Faculty

2025-03-10 - The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has recognized Simona Buetti for her "Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Graduate Teach Assistants."Buetti is a Research Associate Professor who has been with the department for over a decade and has received accolades such as the Arnold O. Beckman Research Award."In addition to teaching PSYC 230 and 355, Buetti has made innovative strides in...

2025-01-10 - This summer, Professor Renee Baillargeon will receive the 2025 Koffka Medal from the Department of Psychology at the University of Giessen in Germany. Dr. Baillargeon is the Director of the Infant Cognition Lab, an Alumni Distinguished Professor Emerita of the department, and a Center for Advanced Study Professor Emerita at the University. Her research focuses on early causal reasoning in four...

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...