Kara Federmeier has been selected to give her talk, "What’s in a word? Finding meaning in the brain," at this year's LAS Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series. You can register to join in-person or via webinar in the link below! las.illinois.edu/research/dea...

Eyes on the prize! Join our Psych Leaders on the 23rd for a fun night of vision board design.

Another award for our Head Advisor, Gary Wszalek. He's really like that. 😁 psychology.illinois.edu/news/2026-02...

Restarting our First Friday series with a special online gathering! Join us this afternoon at 3p. 🔽🔽🔽🔽🔽🔽🔽✅ calendars.illinois.edu/detail/2666/...

Learn about Juju Gonzalez-Moreno's experience w the Odyssey Project. In one word, Juju described it as "Learning"— particularly about the students. “I’m learning about them, about who they are, what they do, their passions, the things they want to achieve.” hri.illinois.edu/news/intern-...

You would be hard pressed to find a human in the building that has not benefitted from Victoria Huart's expertise, candor, and friendly nature. We look forward to celebrating this well deserved award later this spring! las.illinois.edu/news/2025-12...

SO HONORED AND GRATEFUL to receive the Emerging Latino Leader Award at the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation Gala. Thank you Senator Karina Villa and Rey Raigoza. Grateful to @psychillinois.bsky.social Head Diane Beck, Dean Venetria Patton, & @benhankin.bsky.social for nominating me.

You know that the Psych Leaders have your back when finals roll around. Come by the atrium on Monday for a pick me up!

An exciting NEW DEVELOPMENTAL LAB is coming soon! Scan or click below to see how YOU can join in! psychology.illinois.edu/news/2025-11...

Sgt. Shawna Morrison was the first female member of the Illinois National Guard to die in overseas combat. She was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Thank you, and all veterans, for your service, sacrifice and dedication. las.illinois.edu/news/2025-11...

TOMORROW, come pack the Beckman Institute Auditorium again for another installment of our "First Friday Colloquium Series." Join a variety of our faculty at 3 p.m., talking about "Lifespan Development: Research, Reflections, and Realities." calendars.illinois.edu/detail/6421?...

New paper in Assessmentauthored by @psychillinois.bsky.social MSPS student @antoniayuxinhua.bsky.social, with @qmmmmliu.bsky.social. We validated the Regulating Emotions in Parenting Scale (REPS) across LGBT parents. Read: doi.org/10.1177/1073...

The Psychology Leaders are bringing in an expert this Monday to help maximize the potential of your resume! If you haven't started this process, this would be a perfect first step.

The City of Champaign will observe America Recycles Day with a litter cleanup event at Boneyard Creek on Saturday, October 25th.

Dean Pospisil is giving a short talk as part of a series primarily focused on understanding the function of the human brain as well in exploration of novel brain-inspired energy efficient & scalable reasoning computing architectures. @Holonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Auditorium 1000

Current & former CANOPYLab members (@OlshanSarah, @cjrichier, and Kyle A. Baacke) demonstrated how brain-based ML model errors can provide nuanced insight into overlapping disorder characteristics in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. tinyurl.com/y79wm5he tinyurl.com/2fb5wmdj

Download our recent episode of "Sixth & Daniel" covering the new Undergraduate Psychology Journal, "Psych Bites." We interviewed two of its creators, Jess Chen and Hannah Lamb, to learn about its inception and future plans. linktr.ee/psychillinois

If you have ever been curious about the Graduate School path, please join our Psychology Leaders on Monday, the 6th, at 5 p.m. James Castree will be sharing his experience navigating his educational journey. All majors welcome! 😊

October is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, and we invite you to pre-register for a Breast Cancer Screening Day on October 8. Please call 312-610-0463 to pre-register. Screening time and location will be confirmed upon registration. More information here: bit.ly/46aiVka

‪ Your plans are made for THIS Friday afternoon! Join us for our 2nd installment of the Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series. 3-4:30p no RSVP calendars.illinois.edu/detail/6421/...

Interested in summer research at Mayo Clinic? #Illinois undergrads have unique pathways to research at Mayo Clinic. Join us at an information session Oct. 2, 6-7 p.m., over Zoom to learn more about summer programs SURF, CRISP, & HERE. Register for Zoom details: illinois.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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We are excited to watch you grow!

New undergraduate RA spotlight! NyJae is a junior majoring in Intradisciplinary Psychology. She is interested in how concepts like stereotype threat and pluralistic ignorance shape minority experiences and contribute to disparities in education, work, and daily life.

New undergraduate RA spotlight! Lauren is a senior majoring in Developmental Psychology and minoring in Criminology, Law, & Society. She is exploring various interests in identity formation, group behavior, ethics and morality, forensic osteology, and criminology.

🚨 New publication in Archives of Sexual Behavior! ❤️ Co–first authored w/ Dr. Qimin Liu — we applied conditional inference trees to examine intragroup nuances in discrimination + psychological distress among U.S. sexual minority adults. @psychillinois.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

There is a lot of change and uncertainty that comes with a new place, a new environment, and new experiences. Please know that your lives are valuable, your identities are valid, and your stories matter. You are not alone.

✨ REGISTRATION OPEN! ✨ I’ll be speaking (1:35pm ET) at the NIH Workshop for Early Career Investigators in HIV, hosted by NIH OAR 🎤 Join us to talk NIH resources, funding, and advancing #EndingTheHIVepidemic. 🔗 www.scgcorp.com/eciworkshop2...

🚨 New paper in JMIR! 🚨 With @qmmmmliu.bsky.social, we analyzed nearly 1,000 Facebook comments on our LGBTQIA+ parent research ads. While frustrating to read, we’re excited to share this work to shine light on the stigma researchers & families face in digital spaces. 🔗 doi.org/10.2196/79080

Sometimes it just takes a Psych Alum to make...the biggest animated movie in Netflix history! Listen to this interview @ilpublicmedia.bsky.social with our very own Arden Cho who voices "Rumi" in K-Pop Demon Hunters! ipmnewsroom.org/kpop-demon-h...

Three of our own were recently promoted at the Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty Reception. Introducing, Professor Dan Hyde Associate Professor Jessica Montag & Associate Professor Susu Zhang 😎

Happy to share that I passed the EPPP today! 🎉 In Illinois, this comes after completing supervised hours, which I fulfilled through pro bono asylum evaluations and therapy with unaccompanied minors from around the world. Grateful for the chance to serve, and excited for licensure!

New year. Fresh calendars. 😊 Make plans to join us at the Beckman Auditorium on September 5th.

The lateral prefrontal cortex 🧠— which we think of as critical for goal driven behavior + is a target for psychiatric treatments— is fundamentally different in individuals relative to the group averages we’ve often studied. 👇see preprint and thread, led by Zach Ladwig #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky

Summer 2025 Lab Outing 😎 Took a short break from the heat with Jarling’s! 🍦

Professor Eleanor Seaton recently teamed up with Champaign County Clerk, Aaron Ammons, on his Restricive Covenants Project task force. The goal is to educate the public about the legacy of discrimination and join the fight to eradicate racism in all forms. las.illinois.edu/news/2025-07...

The Big Ten recently released its list of Distinguished Scholars for the conference’s student-athletes. Congrats to our psych majors on their hard work and balance!

We are in the process of creating a pipeline to help our students gain the skills and experiences they will need in their chosen professions by launching a new Alumni Internship Program. Please reach out if you have insight into positions that would help us fuel our mission. go.illinois.edu/AIP

Angelina Correa is helping to bridge the gap in local justice work by forming a new RSO devoted to peer court. las.illinois.edu/news/2025-06...

A new study conducted by a team of researchers led by @caterinagratton.bsky.social examines the precision of inhibitory control measures in individuals and how they vary. beckman.illinois.edu/news/article...

Psych alum Laura DeBruler Santos has been inducted into the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame! 🏐🖐️ las.illinois.edu/news/2025-05...

If you attended our end-of-the-year awards ceremony and would like to inquire about pictures, please email [email protected].

🎉 Today marked the kickoff of the 2025 Community-Academic Scholars program! We were so thrilled to get the whole group together at @beckmanillinois.bsky.social We look forward to seeing the impact they will make and the impact that will be made on them. Stay tuned!!

I defended! I’m so grateful for my advisor @nicoleeallen.bsky.social who traveled for an in-person defense at @psychillinois.bsky.social & my Chair, Nathan Todd for his constant support, & the rest of my committee: Rachel Garthe, Catharine Fairbairn, and Brian Ogolsky. Thrilled for what’s next!

Huge congratulations to my honors student Flor Quiroz on her graduation from @psychillinois.bsky.social — and to all the amazing grads of 2025! ¡Felicidades, Flor! Watching students cross the stage felt like witnessing the future of our field take flight! #PsychMajor #UIUCGrad2025

Just wrapped up the Dr. Sandra J. Finley Teacher Scholar Certificate at UIUC! Taught across 3 semesters, developed a teaching project, engaged in service, and reflected on how/why I teach. Grateful for programs that treat teaching as scholarly work. #Teaching #HigherEd #UIUC #PedagogyMatters

Drinking alone is a key indicator of the most severe cases of alcohol use disorder, but the majority of the overall damage done may start with drinks with friends. go.illinois.edu/aud

Wanted to give a big shout-out to my MSPS student @antoniayuxinhua.bsky.social, for presenting her work today at the @psychillinois.bsky.social MSPS Fair! So proud of her incredible work. Also, huge thanks to all the faculty and staff who make this fair possible and support our students’ growth!

Psych Alum Marc Ansel discusses his experience striving to bridge political divides with the Braver Angels. “It is not to change minds. It is not to persuade. It’s just to understand the person across the table from you better.” go.illinois.edu/braver

Introducing the 2025 Community-Academic Scholars. Representing Psych and BCOG 🔽 Asal Amiri Olivia Ross Talayah Walker Maya Westbrook Shreya Rana Rena Amarteifio We are excited for you to bring your summer 2025 projects to life! go.illinois.edu/casp