Allen L. Edwards Psychology Lecture Series
Professor Allen Edwards was affiliated with the University of Washington Department of Psychology for half of a century, from his arrival in Seattle in 1944 as an Associate Professor to his death in 1994. Professor Allen Edwards endowed the Edwards Lectureship to bring nationally and internationally renowned psychologists to campus for short visits to interact with faculty and students. The first Edwards Lecture was delivered by Professor Mark Pagel of University of Reading, England, in 1999. Pagel was a student of Edwards’ and holds a Ph.D. degree from the UW Psychology Department. Since the inaugural Edwards Lecture, we have hosted an impressive list of distinguished speakers during an annual three-part lecture series.
2025 - The Science of Altruism
April 23, 2025
This interdisciplinary panel brings together leading experts from psychology, anthropology, neuroscience, and animal behavior to explore the biological, cognitive, and social foundations of altruistic actions.
Featuring: Dr. Abigail Marsh, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Georgetown University; Dr. Kristen Hawkes, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, University of Utah; Dr. Andrew Meltzoff, Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, University of Washington, and John M. Marzluff, Professor Emertius of Wildlife Science, University of Washington. Moderated by KUOW Host Bill Radke.
2023 - The Transactional Relationship between Mental Health Research and Care
April 19, 2023
Drs. Angela Fang and Adam Guastella discuss how neuroscience can lead to more personalized mental healthcare and clinical research.
The Promise of Integrating Neuroscience in Treatments for Anxiety
Dr. Angela Fang | Assistant Professor, University of Washington
Using neuroscience, technology and clinical research to transform services for neurodevelopment
Dr. Adam Guastella | Professor, University of Sydney | Michael Crouch Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health
April 26, 2023
Drs. Vibh Forsythe Cox and Faria Kamal discuss the challenges of providing effective mental health treatment to clients from underserved and marginalized communities.
DBT training clinics as a model for increasing treatment access
Vibh Forsythe Cox, Ph.D. | Clinical Associate Profesor, University of Washington | Director of the Marsha M. Linehan DBT Clinic
Equity in mental health treatment
Dr. Faria Kamal | Assistant Professor, Columbia University Medical Center
2022 - BRAIN | MIND | BODY
April 27, 2022
30 years ago there was a scientific revolution that allowed us to finally measure the hidden workings of the human brain in action. This lecture series focuses on what we have learned from functional magnetic resonance imaging, and how this technique has evolved to provide insight into the neural underpinnings of attention and reading. With Geoffrey Boynton and Marvin Chun.
Geoffrey Boynton, Ph.D., University of Washington
Professor of Psychology
Professor of Psychology
Marvin Chun, Ph.D., Yale University
Richard M. Colgate Professor of Psychology; Neuroscience; Cognitive Science
Richard M. Colgate Professor of Psychology; Neuroscience; Cognitive Science
May 4, 2022
Our sexuality reflects the very core of our being. Our sexual identity, our attractions, and our sexual response all strongly impact our lives and our relationships. In one talk, Dr. Chivers will present exciting research that challenges our commonly held assumptions about sexual desire and response. In a second talk, Dr. McNichols will present a new model for sex education that embraces the specific challenges and ideas inherent to how young people today conceptualize sex and their own sexuality.
Meredith Chivers, Ph.D., Queen's University
Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator, Queen's National Scholar, Associate Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience
Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator, Queen's National Scholar, Associate Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience
Nicole McNichols, Ph.D., Associate Teaching Professor, University of Washington
Psychology Lecturer
Psychology Lecturer
2019 - Brain And Social Development Across The Lifespan
April 24, 2019 (not recorded)
A Brain for all Seasons: Birth, Death, and Plasticity in Adult Songbirds
Eliot Brenowitz, Ph.D., Professor, Psychology and Biology, University of Washington
Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis: Impact on Mood and Cognition
Rene Hen, Ph.D., Professor, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Columbia University; Director, Division of Integrative Neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene
May 1, 2019
Jessica Sommerville, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Associate Director for Social, Emotional and Cognitive Competence, Center for Child and Family Well-Being, University of Washington
Tamar Kushnir, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Child Development and Director, Early Childhood Cognition Laboratory, Cornell University
2018 - Optimizing Human Potential
April 25, 2018
Mary Larimer, Ph.D., Professor, Psychology and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
Robert Turrisi, Ph.D., Professor, Biobehavioral Health and Prevention Research Center, Pennsylvania State University
May 2, 2018
Sheri Mizumori, Ph.D., Professor, Psychology, University of Washington
Michael Yassa, Ph.D., Professor, Neuroscience, University of California, Irvine
May 9, 2018
Yuichi Shoda, Ph.D., Professor, Psychology, University of Washington
David Laibson, Ph.D., Chairman, Department of Economics, Harvard University
2017 - Improving Society Through Brain Science
March 29, 2017
David Gire, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
Rajesh Rao, Ph.D., Director, Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington
April 5, 2017
Geoffrey Boynton, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
Geoffrey Boynton with Michael May, sight recovery patient
April 12, 2017
Katie McLaughlin, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
Charles A. Nelson III, Ph.D., Professor of pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Director of Research, Developmental Medicine Center, Harvard University
2016 - Connecting the Dots Between Research and the Community
April 20, 2016
Barbara Rogoff, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz Foundation Distinguished Professor of Psychology
Stephanie Fryberg, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Department of American Indian Studies, University of Washington
April 27, 2016
Martin Bohus, M.D. Chair, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Heidelberg University, Scientific Director, Institute of Psychiatric and Psychosomatics Psychotherapy at the Central Institute of Mental Health
Marsha M. Linehan, Ph.D., ABPP, Professor, Department of Psychology, Director, Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics, University of Washington
May 4, 2016
Wendy Stone, Professor, Department of Psychology, Research Affiliate, Center on Human Development and Disability, Director, READi Lab, University of Washington
David S. Mandell, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Director, Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, University of Pennsylvania, Associate Director, Center for Autism Research, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2015 - The Psychological Science of Inequity and Inequality
February 18, 2015
Dr. Anthony Greenwald, Professor of Psychology, University of Washington
Professor Jerry Kang, Professor of Law and Asian Studies, UCLA
February 25, 2015
Dr. Kathryn Whetten, Professor of Public Policy and Global Health, Duke University
Shannon Dorsey, Professor of Psychology, University of Washington
March 4, 2015
Dr. Michelle Hebl, Professor of Psychology, Rice University
Dr. Kristina Olson, Professor of Psychology, University of Washington
2014 - The Science of Decision Making
February 19, 2014
Chantel Prat, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Washington
Randall O'Reilly, Ph.D. -- Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder
February 26, 2014
Jeansok Kim, Ph.D. -- Professor of Psychology, University of Washington
John O'Doherty, Ph.D -- Professor of Psychology, California Institute of Technology
March 5, 2014
Susan Joslyn, Ph.D. -- Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Washington
David Budescu, Ph.D. -- Anne Anastasi Professor of Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology, Fordham University
2013 - The Science of Psychology in the Real World
February 20, 2013
Peter Kahn, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
Scott Sampson, Vice President, Denver Museum of Nature and History
February 27, 2013
Kevin King, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Washington
Laurence Steinberg, Professor of Psychology, Temple University
March 6, 2013
Geoffrey Loftus, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
Elizabeth Loftus, Distinguished Professor of Social Ecology, Professor of Law, and of Cognitive Science, University of California, Irvine
2012 - Understanding Brains and Behavior
February 22, 2012
Joseph Sisneros, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Richard Fay, Distinguished University Research Professor of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago (Emeritus) and Whitman Investigator at the Marine Biological Laboratory
February 29, 2012
Sheri Mizumori, Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
Daphna Shohamy, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Columbia University
March 7, 2012
Ione Fine, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
Daphne Bavelier, Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester
2011 - Diversity, Culture, and Behavior
February 16, 2011
Sapna Cheryan, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
Alice Eagly, Ph.D, Professor, Social Psychology, Northwestern Washington
February 23, 2011
Cheryl Kaiser, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
Linda Tropp, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
March 2, 2011
Craig Van Dyke, UCSF
Jane Simoni, MD, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
2010 - Development of Behavior
February 17, 2010
Dr. Jessica A. Sommerville, Associate Professor, Psychology, Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, University of Washington
Rebecca Saxe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Cognitive Neuroscience Fred and Carole Middleton Career Development Professorship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
February 24, 2010
Dr. Michael Beecher, Professor, Psychology, University of Washington
Dr. Michael H. Goldstein, Professor, Department of Psychology, Cornell University
March 3, 2010
Dr. Liliana J. Lengua, Associate Professor, Psychology, University of Washington
Dr. Phil Fisher, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Oregon
2009 - Discovery and Healing: Psychology Research Serving Humanity
February 18, 2009
G. Alan Marlatt, PhD, Professor, Psychology, University of Washington; Director, The Addictive Behaviors Research Center
Judson Brewer MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Yale University; Medical Director, Yale Therapeutic Neuroscience Clinic
February 25, 2009
Jennifer H. Fewell, PhD, Professor, Life Sciences, Arizona State University
Sean O'Donnell, PhD, Associate Professor, Neurobiology & Behavior Program, University of Washington
March 4, 2009
Lee Osterhout, PhD, Professor, Psychology, University of Washington
Karen Emmorey, PhD, Professor, School of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, San Diego State University
2008 - Discovery and Healing: Psychology Research Serving Humanity
February 20, 2008
Ana Mari Cauce, Dean, University of Washington
Rand Conger, Distinguished Professor, Psychology, Department of Human and Community Development, University of California, Davis
February 27, 2008
Robert McMahon, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
Patrick Tolan, Director, Institute for Juvenile Research, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago
March 5, 2008
Anthony Greenwald, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
Lisa Cooper, MacArthur award winner, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2007 - Discovery and Healing: Psychology Research Serving Humanity
February 21, 2007
Judy DeLoache, William R. Kenan Jr. Chair of Psychology, University of Virginia
Stephanie Carlson, Associate Professor, department of psychology, University of Washington
February 28, 2007
Barbara Stanley, Ph.D., research scientist, department of neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Professor, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons
Marsha Linehan, Professor, Director, Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
March 7, 2007
Scott Murray, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
Melvyn Goodale, Ph.D., C.Psych., F.R.S.C., Research Professor, Visual Neuroscience, University of Western Ontario
2006 - Discovery and Healing: Psychology Research Serving Humanity
February 22, 2006
Richard Bryant, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, University of New South Wales
Lori Zoellner, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
March 1, 2006
Judith Auerbach, Vice President, The Foundation for AIDS Research
Jane Simoni, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
March 8, 2006
Theodore Beauchaine, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
Susan Tapert, Ph.D., Associate Professor IR, Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego