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Podcast: Art Works Podcast
Episode: Professor Thalia Goldstein unpacks the impact of theater education on student development.
Description: As students across the country head back to school, we have a conversation with Dr.Thalia Goldstein about the significant impact of theater education on child development. Dr.Goldstein is an associate professor and director of the Applied Developmental Psychology program in the Department of Psychology at George Mason University where she directs the Play, Learning, Arts and Youth Lab (PLAYlab), and co-directs the National Endowment for the Arts Lab, the Mason Arts Research Center (MasonARC) which focuses on arts engagement, child development, and education. Dr. Goldstein discusses how engaging in the arts can foster critical skills like empathy, cr...