CANCELED | Psychology Colloquium | Social Motivations and Everyday Activities: The Case for a Strong, Subtle, and Sneaky Social Self, March 27

Dr. Shira Gabriel

Note: This event has been canceled.

The Psychology Colloquium Series presents Dr. Shira Gabriel on “Social Motivations and Everyday Activities: The Case for a Strong, Subtle, and Sneaky Social Self” on Friday, March 27, at 11:50 a.m. in Porter 102.

Gabriel is Associate Professor of Psychology at SUNY, University at Buffalo. She is a Social Psychologist and internationally renowned expert on the social nature of the self.

Gabriel is the editor of Self & Identity, the primary journal of the International Society for Self & Identity. She has received funding for her research from the Templeton Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, and the Russell Sage Foundation.

Gabriel earned a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Northwestern University in 2000. She studies how social surrogates fill belongings needs, the relationship of religion to the social self, and the importance of immersion in large crowds for well-being.