Lisa Damour, Ph.D. | psychologist, author, teacher, speaker, and consultant

Featured Publications

March 17, 2013: The Psychologist as (Wary) Parent

In this guest post on the New York Times’ Motherlode blog, Lisa Damour speaks to the occupational hazard of being a psychologist-mom: the potential to talk about feelings too much. Read here.

Abnormal Psychology

Abnormal Psychology, written with Dr. James Hansell, Dr. Damour’s widely-used college textbook details the symptoms, causes, and treatments of psychological distress in its many forms. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Featured Media

February 2013: Test Anxiety

Lisa Damour returns to WCPN’s Sound of Ideas to discuss the causes and consequences of test anxiety. Dr. Damour and her fellow guests also provide practical solutions to help children – and adults – tackle tests with confidence. Listen here.

February 2013: Relax, It’s Only a Test

Journalist Annie Murphy Paul features several examples of the work conducted by Lisa Damour and the Center for Research on Girls at Laurel School on how to help girls manage text anxiety. Read here.

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Upcoming Engagements

July 18, 2013 STEM Think Tank and Conference, Harpeth Hall School, Nashville, TN

October 24-27, 2013 Center for Research on Girls Symposium, Laurel School, Shaker Heights, OH

October 30, 2013 Woodlands Academy, Lake Forest, IL

February 7-9, 2014 NCGS National Conference on Girls' Education, Philadelphia, PA