Profs Ball & Smith in the News: Are women more worried about COVID?
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August 19, 2021 - Dr. Sheryl Ball and Dr. Alec Smith specialize in Neuroeconomic research and they have been working hard studying people's perceptions of COVID-19 during the pandemic. Their research, Gender Differences in Fear and Risk Perception During the COVID-19 Pandemic was published by Frontiers in Psychology and has garnered some media attention.
Professor Smith was highlighted on WFXR's Living Local segment.
Additionally, Ball & Smith were interviewed about their research for an article posted to therapytips.org and another article in Forbes!