Trauma, Resilience, and Recovery

Relationships

Theory of Mind: Cultivating Relationships Through Empathy

Fabiana Franco Ph.D. on March 27, 2024

Can you understand your partner? Theory of Mind is key to strong relationships. Understanding your partner's thoughts and feelings can transform conflict into connection.

Identity

What Drives an Individual to Join a Terrorist Group?

Fabiana Franco Ph.D. on December 10, 2023

Empirical evidence challenges widely held assumptions about the role of mental illness in terrorism and examines the role of psychosocial precursors in aspirations to terrorism.

Career

Untangling Your Sense of Self From Your Professional Identity

Fabiana Franco Ph.D. on March 20, 2023

Ambition and fierce dedication to succeed drive professional success for high achievers, but their personal identity can often be neglected.

Trauma

Trauma and Resilience in Young Iranians: What Do We Know?

Fabiana Franco Ph.D. on November 22, 2022

Iranian youth and young adults are at the forefront of demonstrations against the regime. What can we anticipate will be the mental health effects?

Trauma

Characteristics Shared by the Young Men Committing Mass Shootings

Fabiana Franco Ph.D. on July 5, 2022

Mass shootings are on the rise, and the attacks are proving increasingly deadly. What we can learn from previous mass shooters to prevent future mass shootings.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

What Are the Mental Health Consequences for Refugee Children?

Fabiana Franco Ph.D. on May 20, 2022

What you need to know about the mental health consequences for refugee children and adolescents fleeing the war in Ukraine.