Archive: Psychology
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The International Order Benefits When America Plays Its Part, Georgetown Professor Argues in New Book
Robert Lieber's new book, Indispensable Nation, argues the United States should play a stronger leadership role in the international.…
August 24, 2022
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How to Keep Students Engaged During Online Classes, According to Psychologists
A new paper from Georgetown psychologists examines how students are affected by turning their cameras either on or off during large online. …
August 23, 2022
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Taking Neuroscience to School: Brain Scans Reveal the Hidden Shape of Thinking and Predict Students’ Learning Better Than Test Scores
A team of researchers, led by Georgetown neuroscientists, have documented a link between different modes of. …
August 10, 2022
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Innovative Faculty Members Honored with Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award
Julia Watts Belser, Yulia Chentsova Dutton and Janeth Presores were honored with the 2021 Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Since 1996, the awards have honored faculty…
April 29, 2022
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When a Toddler Plays with Blocks, Are They Preparing for the Future? A Team of Georgetown Researchers Says Yes
Robert Cortes (C’18, G’23) is the lead author of a new paper exploring the relationship between early childhood motor skills and adolescent. …
April 1, 2022
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Study by Psychology Professors Johnson and Phillips Shows Successes, Struggles of Students During Distance Learning
Professors in the Department of Psychology Anna Johnson, Ph.D., and Deborah Phillips, Ph.D., partnered with researchers at the University of Oklahoma on the Tulsa SEED Study,…
November 5, 2021
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Theatre and Performance Studies Alumni Reginald Douglas (C’09) and Alexandra Templer (C’15) Return to Campus Teach in Department
After graduating from Georgetown College, alumni Reginald Douglas (C’09) and Alexandra Templer (C’15) pursued their passions in directing and acting. Now they have returned…
September 30, 2021
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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…
September 21, 2021
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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…
August 12, 2021
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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…
June 18, 2021