Mind & Brain
USA Today: Despite opposition, paddling students allowed in 19 states
USA Today in an April 22 article “Despite opposition, paddling students allowed in 19 states” interviewed SMU psychologist George W. Holden about the controversial practice of corporal punishment.
Holden, an expert in families and child development, is a founding member of the U.S. Alliance to End the Hitting of Children, at endhittingusa.org. Continue reading
Fox 4 News: To spank or not to spank?
Fox 4 News in its segment “Spare the Rod” interviewed SMU psychologist George W. Holden about the controversial parenting book “To Train Up A Child.”
The book, written by a Tennessee pastor and his wife who are advocates of spanking, has been implicated in several child deaths at the hands of parents who claimed to be using corporal punishment in line with guidelines from the book. Continue reading
Time Healthland: Why Spanking Doesn’t Work
Time reporter Bonnie Rochman acknowledged the research and expertise of SMU psychologist George W. Holden in her article on new research into spanking published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Holden is an expert in families and child development. Continue reading
Bloomberg Businessweek: End of Days
Bloomberg Businessweek journalist Tim Murphy invited SMU psychologist George W. Holden to weigh in on the impact of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s controversial decision to extend the elementary school day from less than six hours a day to seven and a half.
Holden is an expert in families and child development. Continue reading
GoodTherapy.org: Children Need Direct Answers after Interparent Violence
The research of SMU psychologists Renee McDonald, Ernest Jouriles and David Rosenfield was featured in an article on the web site GoodTherapy.org.
McDonald, lead author on the research and a professor of psychology, researches specific child adjustment problems, such as aggression and antisocial behavior, and how they are associated with exposure to family conflict and violence.
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APA: The Exercise Effect
Science writer Kirsten Weir with The American Psychological Association has covered the research of SMU psychologist Dr. Jasper Smits.
The December 2011 article, The Exercise Effect, quotes Smits, an associate professor of psychology, on his research finding that high levels of physical activity can buffer against panic for those who are at risk. Continue reading
Dallas Morning News: SMU professor studies mental lapses like Perry’s
Book a live interview To book a live or taped interview with Alan Brown in the SMU News Broadcast Studio call SMU News and Communications at 214-768-7650 or email SMU News at news@smu.edu. Related links Alan Brown SMU Department of … Continue reading
CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360: Should Children Be Spanked?
Television talk show host Anderson Cooper invited SMU psychologist George W. Holden to weigh in recently on the wisdom and effectiveness of spanking as a way to discipline children.
Holden, an expert in child development, has done research that provides a unique real-time look at spanking in a way that’s never before been studied. Continue reading
WFAA News 8: Perry’s memory gaffe could be linked to studied health issue
WFAA news reporter Janet St. James interviewed SMU Psychology Professor Alan Brown about what caused Texas Gov. Rick Perry during a recent GOP debate to forget which departments he wanted to abolish.
Brown has studied the phenomenon and has written about a book about “Tip of the Tongue” experiences. He studies how people store and retrieve information about the real world, and the manner in which these processes fail us. Continue reading