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Christie Rizzo
Associate Professor
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Expertise
adolescent relationships, violence and risk behavior prevention programming

Christie Rizzo for Northeastern Global News

Three vintage dolls positioned in a triangle formation in dim lighting against a dark background, creating an unsettling atmosphere.

 Why Annabelle, Chucky and dolls in general creep us out

Annabelle and Chucky make way for a new generation of Halloween horror dolls.
A surreal image of a woman in a blue shirt battling inner feelings, visualized to her left and right.

Why are people crashing out? Emotional breakdowns have gone viral

With viral TikToks of “crash outs,” Gen Z is reshaping mental health discourse. Learn what it means before it becomes the word of the year.
Screen capture from the film May December of Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman both standing looking in a mirror while doing their makeup.

 ‘May December’ highlights serious consequences of childhood sexual abuse

The film shows the “power imbalance” in relationships that start between a child and an adult, said one Northeastern expert.