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:
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...Posted:- 2024-10-16 - In a recent article in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, Professor Florin Dolcos and Research Assistant Professor Sanda Dolcos use behavioral measures, eye-tracking, and brain imaging to reconcile opposing findings regarding the...Posted:
2024-10-09 - The Undergraduate Psychology Association (UPA) is one of the fastest-growing student organizations in the department. It is dedicated to expanding our students' knowledge of psychology, providing helpful community engagement, and building a network of peers in a fun and supportive environment....Posted:
2024-10-08 - Assistant Professor Violeta J. Rodriguez has been awarded the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s DP5 Early Independence Award from the NIH Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program. The Early Independence Award is designed for exceptional junior scientists who have...Posted:
2024-09-11 - Join us on Friday, September 20th, at 4:00 p.m. at the Campus Instructional Facility Auditorium as we welcome Dr. Mitch Prinstein, the Chief Science...Posted:
2024-09-09 - Assistant Professor Susu Zhang has received funding under an Institute of Education Sciences (IES) research grant awarded to Digital Promise and UIUC to conduct a project entitled, "Analysis of NAEP Mathematics Process, Outcome, and Survey Data to Understand Test-Taking Behavior and...Posted:
2024-09-03 - Associate Professor Dan Hyde and co-investigator Assistant Professor Bo Zhang have received a 5-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study the relationship between brain and cognitive development in the context of early numeracy in children from 3 to 6 years...Posted:
2024-09-03 - Professor Kimberly Rios, PhD student Alexis Morales, and collaborator Michael Zarate at the University of Texas at El Paso have received a grant from the University of Pennsylvania's Adversarial Collaboration Project. Funded originally by the Koch Foundation (which gave a...Posted:
2024-08-26 - We are delighted to welcome Professor Steve Maren as the Director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! 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:
2024-08-26 - We are thrilled to welcome Associate Professor Caterina Gratton to the Department of Psychology faculty as of Fall 2024! Dr. Gratton is primarily affiliated with the Cognitive Neuroscience area. Can you briefly share your academic and professional background that led you to the Department...Posted:
2024-08-20 - Professor Eleanor Seaton is a Co-Investigator on a grant from the NIH’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism examining the etiology of alcohol use among racially-ethnically diverse populations using data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. The team is using a...Posted:
2024-08-20 - Assistant Professor Dominik Mischkowski has received a National Science Foundation grant to study the role of physical pain sensitivity in regulating intimate relationship processes, specifically, perceptions of a partner being understanding, validating, and caring. The grant will support two...Posted:
2024-08-16 - The Human Resources & Psychology Organization (HRPO) is a Registered Student Organization (RSO) with a mission to foster a platform for developing essential business and interpersonal skills rooted in psychology, paving the way for professional success. Established in 2019, HRPO has opened...Posted:
2024-08-09 - Athena Thai won first place at the Illinois Summer Research Symposium for her Undergraduate Research Talk, "Challenges to Implementing Trauma-Informed Practices: Serving Students of Color in School-Based Settings." The Illinois Summer Research Symposium is the culminating...Posted: