• Psychology Lecture: Mindfulness training, stress reduction pathways, and health

    Moot Boardroom

    Biography: David Creswell is an Associate Professor in Psychology and the Neural Basis of Cognition at Carnegie Mellon University. His work focuses on understanding what makes people resilient under stress. He conducts theory-guided studies of stress management strategies (e.g., self-affirmation) and interventions (e.g., mindfulness training) to understand resilience pathways in the brain, peripheral physiology, and health. David’s […]

  • Psychology Lecture: Statistical Learning: Theory and Implications for 1st and 2nd Language Learning

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    Biography: Erik Thiessen is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon, principal investigator of the  Infant Language and Learning Lab, and Director of Undergraduate Education in Psychology at CMU. He received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004.  His research focuses on learning in infancy and childhood, with a particular focus on statistical learning, […]

  • Dean’s Lecture Series: H.E. Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud Al-Thani

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    Cyber Security and Financial Stability      Bio:  His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud Al-Thani started his career at Qatar Central Bank in 1981 and served as deputy governor from 1990 to 2001. After five years as chairman at the State Audit Bureau, he returned to Qatar Central Bank as governor in 2006. He serves […]