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Laura Martocci Ph.D.

About

Laura Martocci, Ph.D., has a broad range of experience in higher education and community-based projects. A social psychologist, she has authored books, workbooks, chapters, and papers on bullying and shame, on neuroscience and social pain, and on expressive writing and narrative memory.

Laura began consulting with NYC schools while on faculty at Wagner College, where she also served as Dean of Experiential Learning. A certified mediator, she has recently been involved in developing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curricula, as well as working within the autism community.

Her current work, which centers around identity (re)construction, includes a full-day workshop called “Shattered: the ART of Change,” as well as a project called The Emotion Spa (www.emotionspa.net). The spa offers personalized emotion-health services, including meditations, expressive writing prompts, and strategizing work with victims of bullying.

Books by Laura Martocci Ph.D.
Recent Posts
Consent vs. Disregard of Boundaries

Disrespect for limits/boundaries is often venerated in American culture. Is it any wonder we have difficulties around the issue of "consent"?

Disrespect for limits/boundaries is often venerated in American culture. Is it any wonder we have difficulties around the issue of "consent"?

Feel Good Alert: This 14 Year Old Is Making Change Happen

The Mindful Kids Peace Summit is the first-ever week-long social emotional learning (SEL) program geared to teens, and will be broadcast in middle and high schools across the globe

The Mindful Kids Peace Summit is the first-ever week-long social emotional learning (SEL) program geared to teens, and will be broadcast in middle and high schools across the globe

Public Ridicule Is Not Against the Law

An Arizona high school requires low-performing students to wear a scarlet badge. This isn't against the law—but is it okay?

An Arizona high school requires low-performing students to wear a scarlet badge. This isn't against the law—but is it okay?

Shaming Your Bully-Child

Before deciding it is bad parenting, think about the ways in which public humiliation (a time-worn, cross-cultural social control) is embedded in accepted parenting practices.

Before deciding it is bad parenting, think about the ways in which public humiliation (a time-worn, cross-cultural social control) is embedded in accepted parenting practices.

"Home Remedies" for Bullying

Shame and rejection are as painful as injuries that send you to the Emergency Room. Here are some home remedies that might help you through the holidays and through the New Year.

Shame and rejection are as painful as injuries that send you to the Emergency Room. Here are some home remedies that might help you through the holidays and through the New Year.

Does Feeling Bullied Mean You Have Been Bullied?

Revisiting the question raised by Melania Trump's claim to be "the most bullied person in the world."

Revisiting the question raised by Melania Trump's claim to be "the most bullied person in the world."

Accusations of Bullying in the Senate Confirmation Hearings

What are the differences between claims of harassment in the judiciary hearings of 1991, and claims of bullying today? And what are the cultural implications of these differences?

What are the differences between claims of harassment in the judiciary hearings of 1991, and claims of bullying today? And what are the cultural implications of these differences?

Do Anti-Bullying Laws Really Make Things Worse?

It is claimed that bullying laws do little more than make (devastating) lawsuits possible. But do we live in a litigious, blame-culture where lawsuits are like a legal lottery?

It is claimed that bullying laws do little more than make (devastating) lawsuits possible. But do we live in a litigious, blame-culture where lawsuits are like a legal lottery?

Bullying and Laughter

Why would a museum exhibition showcase humiliation? Isn't the staff concerned that the exhibit will contribute to normalizing public shaming, which is the linchpin of bullying?

Why would a museum exhibition showcase humiliation? Isn't the staff concerned that the exhibit will contribute to normalizing public shaming, which is the linchpin of bullying?