Our Opinion on Dr. Aric Sigman
A strong communicator with credibility and personality. He's very dynamic and fast moving and is well placed to talk about topics such as alcohol misuse and technology dependence among many other topics. Listen to the clip to hear Dr. Sigman in action for Avios. If you are interested in a psychologist for a broadcast PR campaign please get in contact.
About Dr. Aric Sigman
Dr Sigman has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Psychology, a Master of Science degree in The Neurophysiological Basis of Behaviour, and a Ph.D. in the field of the role of attention in autonomic nervous system self-regulation. Dr Sigman works independently in health education lecturing at medical schools including UCL and to NHS doctors. He is a Chartered Biologist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, Chartered Psychologist, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a Chartered Scientist awarded by the Science Council and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. He is a peer reviewer for the medical journal Acta Paediatrica. The International Child Neurology Association scientific committee have invited him to address the International Congress of Child Neurology 2016.
Dr Sigman’s biology paper on body image was selected as the '2012 Scientific Article' for the recent Biology A-level exam (Paper Ref: 6BI05/01). His health education book Getting Physical won The Times Educational Supplement's Information Book Award.
The British Medical Association British Medical Journals’ Archives of Disease in Childhood published his paper on screen time as its Leading Article. His latest paper on screen dependency is published in Britain's Royal College of General Practitioners' British Journal of General Practice.
Dr Sigman has twice been invited to address the European Parliament Working Group on the Quality of Childhood in the European Union, in Brussels, once on the impact of electronic media and screen dependency, and again on reducing alcohol misuse among children and adolescents. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health invited Dr Sigman to speak on Alcohol and Electronic Media at its Annual Conference in 2012, at a clinical and scientific session on Young Persons Health.
Also in 2012, the EU Parliamentary Working Group published his report on the impact of electronic media and screen dependency, and has recently published his second report on Preventing Alcohol Misuse Among Children and Adolescents in the EU. On several occasions, he was invited to speak to scientists at the European Space Agency on screen time and other health education subjects.
Dr Sigman lectures on PSHE health education and talks to schools and parents on the effects of alcohol and other health issues, and he has written the Brain and Behaviour column for The Times Educational Supplement. Scotland's national Violence Reduction Unit invited Dr Sigman to speak to the nation's police at their conference: Alcohol - fuel for violence? He was a keynote speaker at two Department of Health NHS conferences on alcohol: the North West Alcohol Conference 2011 and the North East Alcohol Office conference 'Calling Time on Second Hand Harm'. In 2012 he was invited by the Ministry of National Education to address the First International Congress of Technology Addiction in Istanbul.
Dr Sigman was invited to address the 2011 Headmasters’ & Headmistresses’ Conference: Meeting the Challenges and the Independent Association of Prep Schools Heads' Annual Conference 2013. His book, Alcohol Nation, was recently published and his biology paper, A Source of Thinspiration?, on the biological aspects of media, body image and dieting, was published in The Biologist, the Journal of the Society of Biology.
Dr Sigman has worked on health education campaigns with the Department of Health and acted as advisor to the Institute of Personnel Management on health and psychology issues. He conducts seminars and public speaking. Dr Sigman's previous books include The Spoilt Generation and Remotely Controlled: How Television is Damaging Our Lives.
Dr Sigman’s biology paper on body image was selected as the '2012 Scientific Article' for the recent Biology A-level exam (Paper Ref: 6BI05/01). His health education book Getting Physical won The Times Educational Supplement's Information Book Award.
The British Medical Association British Medical Journals’ Archives of Disease in Childhood published his paper on screen time as its Leading Article. His latest paper on screen dependency is published in Britain's Royal College of General Practitioners' British Journal of General Practice.
Dr Sigman has twice been invited to address the European Parliament Working Group on the Quality of Childhood in the European Union, in Brussels, once on the impact of electronic media and screen dependency, and again on reducing alcohol misuse among children and adolescents. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health invited Dr Sigman to speak on Alcohol and Electronic Media at its Annual Conference in 2012, at a clinical and scientific session on Young Persons Health.
Also in 2012, the EU Parliamentary Working Group published his report on the impact of electronic media and screen dependency, and has recently published his second report on Preventing Alcohol Misuse Among Children and Adolescents in the EU. On several occasions, he was invited to speak to scientists at the European Space Agency on screen time and other health education subjects.
Dr Sigman lectures on PSHE health education and talks to schools and parents on the effects of alcohol and other health issues, and he has written the Brain and Behaviour column for The Times Educational Supplement. Scotland's national Violence Reduction Unit invited Dr Sigman to speak to the nation's police at their conference: Alcohol - fuel for violence? He was a keynote speaker at two Department of Health NHS conferences on alcohol: the North West Alcohol Conference 2011 and the North East Alcohol Office conference 'Calling Time on Second Hand Harm'. In 2012 he was invited by the Ministry of National Education to address the First International Congress of Technology Addiction in Istanbul.
Dr Sigman was invited to address the 2011 Headmasters’ & Headmistresses’ Conference: Meeting the Challenges and the Independent Association of Prep Schools Heads' Annual Conference 2013. His book, Alcohol Nation, was recently published and his biology paper, A Source of Thinspiration?, on the biological aspects of media, body image and dieting, was published in The Biologist, the Journal of the Society of Biology.
Dr Sigman has worked on health education campaigns with the Department of Health and acted as advisor to the Institute of Personnel Management on health and psychology issues. He conducts seminars and public speaking. Dr Sigman's previous books include The Spoilt Generation and Remotely Controlled: How Television is Damaging Our Lives.