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#18 - Dr. Lindsey Harvell-Bowman - How To Avoid Joining a Cult


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Today I was joined by Dr. Lindsey Harvell-Bowman. She is an Associate Professor at James Madison University in the School of Communication Studies and also leads the Terror Management in important work on suicidality and other work in social psychology.


In this episode, expect to learn about Dr. Harvell-Bowman's personal interests, how she chose her area of study, her work and expertise in communications and persuasion, and all about cults!


Next weeks episode we will be releasing part 2 with Dr. Harvell-Bowman where we discuss her work in existential psychology, what she's doing with the Terror Management Lab, their findings on suicidality, and other topics related to death anxiety.


Connect with Dr. Harvell-Bowman:

JMU Profile: https://www.jmu.edu/commstudies/people/all-people/harvell-lindsey.shtml

Terror Management Lab: https://terrormanagementlab.com/


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Good PeopleBy Joel Sherman