April 15, 2010: Dr. Jean Twenge speaks on 'The Narcissism Epidemic and How It's Spreading Through our Culture'

Thursday, April 15, 7:30 p.m.

Wendy Williamson Auditorium

Are college students today more narcissistic and self-centered than a generation ago? Psychologist Jean Twenge, co-author of the new book The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement, says: YES. Her research traces back to the '80s "self-esteem movement" that is now being fueled by new technologies like Facebook and YouTube. Twenge will speak on the rise of narcissism in American culture and how this can lead to materialism and aggression. This free lecture will be held in UAA's Wendy Williamson Auditorium on Thursday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Twenge is the author of more than 60 scientific publications and the books: The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement (Free Press, 2009), and Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled - and More Miserable Than Ever Before (Free Press, 2006). Accounts of her research have appeared in Time, Newsweek, USA Today, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News and World Report and The Washington Post, and she has been featured on Today, NBC Nightly News, Fox and Friends, Dateline NBC, and National Public Radio's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Day to Day, in addition to numerous talk radio and local TV appearances.

She received a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Chicago in 1993 and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1998. She is an associate professor of psychology at San Diego State University.



This event was funded by the University Honors College and by generous donations from both ConocoPhillips and the BP Corporation. The Undergraduate Research & Discovery Symposium is funded by the University Honors College and by generous donations by individuals and from the Alaska Heart Institute, The Estelle J. Spatz Undergraduate Research Fund, Dr. Alex Hills, Brian and Amy Meissner, The Institute of Social and Economic Research, the UAA/APU Consortium Library and the UAA Office of Community Partnerships.
 
This event is free and open to the public.

For more information, visit the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship.