UMPI presents
first Faculty Noon Seminar of spring
PRESQUE ISLE — The University of Maine at Presque Isle is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Sonntag will present “Death Makes Liberals more Liberal and Conservatives more Conservative: Another Empirical Validation of Terror Management Theory” as the first Faculty Noon Seminar of the spring semester. The seminar will be held on Thursday, Jan. 27, at 12:30 p.m. in the Normal Hall Faculty Lounge.
Terror Management Theory (TMT) has emerged as an important theory providing empirically testable hypotheses concerning the impact of existential concerns, particularly concerns about mortality, on many human behaviors, dispositions and cultural practices.
Dr. Sonntag and his colleague, Jonathan Bassett, at Lander University in South Carolina, have explored TMT within the parent-child relationship, paranormal beliefs and political ideology. Sonntag will review some recent findings from their research group and discuss TMT in general.
The purpose of the Faculty Noon Seminar Series is to foster awareness of research and teaching activities taking place on campus and to provide a forum for dissemination between faculty members.
The series also offers the opportunity to network and encourage trans-disciplinary scholarly activity. As a campus-wide forum, students, faculty and administrative staff are invited to present their work during the seminar series.
For more information about the Faculty Noon Seminar Series, contact Lynn Eldershaw at 768-9749 or lynn.eldershaw@umpi.edu.
