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Ralston Studies Effect of Good and Bad Leaders on Individuals’ Brain Waves

Miranda Ralston is a 4th year doctoral candidate in Leadership Psychology who lives in Titusville, Pennsylvania and commutes twice a year to the William

There’s no cookie-cutter approach for talking to your kids about the Paris attacks

Parents may be struggling with whether or how to talk with their children about the Paris attacks or other such terrifying situations. How can they best provide sensitive and appropriate explanations for the horror that has unfolded in the past week? Should parents bring the subject up or wait and see...

Conversations, Episode 1: Leadership

Nick sits down with Dr. Kathryn Stanley, Chair of our Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department to discuss how leaders can emerge, and in light of the recent presidential debates, how leaders distinguish themselves from their peers and stand out among competitors in the inaugural edition of...

Helping veterans and their families cope with deployment

As Veterans Day approaches, we want to honor the men and women who have served, and who continue to serve our country. It is important to recognize their sacrifices and to acknowledge that their return to civilian life can be a difficult process.

School Psychology Department Chair Conducts First National Survey of Supervision and Mentoring Practices for Early Career School Psychologists

Dr. Arlene Silva, Chair of the School Psychology Department at William James College, served as Principal Investigator of the first-ever national survey

Facilitating Your Teen's Transition Into College

Few events are as poignant (and anxiety provoking) for parents as seeing a child off to college. Transitioning into college is a gradual process that

Healthy Children, Healthy Families

In today’s fast-paced and information-saturated culture, parents often juggle multiple responsibilities and demands on their time. One of the best gifts we can give our children is to spend quality time with them; this is more meaningful than the actual quantity of time we are able to spend together....

Spirituality in Daily Living

It is not uncommon for people to feel a lack of meaning in their lives, whether following a difficult life event, reaching middle age or just plain too

Soliciting and Using Feedback

It’s really hard to see ourselves as others see us, and this can be a serious liability for individuals such as leaders, whose effectiveness depends on

Valuing Your Value

Values determine the choices, actions and attitudes we bring to our lives. They determine what we care about and what gives our lives meaning. Research

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