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WCPN: Sandra Russ, Distinguished University Professor and the Louis D. Beaumont University Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, discussed how a declining birth rate, a pandemic and a papal declaration on why people make certain choices sparked a discussion about childless couples.
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Sandra Russ, Distinguished University Professor and Louis D. Beaumont University Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, is the senior editor of the recently published Cambridge Handbook of Lifespan Development of Creativity. One of the co-editors, Jessica Hoffmann, was once her graduate student. Along with Russ, two other College...
Amy Przeworski, associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for a project she developed in collaboration with Christopher Bohan, instructor in the Department of Theater. The project, which received seed funding from the college’s Expanding Horizons Initiative, will...
Shape: Julie Exline, professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, explained how women may eat more to please others, and how to stand up to such pressure when in a group of friends. Generally speaking, “women score slightly higher than men on people-pleasing measures,” she said.
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Having the opportunity to interact with the human body has a much different experience than watching a presentation or looking at photos in a text book. Rachel Mulheren, assistant professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, can attest to this after a semester of utilizing HoloAnatomy with HoloLens to teach...