Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
Kate Sweeny: Shake Off Your Anxiety
Season 2014 Episode 15 | 3m 39s
Kate Sweeny studies how we wait for potentially bad news, but she never waits for "Hayal."
Kate Sweeny is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of California Riverside. She studies threat management in everyday life – how we wait for potentially bad news. By night and on the weekends, Kate pursues her passion for belly dancing. She’s been “shaking it” now for more than a decade.
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Funding for The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers is provided by Winton Capital.
Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
Kate Sweeny: Shake Off Your Anxiety
Season 2014 Episode 15 | 3m 39s
Kate Sweeny is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of California Riverside. She studies threat management in everyday life – how we wait for potentially bad news. By night and on the weekends, Kate pursues her passion for belly dancing. She’s been “shaking it” now for more than a decade.
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