The Presidential Scholars Research Symposium will feature presentations from two of our scholars, Julia Hyland Bruno and Clare McCormack, and their faculty mentors. The speakers will discuss their current cross-disciplinary research and findings.

Speakers:

Julia Hyland Bruno, PhD: "Avian Improvisation: Agentic Vocal Learning and Flexibility in Songbird Social Interactions"
Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience, Columbia University
Respondents: Peter Bearman, PhD (Sociology), George Lewis (Music)

Clare McCormack, PhD: "Trauma and the Transition to Motherhood: Integrating Narratives and Neuroscience"
Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience, Columbia University
Respondents: Catherine Monk, PhD (Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology), Nim Tottenham, PhD (Psychology)

Moderator:

Christopher Peacocke, DPhil
Johnsonian Professor of Philosophy and Interim Chair of Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience, Columbia University

Please note, this event is open to Columbia University affiliates with a valid University ID and their guests only. Please register here via Eventbrite.

Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

All entrances to the Jerome L. Greene Science Center are accessible. The south and west entrances can be accessed without stairs, while a lift is available from the east entrance.