Archive: Psychology
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Maureen Tibbetts (C’21) and Adam Epstein-Shuman (C’22) Contribute to Happiness Research on Impact of Online Interactions During Peak of Social Distancing
At the height of social distancing in the United States, a team of researchers led by Kostadin Kushlev, Ph.D. and professor in the Department of Psychology, examined the effects of online interactions on individuals’ happiness. Undergraduates Maureen Tibbetts (C’21) and Adam Epstein-Shuman (C’22), who contributed to the study, found that while online social interactions with strong ties are associated with higher well-being, online interactions with strangers were related to lower well-being.
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Innovative Book by Psychology Professor Provides New Links Between Science and Literature
Fathali Moghaddam, Ph.D., Georgetown Department of Psychology professor and editor of the Cambridge University Press book series on ‘Progressive Psychology,’recently published Shakespeare and the Experimental Psychologist through Cambridge University Press. The book combines scientific psychology with English literature to discuss thought experiments in selected Shakespeare plays and examine the central role of thought experiments in the natural sciences.
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New Study by Georgetown Scientists Shows Dolphin Personality Stable for Decades
While a few studies show that human personality traits last a long time, until now, the same has not been shown for wild animals. In a first-of-its-kind study published in Communications Biology, PhD candidate Taylor Evans (G’21) and Janet Mann, Ph.D. and professor in the Department of Biology show that bottlenose dolphins have stable behavioral traits that last for decades.
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Study by Professor Finds Video Chat Helps Grandparents Maintain Relationships with Grandchildren, Diminishes Feelings of Isolation
A recent study found that video chat helped grandparents overcome social isolation during the pandemic as well as maintain a vital connection with their young grandchildren. Department of Psychology professor Rachel Barr, Ph.D., collaborated with other researchers on the latest AARP report Boomers and Zoomers: Grandparents Using Video Chat to Connect with Young Grandchildren.
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Senior Proposes Legal Clinic for DC Youth at George Washington Law Through EDIJ Program
Caroline Jaipaul (C’21) is submitting a proposal to start a legal clinic at George Washington Law that will serve DC youth who are currently court-involved through oral and written advocacy and will strive to interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline in Washington. Jaipaul is completing this as part of her capstone project for her Education, Inquiry and Justice (EDIJ) minor.
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Two College Professors Selected for Prestigious President’s Awards for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers
Department of Psychology professor Rachel Barr and Department of History professor Alison Games were chosen for this year’s President’s Awards for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers. This award is given annually to recognize and celebrate the integration of outstanding research and excellence in teaching at the university. It not only honors the individual recipients, but also emphasizes standards of excellence at Georgetown.
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Senior Advocates for Black Mothers Who Have Lost Children to Gun Violence
Psychology major Denzell Brown’s (C’21) research aims to provide aid to Black mothers who have lost children to gun violence in Washington, DC. The senior will continue to develop this project while he earns his PhD in counseling from Howard University so that he may improve the lives of Black mothers in the district.
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Psychology Professor Examines Relation of Fear, Empathy Through Subject With Rare Brain Disorder
Psychology professor Abigail Marsh says fear is one of the greatest determining factors of our behavior and how we relate to those around us. She and a team of researchers published a study today in
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Professor Examines Pandemic’s Mental Health and Income Toll on Children and Families
Georgetown professor Rebecca Ryan says the COVID-19 pandemic has caused dramatic increases in income loss and food insecurity for over 200 low-income families living in rural Pennsylvania that she has been following as part of a Child Development and Social Policy (CDSP) Lab’s effort to quantify the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s health in the United States.
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Two College Alumni Elected to Hometown School Boards Hope to Make Education More Equitable
Nicolo Orozco (C’19) and Luisa Santos (C’14) were recently elected to the school boards in their hometowns. The alumni are now working to help their communities by applying the skills they learned at Georgetown.
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