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An Unquiet Mind. Kay Redfield Jamison (born June 22, 1946) is an American clinical psychologist and writer. Her work has centered on bipolar disorder, which she has had since her early adulthood. She holds the post of the Dalio Professor in Mood Disorders and Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and is an Honorary Professor ...
Kenneth Bancroft Clark (July 24, 1914 – May 1, 2005) [1] and Mamie Phipps Clark (April 18, 1917 – August 11, 1983) [2] were American psychologists who as a married team conducted research among children and were active in the Civil Rights Movement. They founded the Northside Center for Child Development in Harlem and the organization Harlem ...
Gillian Einstein (born 1952), American-born Canadian neuroscientist focusing on the anatomy of the female brain. Alison Fleming (fl 2004), neuroscientist working on mothering instincts and maternal behaviour. Ariel Garten (born 1979), clothing designer and scientist exploring the intersection of art and neuroscience.
Rosenhan experiment. The main building of St. Elizabeths Hospital (1996), located in Washington, D.C., now part of the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, was one of the sites of the Rosenhan experiment. The Rosenhan experiment or Thud experiment was an experiment regarding the validity of psychiatric diagnosis.
Henrietta Lacks (born Loretta Pleasant; August 1, 1920 – October 4, 1951) [1] was an African-American woman [4] whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line [A] and one of the most important cell lines in medical research. An immortalized cell line reproduces indefinitely under specific ...
Radcliffe College (BA) Notable works. The Story of My Life (1903) Signature. Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old.
She is best known as the founder of a mental health platform called Therapy for Black Girls, which includes a podcast of the same name, that specializes in mental health issues relevant to Black women. [144] Margaret Kuenne Harlow: 1918–1971 Developmental psychology [145] Judith Rich Harris: Molly Harrower: 1906–1999 Clinical psychology ...
Lisa Rae Jackson was born in Stanmore in 1959 and grew up in Revesby.Her father served in the Second World War and struggled with mental health issues and addictions. [2] She was told her maternal grandmother was a "Maori princess", but learned later in childhood that she had Aboriginal ancestors on both sides of her family. [2]