November 2025 Virtual Lunchtime Lecture

Join us for our November Virtual Lunchtime Lecture - “What Our Spaces Reveal About Us”

The connections between people and spaces they occupy are pervasive and powerful. In our November Lunchtime Lecture, Dr. Samuel D. Gosling will examine how people manipulate and select their environments to reflect and express their attitudes, values, traits, and emotions—from the rooms in our houses to larger-scale spaces such as neighborhoods, cities, and geographic regions.

Texas Exes, a non-profit organization, is excited to bring our virtual Lunchtime Lectures to you free of charge. If you can, please consider making a donation when registering to help us continue to engage alumni and students across the globe.

Meet the Guest Speaker: Dr. Samuel D. Gosling

Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts

Sam Gosling is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas, Austin. He did his doctoral work at the University of California at Berkeley, where his dissertation focused on personality in spotted hyenas. His current research focuses on the psychology of physical space, how personality is expressed in everyday contexts in daily life, and on new methods for collecting data in the behavioral sciences. His approach is ecological, emphasizing the importance of studying individuals in the contexts of their natural habitats.

He is an elected fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). He is the recipient of the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution, the Carol and Ed Diener Award in Personality Psychology, and SPSP’s award for methodological innovation. His book “Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You” is based on the idea that we deliberately and inadvertently express our personalities in the environments in which we live and work. Clarivate have identified him as one of the most highly cited scientists in the world.

To learn about his current research, please see his lab website.

Our virtual Lunchtime Lectures are hosted on Zoom. The Zoom link will be included in your Eventbrite confirmation email and resent to all registered attendees the week of the lecture.

Registration for our November Virtual Lunchtime Lecture will close at midnight on Sunday, November 16.