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Dr. Lisa Chalik, is the director of the Developing Minds Lab at Stern College For Women. Her research focuses on the abstract theories that children build and rely upon as they navigate the social world. She explores how children learn to organize the people around them into social categories and…

Dr. Rachel Mesch, associate professor of French and chair of the department of foreign languages and cultures, published a short non-fiction piece in the Fall 2018 issue of Lilith. In “First Grade, Second Language,” Dr. Mesch speaks about an experience she had when she was six years old and living…

Dr. Chaya Gorsetman, clinical associate professor of education and co-chair of the department of education at Stern College for Women, published “Struggles and Successes in Constructivist Jewish Early Childhood Classrooms” in the 2018 issue of the Journal of Jewish Education. Written with Dr. Meir…

Dr. Irit Felsen, adjunct professor at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, presented “Dehumanization In Everyday Life: ‘Neuro-disgust’” on October 11, 2018, at the Integrative Trauma Colloquium: Dehumanization In Everyday Life sponsored by the National Institute for the Psychotherapies. “In…

Daniel Pollack, professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has published three new pieces, one for The Hill and two for the October 2018 issue of Policy & Practice, the publication of the American Public Human Services Association. In “Every police officer is not ‘the police’,” an opinion…

Dr. Vera Békés, assistant professor of clinical psychology at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, has had two papers published. Békés co-authored a study about the role of trauma-related negative cognitions in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder for the Journal of Aggression ...

Dr. S. Abraham Ravid, professor of finance and chair of the finance department at Sy Syms School of Business, has co-authored an article accepted by the Journal of Corporate Finance, a top-refereed journal in the field, titled “Large Investors’ Portfolios and Firm Value.” “The question my co-author…

Dr. Elizabeth Stewart, associate professor of English at Yeshiva College, has had a productive 2018. She has been invited to contribute an essay to differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies, published by Duke University Press, titled “ Unheimlichkeit in Kinderheim and Stammheim: Memories…

Dr. Mark Edelman, clinical associate professor at Stern College for Women, has had a successful year, co-editing a book and helping organize an international conference. Chaotic, Fractional, and Complex Dynamics: New Insights and Perspectives is part of a series, “Understanding Complex Systems,” ...

Dr. Maria Blekher, clinical associate professor of digital strategies and director of the MS in Marketing at the Katz School, has had a panel symposium proposal accepted for the Academy of Management Specialized Conference, “ From Start-up to Scale-up,” taking place December 17-19, 2018, in Tel…