Douglas Hermann, chair of psychology at Indiana State University, will present, "Memory and Marriage: Which Spouse has the Advantage?" The lecture, sponsored by the anthropology and psychology departments is Thursday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. in the Kirner Johnson Red Pit. This event is free and open to the public.
Herrmann, who earned a M.S. (1970) and Ph.D. (1972) in experimental psychology from the University of Delaware, was also trained as an engineer at the U.S. Naval Academy. Until 1989, Herrmann was a full professor and chairperson of the psychology department at Hamilton College. In 1990, he became the founding director of the Collection Procedures Research Laboratory at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after which he served as the special assistant on cognitive psychology to the associated director for research and methodology at the National Center for Health Statistics. Since 1995, he has been professor and chairperson of the psychology department at Indiana State University, and the executive director of the Practical Memory Institute. He is also the editor of the new journal, Cognitive Technology.
