Marjorie Pay Hinckley Lecture
- Thursday, February 11
- 7:30 p.m.
- Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center
- Free admission, open to the public
University of Texas at Dallas Dean of Graduate Studies Marion K. Underwood will deliver a lecture “Social Aggression, Social Media and the Perils of Lurking Online” on Thursday, February 11, in the Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center Assembly Hall at 7:30 p.m. Her address will be the 12th annual Marjorie Pay Hinckley Lecture, named for the late wife of Gordon B. Hinckley, former president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Admission is free and the public is welcome to attend.
Dr. Underwood is the dean of Graduate Studies, associate provost and Ashbel Smith Professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She earned her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Duke University. Her research examines origins and outcomes of social aggression, and how adolescents’ digital communication relates to adjustment.
Dr. Underwood’s work has been published in numerous scientific journals and her research program has been supported by the National Institutes of Health since 1995. In 2003, she authored a book, Social Aggression among Girls. Since 2003, she and her research group have been conducting a longitudinal study of origins and outcomes of social aggression, and how adolescents use digital communication. Dr. Underwood received the 2001 Chancellor’s Council Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, was granted a FIRST Award and a K02 Mid-Career Independent Scientist Award from the National Institute of Mental Health, and is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.
Brigham Young University established the Marjorie Pay Hinckley Endowed Chair in Social Work and the Social Sciences in 2003 to honor Sister Hinckley's commitment to strengthening home and family. The chair focuses on understanding and strengthening the family, the development of women, and strategies to help both parents and children in difficult circumstances. Each year, the chair invites a distinguished scholar to deliver a lecture addressing a pertinent social issue.
