E. Allison Hagood, known professionally as Allison Hagood, (born July 20, 1966) is an American
Professor of
psychology and author with a background in the diagnosis and treatment of adult mental disorders (with a specialization in schizophrenia), cognitive psychology, life-span development, and neuroscience.
Hagood recently coauthored a book on the
vaccine controversy, providing information to support a parent's decision to vaccinate their children, entitled ''
Your Baby's Best Shot: Why Vaccines Are Safe and Save Lives.''
Biography
Allison Hagood was born in
Easley, South Carolina in 1966. She earned a
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at
Harvard University and a
Master of Arts in
Clinical Psychology
Clinical psychology is an integration of social science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and persona ...
from the
University of Colorado.
[ During her graduate studies at the University of Colorado, Hagood co-authored an article on the importance of faculty mentoring for junior faculty. Hagood is currently Professor of Psychology at ]Arapahoe Community College
Arapahoe Community College (ACC) is a public community college in Littleton, Colorado. It was founded in 1965 as the first community college to open in the Denver area.
History
The college began after a grass-roots movement by Littleton resi ...
in Littleton, Colorado.[
]
Vaccine book
Hagood and co-author Stacy Mintzer Herlihy, along with a foreword by Paul A. Offit, one of the leading experts on vaccines, published ''Your Baby's Best Shot: Why Vaccines Are Safe and Save Lives'' in 2012.[ According to the book's description, the book was written for parents who lack a scientific or medical background and who might be confused by the conflicting information in the ongoing vaccine controversy. The book attempts to convince parents that vaccines are safe and efficacious, and argues that some fears, such as the belief that vaccines cause autism, are not scientifically supported.][
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References
External links
Your Baby's Best Shot Facebook Page
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American medical writers
Women medical writers
1966 births
Living people
Harvard College alumni
People from Easley, South Carolina
Writers from South Carolina
21st-century American non-fiction writers
21st-century American women writers
University of Colorado alumni
American women non-fiction writers
Vaccination advocates