Exploring the Mind: Community Talks by U-M Psychology Faculty is a lecture series held in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library (AADL).

Talks for Winter 2026 will be held in-person at AADL's downtown branch. Flyers for each talk, including abstracts and speaker bios, will be sent to the department and our Community Talks mailing list. Most presentations will also be recorded and made available here for later viewing online.

February 9 @ 6pm

Dr. Germine Awad
University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor of Psychology

The Importance of Census Race & Ethnicity Data: The Case of Arab/MENA Americans

March 9 @ 6pm

Speaker TBD

Talk title TBD

April 13 @ 6pm

Dr. Sheryl Olson
Professor of Psychology

Defining Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents: The Critical Importance of Developmental and Environmental Contexts