HSCRB Science Talks & Seminars
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Upcoming events
HSCRB Seminar Series, WIP, Hsu/Macklis Labs: Jingyu Peng, John Froberg
Friday 13 February ⋅ 17:00 – 18:00 (UTC)
HSCRB Seminar Series, External Speaker: Lauren Orefice, MGH
Friday 27 February ⋅ 17:00 – 18:00 (UTC)
HSCRB Seminar Series, WIP, Macklis, McKinley, Eddy Labs: JungMin Kim, Nick Hilgert
Friday 6 March ⋅ 17:00 – 18:00 (UTC)
HSCRB Seminar Series, Get to Know SCRB Alumni: Felicia Pagliuca @ Vertex
Friday 10 April ⋅ 16:00 – 17:00 (UTC)
HSCRB Seminar Series, WIP, Macklis Lab; Mariale Vicent, Kathryn Naim
Friday 17 April ⋅ 16:00 – 17:00 (UTC)
CEC & Friday Seminar Present: Cultivating Creativity and Wellbeing in Science
Friday 24 April ⋅ 16:00 – 18:00 (UTC)
Creativity is one of our most defining features as humans. Our creative ability enables us to make rockets to outer space, humanoid robots, artificial intelligence, and medical miracles to improve our lives, as well as music, art, and literature that motivate, comfort, and inspire us. Yet popular media reinforces the concept of the “mad genius” and the psychopathology associated with both artistic and scientific creative luminaries. Is creativity, then, associated with mental illness or is it a conduit to mental wellbeing for both the individual and society? In this interactive presentation, Dr. Carson will incorporate the latest empirical research, case examples, and exercises to define creativity, illuminate the reasons we need to hone our creative abilities, and clarify the relationship between creativity and positive mental health. She will also dive into the brain mechanisms that facilitate creative ideation and suggest strategies to enhance our unique creative capacities.
Dr. Shelly Carson Bio
Dr. Shelley Carson received her PhD in Psychopathology from Harvard’s Department of Psychology in 2001 and has continued to teach and conduct research at Harvard ever since.
Dr. Carson is a recognized expert on the topic of creativity, and her research on the interface between creativity, psychopathology, and resilience has been widely published in national and international scientific journals.
Her work has been featured on the Discovery Channel, CNN, NPR, and the BBC, as well as publications such as Newsweek, Scientific American, and Psychology Today.
She is also a Founding Scientist/Scholar of the Florida Gulf Coast-based Brain Health Initiative and has served as a scientific consultant for corporations and government agencies, such as Reebok, Virgin, and the Department of Defense.
She is the author of the award-winning book Your Creative Brain (Jossey-Bass) and co-author of the critically-acclaimed book Almost Depressed (Hazelden). Dr. Carson writes the popular Psychology Today blog “Life as Art,” and has won multiple teaching awards for her popular Harvard course “Creativity: Eccentrics, Geniuses, and Harvard Students.”
An optional, extended creative exercise will follow the seminar.
Lunch provided by OliToki Korean Fusion. Gluten-free and vegan options will be provided.
