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Alvin Irby: Accidents Happen

September 20, 2019

When his students keep having “accidents" during nap time, kindergarten teacher Alvin Irby investigates.

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In Psychology Tags Alvin Irby, comedy, teacher, education, psychology, Season 9

Tricia Hersey: A Tool for Liberation

April 5, 2019

Overwhelmed by setbacks as she pursues her academic ambitions, Tricia Hersey discovers an unexpected solution to her stress.

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In Health and Medicine, Psychology Tags Tricia Hersey, Season 9, sleep, stress, academia, religion

Brittany Beck: Completely and Totally Faking It

March 8, 2019

In the middle of a school day, science teacher Brittany Beck passes out in her classroom, leading her to reflect on what got her here.

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In Science Education, Psychology Tags Brittany Beck, teacher, anxiety, mental health, Math for America, Season 9, family

Ralph Bouquet: Fear That Stays with Me

February 1, 2019

Ralph Bouquet goes off script during a psychology research study with uncomfortable and revealing consequences.

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In Social Sciences, Psychology Tags Ralph Bouquet, police, psychology, police shootings, Black lives matter, Black in STEM, study participant, Season 9, race

Monica O’Neal: What Goodbye Is Supposed to Feel Like

December 14, 2018

Psychologist Monica O’Neal is an expert in relationships — but in her personal life, she finds herself struggling when it comes to saying goodbye.

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In Psychology Tags Monica O’Neal, psychology, relationships, breakup, Season 8

Jacqueline Trumbull: Psychological Skydiving

December 14, 2018

Jacqueline Trumbull is preparing for a career in research psychology when she gets a call from a casting agent for The Bachelor.

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In Psychiatry, Social Sciences, Psychology Tags Jacqueline Trumbull, TV, reality TV, The Bachelor, psychiatry, psychology, graduate school, relationships, love, Season 8

Kate Greathead: Escaping My Anxiety

August 10, 2018

Author Kate Greathead sets off on a cross-country drive to escape her anxiety.

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In Psychology, Social Sciences Tags Kate Greathead, anxiety, mental health

Toria Stafford: Owning My Fear

August 3, 2018

Chemist Toria Stafford's untreated mental illness starts to overwhelm both her science and her personal life.

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In Psychology, Health and Medicine Tags Toria Stafford, obsessive compulsive disorder, chemistry, graduate school, mental health

Moni Avello: The Sister Aika Deserves

June 1, 2018

Growing up, Moni Avello struggles to understand her younger sister, who has Asperger syndrome.

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In Health and Medicine, Psychology Tags Moni Avello, asperger syndrome, family, sisters, childhood, Neuroatypical

Chase Masteron: A Lowly Dabo girl trying to make the world a better place

May 25, 2018

Chase Masterson's role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine inspires her to think about how she can help others.

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In Social Sciences, Psychology Tags Chase Masterson, science fiction

Josh Silberg: Finding power in a name

May 4, 2018

As a graduate student, Josh Silberg begins to question whether he's cut out for science.

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In Psychology, Science Communication Tags Josh Silberg, graduate school, journalism, mental health, depression

Amber Hewitt: My Time to Take Up the Torch

March 30, 2018

Three years into a great faculty position, psychologist Amber Hewitt realizes her passion lies elsewhere.

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In Psychology Tags Amber Hewitt, psychology, career, academia

Sarah Pearl: Don't Panic

February 16, 2018

Comedian Sarah Pearl checks into a psychiatric hospital after having suicidal thoughts.

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In Psychology, Health and Medicine Tags Sarah Pearl, mental health, psychiatry, depression, comedy

Chuck Collins: Rewiring My Brain

December 29, 2017

After growing up wealthy, Chuck Collins's thinking is transformed by his work with mobile home park tenants.

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In Social Sciences, Psychology, Neuroscience Tags Chuck Collins, wealth, neuroscience, community

Scott Barry Kaufman: Redefining Intelligence

December 22, 2017

As a child, psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman is told by a school psychologist that he's doomed by a low IQ score.

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In Psychology, Social Sciences Tags school, Scott Barry Kaufman, psychology, education, IQ

Gail Thomas: Patient Number 13

December 1, 2017

Actor Gail Thomas is invited to take part in a study testing mushrooms as treatment for depression in cancer survivors.

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In Health and Medicine, Psychology Tags Gail Thomas, cancer, drugs, mental health, depression, study participant, Psilocybin

Benjamin Rubenstein: Finding My Words

October 20, 2017

Benjamin Rubenstein survived cancer, but now there are new challenges to contend with.

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In Health and Medicine, Psychology, Neuroscience Tags cancer, Benjamin Rubenstein, medicine, neuroscience, speech, memory

Jeff Braden: Raising Chimpanzees Like Children

August 25, 2017

While working as a schoolteacher, Jeff Braden gets a phone call out of the blue from a renowned chimpanzee expert.

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In Biology, Psychology Tags Jeff Braden, animals, chimpanzee, language, NC State

Amy Brown: Academic Knowledge Vs. Real Life

June 2, 2017

Psychologist Amy Brown researches maternal and infant health, but when she has a child of her own, she’s confronted with the reality behind the research.

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In Psychology, Social Sciences Tags Amy Brown, psychology, maternal health, infant health, early childhood

Michael Perlin: Fit to Stand Trial (maybe they brought in the wrong priest)

March 31, 2017

When attorney Michael Perlin begins interviewing individuals who were not competent to stand trial, he makes a startling discovery.

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In Psychology Tags Michael Perlin, criminology, criminal justice system, law, Springer Nature
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