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2021-03-09 - The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences established the LAS Staff Awards to identify and honor selected staff members for their outstanding contributions to the college. Up to three awards are made annually.  We are pleased to announce that our own Summer Curry, Human Resource Coordinator, is the recipient of one of these awards. She received a $2,000 award and a commemorative...

2020-12-09 - Flavanols are a group of compounds found in cocoa, the central ingredient of chocolate. They are well known to improve vascular function in the arms, hands, legs, and feet. In a recent article co-authored with Psychology professors Drs. Fabiani and Gratton, researchers answer the question of whether these circulatory benefits can be seen in the brain and in...

2020-12-04 - The COVID-19 pandemic brings added stresses for upcoming finals exams and the winter break. The Psychology Department Mental Health Resources Team releases resources for preparing for finals and staying well during the winter break.

2020-11-20 - During the fall semester, nearly 100 community members participated in a team-taught course highlighting the work of highly regarded University faculty with expertise in neurobehavioral assessment, measurement, memory, learning, emotion, and aging. The course, entitled, “NeuroBehavioral Assessment, Measurement, and Intervention: Contemporary Trends and Implications” was facilitated via...

2020-11-28 - If you have spent any considerable time in the psych building, you have likely encountered Operations Manager James "Jim" Clark. He either helped you with a problem or smiled and said hello during one of his countless walkthroughs around the halls.  A Building Safety Committee was formed over the summer tasked with preparing the building for faculty, staff...

2020-11-28 - Courtney is currently a Junior studying clinical psychology (with a preference for personality), Spanish, and Classics. She is interning at Cunningham Children's Home in Urbana. Working alongside a professionally trained staff, she has gained a lot of experience, including administrative case reviews, permanency hearings, and other mandated child welfare activities. In addition, Courtney tutors...

2020-10-19 - In March of 2020, our students left campus for spring break with the ominous possibility that they may not be coming back to their labs in the near future. In a department that enjoys a hearty research momentum, the idea of suspending research seemed absurd. Our master’s students went home and began to plan for the unimaginable scenario of changing their research agendas. As the realities of...

2020-11-15 - On Tuesday, November 16 from 5PM - 6PM CST, Jhilika Kumar, the founder and CEO of Mentra, will come speak at the NeuroBytes Talk Series. Mentra is a startup focused on enabling neurodiverse individuals to find meaningful careers by centering their talents. Mentra has sought to reimagine how hiring is conducted in the private sector...

2020-10-30 - Dear Psychology Graduate Students,  Usually, our department celebrates Grad Student Appreciation week with a number of fun activities and programming, orchestrated by our dedicated grad studies team Ashley Ramm, June Eubanks and Nicole Allen. Although we are foregoing these in-person gatherings and events this fall (but hoping to host them in the spring) I hope that you know that we...

2020-10-23 - Dr. Deanna Barch, who has produced pioneering work on the neural mechanisms of psychosis has been appointed as one of the newest members of the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Barch received her PhD from the University of Illinois Clinical Psychology program in 1993 and has become a leader in the field of psychosis and related mental illnesses.

2020-10-19 - Dani Kang has been awarded a NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowship for her work investigating alcohol's effects on threat sensitivity in a social context. She is sponsored by Professors Catharine Fairbairn and Kara Federmeier.  Her research uses event-related potentials (ERPs) to assess stress responses in a social context either after drinking a...

2023-01-26 - The Psychology Department Diversity and Inclusion Committee are pleased to announce our Anti-racism Grant Fund, designed to support members of the psychology department in seeking financial support for anti-racism events and initiatives. All psychology affiliated staff, undergraduate majors, graduate students, and faculty are eligible. Thank you to all of the donors of the...

2020-11-02 - The Carol and Ed Diener Award in Social Psychology, awarded by the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, is designed to recognize a mid-career scholar whose work has added substantially to the body of knowledge to the social psychology field and/or brings together personality psychology and social psychology. Carol and Ed Diener spent much of their careers here in the...

2020-10-01 - When planning activities for courses, committee meetings, or other events, you may want to consult the Interfaith Religious Calendar to make sure you have maximum participation and to avoid unintentionally excluding members of religious groups from your events. The University has also provided ...

2020-09-29 - October 2 Seminar in Sociology Policed: Criminalization and the Policing of Public Housing Philip V. McHarris, Yale University 9 am, October 2, 2020