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PARO Robot

We will be investigating the benefits of PARO (Person Al Robot), a robotic seal, on the Acute Care for the Elderly Unit.

Interaction in multilingual educational contexts

My research looks at how people communicate with one another in multilingual educational settings.

Pomerantz Anne

Understanding the developmental origins of violence, aggression, and psychopathy

Understanding the developmental origins of violence, aggression, and psychopathy.

Healthcare Quality and Safety

I study the interactions between health professionals (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, etc.) in the clinical learning environment in healthcare settings to improve the quality and safety of the healthcare delivery system.

Myers Jennifer

Enhancing working memory to Reduce Undesirable and Persistent Thoughts (ERUPT)

Development of a new adjunctive intervention program for adults suffering from anxiety-related disorders and difficulties with repetitive negative thinking

Bredemeier Keith

Political Economy of Crime and Policing in Latin America

I work on the political economy of crime and policing in Latin America, with a special focus on Venezuela.

Kronick Dorothy

Language, cognition and development

How does the human mind learn and use language?

Papafragou Anna

Health factors related to children and adolescent's emotional/behavioral, cognitive, and sleep outcomes

Dr. Jianghong Liu's research focuses on prevention and intervention on cognitive, sleep, and behavioral outcomes throughout the lifespan. Intervention centers on improving healthy lifestyle of individuals in a community including nutrition and exercise

Mutual benefits of ABCS courses

This research is about evidence-based teaching: investigating the value of Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) courses for Penn students and our community partners.

Flanagan Cato Lori

Patient- and Family-Centered Serious Illness Care

Ethics on the edge: life, death, and decision making

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