Patricia H. Hawley Ph.D.

A series of heart-wrenching experiments in the 1950s revealed the nature of parent-infant love and the dangers of providing only material resources.

How Long Can a Child Be Safely Separated From Parents?

How long can we safely separate young children from their parents without long-term damage? Not very long.

How long can we safely separate young children from their parents without long-term damage? Not very long.

Bullying Interventions Increase Bullying (Or Do They?)

A study that went viral claims to show that bullying prevention programs increase bullying. But no one is talking about the study's fatal flaws.

A study that went viral claims to show that bullying prevention programs increase bullying. But no one is talking about the study's fatal flaws.

Keeping Women in Their Place

Women have higher aspirations than ever, but still are encountering educational and professional barriers. Could this be due to implicit (unconscious) biases against women, even held by women themselves?

Women have higher aspirations than ever, but still are encountering educational and professional barriers. Could this be due to implicit (unconscious) biases against women, even held by women themselves?

50 Shades of Grey Part 2

Women are neither sick, guilt-ridden, or anxious. They just want to feel sexy. What's so bad about that?

Women are neither sick, guilt-ridden, or anxious. They just want to feel sexy. What's so bad about that?

50 Shades of Grey

50 Shades of Grey: Taking the Sting out of Fantasies for Women

50 Shades of Grey: Taking the Sting out of Fantasies for Women