SMU Department of Psychology
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
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
USA Today: Beating video sparks talks on discipline of children
USA Today reporter Sharon Jayson interviewed SMU psychologist George W. Holden for an article about the Texas judge who beat his disabled daughter for illegally downloading music on the Internet. Holden is an expert in families and child development.
A professor in the SMU Psychology Department, Holden is a leading advocate for abolishing corporal punishment in schools and homes and recently led organization of the Global Summit on Ending Corporal Punishment and Promoting Positive Discipline. Continue reading
Boston NPR: Researchers Catch Parents Spanking On Tape
Boston National Public Radio station WBUR interviewed SMU Psychologist George W. Holden about his research on corporal punishment for its “Here & Now” program.
A professor in the SMU Psychology Department, Holden is a leading advocate for abolishing corporal punishment in schools and homes and recently led organization of the Global Summit on Ending Corporal Punishment and Promoting Positive Discipline. Continue reading
HHS Healthbeat: Predicting Panic Attacks
Nicholas Garlow with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services created a podcast about the groundbreaking panic attack research of SMU psychologists Dr. Alicia Meuret, Dr. David Rosenfield and Dr. Thomas Ritz.
The Sept. 22 podcast “Predicting Panic Attacks” details the startling findings of Meuret’s newest published study showing significant physiological instability in advance of so-called out-of-the-blue panic attacks.
The Wall Street Journal: Seeing Signs of a Panic Attack Before One Happens
Science journalist Ann Lukits wrote about the groundbreaking panic attack research of SMU psychologists Dr. Alicia Meuret, Dr. David Rosenfield and Dr. Thomas Ritz in the The Wall Street Journal.
The Sept. 20 article “Seeing Signs of a Panic Attack Before One Happens” details the startling findings of Meuret’s newest published study showing significant physiological instability in advance of so-called out-of-the-blue panic attacks. Continue reading