2022-05-24
- The basement is filling back up with talented new hires to guide our student body.
Enter, Laura Walsh.
What is your official job title?
Academic Advisor
What does your typical day look like?
Not sure if there are "typical" days, but I generally spend my days working with students during appointment times to discuss classes, registration,...
Posted: 2022-05-24
2022-05-24 - We have bolstered our Advising Department with some exciting new hires this past semester. Welcome, Laura Van Buer! What is your official job title? My official job title is Academic Advisor. I work with undergraduate students in Psychology and Brain & Cognitive Science. Where are you from originally? I just moved to Champaign from...Posted: 2022-05-24
2022-05-24 - It is an exhilarating time in the department as we welcome the following new faculty with full or part-time psychology appointments. Leo Alexander III recently earned his doctoral degree from Rice University. Dr. Alexander will be contributing as an Assistant Professor in our Industrial/Organizational program and share time with the School of Labor and Employee Relations. His...Posted: 2022-05-24- 2022-05-24 - On May 14th, we gathered at the Campus Instructional Facility to award our outstanding Faculty, Staff, Undergrads, and Graduate Students. Congratulations to all of our well-deserved recipients. We are proud to work, learn, and collaborate with each and every one of you.Posted: 2022-05-24
2022-04-17 - We resumed our popular Alumni Career Panel series this past spring. Our guests engaged with students of varying stages within their major. They shared stories from their undergrad days through their current career path. In addition, they used their real-world experiences to give valuable insight to those with similar interests. The panel was focused on careers in "philanthropy...Posted: 2022-05-24
2022-05-10 - Congratulations to Megan Finnegan on being named to the 2022 class of Backman Institute Graduate Fellows! Megan is currently pursuing two Ph.D.s in psychology and neuroscience. Finnegan is examining the relationship between female teenagers’ well-being and a type of cyberbullying called online exclusion. She is interested in how the biological processes that occur in the brain during...Posted: 2022-05-10
2022-05-04 - New work from graduate student Jiawen Wu, Dajung (Diana) Oh, and Professor Eva Pomerantz demonstrate the connection between the way parents support their young children with math homework and their child’s later mathematics motivation and achievement.Posted: 2022-05-04
2022-04-28 - Dr. LaTasha R. Holden, an Assistant Professor in Cognitive Psychology from Memphis University, was our second featured speaker to visit the department this semester. The talk was titled "Learning in...Posted: 2022-04-28
2022-04-27 - Graduate student Mahogany Monette has received a highly competitive Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation.Posted: 2022-04-27
2022-04-19 - Psychology undergraduates Maria Becerra, Gabrielle (Gabby) Calderon, and Rachel Sun are among the 2022 awardees for an initiative to support community-embedded science.Posted: 2022-04-19
2022-04-11 - Professor Alejandro Lleras and graduate student Julia Spielmann are among the invited editors for a special issue on the impact of race on psychological process.Posted: 2022-04-11
2022-03-29 - Dr. Diana Sanchez, a professor and social psychologist from Rutgers University, hosted a talk to kick off our Distinguished Speaker Series on Racial Equity in Room 23 of the Psychology Building. This presentation was our first hybrid event of the year! The talk was titled "Generalized prejudice lay theory:...Posted: 2022-03-29
2022-03-25 - Given the increasing divisions within society, intercultural competence is essential to understand and bridge these divides. It is also indispensable in all career fields, including, but not limited to, health professions, business, science, technology, social work, and education. Join in this talk featuring Dr. Darla Deardorff to explore intercultural competence: the perspectives,...Posted: 2022-03-25
2022-02-23 - Julia Spielmann has received awards for excellence in teaching from both the Department of Psychology and the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.Posted: 2022-02-23
2022-02-15 - Since 2014, the Psychology Leaders have represented the department through outreach, philanthropy, and teamwork. Like most organizations, the past couple of years has caused the "Leaders" to reorganize virtually and tap their creative juices to find ways to continue that mission under unusual circumstances. We spoke with the current President of the Psychology Leaders, Anooha Dasari...Posted: 2022-02-15