Laurence Sugarman
Director Center Applied Psychophysiology and Self-Regulation
Laurence Sugarman
Director Center Applied Psychophysiology and Self-Regulation
Education
BA, Washington University in St. Louis; PA-C, St. Louis University; MD, University of Missouri-Columbia
Bio
BA, Washington University in St. Louis; M.D., University of Missouri-Columbia; Pediatric Residency, University of Rochester
During 20 years in pediatric primary care in Rochester, he developed skills in biofeedback, relaxation, and self-hypnosis to teach children to self-regulate stress, pain, and behavior. From this came CAPS. CAPS focuses on families with autism, develops algorithms, apps, and games using biosensors, and provides biofeedback training to RIT students.
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In the News
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August 15, 2023
RIT professors combine interactive media and hypnosis to ease pain
Researchers from RIT and University of Washington are harnessing the power of interactive media and clinical hypnosis to help people manage pain without drugs. The team has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for the work.
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September 2, 2020
A new prescription for health care includes mind-body well-being
A health care approach centered on integrating mind-body well-being in all aspects of traditional medicine is the focus of a new book by Dr. Laurence Sugarman, research professor in RIT’s biomedical sciences program.
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April 20, 2020
RIT biomedical sciences students find healthy coping strategy in studying pandemic effects
When the coronavirus pandemic spread to the United States, RIT faculty member Dr. Laurence Sugarman asked his students to apply their knowledge of placebos and the power of suggestion to the unfolding health crisis.
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February 3, 2022
Sugarman discusses healthcare on podcast