Anna Abraham, PhDE. Paul Torrance Professor, Department of Educational Psychology Director, Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development 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, Social Neuroscience
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As the Editor of the Cambridge Elements in Creativity and Imagination, I seek contributions for this short book publication series by Cambridge University Press from all corners of the academic and practitioner community. If you are interested in contributing to this series, contact me via email for more information. This is a rolling call.
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WHAT'S NEW?
Jun 2023: Speaker - Why Understanding the Reality-Fiction Distinction Matters - at the Cognition and Fiction – Integrating Memory, Learning, Influence, Pretense, and Imagination: A Marcus Wallenberg Symposium, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Jun 2023: Paper - Evaluating the effects of episodic and semantic memory induction procedures on divergent thinking in younger and older adults - published in PLoS ONE.
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.
Apr 2023: Interviewed for an article in The Independent newspaper - ChatGPT: Would you send a sympathy card written by a machine? It could be the future.
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 (PVA). Afternoon session in the PVA.
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 (PVA). Morning session in UGA's College of Education.
WHAT'S NEW?
Jun 2023: Speaker - Why Understanding the Reality-Fiction Distinction Matters - at the Cognition and Fiction – Integrating Memory, Learning, Influence, Pretense, and Imagination: A Marcus Wallenberg Symposium, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Jun 2023: Paper - Evaluating the effects of episodic and semantic memory induction procedures on divergent thinking in younger and older adults - published in PLoS ONE.
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.
Apr 2023: Interviewed for an article in The Independent newspaper - ChatGPT: Would you send a sympathy card written by a machine? It could be the future.
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 (PVA). Afternoon session in the PVA.
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 (PVA). Morning session in UGA's College of Education.