Tag: Birmingham-Southern College
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Rachel Gevlin, Birmingham-Southern College – What Novels Can Tell Us About Gendered Responses to Adultery
Novels have always been a way to understand a time and place. Rachel Gevlin, assistant professor of English at Birmingham-Southern College, discusses this in the context of relationships. Rachel Gevlin is Assistant Professor of English at Birmingham-Southern College. She received her PhD from Duke University in 2020 and her B.A. from Bennington College in 2010.…
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Academic Minute Best-Of for 2016!
Enjoy some of our best segments from September 2015 – August 2016 right here! Florin Dolcos of the University of Illinois had a very popular segment last January on anxiety disorders and optimism. Anxiety Disorders and Optimism Prof. Florin Dolcos is a Faculty Member in the Department of Psychology, a member of the Beckman Institute’s…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.2.1-2.5
Academic Minute from 2.1 – 2.5 Monday, February 1 Robert Josephs – University of Texas at Austin Hormones and Unethical Behavior Robert Josephs is a professor of psychology and the principal investigator in the Clinical Neuroendocrinology Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin. He has a strong research focus on clinical neuroendocrinology and examines…
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Joseph Chandler, Birmingham-Southern College – Music and Sleep
Can soothing music help you fall and stay asleep? Joseph Chandler, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Birmingham-Southern College, explains how even music written to make you snooze may only play a small part in the actual process of dozing off. I specialize in the behavioral neuroscience of consciousness, including individual differences in sleep and sleep…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.2.1)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.2.1 Monday, February 1 Robert Josephs of the University of Texas at Austin determines if hormones are to blame for our unethical behavior. Tuesday, February 2 Joseph Chandler of Birmingham-Southern College delves into whether music can help you fall asleep, and stay asleep. Wednesday, February 3 Avery August of Cornell University will explore…