05/10/2022 - Congratulations to Megan Finnegan on being named to the 2022 class of Backman Institute Graduate Fellows! Megan is currently pursuing two Ph.D.s in psychology and neuroscience. Finnegan is...
Graduate Program News
05/04/2022 - New work from graduate student Jiawen Wu, Dajung (Diana) Oh, and Professor Eva Pomerantz demonstrate the connection between the way parents support their young children with math homework and their...
04/27/2022 - Graduate student Mahogany Monette has received a highly competitive Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation.
04/11/2022 - Professor Alejandro Lleras and graduate student Julia Spielmann are among the invited editors for a special issue on the impact of race on psychological process.
03/28/2022 - The Psychology Department Diversity and Inclusion Committee is pleased to announce our Anti-racism Grant Fund, designed to support members of the psychology department in seeking financial support...
03/22/2022 - By Diana Yates Life Sciences Editor, UIUC News Bureau CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study finds that some people routinely monitor the behavior of others and are eager to punish those who...
02/23/2022 - Julia Spielmann has received awards for excellence in teaching from both the Department of Psychology and the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
10/28/2021 - Julia Spielmann has earned Special Recognition in Graduate Leadership by the UIUC Graduate College, celebrating her outstanding service and positive impact on campus and in broader communities.
10/27/2021 - New work by professor Yihao Liu and graduate student Fan Xuan demonstrate that how employees ask for help is associated with differences in how competent their coworkers’ perceive them to be and how...
Professor Sepideh Sadaghiani and Graduate Student Max Egan Develop Guidelines for Safe Brain Imaging09/11/2021 - New research led by professor Sepideh Sadaghiani and graduate student Maximillian Egan outlines the most effective approaches to reduce unwanted noise and ensure participant safety in the most...
08/12/2021 - Mahogany Monette has won the Cultivating Healing, Advocacy, Nonviolence, Growth, and Equity (CHANGE) Grant from the American Psychological Association. The award supports early career psychologists...
08/08/2021 - The New Frontiers Initiative, in collaboration with the Blue Waters Project, recently selected their 2021 New Frontiers Graduate Fellows. Fellows receive a stipend, tuition allowance, travel funds,...
05/06/2021 - Dr. Michele Gelfand joins the ranks of some of the most world renowned scientists this year in a historic election at the National Academies of Sciences. Election to the Academy represents one of the...
04/02/2021 - Update your bookmarks! The Psychology Department's Graduate Writing Center has moved websites and can now be found under the Resources tab at the top of this website or at the url https://psychology....
02/05/2021 - Emily Blevins, a PhD student in Clinical-Community Psychology has been chosen to receive both the LAS and UIUC Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. The awards recognize Emily's...
