Seminars & Events
Aug 30 - Start of Classes
Oct 1, 3pm in GH117- Diversity Series Workshop on ESL/LD by Dr. Katy Arnett.
Oct 22, 3pm in Cole Cinema - " Cultural Competency In Clinical Settings: A Training Model and Its Applications." A Diversity Series Lecture by Dr. Pam Barrigher.
PsycSMP students should click here for AY10-11 meetings and deadlines
Eric Hiris
Associate Professor of Psychology - at SMCM since 2000

Department Chair
Departments: Psychology
Office: Goodpaster Hall, Room 128
Email: ejhiris@smcm.edu
Phone: 240-895-4468
Education:
B.A., Oakland University (1990); M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University (1992, 1995).Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Courses Taught:
- Introduction to Psychology
- Psychological Statistics
- Writing and Research Methods in Psychology
- Sensation & Perception
- Special Topics Seminar in Science/Pseudoscience
- Special Topics Seminar in Evolutionary Psychology
- Advanced Research Design and Methods
- St. Mary's Projects
Research Interests
Perception: Human vision; particularly motion perception, visual segregation, and visual illusions. Interactions of depth and motion information. Applications of information theory to human perception.


