As the academic year kicks into gear, Dagny Deutchman is navigating a new role. The second-year psychology graduate student is serving as one of Montana State University’s first department-level “graduate student wellness champions”—a position in which she hopes to foster dialogue about mental health issues. “Academic culture can in some More
NN spoke with the following experts about the drivers behind these risky decisions: Hannah Schacter, an assistant professor and developmental psychologist at Wayne State University Ben Locke, the senior director for Counseling & Psychological Services at Pennsylvania State University Mary Karapetian Alvord, director of the private practice Alvord, Baker & More
APS Fellow Jennifer Tackett has been selected as the new editor of Clinical Psychological Science, to begin her tenure on January 1, 2021. More
“I love it!” It’s a phrase I’ve uttered countless times, typically in response to a new offering from our family’s artist-in-residence, also known as my 6-year-old daughter. I’m being honest — it’s a treat when she dedicates her work to me, rather than the parent with higher approval ratings (her More
A new study confirms what your parents always told you: Getting an education opens the door to career opportunities and higher salaries. But it may also benefit your well-being in old age. “The total amount of formal education that people receive is related to their average levels of cognitive [mental] More
Last week, to write about the risks of summer — the recurring safety issues of children being out in the sun, or near the water, I talked to safety-minded pediatric emergency room doctors about what was worrying them, as they thought about the children they might be seeing during their shifts over More
