Tag: grinnell college week
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The Academic Minute for 2019.04.08-04.12
The Academic Minute from 04.08 – 04.12 Monday, April 8th Janet Gibson – Grinnell College Humor and Human Behavior My main focus of research is on implicit memory, the influence of past experience that facilitates or biases current performance in the absence of conscious recollection. I have explored this aspect of memory in the context…
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Andrea Tracy, Grinnell College – Too Much of a Good Thing
On Grinnell College Week: Can you have too much of a good thing? Andrea Tracy, associate professor of psychology, examines this question. My primary research interest is ingestive behavior – specifically, the role of learning in food choice and food motivation, with a particular focus on how these influence, and are influenced by, obesity. My…
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Timothy Arner, Grinnell College – King Arthur in the Robing Room
On Grinnell College Week: What does the art on your walls say about you? Timothy Arner, associate professor of English, discusses this question. Tim Arner specializes in medieval literature. His research and teaching interests include the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer, the influence of classical texts on Middle English poetry, and the intersections between fourteenth- and…
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Ross Haenfler, Grinnell College – Incels
On Grinnell College Week: Not everyone is for inclusivity. Ross Haenfler, professor of sociology, looks at the fringe groups who want to turn back the clock. I am an Associate Professor of Sociology at Grinnell College where I teach Deviance and Youth Subcultures, Sociological Theory, Men and Masculinities, and introductory sociology courses. I love teaching…