I am a professor and mental health researcher and educator, and I’ve been working in the field for over 15 years. Like so many of my colleagues, however, I was unprepared for the wave of mental health challenges that would face our society in 2020. From COVID-19 and the devastating economic impacts of the pandemic to racial justice protests, widespread natural disasters, our … [Read more...] about #talkmentalillness
Psychology
Mindfulness and Well-being: Peace in, Peace Out
The purpose of this course is to introduce mindfulness as a robust tool for spiritual development. Highlighting its rich traditional roots, the course explores the capacity of mindfulness to expand understanding about the nature of human consciousness and facilitate certain transcendent emotional experiences, including awe, wonder and flow. Designed for practical application, … [Read more...] about Mindfulness and Well-being: Peace in, Peace Out
Data Collection: Online, Telephone and Face-to-face
This course presents research conducted to increase our understanding of how data collection decisions affect survey errors. This is not a “how–to-do-it†course on data collection, but instead reviews the literature on survey design decisions and data quality in order to sensitize learners to how alternative survey designs might impact the data obtained from those … [Read more...] about Data Collection: Online, Telephone and Face-to-face
Avatar Psychology for Designers
This course covers the latest and greatest psychological research on avatars and is relevant to current and future designers of any medium that includes user self-representations (e.g., video games, virtual worlds, robots, automobiles, social media, etc.). By taking this course, you will be able to define digital and non-digital avatars and identify how they are applicable in … [Read more...] about Avatar Psychology for Designers
Psychology of Popularity
The level of popularity you experienced in childhood and adolescence is still affecting you today in ways that you may not even realize. Learn about how psychologists study popularity and how these same concepts can be used in adulthood to be more successful at work, become better parents, and have a happier life. … [Read more...] about Psychology of Popularity
