David B. Baker, Ph.D. - Saving Time: The History of Psychology and the Human Experience
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Thursday, May 19, 2022 5 p.m.
Location
Greystone
103 S High St
Details
5 pm — cash bar and hors d’oeuvres | 6 pm — dinner | 7 pm — lecture
General Ticket
$65
Student Ticket
$25
Virtual Ticket
$40
(Registration deadline: May 9, 2022)
Presentation Overview:
Building a home for the history of psychology over the past two decades has afforded ample opportunities for understanding our past and ourselves. This talk will review some of those opportunities, lessons learned, and hopes for the future.
Bio:
Dr. Baker has more than four decades of experience as a clinician, researcher, educator and administrator. As a professor of psychology he has taught, supervised, advised, and mentored students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. As a researcher and scholar he has authored, co-authored, or edited more than 70 publications, including four books. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. As the Margaret Clark Morgan Director of the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology he has advanced the Center into a place of national and international prominence. During his tenure at the University of Akron he has served in leadership roles as the Interim Dean of University Libraries, Interim Associate Provost for Teaching, Learning, and Faculty Development, and Interim Provost, Senior Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer.
