What do we know about preventing gun violence? With Susan Sorenson, PhD

What do we know about preventing gun violence? With Susan Sorenson, PhD

Guns killed nearly 44,000 Americans in 2020, a higher number than in any other year in the past two decades. Meanwhile, a spate of mass shootings in the spring brought gun violence to the forefront of the national conversation again. Susan Sorenson, PhD, director of the Ortner Center on Violence and Abuse at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses what we know about the causes and consequences of gun violence in the United States and whether research can offer any insight into how to prevent it. Listener Survey - https://www.apa.org/podcastsurvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Bonus Episode: Psychologists Address Climate Change

Bonus Episode: Psychologists Address Climate Change

This special episode features a report by APA’s Kim Mills, who attended the first-ever International Summit on Psychology’s Contributions to Global Health in Lisbon, Portugal, in November. The summit ...

24 Des 20196min

Transformation After Trauma (SOP96)

Transformation After Trauma (SOP96)

Experiencing positive transformation after trauma is known as post-traumatic growth. People who experience post-traumatic growth may develop a new appreciation of life, newfound personal strength, see...

18 Des 201951min

The Decline of Empathy and the Rise of Narcissism with Sara Konrath, PhD

The Decline of Empathy and the Rise of Narcissism with Sara Konrath, PhD

Concern and care for others’ feelings are virtues we seek to instill in our children, yet they are sorely lacking in many adult Americans today. There’s scientific research to back up the notion that ...

4 Des 201946min

Veterans' Mental Health with Terri Tanielan, MA, and Rajeev Ramchand, PhD

Veterans' Mental Health with Terri Tanielan, MA, and Rajeev Ramchand, PhD

To mark Veterans Day 2019, in this episode we are discussing the mental health challenges that many veterans deal with, some of the latest psychological research into their care and the complexities o...

20 Nov 201958min

Bonus Episode: Using Virtual Reality to Train Law Enforcement Officers with Gregory Kratzig, PhD

Bonus Episode: Using Virtual Reality to Train Law Enforcement Officers with Gregory Kratzig, PhD

Gregory Kratzig, PhD, is an adjunct professor of psychology at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada and a global expert in simulation-based training, particularly in the world of law enfor...

13 Nov 201919min

Bonus Episode: Your Boss is Watching You. Is that OK? with Dave Tomczak

Bonus Episode: Your Boss is Watching You. Is that OK? with Dave Tomczak

Do you ever get the feeling at work that you're being watched? To a certain degree you are and it's possible that you will soon be tracked even more closely by your employer whether that's through vid...

11 Nov 201919min

Does Nostalgia Have a Psychological Purpose? with Krystine Batcho, PhD

Does Nostalgia Have a Psychological Purpose? with Krystine Batcho, PhD

What psychological purpose does nostalgia serve? Is it good or bad? Are we more nostalgic today in our hectic, connected world? Is there such a thing as the “good ‘ol days”? Here to help explain is Dr...

6 Nov 201942min

Bonus Episode: How Virtual Reality Can Help Detect Racial Bias in Police Shootings with John Tawa, PhD

Bonus Episode: How Virtual Reality Can Help Detect Racial Bias in Police Shootings with John Tawa, PhD

There's been a great deal of media attention focused on shootings in which a white police officer fired on a black or non-white suspect. Psychology has for years performed research to determine whethe...

4 Nov 201934min

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