Research from our department has been honored at the White House and internationally recognized with awards like the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science. Our talented faculty and graduate students conduct cutting-edge research across five broad areas in psychology, representing multiple individual labs and collaborative institutes.
Our Research Areas
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Our Research Labs
- Ablow: Developmental Sociobiology Lab
- Allen: Adolescent Development and Psychopathology Team
- Baldwin: Acquiring Minds Lab
- Berkman: Social and Affective Neuroscience Lab
- Casement: Sleep Lab
- Chavez: Computational Social Neuroscience Lab
- Condon: Personality is Everywhere Lab
- Fausey: Learning Lab
- Hodges: Social Cognition Lab
- Hutchinson Lab of Cognitive Neuroscience
- Kuhl Lab
- Mayr: Cognitive Dynamics Lab
- Measelle: Developmental Sociobiology Lab
- Meyers: Diversity and Social Cognition Lab
- Mills: Developing Brains in Context Lab
- Park: ADDRESS Mental Health Lab
- Peters: Cognitive and Affective Influences in Decision Making
- Pfeifer: Developmental Social Neuroscience Lab
- Sereno: Visual Neuroscience Lab
- Skowron: Family Biobehavioral Health Lab
- Tucker: Brain Electrophysiology Lab
- Unsworth: Memory, Attention and Individual Differences Lab
- Wehr Lab
- Weston: Personality is Everywhere Lab
- Zalewski: Science and Treatment of Affect Regulation Team
- Zeithamova: Brain and Memory Lab
Center on Brain Injury Research and Training
The Department of Psychology is affiliated with the Center on Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT), which conducts research and training to improve the lives of children and adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The center's research focuses on developing interventions to improve outcomes related to education, employability, and quality of life, while its training activities promote the use of best practices among educators and other professionals who serve individuals with TBI.
Endless Research Possibilities
“As an incoming undergraduate student, I had no idea the amount of possibilities I would have to be involved in research, act as a leader, or create close connections with professors. Now, three years later, I have served as a PSY303 peer tutor, worked in a developmental psychology lab, and created many connections with professors, graduate students, and faculty, some of whom are guiding me on the path to conduct my own research later this year! I couldn't be more thankful for the diverse set of experiences offered to me as an undergraduate student in the psychology department.”
–Kaitlyn Henner, psychology major, '24
Research Across Disciplines
The Department of Psychology collaborates with experts across a variety of fields through several collaborative interdisciplinary research institutes. Students also have the opportunity to engage in research as volunteer participants through the Human Subjects Pool.
Recent Publications
Recent research by Psychology faculty includes a variety of topics relating to racism and prejudice, sleep patterns, conspiracy theories, and neurocognitive development.
