The other day, a student asked me for advice on getting past child abuse. She is doing a project for another class and wanted my… Read More »Resources for child abuse victims: A list of links & phone numbers
I started this blog post over a year ago. I was reminded of it when a student asked me for reading recommendations yesterday. I’ll post… Read More »A list of fiction and nonfiction books about psychology
This is my folk theory* of fiction (the way I seem to think about fiction in my non-academic life): Fiction–some fiction, and yes, most of… Read More »My folk theory of fiction
Yes, I am a writer (mainly novels and academic papers, but my one published book is nonfiction), horsewoman (grew up showing Morgans, amateur jockey, &… Read More »Day 1
“Your college major is a pretty good indication of how smart you are…” When I read the so-titled piece on relationship between “intelligence” (see test scores)… Read More »on the value of Education
Poverty impedes cognitive function. Certain PhD programs need to take notice. The funding here is all right; not the best, but then, OK is not… Read More »Funding
From my stats homework: Approximately 1% of women aged 40-50 have breast cancer. A woman with breast cancer has a 90% chance of a positive… Read More »Probability and breast cancer
Each evening I have been making a list of what has to be done the next day, complete with times and locations, since I do… Read More »Settling in: Grad school