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Faculty and StaffSeptember 4, 2024
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A 2014 article in The Atlantic explained how an actor's job to "inhabit the reality of a fictional character" can cause harm. Researcher Thalia Goldstein explained to the outlet that "psychology, cognitive science, and theater are all trying to do the same thing, which is understand why people do the things they do." Goldstein, an assistant professor of psychology at Pace University, says that research in psychology suggests that actors may "experience emotional aftereffects from performing."
Nostalgia for American Girl Dolls is no joke. But what happens when the first-ever boy doll is introduced to one of the most iconic girl power brands? Emilie Zaslow, PhD, professor and department chair of communication studies at Pace, teamed up with Jaclyn Griffith ’17 to find out.
We are at a tipping point. For cognitive science to support broader societal change, a paradigm shift in the way that we think about research and communities is required.
Dyson Professor Darrin Porcher discusses how the mayor’s policies have put New York City businesses on edge.
Pace University Dyson Professors Dr. Anne Toomey and Dr. Monica Palta co-authored an article in Local Environment about how even polluted urban waterways can be important places for community place-making, and this can be important in the context of coastal resilience planning.
Alongside student scientists, Dyson Professor of Biology Bill Eaton is conducting invaluable research in Costa Rica—helping the world better understand how soil ecology impacts short- and long-term environmental health.
According to psychotherapist Gin Lalli, who spoke to the Guardian last summer, successful relationships are all about adapting. Couples who stayed together through the pandemic “tend[ed] to have good communication and an understanding of each other, and their vision of their future together is more aligned,” she said. It echoes previous findings, like in 2018, when Pace University’s Leora Trub found that couples with similar texting habits reported greater relationship satisfaction.
Pace University Professor Darrin Porcher weighs in on the crime spike over Independence Day weekend on 'America Reports'.
“Recommendations about children’s technology use are about best practices, and in reality, it is not feasible for all families and educators to follow them all the time,” explain Brenna Hassinger-Das, professor of psychology at Pace University, and her colleagues in a recent in-depth research review of children and screens. Because there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution for screen use, tackling screen challenges will require a generous dose of creativity, patience, and family teamwork.
Jay Duckworth is the props master behind the props in Hamilton. He is a professor at Pace University and works at The Public Theater in NYC. When covid-19 hit in 2020, he witnessed firsthand the rush all sewists and quilters made to create masks and PPE as the pandemic took hold. He created medallions to commemorate the work we did to help fight the pandemic. “This Sewing Machine Fought Covid-19” will stay with your machine so future generations know what we did.