DR. WILLIAM HIRST - Keynote Speaker for "Memory & . . . "

When: November 07, 2008  3:30 pm-  4:30 pm

Speaker:  William Hirst, Ph.D., Cornell University; B.A., Carnegie-Mellon University

Cost: Free - Open to the public

Dr. William Hirst, Professor of Psychology at the New School for Social Research in NYC, is the keynote speaker for the multidisciplinary discussion series at Davidson "Memory & . . ."   Dr. Hirst  has previously taught at Rockefeller University, Princeton University, and Cornell Medical College.  He is a leading expert on memory, especially autobiographical memory and social influence on memory, and has published articles on such diverse topics as amnesia, traumatic memory, collective memory, and memory relating to September 11.  His courses include "Introduction to Cognitive Psychology", "Collective and Autobiographical Memory and their Contribution to Identity", and "Remembering Trauma". 

Contact: Vicki Heitman  704-894-2385