Psychology And Stuff

In this episode, our hosts talk with Beth Hudak, the Director of Community Engagement at House of Hope, an emergency shelter supporting youth and families with children experiencing homelessness. We learn some startling statistics about youth experiencing homelessness and ways that we can advocate in our communities.

In this episode, our hosts chat with Dr. Christine Smith and Myah Henderson about the BIPOC R.I.S.E. mentoring program at UW-Green Bay. Their passion for mentoring college students of color shines throughout this episode as they share how this program helps BIPOC students thrive.

In this episode our hosts chat with Dr. Preston Cherry, the Founder and President of Concurrent Financial Planning , LLC, about the new and growing field of financial psychology. We discuss the importance of financial literacy and how financial decision-making might be impacted by personality traits and other psychological factors. Dr. Cherry even shares some financial tips with us!

From Rudolph getting bullied to George Bailey learning life lessons, what do our favorite holiday movies say about us? Georjeanna, Ryan, and Kelsi talk through their favorite holiday movies with a focus not just on why they love them, but where that love comes from.

In this episode, we talk with Unified School District of De Pere School Social Worker (and UWGB Psychology alum) Melanie Brick about the many ways she and her fellow school social workers bring hope to students so they can thrive at school. Ryan and Georjeanna learn about the many behind-the-scenes jobs that social workers do and how Melanie supports students, including programming funded by a DPI mental health grant like the Hope Squad (a suicide prevention program).

In this episode, Ryan and Georjeanna talk with Dr. Aaron Weinschenk, Professor of Political Science at UW-Green Bay about the concept called belief perseverance. Why is it so hard to change our minds after receiving new information? Current events such as vaccine disbelief may be rooted in our inability to internalize new information and change our minds on a topic once we have our opinions set. We discuss why this may happen and ways to invite flexibility into our opinion-making.

We talk with sport and exercise psychologists, Drs. Jo Morrissey and Alan Chu, about the mental health of high performing athletes. Rooted in recent news about athletes like Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka choosing to prioritize their mental health over competition, we discuss the stress of being a professional athlete and the toll it takes on their overall wellbeing and how sport psychologists and all of us can help.

Join our hosts as they interview Dr. Kate Balestrieri, a successful sex therapist and social media influencer based in California, about her journey and work as a sex therapist. Topics discussed include sex therapy, couples counseling during the pandemic, sexual education in schools, and how to talk to children about healthy sexuality.

In this episode, Ryan and Georjeanna discuss a forthcoming article about climate anxiety in adolescents from 10 different countries. We delve into the mental health aspects of worsening climate change and the ways in which climate change is impacting anxiety in young people across the globe. Access the articles discussed in our episode using the links below. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3918955 https://news.trust.org/item/20210914091125-w7v5d

In this episode, we talk with UWGB Lecturer, Dr. Herb Covington, about his intriguing academic journey from an inspired high school student, to a neuroscience researcher, to a lecturer teaching the next generation of students about the fascinating science of the brain.

In this last episode of our special series on anger, Ryan and Sammy talk through the The NBC News/SurveyMonkey/Esquire Online Poll, and reflect on what the findings mean while connecting to previous guests. The NBC News/SurveyMonkey/Esquire Online Poll was conducted from November 20 to 24, 2015, among a national sample of 3,257 adults ages 18 and over, including a targeted sample of adults with an education level of high school or less. Data for this survey have been weighted for age, race, sex, education, region, evangelism, and religious affiliation to reflect the demographic composition of the United States. Why We Get Mad is a special series of the Psychology and Stuff Podcast where Ryan talks with experts on different aspects of the anger experience. From psychologists to historians to artists, the show will cover all the different reasons we get mad and how we can use that anger in positive ways.

Derek S. Jeffreys is a professor of Humanities, Religion and Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. He did both his B.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, and has written books on St. John Paul II, ethics and torture and ethics and solitary confinement. In this episode, we talk about religious perspectives of anger. What do different religions say about the appropriateness of anger? Why We Get Mad is a special series of the Psychology and Stuff Podcast where Ryan talks with experts on different aspects of the anger experience. From psychologists to historians to artists, the show will cover all the different reasons we get mad and how we can use that anger in positive ways.

Dr. Howard Kassinove is an absolute legend when it comes to research on anger with more than 200 scholarly contributions (including 6 books, many book chapters and articles, and presentations at scientific and professional meetings). In this discussion, he shares his thoughts on the work he and other researchers have done related to anger, as well as what other questions still need to be answered. Why We Get Mad is a special series of the Psychology and Stuff Podcast where Ryan talks with experts on different aspects of the anger experience. From psychologists to historians to artists, the show will cover all the different reasons we get mad and how we can use that anger in positive ways.

Part three of our special series on anger includes an interview with Alison Gates, professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Alison and Ryan discuss all the ways anger can inspire the creation of meaningful and powerful art. Why We Get Mad is a special series of the Psychology and Stuff Podcast where Ryan talks with experts on different aspects of the anger experience. From psychologists to historians to artists, the show will cover all the different reasons we get mad and how we can use that anger in positive ways.

Part two of this special series on anger explores the question, “are we angrier now than we used to be?” Ryan talks with Dr. Clif Ganyard, Associate Professor of Humanities and History at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, about the history of anger in the United States and abroad. Why We Get Mad is a special series of the Psychology and Stuff Podcast where Ryan talks with experts on different aspects of the anger experience. From psychologists to historians to artists, the show will cover all the different reasons we get mad and how we can use that anger in positive ways.

In this first episode of Why We Get Mad, Ryan talks with Dr. Christine Smith, Social Psychologist at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay about anger and gender. Dr. Smith is a social psychologists and former chair of the UW-Green Bay Women's and Gender Studies program. Why We Get Mad is a special series of the Psychology and Stuff Podcast where Ryan talks with experts on different aspects of the anger experience. From psychologists to historians to artists, the show will cover all the different reasons we get mad and how we can use that anger in positive ways.

In this final episode of the season, Georjeanna and Ryan share research on hope, resiliency, and happiness and discuss it in the context of the covid19 pandemic. They end on a positive note when listeners call in to share what’s giving them hope.

Ryan and Georjeanna bring in their brain guy, Dr. Jason Cowell, to talk through the story of Phineas Gage, the railway supervisor who lost his head over an employee's mistake.

In this episode, we talk with artist and UW-Green Bay faculty member Kristy Deetz about art, ecology, and psychology as we celebrate Earth Week. We delve into this year's Earth Day theme "Restore Our Earth" to uncover how art can help motivate us to be more ecologically-minded, and how art might just be able to heal us and our planet. We were inspired by some of Kristy's amazing eco-art including her series titled, Earth Texts. See her website for more of her awesome art at https://kristydeetz.com/ *Episode Note: John Sabraw extracts toxic drainage from abandoned coal mines. The iron oxide he extracts is used to create a series of colors by Gamblin paint company called Reclaimed Earth.

In our April Fool’s Day themed episode, Georjeanna and Ryan talk with St. Norbert Business Professor and humor expert, Dr. Lucy Arendt, about the psychology of humor. They tackle big questions like, when is humor healthy? When is it unhealthy? And can a meatball be eaten as a hand fruit?