News Release
October 2003
(Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)— Dr.
Dana S. Dunn, professor of psychology at Moravian College, was named
the new chairperson
of the G. Stanley Hall Lecture Series. Dunn has been a member of this
committee for the past two years.
The G. Stanley Hall Lecture Series originated
in 1980 to help introductory level teachers in developing a coherent
picture of modern developments
in the wide range of psychological sub-disciplines they will cover.
The series honors Granville Stanley Hall (1844-1924), a pioneer of
early American psychology. His laboratory at Johns Hopkins is recognized
as the first American laboratory of psychology. Hall founded the American
Journal of Psychology in 1887 and later served as president of the
American Psychological Association (APA). The Hall series is held each
year at the APA’s annual convention. It emphasizes APA’s
dedication to undergraduate education and awareness of the complexities
of teaching psychology. As Chairperson of this lecture series, Dunn
will invite well-known psychologists to speak on research issues at
the annual national convention as well as four regional conventions.
Dunn is an experimental social psychologist who
studies social cognition and health psychology. He has written about
pedagogical issues in psychology,
interdisciplinary education, and faculty development. His articles
have appeared in many journals and magazines including Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Experimental
Social Psychology, Social
Cognition, Teaching of Psychology, Contemporary Psychology, Archives
of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Journal
of Orthopsychiatry,
among others. Recently he edited a special issue of the Journal
of Social Behavior and Personality on “Psychosocial Perspectives
on Disability.” Dunn is the author of The Practical Researcher:
A Student Guide to Conducting Psychological Research.
