Dr. Maria Carillo (BS,' 91) is currently the chief science officer for the Alzheimer's Association. She is recognized internationally as an expert on the disease. Carillo oversees the Association's research initiatives, including the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, The Research Roundtable, and the World Wide Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative.
Under Dr. Carrillo's...
Alumni News
10/23/2020 - Dr. Deanna Barch, who has produced pioneering work on the neural mechanisms of psychosis has been appointed as one of the newest members of the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Barch received her...
04/17/2019 - Results from the latest placement statistics show University of Illinois Psychology majors are in high demand. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/...
04/17/2019 - Wendy Heller was selected as this year’s winner of the Executive Officer Distinguished Leadership Award. This is a reflection of the exemplary work Wendy does for our department and for the...
08/15/2018 - The LAS Alumni Humanitarian Award is given to LAS Alumni who, through outstanding leadership or service, demonstrate the values derived from a liberal arts and sciences education by significantly...
05/12/2018 - 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....
01/03/2018 - Michael Perino and Daniel Storage have both been selected to receive this year's departmental award for outstanding undergraduate teaching by a teaching assistant.
04/14/2017 - Ajayi’s multitude of fans have also anointed her as one of the most distinctive and popular bloggers in the country, with 500,000 readers every month, 272,000 likes on her Facebook page, and 187,000...
04/11/2017 - Cecilia Cheung, former graduate student of Eva Pomerantz and Assistant Professor at the University of California, Riverside, received the Early Career Research Contributions Award from the Society...
05/16/2015 - Sam Krug received both his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is currently chairman and CEO of MetriTech, Inc., an educational testing company...
