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Professor Ben Karney Featured on APA Podcast

Professor Ben Karney was featured on an American Psychological Association (APA) podcast titled “Speaking of Psychology: Making Love Last and Dating in the Digital Age.”

Professor Tiffany Brannon Wrote Articles for Psychology Today and Behavioral Scientist

Professor Tiffany Brannon wrote two recent articles about diversity and inclusion on college campuses: one for Psychology Today and one for Behavioral Scientist. Psychology Today “‘Inclusion for All’ on College Campuses: An Intergroup Focus” Behavioral Scientist “Why College Campuses Need a ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Approach to Inclusion”

Highlighting Faculty Member Han Du

As questions in social science research become more complex and diverse, statistical methods must evolve to better answer them. My research is centered on developing sophisticated statistical methods for analyzing complex data and facilitating study design. There is an increasing attention on Bayesian methods in psychological and educational research. I have been developing new Bayesian…

Peter Bentler Named Honorary Fellow of United International College

Congratulations to Professor Peter M. Bentler for being named an Honorary Fellow of United International College (UIC), a joint endeavor of Beijing Normal University and Hong Kong Baptist University. Peter became a Fellow in June 2018. UIC is located in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China.

The Undergraduate Psychology Advising Office Has Moved to 2812 Life Sciences Building

Fall Quarter instruction begins on September 27, 2018.  The Fall 2018 Schedule of Classes and enrollment appointment times are available. Monday, Sept. 24th: Quarter begins Thursday, Sept. 27th: Instruction begins Friday, Oct. 5th: All Psych 195, 196, and 199 contracts due by 4:00pm (No exceptions!) Friday, Oct. 12th: Last day To DROP impacted courses To change Study List (add, drop courses) without fee…

Professor Alan Castel’s New Book

Congratulations to Professor Alan Castel on his new book “Better with Age: The Psychology of Successful Aging.” The book highlights the latest scientific research on successful aging (covering topics such as memory, brain training, happiness, and retirement), coupled with insights from those who have succeeded in doing it well, such as Maya Angelou, Bob Newhart,…

Psychology Staff Spotlight Award – Randy Lesko

Randy Lesko, Undergraduate Advisor, has been selected to receive the Fall 2018 Staff Spotlight Award. In addition to performing his daily job at a high level of excellence, Randy demonstrated his skills as a team player by taking over many of the graduate advisor tasks while filling for Lisa Lee for the past three months. Although…

Jennifer Silvers Receives Kucharski Young Investigator Award

Congratulations to Professor Jennifer Silvers on receiving the 2018 Kucharski Young Investigator Award from the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology (ISDP)! The award is given to honor the memory of David Kucharski, a promising young investigator in the field of Developmental Psychobiology. Jennifer will be presented with the award at the ISDP annual meeting in…

Highlighting Faculty Member Michelle Craske

My lab investigates the cognitive, behavioral and biological risk factors and correlates of anxiety and depression in order to develop novel treatments. We take a multidisciplinary, science-driven approach and have a commitment to bringing our findings into clinical practice settings. We’ve observed that anxious or depressed individuals tend to pay more attention to threat-relevant stimuli,…