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Faculty Symposium – Election Daze: Communication and Decision-Making in Presidential Elections, Nov. 3
“Election Daze: Communication and Decision-Making in Presidential Elections” is the topic of the next Faculty Symposium on November 3, from 4:30-6:00 pm in the Faculty Shark Club. RSVP by October 27, 2016.
Scheduled just five days before the election, this symposium will address the process that will select the 45th President of the United States. The speakers will examine the structural forces shaping the electoral process and the rules that determine who can vote, how we vote, and how we count votes. The presentation will address the many constraints that these structural forces place on the electoral process and how, in some cases, they may actually determine the outcomes of elections. Additionally, the presenters will address the notion of “thinking fast and thinking slow,” the basis for a book by Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman that addresses how we think and make decisions. The presenters will discuss the differences between quick, emotional decision-making as opposed to slow, deliberate, logical thinking. And, they will explore the relevance of these ideas to the upcoming 2016 Presidential Election.
Presenters:
Charles L. Zelden is professor of history and political science in Nova Southeastern University’s Department of History and Political Science, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The author of seven books, Zelden specializes in the history of American courts, civil rights, and voting rights/election law matters. Among his publications are Bush v. Gore: Exposing the Hidden Crisis in American Democracy (2008), The Supreme Court and Elections (2009), and Thurgood Marshall: Race, Rights and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union (2013).
Barry Schneider is a professor of psychology in Nova Southeastern University’s College of Psychology, where he has served since 1980. Having earned his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Columbia University, Schneider completed his pre-and post-doctoral clinical training at Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital and New York University Medical School. He served as staff psychologist and clinical instructor in psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine. At NSU, he has served as the director of the master’s programs for the College of Psychology, as well as director and clinical supervisor for the Student Counseling Services of the university—a position he held for 14 years. In addition to his teaching, supervision, and research obligations, Schneider is a licensed psychologist in Florida and New York, and maintains a private practice in Hollywood, Florida.