Susan Gelman will present the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) John P. McGovern Award Lecture in the Behavioral Sciences. According to AAAS, "The John P. McGovern Award Lecture in the Behavioral Sciences, first delivered in 1990, honors outstanding behavioral scientists from around the world. The lecture was endowed by the John P. McGovern Foundation to enable scholars to learn and explore the accomplishments and challenges of the behavioral sciences. "
Dr. Gelman's lecture titled Essentialist Beliefs: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, will be presented on Saturday, February 14, 2026 during the AAAS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.
