Leaders in the Making

Psychoanalysis

How Sudhir Kakar Redefined the Inner World

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on May 4, 2024

The pioneering work of an Indian psychoanalyst transformed the study of psychology, culture and religion in India.

The pioneering work of an Indian psychoanalyst transformed the study of psychology, culture and religion in India.

Politics

Democracy and Gender Politics

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on March 6, 2024

Women politicians represent the growing diversity of U.S. electoral politics.

Women politicians represent the growing diversity of U.S. electoral politics.

Politics

The Psychology of IVF

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on February 24, 2024

The psychology of IVF is becoming a battle to defend the rights of women's bodies.

The psychology of IVF is becoming a battle to defend the rights of women's bodies.

Emotional Intelligence

Scaling Up Emotional Intelligence

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on February 8, 2024

Here's why scaling up E.I. is important for cultural, global, and environmental intelligence.

Here's why scaling up E.I. is important for cultural, global, and environmental intelligence.

Identity

The Psychology of Multicultural Identity

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on January 23, 2024

Analyzing identity through the lives of Kamala Harris and Nikki Haley.

Analyzing identity through the lives of Kamala Harris and Nikki Haley.

Sex

Rapture of Distress: Freudian Psychoanalysis Meets the Laws of Manu

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on November 27, 2023

How Indian women's sexuality adapts to the contemporary conditions of a patriarchal society.

How Indian women's sexuality adapts to the contemporary conditions of a patriarchal society.

Cross-Cultural Psychology

An Architectural Tribute to the Psychology of Seva

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on October 31, 2023

What compels humans to see God in a stone and to build majestic stone abodes for the divine?

What compels humans to see God in a stone and to build majestic stone abodes for the divine?

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Robert LeVine: A Founder of Psychological Anthropology

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on October 2, 2023

The pioneering work of a cultural explorer of the psyche who researched childhood around the globe.

The pioneering work of a cultural explorer of the psyche who researched childhood around the globe.

Education

Why STEAM Needs Sustainability

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on May 8, 2023

For science education to fully embrace the challenges of the 21st century, STEAM must be integrated with sustainability.

For science education to fully embrace the challenges of the 21st century, STEAM must be integrated with sustainability.

Spirituality

Why STEAM Needs the Humanities to Understand Science

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on December 29, 2021

What Jeffrey Kripal can tell us about consciousness and the state of the humanities.

What Jeffrey Kripal can tell us about consciousness and the state of the humanities.

Health

COVID's Long Indian Summer: International Students Caught in the Limbo

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on May 25, 2021

Indian exchange students are at a loss due to a lack of vaccine supply.

Indian exchange students are at a loss due to a lack of vaccine supply.

Fear

India's COVID Crisis Causes Expatriate Fear and Sorrow

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on May 11, 2021

As India battles the second deadly wave of COVID-19, its expatriate community is faced with feelings of terror, sorrow, and even guilt.

As India battles the second deadly wave of COVID-19, its expatriate community is faced with feelings of terror, sorrow, and even guilt.

Motivation

Imagining a New World

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on December 8, 2020

Psychologists look beyond the UN’s 75th anniversary.

Psychologists look beyond the UN’s 75th anniversary.

Education

Inside the Mind of Howard Gardner

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on November 13, 2020

Septuagenarian Scranton natives Joe Biden and Howard Gardner were neighbors but did not know one another.

Septuagenarian Scranton natives Joe Biden and Howard Gardner were neighbors but did not know one another.

President Donald Trump

Biden Inherits "A House Divided"

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on November 9, 2020

Biden has a mandate to take over the Trump world.

Biden has a mandate to take over the Trump world.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

The Coronavirus Election

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on October 20, 2020

How the pandemic has upended the race.

How the pandemic has upended the race.

Dreaming

Biden and Harris Remake History Again

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on August 12, 2020

First Black woman with Asian heritage to be Biden's Vice Presidential nominee.

First Black woman with Asian heritage to be Biden's Vice Presidential nominee.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

Coronavirus Unmasks Global Inequalities

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on April 12, 2020

Coronavirus rips the masks off the great economic divide while planet Earth remains on life support.

Coronavirus rips the masks off the great economic divide while planet Earth remains on life support.

President Donald Trump

India’s Growing Soft Power

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on February 25, 2020

Democracies in the United States and India may shape power in the 21st century.

Democracies in the United States and India may shape power in the 21st century.

Spirituality

A Trailblazer of Global Consciousness: Ram Dass Led the Way

Dinesh Sharma Ph.D. on December 26, 2019

Richard Alpert became a bridge between Harvard Yard and the Himalayas.

Richard Alpert became a bridge between Harvard Yard and the Himalayas.