Information about Dr Craig Richard

Current status:

• Professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences
• Shenandoah University, School of Pharmacy
• Winchester, Virginia, USA

Education and Training:

• Ph.D. in Physiology and Cell biology from Albany Medical College in New York
• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive sciences from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania

Peer-reviewed publication topics:

• Sepsis and burn injury, immunology of pregnancy, glycobiology of hormones, regulation of cell cycle proteins, pharmacogenomics of warfarin, hormonal contraception, and the incorporation of mobile devices into education.

ASMR Awareness & Research:

• 2013: First learned about the term “ASMR” when listening to the “Stuff mom never told you” podcast by Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin.
• 2014: Initiated and launched the ASMR Research Project with Karissa Burnett and Jennifer Allen.
• 2014: Created this website to encourage and report about ASMR research, and to provide helpful resources to assist with the understanding of ASMR.

ASMR contributions:

• Website Founder: ASMR University
• Researcher: ASMR Research Project
• Curator: Voices of ASMR
• Book Author: Brain Tingles
• Podcast Producer: ASMR University Podcast, Sleep with Silk ASMR Triggers
• Foreword Author: ASMR Sleep Revolution, Avery Sleeps More Readily (A.S.M.R.)
• Consultant: Idiot’s Guide to ASMR

ASMR triggers and experiences:

• ASMR trigger memories, experiences, and preferences:
  • Being touched lightly/groomed
  • Watching Bob Ross on TV
  • Having hair washed and cut
  • Listening to his little sister learning to read
  • Hearing specific individuals speak
  • Listening to someone whispering
  • Listening to slow crinkling or slow tapping
  • Watching unboxing videos
  • Having lymph nodes palpated by a clinician
  • Receiving an eye exam which involves clicking of lens choices
• Description of ASMR experience
  • “For me, it feels very similar to the deep relaxing feeling of getting a massage.  My brain feels immediately fuzzy, my muscles become fully relaxed, and my body almost feels like it is gently humming in a deeply soothing way.  I want to put my head down and enjoy the moment with my eyes closed.  Listening to ASMR triggers often helps me to falls asleep.” 
• Posted by his mother on Facebook:
  • “Not odd that Craig would work on this.  As a child, until about 8 years old, I would put him to sleep by gently rubbing the inside of his arm!”

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