Social
Isolation, Loneliness, Health and the Aging Process
relevant
courses on University of Chicago campus
Health
Studies 32700: Biostatistical Methods
(Ron Thisted, Spring of 2004,
TTh 10:30-11:50)
This course is designed to provide students with tools for analyzing
categorical, count and time-to-event data frequently encountered in medicine,
public health and related biological and social sciences. The course
will emphasize applications rather than statistical theory, including
recognition of the appropriate methods, interpretation and presentation
of results. Topics covered include: 2x2 tables, stratification, logistic
regression, conditional logistic regression, models for ordered categorical
responses, Poisson regression, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, log-rank
tests, and Cox proportional-hazards survival analysis. Prerequisite:
Statistics 22400 or HSTD 32400 (Applied regression), or permission of
instructor.
For
a syllabus of this course, click HERE.
Psychology
32200: Social Neuroscience
(John T. Cacioppo, Spring, 2004)
Neuroscientists and cognitive scientists have collaborated for more than
a decade with the common goal of understanding how the mind works. These
collaborations have helped unravel puzzles of the mind including aspects
of perception, imagery, attention, and memory. Many aspects of the mind,
however, require a more comprehensive approach to reveal the mystery
of mind-brain connections. The topics of attraction, altruism, aggression,
affiliation, attachment, and attitudes represent a small sampler from
the top of the alphabet alone. Social neuroscience has emerged to addresses
fundamental questions about the mind and its dynamic interactions with
the biological systems of the brain and body and the social world in
which it resides. The main goal of this course is to introduce students
to the approach and methods of social neuroscience. The course this spring
will focus on whether there is anything special about social cognition.
Prerequisite: Psychology 20600 (Introduction to Social Psychology) or
permission of instructor.
Psychology
45200: Advanced Methods in Experimental Social Psychology
(John T.
Cacioppo, Winter, 2005)
The emphasis in this course is on the acquisition and honing of professional
and scientific skills including: (a) ethical issues in research publication
and merit review; (b) the critical reading and concise representation
of research literatures; (c) the evaluation of theories, experimental
hypotheses, experimental designs, and statistical inferences; (d) skills
and issues of the job market and the first year on the faculty; and (e)
scientific presentations to colleagues. Among the vehicles used in this
course for achieving these goals are class presentations, written presentations,
and the editorial review process. Prerequisite: Psychology 20600 (Introduction
to Social Psychology) or permission of instructor.
Psychology
46700/Psy46900: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Psychiatric and Behavioral
Genetics
(Martha K. McClintock, Winter
2004 (Jan. 5-Mar. 20, 2004)
After an overview of historical, ethical and philosophical perspectives
on behavior genetics,
Part
1 (Fall Quarter) presents
current methods for behavioral assessment, including human systematic
diagnostic instruments
and behavioral methods in rodents. Genetic methods include genome maps
and informatics.
Part 2 (Winter Quarter) will continue
with techniques for identification of susceptibility variants, epigenetic
phenomena,
and gene manipulation. These behavioral and genetic methods are then
combined to elucidate the genetics and epidemiology of psychiatric
disorders, complex traits and behavior, including schizophrenia, manic
depression,
childhood-onset disorders, diabetes and social behavior.
Psychology
31700/HUDV32000: Developmental Biopsychology
(Martha K. McClintock,
Spring 2004, Mar. 29-June 12, 2004)
This graduate seminar is an introduction to the reciprocal interactions
between psychology and biology, as well as fundamental principles of
neural, endocrine and immune integration. The course is taught with a
developmental emphasis, including animal and clinical literature. Class
limited to 25.
Courses
offered by Dr. Jill Mateo
Animal
Behavior (BIOS 23249/HUDV 23249)
This
course provides an introduction to the mechanism, ecology and evolution
of behavior, primarily in non-human species, at the individual and
group level. Topics include the genetic basis of behavior, developmental
pathways, communication, physiology and behavior, foraging behavior,
kin selection, mating systems and sexual selection, and the ecological
and social context of behavior. A major emphasis is placed on understanding
and evaluation scientific studies and their field and lab techniques.
With Steve Pruett-Jones.
Communication
in humans and non-humans
(Psychology
35200/Human Development XXX)
This
seminar will compare communication in humans and non-humans. Topics
to be covered include the reliance of communication on more general
cognitive processes, the learnability of communicative systems, referential
intent, honest signaling, and deception. These issues will be explored
through readings that cover recent work at the intersection of human
and animal communication. Some readings will involve the use of formal
models to explain communication. With Terry Regier.
For
additional information regarding this course, click HERE.
For
additional information regarding previous courses offered by Dr. Mateo,
please click HERE.
Courses
offered by Dr. Dario Maestripieri
Dr.
Maestripieri is on leave for the 2003-2004 academic year. His research
seminar in Animal Behavior is being taught by Dr. Jill Mateo. For more
information regarding Dr. Maestripieri's courses, click HERE.
Course
offering by Dr. Linda Waite
