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Psychology and Stuff
Psychology and Stuff is a podcast out of Phoenix Studios at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and hosted by Dr. Alison Jane Martingano. It includes interviews with psychologists on a host of psych-related topics and... of course... other stuff.
Episodes
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Episode 130: Are Women Really More Empathetic than Men? If So Why?
In this episode, Ryan and Georjeanna, learn if all the hype in recent press about women being more empathetic than men is legit. We talk with fellow UW-Green…
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Episode 129: Chunking, stretching, and sticking to it (Dr. Macrae Husting)
In this episode, Ryan and Georjeanna chat with fellow UWGB Psychology professor, Dr. Macrae Husting about how to build perseverance in kids. We share tips like…
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Episode 128: How to Build Community at Work
In this episode, Ryan and Georjeanna brainstorm approaches to creating meaningful connections and building community in our workplaces and learning…
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Episode 127: How to Make and Keep Adult Friendships (w/Dr. Regan Gurung)
In this episode, Ryan Martin and Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges talk with Dr. Regan A.R. Gurung about the psychology of making and keeping friendships as adults…
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Episode 126: Emotions of Superhero Proportions!
In this episode, Ryan and Georjeanna chat with fellow UWGB professor and resident superhero expert, Dr. Bryan Carr, about what we can learn about our own…
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Episode 125: Do Antidepressants Work? The Science of Serotonin
In this episode our hosts talk with Psychology neuroscience professor Dr. Todd Hillhouse and Psychology major Kaitlyn Partridge about the role of serotonin in…
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Episode 124: How can we reduce the impact of childhood trauma?
In this episode, Ryan and Georjeanna chat with Psych & Stuff all-star Dr. Jason Cowell and Psychology major Karsten Cowan about the negative impacts of adverse…
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Episode 123: Does getting old suck? A conversation with Dr. Abby Nehrkorn-Bailey
In this episode, Ryan and Georjeanna talk with UW-Green Bay's new psychology professor, Dr. Abby Nehrkorn-Bailey, about her intriguing research on the impacts…
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Episode 122: Can VR increase our empathy? A discussion with Dr. Alison Jane Martingano
In this episode, Ryan and Georjeanna chat with UW-Green Bay's new psychology professor, Dr. Alison Jane Martingano, about her fascinating research on the…
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Episode 121: Why use the word “yet”? A Discussion of Growth Mindset
In this first episode of Season 8, Ryan and Georjeanna talk with Educational Psychologist and UW-Green Bay Assistant Teaching Professor Macrae Husting about…
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Episode 120: How to Support Your Grieving Friends and Loved Ones (with Dr. Illene Cupit)
In our final episode of the season, Ryan and Georjeanna talk with thanatologist and fellow UWGB professor, Dr. Illene Cupit, about ways we can better support…
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Episode 119: Trauma, Anxiety, Empathy, and Sex. Celebrating Some Student Research
In this episode we highlight UWGB undergraduate research being presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting in April 2022. Hear all…
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Episode 118: Talking Feelings on TikTok. Social Media Scholarship (w/ Dr. Ryan Martin)
In this episode we feature our very own co-host, Dr. Ryan Martin, in a discussion about triumphs and pitfalls of using TikTok and other social media platforms…
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Episode 117: What is Industrial/Organizational Psychology? (w/Jenene Calloway)
In this episode, our hosts talk with Jenene Calloway, the Vice President of Talent Management and Chief Diversity Officer at Schreiber Foods Inc., about…
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Episode 116: Experiencing Homelessness: A Conversation of Hope with Beth Hudak
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…
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Episode 115: BIPOC R.I.S.E. Why Mentoring Matters
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…
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Episode 114: Money on your Mind? Financial Psychology with Dr. Preston Cherry
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…
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Episode 113: What Our Favorite Holiday Movies Say About 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…
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Episode 112: Creating Hope in our Schools: School Social Work (w/ Melanie Brick)
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…
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Episode 111: Sticking to Our Guns: Why People Don’t Change their Minds (w/ Dr. Aaron Weinschenk)
In this episode, Ryan and Georjeanna talk with Dr. Aaron Weinschenk, Professor of Political Science at UW-Green Bay about the concept called belief…
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Episode 110: Championing Athlete Mental Health (w/ Dr. Alan Chu and Jo Morrissey)
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…
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Episode 109: Sex Therapy (w/ Dr. Kate Balestrieri)
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…
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Episode 108: Hot Takes on Climate Anxiety
In this episode, Ryan and Georjeanna discuss a forthcoming article about climate anxiety in adolescents from 10 different countries. We delve into the mental…
Psychology and StuffEpisode 107: Curiosity and the Academic Journey (w/Herbert Covington)
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…
Psychology and StuffWhy We Get Mad: The Esquire/NBC News Survey
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…
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Why We Get Mad: Religious Perspectives of Anger
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…
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Why We Get Mad: On Anger Research and Therapy
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…
Psychology and StuffWhy We Get Mad: When Anger Inspires Art
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…
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Why We Get Mad: Are We Angrier Now?
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…
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Why We Get Mad: Women's Anger
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…
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Episode 106: The Psychology of Hope
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…
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Episode 105: The Animal Passions of Phineas Gage (w/Dr. Jason Cowell)
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…
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Episode 104: Art, Ecology, and Psychology - A Celebration of Earth Week (w/Kristy Deetz)
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…
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Episode 103: The Psychology of Humor (w/Dr. Lucy Arendt)
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…
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Episode 102: High School Psychology
Join us as we chat with two fabulous high school psychology teachers. Jason Baudhuin and Adam Wiskerchen join us to talk about what they like about teaching…
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Episode 101: When We Return to Travel (w/Jemma Lund)
In this episode, we talk with Jemma Lund, Study Abroad Program Manager for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, about what it will be like for people to…
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Episode 100: The Most Important Thing from Psychology (LIVE)
For our 100th episode, Georjeanna and Ryan talk with five Psychology and Stuff All-Stars about the one thing they want the world to know about psychology…
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Episode: 99: Why We Get Mad (LIVE, w/Dr. Ryan Martin)
What is anger, when is it a problem, and how can you use it for good? Georjeanna and Ryan kick off 2021 with a discussion of Ryan’s new book, Why We Get Mad…
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Episode 98: Sustainability in Psychology (LIVE) (W/ Dr. Wilson-Doenges)
In this amazing sustainability-themed episode we interview the host your know and love, Georjeanna, LIVE from the Common CAHSS conference at the University of…
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Episode 97: Sports Exercise and Performance Psychology (w/ Three SEP Students)
In this episode, our amazing hosts interview three students from the new sports exercise and performance psychology graduate program at the University of…
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Episode 96: Gamification (w/ Dr. Case & Dr. Williams)
In this amazing companion episode to the canonball podcast, our hosts discuss the world of gamification. Check out the canonball episode here!…
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Episode 95: Being a Leader and Running A Successful Business (W/ Steve Baue)
In this episode we had the great pleasure of sitting down will Steve Baue, President and CEO of ERC a premier mental health service and benefits company. He…
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Episode 94: Race and Racism in the College Classroom by Cyndi Kernahan (Professor Book Club)
A group of professors from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay joins our hosts for a book club inspired episode to discuss the book by Cindi Kernahan, Race…
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Episode 93: The Secrets of Interviews (w/ Allen Huffcutt)
In our amazing third episode of the season, we had the pleasure of speaking to Dr. Allen Huffcutt. He sheds light on the psychology of interviews and how…
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Episode 92: Sport and Performance Psychology (w/Dr. Joanna Morrissey)
In our second episode of the season we have the pleasure of sitting down with sport and performance psychologist Dr. Joanna Morrissey of the University of…
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Episode 91: E-Cigs and Other Drugs (w/Dr. Todd Hillhouse)
In our first episode of the season, Georjeanna and Ryan talk with Dr. Todd Hillhouse of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Psychology program about his…
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Losing Control: This Feels More Achievable
We’ve spent the series so far talking about what it looks like when we lose control. Join us for our last rage of this special series on Losing Control where…
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Losing Control: How Do You Become an Angry, Aggressive Person?
When it comes to anger, is catharsis truly effective or does it just feel good? This week on All the Rage we look at the catharsis theory and talk about what…
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Losing Control: Over 30,00 Americans are Killed Every Year
Part four of this special series on losing control. Ryan is joined by guest co-host Taylor Gulbrand, University of Wisconsin Green Bay senior. The two sit down…
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Losing Control: It's About Anger, Frustration, and Violence
Episode three in this special series is on Mob Violence. Ryan and Chuck start off this episode from the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts at UW-Green Bay…
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Losing Control: Physiologically, it Looks an Awful Lot Like Fear
The second episode of our series, Losing Control, features All the Rage co-hosts Ryan and Chuck interviewing cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Jason Cowell. During…
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Losing Control: Apologize and We'll Let it Go
Psychology and Stuff presents a special series on Losing Control with Drs. Ryan Martin and Chuck Rybak. In this episode they respond to a few infamous Youtube…
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Episode 90: Sassy Sisters of Psychology
In this episode, originally intended to be a live episode way back in March, Georjeanna and Ryan talk with Dr. Christine Smith and Addison Hunter about a few…
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Episode 89: Arachnophobia (w/Dr. Jennie Young)
Dr. Jennie Young, Director of the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, talks about her treatment for a spider phobia. Plus, a couple of…
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Episode 88: Culture and Development (w/Drs. Sawa Senzaki and Jason Cowell)
In this episode, recorded way back in early March, we tackle research on culture and development with two nationally known scholars, Dr. Jason Cowell and Dr…
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Episode 87: Comfort Viewing (w/ Dr. Bryan Carr)
In this Psych and Stuff/Serious Fun crossover episode, Ryan Martin, Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges, and Bryan Carr talk about what makes for good "comfort viewing"…
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Episode 86: Impromptu Episode on Physical Distancing
In this unplanned episode, hosts Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges and Ryan Martin offer some tips on how to cope with the psychological challenges of what some call…
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Episode 84: Teletherapy (w/ Dr. Kris Vespia)
In this episode, hosts Ryan Martin and Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges talk with Dr. Kris Vespia about Teletherapy. What is it? Does it work? How effective is it?…
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Episode 83: Prescribing Vitamin N (w/ Dr. Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges)
In this episode, Ryan talks with Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges about the health benefits of spending time in nature. Plus, you get to meet the new Psychology and…
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Episode 82: I Am Psyched! National Tour (Dr. Chris Smith and Priyanka Bharadwaj)
In this episode, Ryan Martin and Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges talk with Chris Smith and Priyanka Bharadwaj about the I Am Psyched! exhibit at the Cofrin Library…