Dr. Allison Archer, Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies, discusses her recent article in the Journal of Politics, entitled “Political Advantage, Disadvantage, and the Demand for Partisan News.” Dr. Archer’s research interests include political communication, political psychology, and
experimental methods. As a former journalist, she is largely interested in questions that are related to the media and politics.
Dr. Karen Kochel, Assistant Professor of Psychology, discusses a special issue of the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, entitled Applying symptoms-driven models of depression to the investigation of peer relationship adversity: Mediating and moderating mechanisms. Dr. Kochel served as the guest editor for the special issue as well as the author for one of the articles. Her research interests span multiple domains of childhood and adolescent social development and emphasize the interplay between peer relationships, psychological adaptation, and gender as it applies to adjustment in school.
Dr. Thomas Bonfiglio, Professor of Literature and Linguistics and the William Judson Gaines Chair in Modern Foreign Languages, discusses his new book, The Psychopathology of American Capitalism, published recently by Palgrave Macmillan. The book synthesizes psychoanalytic and Marxist techniques in order to account for the suppression of leftist politics in America, the protectionist discourses of anomalous American capitalism, and the rise of neoliberalism.
Dr. Edward L. Ayers, University Professor and President Emeritus at the University of Richmond, discusses his new book, The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America, published recently by W.W. Norton. The book conveys the final years of the Civil War in the Great Valley between the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains by focusing on average, resilient people trying to survive the devastation around them.
Dr. Laura Knouse, Associate Professor of Psychology, discusses her recent article, “Meta-Analysis of Cognitive-Behaviorial Treatments for Adult ADHD,” in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association. The publication focuses on analyzing studies and data of cognitive-based treatments for adult ADHD. Dr. Knouse is a clinical psychologist whose research and clinical expertise focus on the nature, assessment, and treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in adults.