BAAS 2024 Schedule

Join us for a 1-day meeting bringing together the Bay Area Affective Science Community

June 8, 2024 @ UC Berkeley

Location: 2121 Berkeley Way West, Berkeley

Schedule

9:30 AM — Breakfast & Coffee

10:30 — Welcome Comments

10:40 — Flash Talks Session 1

11:45 — Lunch & Socializing

1:00 PM — Poster Session

2:10 — Symposium

Feeling political: The role of affect in politics

  • Robb Willer (Stanford Sociology) – Megastudy identifying effective interventions to reduce partisan animosity and strengthen Americans’ democratic attitudes.
  • Sa-Kiera Hudson (UC Berkeley Haas) – How threat, apathy, and antipathy influence intergroup harm.
  • Jamil Zaki (Stanford Psychology) – The surprising power of cross partisan empathy.
  • Moderator: Bob Levenson (UC Berkeley Psychology)

3:30 — Break w/ Refreshments

3:45 — Flash Talks Session 2

4:40 — Keynote Talk: Elissa Epel, USCF Psychiatry

Lifespan Perspectives of Stress: From Developmental Origins to Lifelong Well Being 

5:40 — Concluding remarks, outlook, and passing of the BASS

6:00 — Social Events Nearby

For trainees:

  • Triple Rock, across the street at 1920 Shattuck Ave.  

For faculty:

  • Comal, 5-minute walk at 2020 Shattuck Ave.