Aric Sigman

Aric Sigman is a psychologist who has made many appearances in the media. He is most well known in his adopted country of the UK. He has a degree in psychology and a Ph.D.[1]

Sigman was born in the United States into a Jewish family. His father and grandfather were both professors of medicine.[2] He has lived in Britain since 1973.[2]

He has made many appearances on TV. For instance, he appeared in 1994 in the role of an Agony Uncle giving advice to children on the Saturday Morning children's programme Live & Kicking.[3] He is quite involved in the field of health education. He lectures in schools on the subject of PSHE (Personal, social health and economic) education.[1]

He has published medical journal articles and has authored books too. These have centred on subjects such as alcoholism, eating disorders, parental corporal punishment, and the influence on children of hours spent in front of an electronic screen such as a TV or computer. He is a frequent traveller, hoping to learn about different cultures, and often volunteer teaches on his travels.[1]

Sigman works independently in health education lecturing at medical schools including University College London and to NHS doctors. He is a Chartered Biologist, Fellow of the 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.[4]

In 1982, he released a 45 single on Savman Productions with A-side track "Come On" and the B-side track "I am a Nerd," both performed in a new wave, synth style. The latter track became a cult classic, with lyrics about a science-oriented, math scholar who has a penchant for computers.

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  1. 1 2 3 "Bio". Aricsigman.com.
  2. 1 2 Round, Simon (8 October 2009). "Interview: Aric Sigman". Jewish Chronicle.
  3. ↑ "Live and kicking" (TV). BBC. 12 March 1994.
  4. ↑ "Aric Sigman". http://www.psychreg.com/. Psychreg. Retrieved 10 August 2015. External link in |website= (help)
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