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Laurie Kramer
Professor of Applied Psychology

Laurie Kramer in the Press

Laurie Kramer for Northeastern Global News

Can twins make independent decisions while following identical career paths? Northeastern research explores ‘individuality’
An illustration of two twins riding a tandem bicycle with strands of DNA in the background.

Can twins make independent decisions while following identical career paths? Northeastern research explores ‘individuality’

With the support of Northeastern's Laurie Kramer, students Alexis and Cassandra Dean explored how twins make decisions about college.
Oasis is reuniting for a tour in 2025, but can the Gallagher brothers get along — for once?
The band Oasis performing.

Oasis is reuniting for a tour in 2025, but can the Gallagher brothers get along — for once?

Against all odds, legendary Britpop band Oasis is returning. If that's healthy for Noel and Liam Gallagher's relationship is questionable.
Donald Trump ‘has a new lease on life.’ Can a traumatic event like surviving a shooting change a person’s personality?
People looking at the rubble of a house from a tornado's destruction.

Donald Trump ‘has a new lease on life.’ Can a traumatic event like surviving a shooting change a person’s personality?

Traumatic events like the assassination attempt on Donald Trump can lead to a perspective shift, a Northeastern expert says.
What is eldest daughter syndrome? Is it a real condition?
A teenage girl wearing jeans and a blue shirt blowing bubbles at a younger girl with pigtails.

What is eldest daughter syndrome? Is it a real condition?

Eldest daughter syndrome was coined on social media to describe the responsibility eldest daughters are often given and how that shapes them.
Kate Middleton’s cancer ‘hard to pinpoint’ but announcement is ‘truly a public service.’ It may motivate others to get screened, experts say
Screen capture of Kate Middleton's announcement with her sitting on a bench in a garden wearing jeans and a striped shirt.

Kate Middleton’s cancer ‘hard to pinpoint’ but announcement is ‘truly a public service.’ It may motivate others to get screened, experts say

The royal family being public about Middleton and the King's diagnoses may enable more people to understand the risks of a cancer diagnosis.
Elizabeth Holmes’ shorter sentence won’t negate the impact of her incarceration on her children
Elizabeth Homes with Noel Holmes and Billy Evans

Elizabeth Holmes’ shorter sentence won’t negate the impact of her incarceration on her children

Holmes will miss many important moments in the life of her children while in prison, even with a shorter sentence. How will it affect them?
Why are there fewer serial killers now than there used to be?
headshots of Ted Bundy, the Zodiac Killer, Jeffrey Dahmer, and The Boston Strangler

Why are there fewer serial killers now than there used to be?

Despite the outsized place serial killers hold in pop culture, the number of known serial killers has dropped since the 70s & 80s.