St. Mary's College of Maryland

Seminars & Events

Fri., Feb 24- Dr. Laraine Glidden will present research as part of Psi Chi's Discovering Psychology Lecture Series. 3pm in Goodpaster Hall 195. Other Details TBA.

Fri., Mar 23 - Dr. Rebecca Ryan will present "Nonmarital Childbirth and Child Development: The Relevance of Marriage Propensity and Family Change" as part of the Psychology Lecture Series: Populations in Need. 3pm in Goodpaster Hall 195.

Fri., Apr 6 - Dr. Noemi Enchautegui-de-Jesus will present research as part of the Psychology Lecture Series: Populations in Need. 3pm in Goodpaster Hall 195. Other Details TBA.

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Eric Hiris
Associate Professor of Psychology - at SMCM since 2000

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Assistant 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. 

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St. Mary's College of Maryland
18952 E. Fisher Rd
St. Mary's City, MD 20686-3001
240-895-2000