2024-10-18 - We are excited to welcome Dr. Adam Steel to the Department of Psychology faculty as an Assistant Professor as of Spring 2025! Dr. Steel is primarily affiliated with the Cognitive Neuroscience area. Can you briefly share your academic and professional background that led you to the Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign? Before coming to...

2024-10-16 - In a recent article in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, Professor Florin Dolcos and Research Assistant Professor Sanda Dolcos use behavioral measures, eye-tracking, and brain imaging to reconcile opposing findings regarding the relationship between emotional experience and memory for context....

2024-10-08 - Assistant Professor Violeta J. Rodriguez has been awarded the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s DP5 Early Independence Award from the NIH Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program.  The Early Independence Award is designed for exceptional junior scientists who have recently completed their doctoral degrees, allowing them to bypass traditional postdoctoral training...