Psychological Science Department News

Professor of Psychological Science at Northern Arizona University, conducted a faculty workshop at Pomona College on using principles of psychological science in course design: Leveraging Psychology to Create Compelling Learning Experiences.

Are you mad at me? Social anxiety and early visual processing of anger and gaze among Asian American biculturals

Ori Amir is now investigating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to model comedy generation. 

Recent graduate Jun Won Park '16, now at Yale School of Management, published research on "Signs of Social Class: The Experience of Economic Inequality in Everyday Life" in Perspectives on Psychological Science, May 2017.

Culture Embrained: Going Beyond the Nature-Nurture Dichotomy

Climate change is increasingly recognized as both a biophysical and social phenomenon by scientists and policymakers.

Read Inside Higher Ed’s article, "Diversity as a Tenure Requirement." Eric A. Hurley, associate professor of psychology and Africana studies, is among the professors who worked on the policy changes.

Professors Sharon Goto and Bill Banks published a piece on the art and science of Skyspace.

Professors Sharon Goto and William Banks write about understanding the Turrell Skyspace from a psychological viewpoint, as published in James Turrell, NMAC Foundation, 2009.