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- These lists are compiled on a semester basis and reflect student ratings of instruction. The ratings are based on Instructor and Course Evaluation (ICES) questionnaire forms maintained by Measurement and Evaluation, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning.
Congratulations to all those who were recognized!
Posted: 2021-05-24
2021-05-19 - After 94 years, Dr. Julie Olson-Buchanan became the first woman to lead the Craig School of Business at Fresno State. Dr. Olson-Buchanan earned her bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degrees from our department in the Industrial-Organizational program. “Her caring and innovative leadership earned the trust of the faculty, staff, and students in the school, and I am confident that under...Posted: 2021-05-19
2021-05-18 - Dr. Catharine Fairbairn is one of 12 scholars to win the 2021 Campus Distinguished Promotion Award. The award granted by Provost Cangellaris recognizes scholars identified during the promotion review process as truly exceptional based on the scope, quality and impact of their scholarship, teaching, service and engagement efforts. Dr. Fairbairn's accomplishments stood out...Posted: 2021-05-17
2021-05-12 - Professor Dolores Albarracín has been elected the 2023 President of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). The Society for Personality and Social Psychology promotes scientific research that explores how people think, behave, feel, and interact. With more than 7,500 members, the Society is the largest organization of social and personality psychologists in the world. “...Posted: 2021-05-12
2021-05-06 - 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 highest honors in science and the organization serves as a primary resource for scientific guidance on matters of national policy. The election this year addresses a long-standing...Posted: 2021-05-06
2021-04-22 - Dr. Zhang has been named one of the 2020 Outstanding Reviewers for the Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics. The award honor individuals who have provided exemplary service towards the peer review process and have provided many high quality reviews of scientific manuscripts. Congratulations to Dr. Zhang for this recognition of excellence!Posted: 2021-04-21
2021-04-02 - 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.illinois.edu/resources/writing-center.Posted: 2021-04-02
2021-04-02 - The Black and Latinx Men's Summit will take place on April 10th from 10 am - 2 pm via Zoom and is open to all identities. The theme for this year, Mending our Past and Present to Forge a Brighter Future, understands the traumas that communities of color in the United States have faced both historically and contemporarily. The Summit aims to create space to allow attendees to...Posted: 2021-04-02
2021-03-19 - Anxiety disorders and depression represent one of the most common sources of disability worldwide. A key feature of emotional disorders involve disruptions in the brain's ability to effectively regulate emotional responses. Conversely, the ability to adaptively self-regulate emotions is a core factor of psychological resilience which can provide a protective mechanism from emotional disorders....Posted: 2021-03-18
2021-03-18 - The 2021 Applied Health Sciences Distinguished Lecture Series will be presented by Travis Gayles, MD, PhD on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 from 12:00-1:00pm. He will be speaking on Disparities in Covid-19 Rates and Vaccinations: A View from the Frontline of the Battle Against the Pandemic. ...Posted: 2021-03-18
2021-02-05 - 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 outstanding contributions towards the undergraduate curriculum. We caught up with Emily to ask her about her approach to teaching and what motivates her and her students for success.Posted: 2021-02-02- 2021-01-30 - On the basis of her superb record of achievement, Professor Catharine Fairbairn has been selected as a 2021-2022 Helen Corley Petit Scholar by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS). Mrs. Helen Corley Petit, a deceased alumna of LAS, provided an endowment for the development of the scholarship and teaching of early career faculty members in the College. Congratulations Professor...Posted: 2021-01-29
2021-01-31 - Religious convictions can often confer a sense of solace for those facing difficult times. It provides a way of thinking about suffering that casts it in a more positive light. This type of positive reappraisal of events sounds similar to a technique in psychology known as cognitive reappraisal. New research by UIUC Psychology researchers looks to explore the degree of overlap...Posted: 2021-01-19
2021-01-13 - The United Way of Illinois is hosting a 21-week Equity Challenge that encourages Illinois residents to engage in racial equity conversations to gain a deeper understanding about the impact systemic racism and inequity have on our state and in our local communities. It runs from Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 18, 2021) to Juneteenth (June 19, 2021). The Challenge consists of a series...Posted: 2021-01-13- 2020-12-20 - It was an unprecedented semester. When you tell people you graduated in "2020," they will already know that you are determined, resilient, focused, and resourceful. You have been tested like no other class in history, and you prevailed. We are incredibly proud of you and all that you have accomplished. We are sorry we cannot give you the in-person send-off you so...Posted: 2020-12-20