Creativity & Motivation: A cross-disciplinary mini-conference
Thursday, October 2 from 10 AM to 3 PM
Moore Hall, Room 116
https://coe.uga.edu/events/torrance-conferences/
Register to attend this free event: https://forms.gle/PWPeJhm4emk6xM4m7
This event is organized by UGA’s Torrance Center (Chair: Anna Abraham, Torrance Center Director) in affiliation with the 2025 Torrance Lecture by Teresa Amabile.
Schedule:
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
10:15 – 11 AM
Motivational Beliefs about Creativity: Starting with Teacher’s Thoughts
Michael Barger, UGA & Andrea Wikle, UGA
11 – 11:45 AM
When Events Spark Creativity: An Organizational Perspective
Dong Liu, Georgia Tech
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
The Neurobiology of Effort: Evidence from Behavioral Paradigms
Michael Treadway, Emory University
12:30 – 1:15 PM
Lunch
1:15 – 2 PM
Creativity and Motivation in Gifted/Talented Youth
Sakhavat Mammadov, UGA
2 – 2:45 PM
Computing and Creativity in the Expressive Machinery Lab
Brian Magerko, Georgia Tech
2:45 – 3 PM
Chair’s Closing Remarks
