Bonus Episode: How Students and Academia Are Navigating COVID-19 with Sian Beilock, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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College and university students around the country are dealing with distance learning as their campuses have been forced to close during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Sian Beilock, a psychologist and president of Barnard College in New York, explains how her school is helping students finish the academic year and prepare for the fall. For instances, classes are being offered multiple times a day to accommodate students in different time zones and a small number of students have been allowed to shelter in place on campus. She also offers tips for parents with younger kids at home. Join us online August 6-8 for APA 2020 Virtual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.2	The news surrounding COVID-19 is pretty depressing. The stock markets are tanking, the price of oil
0:37.1	collapsed, the Centers for
0:38.7	Disease Control and Prevention is warning that there could be a second more devastating
0:42.7	round of infections ahead. Are you feeling anxious yet? Welcome to Speaking of Psychology,
0:48.0	the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association that looks at the connections
0:52.2	between psychological science and everyday life.
0:55.0	I'm Kim Mills. Now that we're well into our second month of sheltering in place,
1:00.0	people are maybe losing motivation, finding it hard to exercise and eat right and get enough sleep.
1:06.0	And if you have kids, how are they doing? Are they keeping up with their schoolwork, or are you too
1:11.6	stressed to find out? Joining us today is Dr. Cian Bylock, a psychologist and president of Barnard
1:18.2	College in New York. Dr. Bylock is one of the foremost researchers into embodied cognition,
1:23.7	which looks at the connections between our minds and our bodies. She has also studied anxiety, especially math, anxiety, and girls and women.
1:30.7	And she is one of the world's leading experts on the brain science behind choking under pressure
1:34.7	and the many brain and body factors influencing all types of performance.
1:39.1	Welcome to speaking of psychology, Dr. Bylock.
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