Psychologist, writer, educational developer.
Senior Associate Director of Teaching & Learning at Simmons University.
PI of TUnE-Bio (NSF RCN-UBE Incubator).
Author of SPARK OF LEARNING, HIVEMIND, EMOTION & MOTIVATION (co-author), & MIND OVER MONSTERS (pre-order!).
Writes about emotions, teaching, brains. Enjoys cooking, gardening, fiction, vampires, Halloween, dogs, and the sea.
Cover photo by @lewistontheway on Unsplash
One week from today....
Friends in the Washington, D.C. area!
June 14th, 6pm come hear me and Abby Marsh chat about fear, anxiety, and the youth #mentalhealth crisis at Busboys & Poets (Brookland location)
Details and register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mind-over-monsters-a-busboys-and-poets-books-presentation-tickets-638112941987
Rounding out the first week of Mind Over Monsters - thanks for all your support!
To order: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710950/mind-over-monsters-by-sarah-rose-cavanagh/
To listen and read relevant articles, podcasts, and interviews, click here: https://linktr.ee/sarosecav
An investigation into the mental health crisis affecting young adults today, and an impassioned argument for creating learning environments characterized both by compassion and challenge Alarming statistics...
Next Monday! Register: https://eventbrite.com/e/transforming-assessment-feedback-grading-webinar-tickets-611217998487
We've been analyzing the data & checking it twice, can't wait to share what we've learned from ~ 300 intro biology instructors about their assessment, feedback, grading practices, barriers to innovation, and hopes for the future.
Attn folks interested in alternative assessment, feedback, & grading (particularly in biology)! #ungrading
Join us to hear our insights + results from a survey of 300 intro bio instructors re: current practices, perceived barriers, & hopes for the future.
Friends! Join me for my virtual book launch...
June 1st, 2pm EST. Register and get more info here:
https://eventbrite.com/e/mind-over-monsters-book-launch-public-tickets-587767457287
And please feel free to share around.
"Most brain-imaging studies make 3 questionable assumptions: mental events are localizable, map uniquely to dedicated #brain circuitry, & are independent of larger context. These 19th-century views need an update."
New #OpenAccess paper in
@TrendsCognSci
- Lisa Feldman Barrett
#neuroscience #neuroimaging #brain
full pdf:
https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613(22)00332-1
y'all national folks can take your extra winter but our local groundhog said early spring for us in MA
enjoy your kale, little fella
Today at noon CST, so excited! Hoping some of the faculty in my grading-innovations learning community will be attending with me.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Future of Grading: A Virtual Conversation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
