Tag: Catherine Sanderson
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The Academic Minute for 2023.11.13-2023.11.17
The Academic Minute from 11.13 – 11.17 Monday Catherine Sanderson – Amherst College Group Loyalty and Problematic Behavior on Campuses Catherine Sanderson is the Poler Family Professor of Psychology at Amherst College. Her most recent book, Why We Act: Turning Bystanders Into Moral Rebels, examines why good people so often stay silent or do nothing in…
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Catherine Sanderson, Amherst College – Group Loyalty and Problematic Behavior on Campuses
Social norms are shifting, but we have more work to do to curb problematic behavior on campuses. Catherine Sanderson, Poler Family professor of psychology at Amherst College, looks into ways to do so. Catherine Sanderson is the Poler Family Professor of Psychology at Amherst College. Her most recent book, Why We Act: Turning Bystanders Into…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.11.13)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.11.13 Monday Catherine Sanderson, Poler Family professor of psychology at Amherst College, looks into group loyalty and problematic behavior on campus. Tuesday Steve Minton, associate professor in applied and clinical psychology at the University of Plymouth, examines how we’re still learning about the horrors of residential schools…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.10.15-10.19
Academic Minute from 10.15 – 10.19 Monday, October 15th David Jones – Amherst College Vulcanism and Mass Extinctions I am a geologist with interests in surface Earth history. I use stratigraphy and geochemistry to address questions about the co-evolution of life and Earth’s surface environments in deep time. Most of the rocks I study…
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Catherine Sanderson, Amherst College – Bystander Effect
On Amherst College Week: Why is the bystander effect so prevalent? Catherine Sanderson, professor of psychology, explains it all starts in the deep within the brain. Catherine Sanderson is the Manwell Family Professor of Life Sciences (Psychology) at Amherst College. She received a bachelor’s degree in psychology, with a specialization in Health and Development, from…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.10.15)
Amherst College Week on The Academic Minute 2018.10.15 Monday, October 15th David Jones examines if volcanoes are responsible for the mass extinctions in Earth’s history. Tuesday, October 16th Sheila Jaswal explores how to retain more women and underrepresented minorities in STEM programs. Wednesday, October 17th Josef Trapani discusses how hair cells do more than put…