Professor of Psychology at Skidmore College, Dr. Sheldon Solomon's studies on the effects of the uniquely human awareness of death on behavior have been supported by the National Science Foundation and Ernest Becker Foundation. They were featured in the award winning documentary film Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality. He will present a lecture titled, “Fatal Attraction: The Politics of Mortal Terror.” 

He is co-author of In the Wake of 9/11: The Psychology of Terror and The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life.  Sheldon is an American Psychological Society Fellow and received the following recognitions: recipient of an American Psychological Association Presidential Citation (2007), a Lifetime Career Award by the International Society for Self and Identity (2009) and the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs Annual Faculty Award (2011).

For questions, contact Dr. Amy Slagle, Forum Coordinator, at A.Slagle@usm.edu.