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2018-07-25 - The study titled, "Prestige in a large-scale social group predicts longitudinal changes in testosterone" examined the effects of previous experiences of prestige—assessed using community-wide nominations of talent and advice provision—on intraindividual changes in testosterone in a large-scale naturalistic community.

2018-08-03 - The Department of Psychology of the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana announces the establishment of the Pola and Harry Triandis Fellowship in Cross-Cultural Psychology.

2017-09-18 - Diane Beck has been awarded the Charles W. Erickson Professorial Scholar award.

2017-04-14 - Ajayi’s multitude of  fans have also anointed her as one of the most distinctive and popular bloggers in the country, with 500,000 readers every month, 272,000 likes on her Facebook page, and 187,000 followers on Twitter—and counting.

2016-11-21 - Roberts is a professor of psychology in the field of personality psychology. He studies continuity and change in personality throughout adulthood, with an emphasis on understanding the factors that influence change.

2018-12-06 - Dolores Albarracin and Sally Chan (Co-Investigator) receive R01 from NIMH. Congratulations!

2019-01-16 - Congratulations to Ranxiao Frances Wang for being a Co-Investigator on the NSF Grant, "SYNDROME: Synergetic Drone Delivery Network in Metropolis." If you would like to read more information on his work, click the link below. Synergetic Drone Delivery Network in Metropolis

2016-05-16 - The Diversity Committee with the support from Department leadership and administration hosted this event. There have been multiple incidents of intolerance on campus recently: swastikas, the noose, anti-immigrant chalking, white student union website, and offensive party costumes. Current Action: In order to show solidarity with those directly targeted by these actions; In order to express our...

2017-01-01 - These lectures are designed to engage the campus in healthy dialogues surrounding the issues of equity and diversity on and off campus. For more information:dean's-distinguished-lecture-series

2018-01-15 - March 26-28, 2018 The Illinois Summit on Diversity in Psychological Science is intended to bring together nationally recognized and emergent psychological scientists whose work focuses on issues relevant to the science of diversity, broadly defined. The overarching aim of this Summit is to set a new agenda for research in psychological science that will transform the way we think about diversity...

2018-10-13 - Who:Graduate and undergraduate students When: October 13, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Where: Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI Conference events will include: Meeting faculty who are conducting cutting-edge research in diversity-related areas of psychology. Learning how to maximize the appeal of your application to a graduate...

2015-01-28 - Psychology graduate Andrew D. Case has been awarded the Vera S. Paster Award from the American Orthopsychiatric Association.

2015-03-09 - The recipient of this year's Psychology Department award for "Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student" is Jorge (Ivan) Hernandez.

2015-03-12 - Suvarna Menon, a doctoral student in the Clinical/Community program, has been selected as a 2015 honoree by the Women's Resources Center within the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations on campus in recognition of her invaluable work on behalf of women internationally. Suvarna works with Nicole Allen and is also an Instructor/Project Coordinator for the department's award-winning...

2015-05-12 - Andrew is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Duke Global Health Institute at Duke University. His research examines: a) the impact of marginality on the health and life outcomes of ethnic minority populations, and b) the collective processes by which members of these populations are resilient in the face of marginality (e.g., counterspace involvement).