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Anna Abraham, PhD

 
E. Paul Torrance Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
Director, Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development

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Mary Frances Early College of Education
University of Georgia (UGA)
Athens, GA, USA

 
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Email: annaabr[@]gmail.com | University Webpage: UGA | Profile: Google Scholar | Group: Creativity & Imagination Lab | ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4954-8205

Research Expertise:        Creativity, Imagination, Reality-Fiction Distinction, Mental Time Travel, Theory of Mind, Self-Referential Thought
Domains/Disciplines:     Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Neuropsychology, Clinical Neuroscience
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Social Neuroscience




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As the Founding Editor of the new Cambridge Elements in Creativity and Imagination, I am seeking short book contributions for this exciting new series at Cambridge University Press from all corners of the academic and practitioner community. If you are interested in authoring a short book for this series, contact me for more information. This is a rolling call. (WEBSITE)


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WHAT'S NEW?   

Apr 2023: Festival Director - 2023 Torrance Festival of Ideas - a 3-day online global cultural and educational annual festival (Apr 18-20).
Register for free at the Festival website [URL: https://tinyurl.com/torranceideasfest2023]. For past festivals, visit the Torrance Center website.
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Mar 2023: Panel Discussant - Global Stories - Humanities Research at UGA and Beyond - Panel Discussion at the UGA Humanities Festival, Willson Center for Humanities & Arts, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 

Feb 2023: Interview - The Creative Process - on the The Creative Process Podcast - Arts, Culture and Society.

Jan 2023: Speaker - The Case for Cultivating Creative Health - Brain Health Seminar Series - a UGA partnership between the Department of Kinesiology, Institute of Gerontology, and Athens Presbyterian Village (PVC). Afternoon session in the PVC (Jan 25, 2023).

Jan 2023: Speaker - The Myths and Truths of the Creative Brain - Brain Health Seminar Series - a UGA partnership between the Department of Kinesiology, Institute of Gerontology, and Athens Presbyterian Village (PVC). Morning session in UGA's College of Education (Jan 25, 2023).

Dec 2022: Interview - How Can We Unlock Our Brain's Creative Potential - One Garden Live Talks. 

Nov 2022: Speaker - Myths/Truths of the Creative Mind - invited lecture for the Literature, Cognition and Emotions (LCE) research group, University of Oslo, Norway

Nov 2022: Speaker - The Myths and Truths of the Creative Brain - PEN Distinguished Lecture Series in Educational Neuroscience, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC

Nov 2022: Panel Discussant - How will AI change your field, for better or worse - AI Research Day Panel Discussion, Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IAI), University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 

Nov 2022: Interview - On Flow States & Creativity's Role in Our Futures  - on the The Creative Condition Podcast 

Nov 2022: Paper - The Role of Personality Traits & Leisure Activities in Predicting Wellbeing in Young People - published in BMC Psychology

Aug 2022: Keynote Lecture - Creating - 2022 MIC Conference: The 7 C's of Creativity, Bologna, Italy

Aug 2022: Workshop Instructor - A Neuroscientist's Guide to Being More Creative - The Guardian Masterclasses

Jul 2022: Interview - Pondering Imagination and Creativity - on the BRAIN PONDERINGS with Mark Mattson Podcast

Jun 2022: Interview - The Science of Creativity & Imagination - on the The FitMind Podcast. 

Jun 2022: Paper - Predictors of Creativity in Young People - now published in the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts