Archive: Psychology
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America’s 250th: The Best U.S. History Books, According to College Faculty
Professors in history, government, English, performing arts, psychology and other fields offer their recommendations on books to read…
June 30, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
Screens Are Virtually Inescapable. What Are They Doing to Our Health?
Horizons from PBS News moderator William Brangham explores what we know and don’t know with researchers Georgetown's Kostadin Kushlev and Northwestern's Courtney K..…
June 26, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
Summer Challenge: Put Your Phone Away for Better Sleep
Place your phone out of arm’s reach, so you’d have to leave your bed to get it, said Kostadin Kushlev, an associate professor of psychology at Georgetown who runs the Happy Tech…
June 11, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
Want to ‘Optimize’ Your Happiness? This Happiness Expert Says: Don’t.
Laurie Santos cites Kostadin Kushlev, an associate professor of psychology in the College of Arts & Sciences, and his research in an interview with The New York.…
June 1, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
What 370,000 College Essays Tell Us About A.I.’s Effects on Creativity
For the past eight years, Georgetown University neuroscientist Adam Green has been leading a national research team tracking the range of novel ideas that college-bound high…
May 27, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
How Gen Z Is Helping To Drive a Digital Detox Boom
The digital detox movement is gaining popularity, driven by grassroots efforts to limit screen time and a broader push among Gen Zers to switch off their.…
April 24, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
This Detox May Erase 10 Years of Social Media Brain Damage, Researchers Say
“All of us have a somewhat unhealthy relationship with our phones,” said Kostadin Kushlev, an associate professor of psychology at Georgetown.…
April 9, 2026
- News Story
Psychology Alum Rafi Freund (C’23) Receives Gates Cambridge Scholarship for Criminal Justice Research
Freund, who majored in psychology and minored in German and history, plans to research the changing role of judicial discretion at sentencing for his Ph.D. program in. …
April 6, 2026
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College of Arts & Sciences Honors Faculty and Staff at Spring 2026 Convocation
Nine staff and faculty members received awards for their commitment and service to the College.…
March 25, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
The Neuroscientist Who Wants Us To Be Nicer to Psychopaths
Abigail Marsh has found that many psychopaths don’t want to be cruel and uncaring, and argues in a New Scientist article that they deserve support to help them get…
March 19, 2026