2023-08-22 - Established in 1986, this lectureship is in honor of Lyle Lanier, who served as Head of Psychology, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Provost at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After a three-year pause, we were excited to bring back the series with Dr. Daniel Simons, co-author of his new book, "Nobody's Fool" as our featured speaker.  From phishing...

2023-04-19 - Frederick joined our department recently and has been essential in keeping our technology running smoothly. So we figured it was time to introduce him to all of our friends of the program with a bit of Q&A.    1 – What is your current role with the Department of Psychology? I am a Senior IT Specialist working for ATLAS, responsible for...

2023-05-23 - This year's Awards Ceremony was held at the "Classroom in The Round" at the Campus Instructional Facility on Saturday, May 15th, 2023. Due to technical issues, the video begins with the sixth award of the afternoon, as Megan Finnegan accepted the Sarah Mangelsdorf Award. Previous awards included... The Mabel Kirkpatrick Hohenboken Award (...

2023-05-01 - These scholars were selected from a competitive pool of applicants possessing the skills needed to work on their chosen projects, their personal connections to and passion for the issues their projects address, and the many ways they have already impacted campus and the community. Nia Aldridge (she/her) is a senior majoring in ...

2023-04-26 - Professor Sepideh Sadaghiani is an Associate Professor of Psychology in the Cognitive Neuroscience program area.  She directs the CONNECTlab at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, where they investigate the role of neural connectivity and spontaneous brain activity in cognitive control and behavior through a multi-modal lens. Dr. Sadaghiani emphasizes active learning...

2023-04-21 - Professor Caroline Tancredy has received the Campus Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring, recognizing her work as Director of the Department of Psychology's Masters of Science in Psychological Science program. The Master of Science in Psychological Science (MSPS) degree prepares emerging scholars for doctoral-level work or jobs in the industry through engagement in advanced...

2023-04-21 - In the wake of anti-Black racism on the University of Illinois campus and the United States broadly, the Psychology Department Diversity Committee will be hosting a solidarity circle on Wednesday, April 26th at 5 PM in room 32 of the Psychology building. We recognize that our community is hurting, and we hope that by coming together, we can build community and trust in this time of need. This...

2021-05-26 - In Summer 2020, the Psychology Department released its Anti-Racism Action Plan. The Diversity and Inclusion Committee is sharing a report of activities since that time, through May 2021....

2023-03-03 - Dr. Maria Carillo (BS,' 91) is currently the chief science officer for the Alzheimer's Association. She is recognized internationally as an expert on the disease. Carillo oversees the Association's research initiatives, including the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, The Research Roundtable, and the World Wide Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Under Dr. Carrillo's...

2023-02-28 - The Hastings Center fellows are a group of more than 200 individuals with outstanding accomplishments whose work has informed scholarship and public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, science, and technology. The new fellows focus on a broad range of topics, including disability and justice, legal history of the American eugenics movement, gender and reproductive...

2022-04-22 - Psychology professor Eva Pomerantz and graduate student Jiawen Wu found that parents’ reactions while working on math activities and homework with their children shape children’s liking for the subject and their achievement in it. Click here to read more.

2022-06-13 - U. of I. psychology doctoral candidate Talia Ariss and her colleagues found that people who stared at themselves during an online chat tended to experience a lower mood after the conversation, an effect worsened by alcohol consumption. Click here to read more.

2022-08-29 - A team of psychologists, led by scholars at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, proposes a new training model that would prepare all practitioners in their discipline to respond to the social ills of racial discrimination and other forms of repression. Click here to read more.

2022-10-10 - Professor Karen D. Rudolph and graduate student Haley Skymba found that girls with a history of bullying and other peer adversity may be especially sensitive to situations that threaten their self-worth. Click here to read more.

2022-10-12 - Professor Yihao Liu found that adding new employees to an established work team can have a multitude of consequences for long-standing employees. Click here to read more.