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- The title of his project is "A Novel, Trauma-Informed Screening Approach for Teen Dating Violence Perpetration in Racially Diverse Adolescents: A Multi-Site Study".
Posted: 2019-02-08
2018-12-07 - We are delighted to announce that Prof. Joshua Gulley and Prof. Nu-Chu Liang have received grant R21 DA045175 from the National Institute of Drug Abuse.Posted: 2019-02-07
2018-05-12 - The Department of Psychology honored Carrie Grady, a distinguished alumna, at our awards program on May 12, 2018. She was also the Department of Psychology's Commencement speaker on May 13, 2018. Carrie Grady earned her B.S. degree in Psychology (1999) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and M.Ed. in Counseling (2002) from Loyola University Chicago. Carrie began working with...Posted: 2019-01-03
2018-08-15 - The LAS Alumni Humanitarian Award is given to LAS Alumni who, through outstanding leadership or service, demonstrate the values derived from a liberal arts and sciences education by significantly improving or enhancing the lives of others. Rebecca Darr (BS'90) received the award for her work on behalf of Women in Need of Growing Stronger Program, Inc. (WINGS). Darr became executive director of...Posted: 2019-01-03
2018-07-19 - Prof. Florin and Sanda Dolcos' study shows new insight about how our brain and personality provide protection against depression and anxiety.Posted: 2018-12-01
2018-06-18 - Psychology researchers Jari Willing, Daniel Kougias and Prof. Janice Juraska find that pthalates impair the brain.Posted: 2018-12-01
2018-05-31 - Neal Cohen, professor of psychology and head of the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute (IHSI), now leads the new Center for Brain Plasticity.Posted: 2018-09-12
2018-07-29 - When a man in a group wins, he’s likely to win again—thanks to a natural boost of testosterone, according to a study conducted by a university professor. For women, meanwhile, the effects of victories on biology are not so clear-cut. Psychology professor Joey Cheng, and her two colleagues, Olga Kornienko (George Mason University) and Douglas...Posted: 2018-09-11
2018-09-03 - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study finds that 21-month-old infants can distinguish between respect-based power asserted by a leader and fear-based power wielded by a bully. The study, reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, analyzed infants’ eye-gazing behavior, a standard approach for measuring expectations in children too young to explain their thinking to adults. This “...Posted: 2017-06-21
2017-03-10 - A psychology alumna who has dedicated her career to ending domestic violence and homelessness has been named a 2017 Chicago Illini of the Year.Posted: 2017-06-02