Abgail Marsh, Ph.D.

Psychologist, Neuroscientist

The Biology of Heroism

Inaugural Carl & Amy Jones Lecture in Interdisciplinary Science

As the director of the Laboratory on Social and Affective Neuroscience, Georgetown University psychology professor Abigail Marsh, Ph.D. performs clinical investigations into the biological processes that occur when we feel afraid. Her moving presentations show audiences techniques derived from hundreds of interviews that decrease selfish behavior, improve self-focus and increase comfort with risk-taking. Marsh delivers an uplifting reflection on the nature of courage and how anyone has the potential to be a hero.