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Raldiris receives dissertation research grant

Raldiris receives dissertation research grant

December 15, 2017

Tarah Raldiris, a doctoral student in the social psychology doctoral program, has received a $15,000 Mind & Life Institute Francisco J. Varela research grant to assist with her dissertation research on mindfulness-based training. Read more.

VCU faculty train Richmond firefighters how to best help their fellow firefighters deal with emotional and mental stress of the job

VCU faculty train Richmond firefighters how to best help their fellow firefighters deal with emotional and mental stress of the job

June 1, 2017

"Natalie Dautovich, Ph.D., and Joseph Dzierzewski, Ph.D., are planning to lead a sleep intervention study with Richmond firefighters that will begin this summer and will aim to minimize the impact of the work environment on both on-duty and off-duty sleep and to maximize healthy sleep behaviors." Read more.

“I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?”
- Ernest Hemingway