Conversations with Dr. Virginia Valian

Date: September 10, 2018 (3:30 PM) - September 10, 2018 (4:30 PM)

Conversations with Dr. Virginia Valian

Dr. Virginia Valian is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Hunter College and is a member of the doctoral faculties of Psychology, Linguistics, and Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at the CUNY Graduate Center. She directs the Language Acquisition Research Center (LARC) at Hunter College. She is also the director of Hunter's Gender Equity Project (GEP). Dr Valian works on gender equity and on the psychology of language. In gender equity, Dr Valian performs research on the reasons behind women's slow advancement in the professions and proposes remedies for individuals and institutions. She is the author of Why so slow? The advancement of women, and co-author, with Abigail Stewart, of An inclusive academy: Achieving diversity and excellence. Dr Valian consults with institutions and organizations to improve gender equity.

Dr. Valian's visit is sponsored by the Marshall University President's Commission of Women's Issues, Marshall University Women's Center and the Marshall University Division of Student Affairs.

Location:
Marshall University Medical Center
Harless Auditorium

More Information:
A full schedule of sessions is available at www.marshall.edu/diversity.