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FACULTY RESEARCH

The Department of Psychology conducts research on a wide variety of topics related to human behavior. Learn more about individual faculty members’ interests and ongoing work through their websites, which are linked from our faculty directory.

CLINICAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

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Study developmental psychopathology and its role in child and adolescent intervention, assessment, and research

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Becky Allen and another clinical staff member evaluate an elderly woman
a clinical staff member reviews the "Five Wishes" with an elderly man and his daughter
Lindsey Jacobs and a graduate student evaluate an elderly man

CLINICAL GEROPSYCHOLOGY

Research cognition and decision-making in the older adult population, and explore interventions for caregivers and families

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CLINICAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

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Investigate the biological, social, and psychological factors that influence health and well-being across diverse populations

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CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW

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Discover how legal theory, laws, and procedures intersect with clinical issues, practices, and ethics

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COGNITIVE & BRAIN SCIENCES

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Study how we perceive and process information, including attention, memory, spatial cognition, and human factors

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graduate student takes notes while mother and daughter play with toys wearing eye-tracking devices
mother and daughter playing with toys while both wearing eye-tracking devices

DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE

Examine human growth and change across a lifespan, including physical, social, cognitive, and emotional change

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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Explore personality and social interaction, including attitude, affect and motivation, social cognition, and more

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