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Robert Provine, Psychology, on National Geographic Video
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqR179VT8tk&w=560&h=315] A new National Geographic video examines what laughter can do for human health. Psychology Professor Robert Provine...
Posted: June 24, 2014, 7:07 PM
Robert Provine, Psychology, on The Atlantic Video and ABC Australia Radio
“We have the illusion that laughter is a choice, that we speak laughter as we speak any other word. But we don’t speak hah-hah when we laugh. It’s an involuntary action,” says Psychology Professor...
Posted: June 6, 2014, 3:04 PM
Students Share Stories: Navigating College with Mental Health Challenges Recap
On Tuesday, May 6, as part of an event during the Children’s Mental Health Matters Campaign, the UMBC Department of Psychology’s YouthFIRST team, led by Associate Professor Jason Schiffman and...
Posted: May 9, 2014, 7:25 PM
Robert Provine, Psychology, in The New Yorker
An article published April 15 in The New Yorker explores the surprising science behind yawning and what makes it so unique. Psychology Professor Robert Provine, author of Curious Behavior:...
Posted: April 15, 2014, 5:46 PM
Robert Provine, Psychology, in Slate
An article published March 25 in the online magazine Slate examines the factors that cause humans to laugh. The story cites the work and research of Psychology Professor Robert Provine that helps...
Posted: March 28, 2014, 3:54 PM
Jason Schiffman, Psychology, in The Baltimore Sun
Danielle Denenny and Eryn Bentley, two graduate students working as part of Schiffman’s research team, are also quoted in The Baltimore Sun article titled, “UMBC study among efforts to increase...
Posted: March 24, 2014, 7:54 PM
Robert Provine, Psychology, on BBC News Website
A new Duke University study finds that contagious yawning is linked more closely to a person’s age than their ability to empathize, and it shows a stronger link to age than tiredness or energy...
Posted: March 21, 2014, 4:06 PM
UMBC Psychology Research Cited in TES Magazine
A study conducted by researchers at UMBC and the University of Maryland, College Park was featured in a recent Times Educational Supplement article in TES Magazine. The article, titled “To help...
Posted: March 12, 2014, 6:35 PM
Anne Brodsky, Psychology, Receives SCRA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research in Community Psychology
Anne Brodsky, psychology professor and associate dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, has received the 2014 SCRA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Theory and...
Posted: February 24, 2014, 6:13 PM
Carlo DiClemente, Psychology, on New Books Network
New Books Network recently interviewed Carlo DiClemente, presidential research professor and professor of psychology, about his co-authored book Substance Abuse Treatment and the Stages of Change:...
Posted: February 20, 2014, 8:18 PM
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