SOS 290: The Science of Dad Brain with Darby Saxbe

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Host Chris Lynn discusses the book "Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men's Lives" with the author, Dr. Darby Saxbe. Dr. Saxbe is a clinical psychologist and tenured professor of psychology at the University of Southern California (USC) known for her research on the neurobiology of fatherhood. She received her B.A. in English Literature and Psychology from Yale University prior to her PhD, and in 2018 she was awarded the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the field of health psychology. She has been named an Association for Psychological Science Rising Star, received the Society for Research in Child Development Early Career Award in 2015, the Caryl Rusbult Early Career Award for Relationship Research from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology in 2017, and a Fulbright Program Fellowship to Barcelona, Spain in 2016. She writes the Substack newsletter, Natal Gazing, and her work and writing have been featured in The Conversation, Slate, Fast Company, NPR, and the New York Times. Her work is on how the transition to fatherhood affects men's brains, hormones, behavior, relationships, and health, and her latest book released June of this year discusses the science of fatherhood, providing parents with guidance on navigating fatherhood. ------------------------------------------- Find "Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men's Lives " Contact Dr. Darby Saxbe via email at [email protected] or on Twitter @darbysaxbe -------------------------------------------- Contact the Sausage of Science Podcast and the Human Biology Association: Facebook: facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation/, Website: humbio.org, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Chris Lynn, Co-Host Website: cdlynn.people.ua.edu/ E-mail: [email protected] Twitter:@Chris_Ly

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