Dr. Colleen Seifert, University of Michigan – Dislodging Misinformation

Bradley Cornelius — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:00:00 +0000

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Colleen Seifert of the University of Michigan explains why it’s sometimes hard to abandon an idea even when you know it to be false.

Colleen Seifert is the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan. Her research examines cognitive modeling (computer models of human thought), knowledge representation, memory retrieval, and judgment and decision-making.

About Dr. Seifert

Dr. Sarah Stoddard, University of Michigan – Online Peer Pressure

Bradley Cornelius — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 10:00:00 +0000

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Sarah Stoddard of the University of Michigan explains peer pressure’s long reach into the virtual world of social media.

Sarah Stoddard is a research assistant professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include understanding the interaction between individual factors and social and environmental factors. Her findings have been published in a number of peer-reviewed journals and she holds a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.