The Department of Psychology and the industrial/organizational-social psychology graduate sequence will present a talk, titled “The Case Against the Realistic Attitude: The Role of Art in Coping With Mortality,” with Verena Graupmann, Ph.D., on Tuesday, February 17, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in 48 DeGarmo Hall. Graupmann is an assistant professor of psychological science at DePaul University.
Graupmann earned an M.A. in psychology from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat in Munich, Germany, in 2002 and a Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Sussex, in the United Kingdom, in 2008. Her major areas of interest include threats to central self-motives and unwanted relationships. Graupmann’s work has been published in journals including Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience [SCAN], and the International Journal of Psychology.
This colloquium is funded by the Department of Psychology and the College of Arts and Sciences. To support the Department of Psychology and help enhance its educational mission with advanced teaching methods, guest speakers, and more opportunities for students to learn through research experiences, please consider making a gift to the department through the Illinois State University Foundation. You may also visit the Department of Psychology website to view and print a flyer for this event.
If you need a special accommodation to participate in this program, call the Department of Psychology at (309) 439-8651. Please allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.
