Center for Advanced Behavioral Research (CABR)
Center for Advanced Behavioral Research (CABR) activity is centered around the core themes of cutting-edge research in psychology, often interlinked with other academic disciplines.
Main areas of the research at PRC include:
- Child development Perceptions of otherness
- Posttraumatic stress and growth
- Comparative psychology
- Ecopsychology
- Social psychology
- Personality (e.g., prejudice, behavior towards others)
- Motivation and inhibition (e.g., preventing obesity)
- Music psychology – cognitive and therapeutic applications
- Positive psychology and wellness
- Neuroscience and mental health (e.g., Alzheimers)
People affiliated with this center
Research lead
Edel Marie Sanders, PhD, EdM, MA Fueled by her fascination with the workings of the developing mind, Edel earned two master’s degrees (MA, EdM) from Columbia University after graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree from that same institution. Following research at Columbia University’s Arts Education Research Center in New York, which documented the impact of music education on inner city children’s academic performance and self-esteem, Edel attained her PhD in Education and Cognitive Psychology at the University of Cambridge while focusing on the cognitive links between musical learning and mathematical achievement, such as proportional understanding. (…)
Researchers
News
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Interview with Tanu Muino
Ms. Nataliia Bogachova, a member of Association of European Journalists, published an interview with Tanu Muino, a well-known music video director, who has become an international phenomenon creating music videos for global music stars. Born in Odesa, Ukraine, Ms. Muino has received an MTV Video Music Award and was nominated for Grammy while working with… Read more >
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Universities Should Lead on the Plant-Based Dietary Transition
In the Lancet Planetary Health, Edel Sanders and her colleagues encourage universities to align their on-campus dining options with the latest research on the environmental impacts of food production. In addition to the planetary harms caused by animal agriculture such as the “degradation and overexploitation of ecosystems, misallocation of water and land, risk of pandemics,… Read more >
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Personality, Social Distance and Conflicts
The subjective importance of conflicts and social distance to representatives of otherness as well as the association of both internal and external realities with the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) is shown in our recent study. An excerpt from our conclusion states, “Social distance is related to prejudice and racism and together with conflicts… Read more >
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