Tag: psychology
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Niusha Jones, Boise State University – Cheers to Defeat: How Sports Losses Decide Our Choice of Drinks
Can your sports team decide which drink you have tonight? Niusha Jones, assistant professor of marketing at the College of Business and Economics at Boise State University, answers this question. Dr. Niusha Jones is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the College of Business and Economics at Boise State University. Niusha’s academic research focuses on…
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Jacob Sawyer, Alma College – Examining Myths About Grief and Bereavement
Grief carries many myths. Jacob Sawyer, assistant professor of psychology at Alma College, determines what’s real and what’s not. Jacob Sawyer is a counseling psychologist interested in factors related to mental health and well-being. His background and training as a clinician strongly inform his approach to his work as a faculty member. His career at…
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Shinwon Noh, University of St. Thomas – Pathways of Peer Influence on Major Choice
On University of St. Thomas Week: Did you choose your major based on peer pressure? Shinwon Noh, assistant professor of entrepreneurship, says maybe so. Shinwon Noh, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business. Her research interests are cultural entrepreneurship, emergence of…
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Peter Gerhardstein, Binghamton University – Assessing Problematic Digital Media Consumption
On Binghamton University Week: How much digital media is too much? Peter Gerhardstein, professor of psychology, examines a new way to measure overuse. Investigation of the perceptual and attention processes that influence the formation of our perceptions of the visual world and of visual memories, and exploration of the structure and content of visual representations…
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Mandy O’Neill, George Mason University – Does Your Workplace Have a Culture of Anxiety?
Is there a culture of anxiety at your workplace? Mandy O’Neill, associate professor of management at George Mason University, looks into how to change it. Olivia (Mandy) O’Neill is an associate professor of management at the George Mason University Costello College of Business. She received her PhD in organizational behavior from the Stanford Graduate School…
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Stacey Wood, Scripps College – Our Approach to Fraud Needs to Change
On Scripps College Week: Our approach to dealing with fraud needs an overhaul. Stacey Wood, Molly Mason Jones professor of psychology, puts together the evidence to show us why. Stacey Wood, Ph.D. is a clinical neuropsychologist and the Molly Mason Jones Professor of Psychology at Scripps College in Claremont, CA. She received a B.A. in…
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Annabelle Roberts, University of Texas at Austin – Why We Hate to Wait
We’re all tired of waiting. Annabelle Roberts, assistant professor of marketing at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, says we’re most impatient right before we get what we want. Annabelle Roberts is an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business. Prior…
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Eranda Jayawickreme, Wake Forest University – How Can You Become a Good Thinker?
How can you become a good thinker? Eranda Jayawickreme, Harold W. Tribble professor of psychology at Wake Forest University, uses some brainpower to find out. Eranda Jayawickreme is the Harold W. Tribble Professor of Psychology and Senior Research Fellow at the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University. He is a personality psychologist…
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Laurence Hurst, University of Bath – Variety of Attitudes to Science
Why is there such a large variety of attitudes to even well-evidenced science? Laurence Hurst, professor of evolutionary genetics at the University of Bath, explores the differences between those who trust in science and those who do not. Since 1997 Laurence Hurst has been the Professor of Evolutionary Genetics at The University of Bath. Prior…
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Garriy Shteynberg, University of Tennessee-Knoxville – Sharing Attention Across Societal Divides
Shared attention can be key to bridging the gaps between us in society. Garriy Shteynberg, associate professor of psychology at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, explores. Garriy Shteynberg is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Garriy received his PhD in psychology from the University of Maryland, and a Master’s in…