Lisa Damour, Ph.D.

May 20, 2013: Strengths vs. Stressors

Lisa Damour — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:33:00 +0000

In the Summer 2013 edition of Independent School Magazine, Lisa Damour and Ann V. Klotz describe how schools and parents can help girls manage stress by building resilience. Read here.

April 24, 2013: Ask the Expert

Lisa Damour — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:43:53 +0000

What should parents do when their 15-year-old daughter is dating a troubled young man? Lisa Damour weighs in. Read here.

Cleveland International Film Festival

Lisa Damour — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:38:20 +0000

Joined director Kristy Guevara-Flanagan on CIFF FilmForum Panel for Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Heroines.

Cleveland State University

Lisa Damour — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:48:21 +0000

Spoke with the Diversity Council of the College of Science and Health Professions about “Stereotype Threat in the Classroom.”

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

Lisa Damour — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:59:26 +0000

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.

Laurel School Parents Association

Lisa Damour — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:31:08 +0000

Presented “Grit for Girls, Part Two: A Research-Based Approach to Building Resilience in Your Daughter” with Dr. Tori Cordiano for the Center for Research on Girls at Laurel School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Podcast coming soon!

February 2013: Test Anxiety

Lisa Damour — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:10:27 +0000

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.

Orange Schools, Orange, Ohio

Lisa Damour — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:48:16 +0000

Presented to parents of children in Kindergarten through Grade 8 on “Children and their Peer Relationships: What to expect and how to help.”

Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, Ohio

Lisa Damour — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:27:28 +0000

Spoke with Master Apprenticeship Teaching Candidates on “Friendship, Conflict, and Bullying in Children.”

February 2013: Relax, It’s Only a Test

Lisa Damour — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:04:25 +0000

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.