Juanita Bawagan

Juanita Bawagan is a freelance science journalist and communicator. Her work has been published by media outlets including BBC Science Focus, Science and Motherboard, and by world-leading research organisations. She studied journalism at Carleton University and earned a master’s degree in science communication from Imperial College London.

Posts by Juanita

“It can be useful for kids to ignore their parents”

Juanita Bawagan / 11 November 2021

Interview Development 21st century skills

Finding motivation during the COVID-19 pandemic

Juanita Bawagan / 2 September 2021

Interview Development Covid-19

Which comes first: motivation or achievement?

Juanita Bawagan / 23 August 2021

Interview Development Psychology

Harnessing hope to improve children’s lives

Juanita Bawagan / 20 May 2021

Article Development Mental health

Do older children influence their siblings’ willingness to take risks?

Juanita Bawagan / 28 January 2021

Article Development Psychology

Levelling up research on the adolescent brain

Juanita Bawagan / 14 December 2020

Interview Development Neuroscience

How to help an ‘orchid child’ blossom

Juanita Bawagan / 27 October 2020

Interview Development Genetics

Children may be getting better — not worse — at reading emotions

Juanita Bawagan / 3 September 2020

Article Society Covid-19

Researchers, science journalists, policymakers, and educators contribute to BOLD

Dieter Baeyens

Associate professor in the Parenting and Special Education research unit at KU Leuven (Belgium)

Amanda Ruggeri

Science and Features journalist

Michael Skeide

Research group leader, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

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