SSPA’s Speaker Series
Dr. Eric Landrum, Department of Psychology
Wednesday, April 11
12:40 to 1:30 p.m.
ILC 315
Many disciplines have identified broad learning outcomes desired in social science graduates.
Many of these outcomes focus on skills; however, many faculty are preoccupied with the delivery of content without concern for retention.
The reverence of content over skills will be gently challenged during this presentation.
Additionally, the meaningful assessment of skills is woefully inadequate in many areas of undergraduate education, which complicates matters further. A clarion call is issued with specific needs identified–ultimately, it could (and should) be social scientists who save the day.


Elizabeth Morgan, Department of Psychology, was quoted in a story in the Daily Mail about her research on heterosexual women’s same-sex attractions. More than half of women are attracted to other women – and it gets more pronounced as they get older. 
