12/03/2020 - We are proud to announce the following grants have been recently awarded to faculty in the Psychology Department.

10/19/2020 - Dani Kang has been awarded a NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowship for her work investigating alcohol's effects on threat sensitivity in a social context. She is sponsored by Profes

10/19/2020 - Dani Kang has been awarded a NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowship for her work investigating alcohol's effects on threat sensitivity in a social context. She is sponsored by Profes

10/13/2020 - The Psychology Department Diversity and Inclusion Committee is pleased to announce our Anti-racism Grant Fund, designed to support members of the psychology department in seeking financial support

09/14/2020 - In America, poor people are punished more frequently and more severely for offenses than are the wealthy. One potential explanation for this divide could be that people in society think that poor people have more guilt for their actions and thus deserve harsher punishments. New research by graduate student Drew Weiner and Psychology professor Dr. Sean Laurent aimed to assess this prediction.

08/12/2020 - Women's exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV), a type of domestic violence, can have profoundly negative consequences on their mental health. New research published by Dr. Heidemarie Laurent and graduate student Paty Cintora in the Journal of Traumatic Stress reveal that, in conjunction with current levels of IPV, past exposure to childhood trauma is associated with worse symptoms over time.

07/22/2020 - A paper published by Dan Newman and his former graduate student coauthors, "Gender and Leadership Emergence: A Meta-Analysis and Explanatory Model" has been selected for the 2020 “William A. Owens 

06/15/2020 - New research by UIUC Community Psychology professor Nathan Todd examines how awareness of Christian privileges and support for Christian dominance in the United States relates to opposition for rights for sexual and gender minorities (SGM). In the United States Christian dominance is the idea that Christian morals and values should be the norm in society and that positions of power should be predominantly occupied by Christians. The researchers found that regardless of whether individuals identified as nonreligious or Christian, levels of support for dominance of Christian values, and to a lesser extent, lack of awareness of the privilege that dominance confers, predicted less willingness to support SGM rights. 

06/08/2020 - Physical activity is associated with better cognitive performance including enhanced executive function and memory.

05/04/2020 - Every year, tens of thousands of people in the United States will die from drug and alcohol overdoses (source: CDC).

04/16/2020 - Professors Monica Fabiani and Gabriele Gratton, along with Professor Frini Karayanidis from the University of Newcastle in Australia, have received a grant from the Australian Research Council to s

04/16/2020 - Professors Monica Fabiani and Gabriele Gratton, along with Professor Frini Karayanidis from the University of Newcastle in Australia, have received a grant from the Australian Research Council to s

03/24/2020 - The term “fake news” dominates social media feeds, and has entered our daily lexicon.

02/17/2020 - Psychology Professor Aaron Benjamin and graduate student Jessica Siler show that taking practice exams can enhance a persons ability to reason about similar but unseen new material.

01/23/2020 - Professor Chadly Stern has been selected to a appointment for the Center of Advanced Studies. This will allow Dr.