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Stan Stojkovic: When Is It Enough?

March 17, 2017

Criminologist Stan Stojkovic receives a letter from an incarcerated man who killed two people when he was a teenager.

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In Psychology Tags Stan Stojkovic, criminology, prison, criminal justice system, law, Springer Nature

Heith Copes: Caught Being Stupid

March 10, 2017

Criminologist Heith Copes gets close to his subjects when he studies meth users in rural Alabama.

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In Psychology, Social Sciences Tags Heith Copes, criminology, drug addiction, field work, research, meth, addiction, Springer Nature

Heather Cucolo: Representing Sex Offenders

February 24, 2017

Attorney Heather Cucolo must navigate the complicated psychology surrounding her sex-offender clients.

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In Psychology Tags Heather Cucolo, criminology, psychology, law, sexual assault, Springer Nature

Mark Pagán: Soar Like an Eagle

February 17, 2017

Mark Pagán combats his phobia of flying in an unusual way.

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In Psychology Tags Mark Pagán, phobia, mental health, fear of flying

Bri Riggio: Researching My Eating Disorder

February 3, 2017

As a teenager, Bri Riggio struggles to understand her eating disorder and connect with her psychologist father.

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In Psychology, Health and Medicine Tags Bri Riggio, eating disorder, mental health, psychology, anorexia

Jess Thoms: Biscuits and Hedgehogs

January 13, 2017

Comedian Jess Thom learns the best way to explain her Tourette's to someone new.

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In Psychology Tags Jess Thoms, Neuroatypical, psychology, Tourette's syndrome

Jeff Sparr: Obsession

June 17, 2016

Jeff Sparr finds an unexpected purpose after his life is torn apart... by a case of jock itch.

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In Psychiatry, Psychology Tags Jeff Sparr, mental health, obsessive compulsive disorder, art

Erika Engelhaupt: Fear Of Flying

February 12, 2016

Erika Englehaupt gets a dream reporting assignment. There's just one problem--she has to take a small prop plane just like the one that she almost crashed in years ago.

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In Psychology, Science Communication Tags Erika Engelhaupt, journalism, fear of flying, phobia, Season 6

Ali Mattu: My Brother the Trekkie

January 8, 2016

Psychologist Ali Mattu didn't know what he wanted to be as a kid, but his older brother helped him find inspiration in Star Trek.

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In Psychology Tags Ali Mattu, psychology, anxiety, childhood
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