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 |
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?
\\\\\ New book in production --- The Creative Brain: Myths and Truths --- to published by MIT Press in April 2024 /////
Nov 2023: Chair & Organizer - A daylong series of free public engagement events Celebrating Black Musical Creativity @UGA (7-Nov-2023)
Nov 2023: Featured Interviewee - Wozu gibt es Fantasie? - ARTE 42: Die Antwort auf fast alles program, ARTE - the European culture TV channel (Languages: German, French). [What is Imagination for? - an ARTE 42: The Answer to Almost Everything series episode - YouTube link]
Nov 2023: Featured Interviewee - The Science of Creativity: A Conversation with Anna Abraham - Chapter 1 in Conversations on Creative Process, Methods, Research and Practice (2024, Routledge). Editors: Christina Reading and Jess Moriarty).
Oct 2023: Keynote Speaker - Redefining Creativity: Acknowledging the Creator’s Perspective - Annual Symposium: Imagination & Creativity - Brains, Minds, and Intelligence, BYU Humanities Center & Faith and Imagination Institute, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Oct 2023: Speaker - The Science of Creativity and How to Enhance it - ORCID Food for Thought Series
Sep 2023: Panel Discussant - Exploring Generative AI for Educators - Innovation in Teaching and Technology webinar at the Mary Frances Early College of Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
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.
WHAT'S NEW?
\\\\\ New book in production --- The Creative Brain: Myths and Truths --- to published by MIT Press in April 2024 /////
Nov 2023: Chair & Organizer - A daylong series of free public engagement events Celebrating Black Musical Creativity @UGA (7-Nov-2023)
- Mini-Conference: THE SINGULAR CREATIVITY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSIC
- Annual Torrance Lecture: COMMUNITY, CULTURE AND BLACK MUSICAL CREATIVITY by PORTIA K. MAULTSBY (ethnomusicologist)
- Public Concert: CELEBRATING CONTEMPORARY BLACK MUSIC @ATHENS
Nov 2023: Featured Interviewee - Wozu gibt es Fantasie? - ARTE 42: Die Antwort auf fast alles program, ARTE - the European culture TV channel (Languages: German, French). [What is Imagination for? - an ARTE 42: The Answer to Almost Everything series episode - YouTube link]
Nov 2023: Featured Interviewee - The Science of Creativity: A Conversation with Anna Abraham - Chapter 1 in Conversations on Creative Process, Methods, Research and Practice (2024, Routledge). Editors: Christina Reading and Jess Moriarty).
Oct 2023: Keynote Speaker - Redefining Creativity: Acknowledging the Creator’s Perspective - Annual Symposium: Imagination & Creativity - Brains, Minds, and Intelligence, BYU Humanities Center & Faith and Imagination Institute, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Oct 2023: Speaker - The Science of Creativity and How to Enhance it - ORCID Food for Thought Series
Sep 2023: Panel Discussant - Exploring Generative AI for Educators - Innovation in Teaching and Technology webinar at the Mary Frances Early College of Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
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.