect due to measurement non-invariance. The appropriate CFA modeling approach will depend on the hypothesized constructs to be measured; examples based on empirical data and simulated data will be shown. Best, -- Jessica Kay Flake, PhD Quantitative Psychology and Modelling McGill University

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[Events] Binder lecture series, March 2nd, Speaker: Peter Shizgal
by Marco Leyton, Dr. 01 Mar '18

01 Mar '18

Dear All, As a reminder, and as most of you know, McGill’s Department of Psychology hosts an annual lecture named after Dalbir Bindra (1922 – ‘80), a former chair of the department and one of the most influential psychologists of his generation. For many people, he is perhaps best known for marshalling the key arguments that shifted most research about goal-directed behaviors away from physiological need-based drive reduction models toward the incentive motivation views that continues to influence most research in this area today. This year’s speaker will be Professor Peter Shizgal. He will give an informal seminar tomorrow morning at 10:00 am in the Stewart Biology Building (S3/4) and the more formal Bindra lecture at 3:30 pm in the McIntyre Building’s Palmer auditorium (McMed 522). More details are in the attached. Best wishes, Marco -------- Marco Leyton, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychiatry McGill University http://www.mcgill.ca/psychiatry https://www.mcgill.ca/psychology/events-colloquia-0/bindra-lecture/about-d-…

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[Events] Macnamara Lecture: Susan Pinker TODAY at 3:30pm in McMed 522!
by Kayleigh-Ann Clegg 24 Nov '17

24 Nov '17

Good morning all, Just a reminder that we are thrilled to have Susan Pinker delivering the Macnamara Lecture today at 3:30pm in the McIntyre Medical Building, Rm. 522. The lecture will be followed by a Wine & Cheese Reception in the Bellini atrium. Susan Pinker is a renowned psychologist, author, and social science columnist for the Wall Street Journal. She was educated here at McGill and at the University of Waterloo and has written for the Globe and Mail, the New York Times, The Guardian, and the Times of London. She has also written two award-winning books (The Sexual Paradox, The Village Effect) and will be sharing her findings from The Village Effect with us. We are fortunate and proud to have Susan Pinker delivering the Macnamara Lecture today. We look forward to seeing you all at her talk and for the Wine & Cheese Reception. About: http://www.susanpinker.com/about-the-author/ __________________________________________________________________________________ The Village Effect: Why Face to Face Contact Matters In this lecture I will discuss some of the social neuroscientific and demographic evidence underpinning what I call The Village Effect: the influence of in-person contact on learning, resilience, productivity and longevity. Research over the last 15 years shows that from birth to death, human beings are wired to connect to other human beings. Tight bonds of affiliation, friendship, and love help us learn, extend our lives and allow us to assess and trust each other. Looser in-person bonds matter, too, combining with close relationships to form a personal "village" around us, one that exerts unique effects. Take care, Kayleigh Student Chair Hebb Colloquium Committee

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[Events] Macnamara Lecture- Susan Pinker
by Kris Onishi 10 Nov '17

10 Nov '17

[Please excuse multiple copies] I would like to invite you to the annual Macnamara Lecture, which will take place at 3:30pm on Friday November 24 in Room 522 of the McIntyre Medical Bldg (3655 promenade Sir William Osler). Please put this date into your schedule. We have the good fortune to have as our speaker Susan Pinker who is world-renowned for her books on the gender gap ("The Sexual Paradox: Men, women, and the real gender gap") and more recently on the critical importance of face-to-face contact. The title of her talk: "The Village Effect: Why Face to Face Contact Matters" Abstract: In this lecture I will discuss some of the social neuroscientific and demographic evidence underpinning what I call The Village Effect: the influence of in-person contact on learning, resilience, productivity and longevity. Research over the last 15 years shows that from birth to death, human beings are wired to connect to other human beings. Tight bonds of affiliation, friendship, and love help us learn, extend our lives and allow us to assess and trust each other. Looser in-person bonds matter, too, combining with close relationships to form a personal "village" around us, one that exerts unique effects. [Please forward this message to anyone who might be interested, such as your unit's email list.] Thank you, Al Albert S. Bregman, FRSC, Emeritus Professor Psychology Department, McGill University

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[Events] Reminder: Hebb Lecture (Sept 15) - Patrick J. Curran
by Carl F Falk, Dr 15 Sep '17

15 Sep '17

Dear all, Just a friendly reminder that Dr. Patrick Curran's Hebb lecture is today! Integrative Data Analysis: A Promising Methodological Framework for Data Harmonization [cid:d2f43b2e-6a35-412a-a6b2-9b3222c8a830] Dr. Patrick J. Curran (Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) September 15 (F), 3:30 PM Location: Room 522, McIntyre Medical Building (MCMED) A reception will follow the talk Abstract: Integrative data analysis (IDA) is a powerful methodological framework that allows for the fitting of statistical models to raw data that have been pooled across two or more independent samples. Advantages of IDA include increased statistical power, higher observed frequencies of rare behavior, enhanced external validity due to greater between-subject heterogeneity, extended developmental coverage through overlapping cohorts, testing novel hypotheses that cannot be evaluated within a single contributing study, and building a more cumulative and reproducible science. There are also methodological challenges associated with IDA including the need to account for sampling heterogeneity across studies, to develop commensurate measures based on items that are unique to a single study or shared across multiple studies, and to account for multiple sources of study differences as they impact hypothesis testing. In this talk I will present a general overview of IDA, explore the potential advantages and disadvantages of IDA as a novel and timely research tool, present an example of IDA as applied to internalizing symptomatology in children with and without an alcoholic parent, and describe future avenues for developing IDA as a general methodological framework within the psychological sciences. In addition to the afternoon lecture, there will be an informal morning seminar, entitled “The Separation of Within-Person and Between-Person Change in Latent Curve Model,” with the following abstract: Many substantive applications of latent curve models are focused primarily on the estimation of between-person effects; that is, on estimating person-to-person differences in the parameters that define the underlying growth model. However, there are a variety of situations in which it may be equally (if not more) important to also consider within-person influences over time. The disaggregation of between-person and within-person effects is well understood within the multilevel model, although this topic is almost universally ignored in growth models estimated within the structural equation modeling (SEM) tradition. Indeed, significant complications are encountered within the SEM when applying the strategies that were originally developed to disaggregate these effects within the multilevel model. As a result, there are important points of divergence in precisely how these effects are estimated within the multilevel and SEM frameworks even when based on the very same data. In this talk I will explore existing methods for disaggregating within- and between person effects in the multilevel and structural equation growth model; highlight similarities and differences in how these effects are tested in both modeling frameworks; identify existing challenges that must be addressed to provide better tests of these effects in practice; and to suggest potentially profitable directions for future research and analytical developments. This morning seminar will take place from 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Room 735, 2001 McGill College. Best regards, Carl Falk ---- Carl F. Falk, Assistant Professor Department of Psychology, McGill University 2001 McGill College, Room 753 Montreal, QC H3A 1G1, Canada

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[Events] Update: Hebb Lecture (Sept 15) - Patrick J. Curran
by Carl F Falk, Dr 13 Sep '17

13 Sep '17

As an update to the previous advertisement, the location of the Hebb lecture (3:30pm) will be 522 of the McIntyre Medical Building (MCMED). A reception will follow the lecture. Best regards, Carl Falk ---- Carl F. Falk, Assistant Professor Department of Psychology, McGill University 2001 McGill College, Room 753 Montreal, QC H3A 1G1, Canada ________________________________ From: Carl F Falk, Dr <carl.falk(a)mcgill.ca> Sent: September 6, 2017 10:53:51 AM To: mpsa.mcgill(a)gmail.com; Sally Crawford, Ms.; philippa.ross(a)concordia.ca; nicole.legault.1(a)umontreal.ca; sandy.iasenza(a)muhc.mcgill.ca; Jarchamb(a)jgh.mcgill.ca; susan.crinion(a)mcgill.ca; Pat.Wilson(a)concordia.ca; isabelle.bouvier(a)concordia.ca; Annie Le Bire; Meredith Young, Dr.; events(a)ego.psych.mcgill.ca; dept(a)psych.mcgill.ca; marianne.dufour(a)douglas.mcgill.ca Cc: sebastien.beland(a)umontreal.ca; Seungmi Yang Subject: Hebb Lecture (Sept 15) - Patrick J. Curran Dear all, It is my pleasure to announce the next Hebb lecture! Please share this notice with your colleagues and anyone who might be interested. My apologies for any cross-posting. Integrative Data Analysis: A Promising Methodological Framework for Data Harmonization [cid:d2f43b2e-6a35-412a-a6b2-9b3222c8a830] Dr. Patrick J. Curran (Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) September 15 (F), 3:30 PM Location: TBA Abstract: Integrative data analysis (IDA) is a powerful methodological framework that allows for the fitting of statistical models to raw data that have been pooled across two or more independent samples. Advantages of IDA include increased statistical power, higher observed frequencies of rare behavior, enhanced external validity due to greater between-subject heterogeneity, extended developmental coverage through overlapping cohorts, testing novel hypotheses that cannot be evaluated within a single contributing study, and building a more cumulative and reproducible science. There are also methodological challenges associated with IDA including the need to account for sampling heterogeneity across studies, to develop commensurate measures based on items that are unique to a single study or shared across multiple studies, and to account for multiple sources of study differences as they impact hypothesis testing. In this talk I will present a general overview of IDA, explore the potential advantages and disadvantages of IDA as a novel and timely research tool, present an example of IDA as applied to internalizing symptomatology in children with and without an alcoholic parent, and describe future avenues for developing IDA as a general methodological framework within the psychological sciences. In addition to the afternoon lecture, there will be an informal morning seminar, entitled “The Separation of Within-Person and Between-Person Change in Latent Curve Model,” with the following abstract: Many substantive applications of latent curve models are focused primarily on the estimation of between-person effects; that is, on estimating person-to-person differences in the parameters that define the underlying growth model. However, there are a variety of situations in which it may be equally (if not more) important to also consider within-person influences over time. The disaggregation of between-person and within-person effects is well understood within the multilevel model, although this topic is almost universally ignored in growth models estimated within the structural equation modeling (SEM) tradition. Indeed, significant complications are encountered within the SEM when applying the strategies that were originally developed to disaggregate these effects within the multilevel model. As a result, there are important points of divergence in precisely how these effects are estimated within the multilevel and SEM frameworks even when based on the very same data. In this talk I will explore existing methods for disaggregating within- and between person effects in the multilevel and structural equation growth model; highlight similarities and differences in how these effects are tested in both modeling frameworks; identify existing challenges that must be addressed to provide better tests of these effects in practice; and to suggest potentially profitable directions for future research and analytical developments. This morning seminar will take place from 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Room 735, 2001 McGill College. Graduate students interested in attending lunch with Dr. Curran are invited to contact the student host Sunmee Kim at sunmee.kim(a)mail.mcgill.ca<mailto:sunmee.kim@mail.mcgill.ca>. Best regards, Carl Falk ---- Carl F. Falk, Assistant Professor Department of Psychology, McGill University 2001 McGill College, Room 753 Montreal, QC H3A 1G1, Canada

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[Events] Hebb Lecture (Sept 15) - Patrick J. Curran
by Carl F Falk, Dr 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

Dear all, It is my pleasure to announce the next Hebb lecture! Please share this notice with your colleagues and anyone who might be interested. My apologies for any cross-posting. Integrative Data Analysis: A Promising Methodological Framework for Data Harmonization [cid:d2f43b2e-6a35-412a-a6b2-9b3222c8a830] Dr. Patrick J. Curran (Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) September 15 (F), 3:30 PM Location: TBA Abstract: Integrative data analysis (IDA) is a powerful methodological framework that allows for the fitting of statistical models to raw data that have been pooled across two or more independent samples. Advantages of IDA include increased statistical power, higher observed frequencies of rare behavior, enhanced external validity due to greater between-subject heterogeneity, extended developmental coverage through overlapping cohorts, testing novel hypotheses that cannot be evaluated within a single contributing study, and building a more cumulative and reproducible science. There are also methodological challenges associated with IDA including the need to account for sampling heterogeneity across studies, to develop commensurate measures based on items that are unique to a single study or shared across multiple studies, and to account for multiple sources of study differences as they impact hypothesis testing. In this talk I will present a general overview of IDA, explore the potential advantages and disadvantages of IDA as a novel and timely research tool, present an example of IDA as applied to internalizing symptomatology in children with and without an alcoholic parent, and describe future avenues for developing IDA as a general methodological framework within the psychological sciences. In addition to the afternoon lecture, there will be an informal morning seminar, entitled “The Separation of Within-Person and Between-Person Change in Latent Curve Model,” with the following abstract: Many substantive applications of latent curve models are focused primarily on the estimation of between-person effects; that is, on estimating person-to-person differences in the parameters that define the underlying growth model. However, there are a variety of situations in which it may be equally (if not more) important to also consider within-person influences over time. The disaggregation of between-person and within-person effects is well understood within the multilevel model, although this topic is almost universally ignored in growth models estimated within the structural equation modeling (SEM) tradition. Indeed, significant complications are encountered within the SEM when applying the strategies that were originally developed to disaggregate these effects within the multilevel model. As a result, there are important points of divergence in precisely how these effects are estimated within the multilevel and SEM frameworks even when based on the very same data. In this talk I will explore existing methods for disaggregating within- and between person effects in the multilevel and structural equation growth model; highlight similarities and differences in how these effects are tested in both modeling frameworks; identify existing challenges that must be addressed to provide better tests of these effects in practice; and to suggest potentially profitable directions for future research and analytical developments. This morning seminar will take place from 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Room 735, 2001 McGill College. Graduate students interested in attending lunch with Dr. Curran are invited to contact the student host Sunmee Kim at sunmee.kim(a)mail.mcgill.ca<mailto:sunmee.kim@mail.mcgill.ca>. Best regards, Carl Falk ---- Carl F. Falk, Assistant Professor Department of Psychology, McGill University 2001 McGill College, Room 753 Montreal, QC H3A 1G1, Canada

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[Events] Reminder: BINDRA Lecture - Dr. Eric Nestler, Friday, April 21, 3:30PM, at McIntyre Medical Sciences Building 522
by Karim Nader, Prof 21 Apr '17

21 Apr '17

Dear all, On Friday, April 21 we will welcome for our Bindra lecture Dr. Eric Nestler. Dr. Nestler is a Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience, Director of Friedman Brain Institute, and Dean for Academic and Scientific Affairs at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC.. Dr. Nestler is well-known for his groundbreaking work on the molecular mechanisms of drug addiction and depression. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Science and a recipient of numerous awards including the Gold Medal Award from the Society of Biological Psychiatry. Please put this event (see title and abstract of the talk below) on your calendar and kindly distribute it broadly. April 21, 3:30 McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, MCMED, 522 Followed by wine and cheese reception on the 8th floor of Stewart Biology. Dr. Nestler will give a morning lecture in room S2/2 at 10:30-11:30. The title of the morning seminar is “Transcriptional and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Addiction”. We hope you can join us all! Karim Transcriptional and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Depression Depression is a common, chronic, and debilitating disease. Although many patients benefit from antidepressant medications or other therapies, only about half of depressed patients show a complete remission, which underscores the need for more effective agents. The mechanisms that precipitate depression, such as stress, are incompletely understood. One mystery of the disease is its long-lasting nature and delayed response to antidepressant treatment. This persistence is thought to be mediated by slowly developing but stable adaptations in the brain, which might include regulation of gene expression and chromatin structure. We have used several chronic stress procedures in mice, such as chronic social defeat stress and chronic variable stress, as models of depression that mimic key symptoms seen in humans. An important feature of this work is to examine not only those mice that succumb to the stress (susceptibility), but also those that avoid deleterious outcomes (resilience). We are exploring the molecular basis of stress-induced behavioral pathology, antidepressant action, and resilience by analyzing genome-wide changes in gene expression and chromatin modifications in several limbic brain structures. Parallel work has focused on homologous regions in the brains of depressed humans examined postmortem. We are using these datasets to understand prominent sex differences in stress responses in mice and depression in humans as well as to identify the mechanisms by which early life experience controls stress vulnerability for a lifetime. Together, this work is providing novel insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying depression and other stress-related disorders. The findings also suggest novel leads for the development of new antidepressant treatments. For example, our findings on resilience suggest the novel approach of developing medications that promote resilience and not just those that oppose the deleterious effects of stress.

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