Five science-backed benefits of ‘grandma hobbies’
Behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert is quoted.
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STUDENT EXPERIENCE
University of Richmond students learn about scientific careers beyond the white coat
Alums share diverse career paths as panelists for “A Slice of Science.”
University of Richmond Psychology Professor Featured in New Audible Original Series Focusing on Brain Health
The program, which launched in January, is part of a larger Audible partnership with The Great Courses, a series of high-quality, in-depth audio lectures covering topics like history, science, literature, and self-improvement, featuring expert professors.
Is the Rat War Over?
Behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert is quoted.
Faculty Highlights
Boland publishes on how institutions must define AI’s role in education
Linda Boland, professor of biology, published “Colleges face a choice: Try to shape AI’s impact on learning, or be redefined by it” in The Conversation.
Hartvigsen, Lambert, Harding, and students publish on how positive emotions may boost mental resilience
Kitty Hartvigsen, Trawick Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology, Kelly Lambert, professor of behavioral neuroscience and MacEldin Trawick Professor in Psychology, and Olivia Harding, psychology manager of labs, along with Megan Hooper, '23, Evelyn Barringer, '24, Isabel DiLandro, '25, Aditya Narayanan, '25, Brendan Crockett, '23, Yulia Shatalov, '25, Isabella Tome, '25, Paean Luby, '25, and Braden Wixted, '25, published "A rodent model of enhanced anticipation of positive events: sex-specific modifications in cognitive bias and emotional resilience" in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.
Lambert, Richardson, Hartvigsen, Harding, Jacob, and students publish on how studying rats may aid in developing therapeutic strategies for stress and anxiety
Kelly Lambert, professor of behavioral neuroscience and MacEldin Trawick Professor in Psychology, Jonathan Richardson, associate professor of biology, Kitty Hartvigsen, Trawick Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology, Olivia Harding, psychology manager of labs, and Jacy Jacob, adjunct lecturer of psychology and former Trawick Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology, along with Ava Wagner, '24, Isabel DiLandro, '25, Andres Mauco, '26, Paean Luby, '25, and Aditya Narayanan, '25, published “Comparative neurobiology of vigilance and stress adaptation systems in wild and laboratory rodents (Rattus norvegicus)” in Frontiers in Ethology.
Lambert featured in new Audible Original series about brain health
Kelly Lambert, professor of behavioral neuroscience and MacEldin Trawick Professor in Psychology, narrates a new series available on Audible Originals — “Sculpting Healthy Brains with Everyday Activities.”
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