Dr. Harold Takooshian represents Fordham as a visiting professor in Moscow

Dr. Harold Takooshian had a busy summer in 2012, representing Fordham University, Psi Chi, and the APA international division as a  visiting Professor in Moscow at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) on social psychology and urban studies.  He also spoke about innovations in higher educationat the HSE Socio-Cultural Research Laboratory, promoting student excellence at the People's Friendship University of Russia, and, along with Anne Takooksian, on advances in I-O psychology at the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Harold thanks the HSE and his many gracious hosts, including Professors Evgeny Osin, Vladimir Stroh, Elena Chebotareva, Alex Voronov, and Valentin Spivakovsky for this superb opportunity to learn more about Russian work and bridge Russian-U.S. psychology.

Psi Chi Induction Meeting

Psi Chi inducted their newest members on Monday, May 9th, the last meeting of the year for Psi Chi. Congrats to the new Psi Chi inductees!

Upcoming New York City Psi Chi Conferences

Each year, Psi Chi and other psychology students are invited to submit their research for presentation at local NYC conferences. This year, the 39th Hunter Psychology Convention is April 10 and the 19th Pace Undergraduate Psychology Conference is on May 14. Fordham also hosts its own conference on April 27.

Students are encouraged to submit proposals for papers and poster presentations. Please refer to the respective conference link below for more information or you may contact Harold Takooshian at takoosh@aol.com for more specific details.

Hunter College Conference: 39th Hunter Psychology Convention

Pace Conference: 19th Pace Undergraduate Psychology Conference

Healthy Cities in the 21st Century Event

On Feb 8, Fordham hosted a lively interdisciplinary 75-minute forum on “Healthy cities in the 21st Century.” About 35 students and professionals heard a series of 8 experts--3 environmental psychologists and 5 discussants—briefly address specific urban themes:

• Dr. Peter Walker on the work of UN Habitat
• Dr. Arline Bronzaft on noise reduction in cities
• Dr. Harold Takooshian on the changing image of cities
• Rick Sanford on the future of urban transportation
• Dr. Bruce Berg on post-industrial cities like New York
• Moses Williams on spiritual life in cities
• Sarah Benoit on urban studies at Fordham
• Noema Chaplin on student involvement in UN activities