Psychology Spring Colloquium

Sadie Dingfelder is a science journalist currently obsessed with hidden neurodiversity and science-based answers to the question: If you were beamed into the mind of another person or animal, what would that be like?

Her debut book, “Do I Know You? A Faceblind Reporter’s Journey into the Science of Sight, Memory, and Imagination,” attempts to find the answer. Join her on Villa Maria’s campus as she discusses the book and answers questions about her work.

She spent six years as a reporter for the Washington Post Express, focusing on high-impact public service journalism, such as this review of every bathroom on the National Mall. From 2016 to 2019, she also penned a biweekly column, “The Staycationer,” detailing her DC adventures, which included a walk-on part in the Washington Ballet’s Nutcracker, auditioning to be a “Nationals Racing President,” and playing one of the Smithsonian’s priceless Stradivarius violins. She contributed feature stories to other sections of the paper, including the tale of a crane who fell in love with her zookeeper. As a freelance writer, Dingfelder’s work has appeared in National Geographic, Washingtonian magazine, Connecticut Magazine, and the Washington City Paper. Before working at the Post, Dingfelder spent almost a decade as the senior science writer for the American Psychological Association’s Monitor on Psychology magazine, covering new findings in neuroscience, cognitive science, and ethology.