Episode description

On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Sarah Rose Cavanagh, an Associate Professor of Psychology and Associate Director of the D’Amour Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption College and author of The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion.

Segment 1: Emotions and Teaching [00:00-12:53]

In this first segment, Sarah discusses her research on emotions and teaching.

Segment 2: Signing with a Literary Agent [12:54-23:52]

In segment two, Sarah shares the process of signing with a literary agent.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• Connect with Dr. Sarah Rose Cavanagh on Twitter: @SaRoseCav
• Cavanagh, S. R. (2016). The spark of learning: Energizing the college classroom with the science of emotion. Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University Press.
• Sambuchino, C. (2015). Get a literary agent: The complete guide to securing representation for your work. Blue Ash, OH: Writer’s Digest Books.
• RIA # 49: Dr. Therese Houston on Drawing Media Attention 

Segment 3: Helping Students Manage Negative Emotion States [23:53-35:22]

In segment three, Sarah discusses her most recent research project.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• See Dr. Sarah Rose Cavanagh’s faculty profile page for more about her current research projects
• Association for Psychological Science (APS) past and future conventions
• POD Network Conference

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