Research News

2019-02-27 - In many societies, teenagers are repeatedly told – by adults, peers and popular media – that teens are more likely than younger children to take risks, ignore their parents, skip schoolwork and succumb to bad influences. But stereotypes are not destiny, a new study of Chinese middle school students suggests.

2018-08-03 - The Department of Psychology of the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana announces the establishment of the Pola and Harry Triandis Fellowship in Cross-Cultural Psychology.

2018-12-06 - Dolores Albarracin and Sally Chan (Co-Investigator) receive R01 from NIMH. Congratulations!

2019-01-16 - Congratulations to Ranxiao Frances Wang for being a Co-Investigator on the NSF Grant, "SYNDROME: Synergetic Drone Delivery Network in Metropolis." If you would like to read more information on his work, click the link below. Synergetic Drone Delivery Network in Metropolis

2019-01-16 - The purpose of this study is to determine how mothers’ depression calibrates their babies biological sensitivity to stress over time, and how this calibration translates into child emotional and behavioral problems.

2019-01-16 - The proposed research examines language comprehension differences across the two cerebral hemispheres and as a function of age in order to understand what factors characterize and promote effective language processing, not only for immediate comprehension but for the longer-term retention of verbal material.

2019-01-16 - Josh's American Psychological Foundation grant is titled "Age-of-onset and sex as vulnerability factors for relapse to methamphetamine-seeking via NMDA-NR2B receptor dysfunction in rats". His NIH grant is titled "Mechanisms of metabolic and cognitive dysregulation after combined alcohol and THC use."

2018-12-07 - We are delighted to announce that Prof. Jessica Montag has received three grants.

2019-01-16 - We are delighted to announce that Profs. Nicole Allen and Mark Aber have received a grant from the Champaign County Mental Health Board.

2018-06-27 - The title of Tom's project is "Exploring Individual Differences in the Affective Dynamics of Bipolar Spectrum Psychopathology".

2019-01-17 - Heidemarie's project title is: "Neurobehavioral Effects of Prenanta Mindfulness Training on Maternal Love".

2019-01-17 - 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".

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.