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Welcome Soonjin Lee to Floor Three

It is a bittersweet feeling when a long time employee retires. You miss interacting with a familiar and welcoming colleague, but you are happy for them to start the next chapter of their lives. Then comes the wave of anticipation as someone new comes into the fold. Soonjin Lee has recently...

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Three undergrads begin their summer at the Mayo Clinic

Three of our undergraduate students have been selected to begin summer programs at the Mayo Clinic this summer via the Mayo Clinic & Illinois Alliance for Technology-Based Healthcare.Read their full bios and learn about the other students selected in this...

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Courses are offered during the following timeframes below.Session 1 - (5/18-6/12) Session 18 - (5/18-7/10) Session 2 - (6/15-8/6)PSYC 100: Intro Psych (Session 1 and 18)PSYC 201: Intro to Social Psych (Session 1 and 2)...

Psychology Career Expo

The Registered Student Organization, "Women In Psychology" are hosting a Psychology Career Expo on Saturday, April 18, from noon to 3 p.m.We reached out to one of the co-creators, Veronica Sakowicz, to give you all the bullet points you need to enjoy this wonderful event. "A lot of students (...

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Professor Kim Rios and Doctoral Student Mazyar Bagherian Receive Grant to Study Christians' Representation in Science

Professor Kimberly Rios and doctoral candidate Mazyar Bagherian have received the 2026-27 Louisville Institute's Grant for Researchers. This $55,000 award supports scholars and researchers across a range of disciplines who are engaged in work that advances understanding of American Christianity....

Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Natalie Hallinger returns to Sixth & Daniel

Dr. Hallinger is a translational behavioral scientist on a mission to spread the word about real-world applications of motivation and behavior change strategies to various industries, especially in Chicago. Currently, that mission has taken her talents to "Litterati," which crowdsources global LitterData that helps cities clearly define their litter problem to develop more effective, upstream solutions to eradicate litter. We discuss the journey to get to this stage of Dr. Hallinger's career through some unusual twists and turns, but always on brand striving for discovery and...

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Recent Award Winner: Carrie Grady

The Department of Psychology honored Carrie Grady,a distinguished alumna, at our awards program on May 12, 2018. She was also the Department of Psychology's Commencement speaker on May 13, 2018. Carrie Grady earned her B.S. degree in Psychology (1999) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and M.Ed. in Counseling (2002) from Loyola University Chicago. Carrie began working with people living with chronic pain, illness and disability as an undergraduate student. She mentored students and created a workshop through the Counseling Center designed to promote greater...