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Psychological Science

Discourses from the Academy:

Department of Psychological Science Colloquium Series

Forensic Psychology: Tales From “The Darkside”*

by

Kymberly Schroder, J.D.

(1995 NMU Psychology Alumna)

Owner of Schroder Law, PLC

OCTOBER 8, 2021 | 3:00 PM

WEST SCIENCE 2906

*Kymberly obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Northern Michigan University. She has been a licensed attorney for nearly 20 years and focuses her practice exclusively on criminal defense and family law.

During this talk, Kymberly will discuss how the application of the psychological principles that you are learning today impact real people in real cases, including how police use deception and coercion in their investigations , the art of jury selection, and why good people do dumb things.

Psychological Science

Discourses from the Academy: Department of Psychological Science Colloquium Series

A Secret Algorithm to a Successful Career

Amanda Rosenburg, Ph.D.

(2007 NMU Psychology Alumna & NMU 2020 Outstanding Young Alumni Award Recipient)

Senior Researcher, Google Education

Product Lead, Google Classroom, Google Assignments and Originality Reports

OCTOBER 1, 2021 | 3:00 PM WEST SCIENCE 2906

Amanda Rosenburg has spent nearly two decades impacting companies in children' s programming, education and tech by informing strategy and direction through her research to help pioneer new ways to educate kids in the digital age. Her work with past companies and clients includes PBS, Amazon, Hasbro, Dreamworks, and Nickelodeon - to name a few. Now at Google, Amanda leads the team developing one of the largest Educational Tech products in the world -- Google Classroom (with a global user base of over 200 million teachers and students daily).

During this talk, Amanda will highlight how she became a top leader in her field. She'll share secrets to establishing a successful career by providing concrete steps you can take to help shape your future path and land your dream job.

Amanda earned her master’s degree in developmental psychology from Columbia University, Teachers College, where she also completed doctoral work in communication, media and learning technologies .