Psychology Today: Becoming You
christie.phamPsychology Today: Becoming You
- Preventing Mental Health Symptoms and Disorders: Temperament-based parent guidance.
- Lessons Learned About the Importance of Maternal Well-Being: Why we should do more to support expectant mothers and postpartum women.
- Where You Live May Influence Your and Your Baby’s Behavior: How rural and urban families compare in maternal-infant wellbeing.
- The Importance of Maternal Well-Being and Workspace Equity: Studying maternal-child health and providing support for work-life balance.
Inside Industry with IREO: Maria Garstein
christie.phamInside Industry with IREO: Maria Garstein
Episode 6: Maria (Masha) Garstein
Inside Industry with IREO is joined by Maria Gartstein a psychology professor and Head of the Gartstein Temperament Lab here at WSU. Maria was recently featured in the Netflix documentary “Babies” for her studies in infant temperament studies.”
In this podcast Maria discusses:
- The Netflix documentary “Babies”
- The “nuts and bolts” of running the lab
- Student involvement
- Connections to the industry
The Impacts of the Microbiome, Genetics, Parenting & Culture on Children’s Behavior
christie.phamThe Impacts of the Microbiome, Genetics, Parenting & Culture on Children’s Behavior
Does culture determine whether or not our kids become introverts or extroverts? What makes some babies and kids more prone to fussiness while others are more calm? Also, can we positively influence our children’s behavior or is temperament primarily genetic?
Maria (Masha) Gartstein is a professor in the Washington State University Department of Psychology and the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program Director. Masha and her collaborators’ research has focused on the role that parenting plays in how temperament “comes online” in early childhood. Their work is the subject of an episode in the Netflix documentary “Babies” filmed at the Gartstein Temperament Laboratory.
In this interview she answers some of the above questions and also discusses findings on the impacts of the microbiome, genetics, epigenetics, parenting and culture on children’s temperament.
She also talks about:
– Her childhood growing up
– The impacts of stress during pregnancy
– Difficulties and challenges women researchers and faculty face when they become mothers
– Individualism vs. collectivism and how what’s valued in each culture influences our childrens’ behavior
– The Frozen II motto she lives by
If you’re interested in learning about her fascinating research, make sure to tune into this episode.
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