Archive: Psychology
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Four Graduate Students Win NSF Fellowships
Rob Cortes (C’18) and Shawn Rhoads of the Department of Psychology have been awarded prestigious graduate fellowships from the National Science Foundation.
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Sabat Flips the Script on Alzheimer's, Dementia
Steven Sabat, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology, has published Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: What Everyone Needs to Know, the latest in an Oxford series that engages experts to write easily accessible guides to their areas of expertise.
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Vaidya's Teenage Obesity Study Named Editor's Choice
A team led by Georgetown College Psychology Chair Chandan Vaidya has conducted the first study on the effects of weight-loss surgery on the brains of adolescents with obesity.
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Marsh Honored for Altruism Research
Last month, Prof. Abigail Marsh received a grant from the NSF to continue her research into the neurological basis of altruistic behavior. Earlier this month, she published a book, The Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths and Everyone In-Between. Finally, her research program earned her the S&R Foundation’s Kuno Award for Applied Science in the Social Good.
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The Psychology of Politics
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Political Behavior, edited by Georgetown College psychology professor Fathali Moghaddam, applies concepts rooted in social and behavioral psychology to complex political questions.
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Barr Publishes Innovative Book on Childhood Media Exposure
Psychology professor Rachel Barr’s new book on childhood media exposure is designed to appeal to people outside the classroom.
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Psychology Professor's Findings on Corporal Punishment Decline Published in Pediatrics
Professor Rebecca Ryan’s paper found that American parents employed spanking or other forms of corporal punishment for children at a rapidly declining rate over the 1988-2011 period.
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Meet The Newest Faculty Members
The Fall 2016 semester has brought a number of passionate and qualified new instructors to Georgetown College.
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Marsh Delivers TED Talk on Altruism
Psychology professor Abigail Marsh gave a TED talk on the neurological basis for altruistic behavior.
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The Lightbulb: Georgetown Researchers Spark Creative Thinking
Psychology professor Adam Green and his co-authors have succeeded in inspiring creativity — that most innately human, seemingly indefinable facet of intelligence — using an external stimulus.
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