Spring 2004 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. John Dovidio, Professor of Psychology and Provost, Colgate University
Thursday 2/26, 7:00 p.m., Crane Room, Paige Hall
Topic: Can't We All Just Get Along? The Consequences of Contemporary Racism
Introduced by Jamshed Bharucha, Provost and Senior Vice President, Tufts University
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Dr. Judith Hall, Professor of Psychology, Northeastern University
Friday 3/12, 4:00 p.m.
Topic: Gender, Non-verbal Behavior, and Dominance: 30 Years of Research and Debate 
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Dr. Victoria Plaut, Assistant Professor of Psychology, College of the Holy Cross
Thursday 3/18, 3:00 p.m.
Topic: Models of Diversity and the Dilemma of Difference
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Dr. Virginia Kwan, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Princeton University
Thursday 4/1, 3:00 p.m.
Topic: Culture, Diversity, and the Self
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Dr. Linda Tropp, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Boston College
Friday 4/23, 3:00 p.m.
Topic: Intergroup Contact among Members of Minority and Majority Status Groups
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Dr. Steven Fein, Professor of Psychology, Williams College
Thursday 4/29, 3:00 p.m.
Topic: Stereotyping and Prejudice in Context: Self-Image Motives and Local Norms ______________________________________________________

The Diversity & Cognition series is open to all members of the Tufts community.  Its purpose is to promote discourse and research on the social, cognitive and behavioral effects of race, gender, culture, and diversity in general. The organizers wish to thank the AS&E Diversity Fund for their generous sponsorship of the series. For additional information, contact Samuel Sommers, Department of Psychology, sam.sommers@tufts.edu, 617.627.5293.