Department of Psychological Sciences Research

Faculty who study diversity and inclusion in the Department of Psychological Sciences focus on the ways in which people are similar and different as well as the processes by which individuals accept and reject others in a number of different settings.

To help explain behavioral differences, researchers study individual differences in humans and animals alike, both on their own and as mediators of behavior.

Faculty in the Department of Psychological Sciences examine the various factors related to learning and memory across a wide range of topics, including language and cognitive development, task switching and sleep and dreams.

Researchers in the Department of Psychological Sciences have interests and expertise across a variety of maladaptive behaviors, including interpersonal violence, addictions, depression, eating disorders, discrimination, bias, overeating and more.

Faculty in the Department of Psychological Sciences aim to understand the ways in which physiological, nutritional, developmental, genetic, sensory, experiential and psychological factors are associated with appetite and eating behaviors in humans and animals.

To better understand how we perceive the world around us, faculty in the Department of Psychological Sciences investigate factors related to attention, understanding, human senses and more.

Faculty study a variety of topics centered around social relationships, including aggression, attraction and love, social influence, attitudes and attitude change, nonverbal communication, social influence and moral reasoning.