2025-09-09 - The Department of Psychology is thrilled to welcome Dr. Yukun Yu as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Developmental 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?...Posted:
2025-09-09 - Dr. Bo Zhang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and the School of Labor and Employment Relations, has received the Academy of Management Research Methods Division’s Lawrence R. James Early Career Award. This award recognizes a scholar who has made distinguished contributions to...Posted:
2025-08-26 - Join us in welcoming our new Assistant Professor of computational neuroscience, Dean Pospisil. You can peruse his research projects via the Pospisil Lab homepage.1 - Can you briefly share your...Posted:
2025-05-29 - Alex is the newest addition to our Graduate Student Coordination Office. Jumping in right before the crazy season of graduation is no easy task, but he was ready for the challenge. Now that the dust has settled a bit, we felt it was time for you all to get to know him better....Posted:
2025-05-27 - Two Ph.D. candidates in our Quantitative program have scored a 2025 Psychometric Society Travel Award! Sunbeom Kwon and Trung Le have their fees waived and receive funds to support their travel to the conference. Kwon's work, which will be presented at the conference, is titled “A copula-based...Posted:
2025-03-01 - As a graduate of our department, you understand firsthand the foundation that this institution provides. You are also keenly aware that there is much to learn beyond the walls of academia. To help our students gain the skills and experiences they will need in their chosen professions, we are...Posted:
2025-05-21 - The Psychology Leaders have evolved this year. They've branched out deeper into the community, scheduled more interactive events, and finally got some new threads! We asked the Leaders President, Hafsa Fauqi, to recap the year and give some credit to the group that does so much without enough...Posted:
2025-04-10 - A recent study published in JAMA Network Open investigates how stigma experienced by parents in sexual and gender minority (SGM) families relates to their children's emotional and behavioral health. The research team, led by Dr. Qimin Liu from Boston University and Dr. Violeta Rodriguez...Posted:
2025-04-10 - New research published by Assistant Professor Benedek Kurdi examined data from 1.4 million participants across 33 countries from 2009 to 2019, finding that while explicit, self-reported bias decreased, the picture for implicit bias was more varied. ...Posted:
2025-04-04 - Breana 'Brea' Griffin’s transformative impact on campus and beyond has earned them the 2025 Graduate Student Leadership Award. Brea is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Clinical-Community Program, teaching PSYCH 239. In their spare time, they enjoy crafting, music, playing D&D, and spending...Posted:
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...Posted:
2025-02-19 - The Certified Green Office Program is hosted and operated through the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE). It is designed to identify simple, inexpensive actions that can take place in workspaces to...Posted:
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...Posted:
2024-12-11 - Andrew is a fresh addition to our staff on the psych building's third floor. He hit the ground running with new signs, organizational systems, and an enthusiastic spirit for attacking data. 1 – What is the most rewarding part of your job? The...Posted:
2024-11-21 - Assistant Professor Violeta J. Rodriguez has been selected to receive the American Psychological Foundation's (APF) Springfield Grant. This recognition highlights Dr. Rodriguez's impactful work exploring parenting experiences and health in LGBTQIA+ families from diverse racial and ethnic...Posted: