Psychology
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How to Make Your New Year's Resolutions Stick
Psychology Professor Nicolas Davidenko wrote an article for Psychology Today with tips on how to set better New Year's resolution goals.
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Do dreams mean anything? Why do I feel like I’m falling? Or wake up paralyzed? We asked experts.
The Washington Post interviewed Distinguished Professor Emeritus of psychology G. William Domhoff about his research and expertise on dreaming.
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A Historic Decrease in Poverty
The New York Review covered a book on poverty coauthored by Psychology Professor and UCSC Blum Center Director Heather Bullock.
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Arizona on trial over prison healthcare
Arizona-based television station KOLD News 13 reported on Psychology Professor Craig Haney's expert witness testimony during a federal court trial on health care conditions inside Arizona state prisons.
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California will require large retailers to provide gender-neutral toy sections
Distinguished Professor of Psychology Campbell Leaper spoke with the Los Angeles Times about the impacts that gender labels on toys can have in childhood development.
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COVID precautions put more prisoners in isolation. It can mean long-term health woes
Psychology Professor Craig Haney discussed the long-term impacts of solitary confinement in prisons for a story shared by NPR.
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A Global Guide For Parents: How Your Kids Can Have Fun Without Stressing You Out
Distinguished Professor of Psychology Barbara Rogoff spoke with NPR about research-based parenting strategies.
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Family of Vista jail suicide victim files lawsuit against San Diego County
Psychology Professor Craig Haney was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune about how solitary confinement in prisons can increase suicide risk.
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Kyle is transgender. It took 30 years and a pandemic for them to realize it.
The Washington Post interviewed Psychology Professor Phil Hammack for a story about how the pandemic may have affected expression of gender identity.
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How COVID-19 Challenged Us to Rewrite Our Life Stories
Psychology Professor Phil Hammack wrote an article for Psychology Today about the types of personal growth people may have undergone during the pandemic.
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Putting the B in LGBTQ
Psychology Professor Phil Hammack, director of the sexual and gender diversity laboratory at UC Santa Cruz, joined NPR's 1A program to discuss bisexual identities and visibility.
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UCSC study reveals that virtual reality can alter time perception
Good Times interviewed Grayson Mullen, a cognitive science alumnus, and Psychology Professor Nicolas Davidenko about their research documenting a "time compression" effect in virtual reality.