Date: Tuesday, April 30th 2024

Time: 12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: LB145

Join the Department of Psychological Sciences for our annual Spring Symposium and explore what Psychology has to offer. The symposium will offer a guest speaker in the field of psychology, presentations of student research, class projects, psychology activities, university transfer information, service learning information and much, much more...

Special Guest Speaker at 1:00 PM

38 Million Moments Shaping Your Epigenome: Exploring Experiences that Regulate Brain and Behavior

Presented by Dr. Candace Lewis

Dr. Candance Lewis Bio: Her research explores the complex interplay between experiences and dynamic gene expression to understand brain health across the lifespan. Specifically, we investigate how salient social experiences, such as early life adversity and chronic stress, may shape maladaptive behavior and physiology through altering epigenetics of relevant gene systems. Further, we explore how salient psychedelic experiences in adulthood may shape adaptive behavior and physiology through altering epigenetics.