Congrats to MSU graduate student @abbycassario.bsky.social on being awarded a 2025 Student Publication Prize from @spspnews.bsky.social! Full story here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

Missed yesterday's #MPRG2025 talks? No worries. You can watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nei1... Though you should probably hold of on watching us and hop on the Zoom call for Day 2 instead! sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...

Congrats to MSU graduate student Bailey Rann on receiving a 2025 J. Frank Yates Student Travel Award from @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social! Get to know Bailey more here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

Two great scholars doing work on moral (@drmeltemyucel.bsky.social) & personality (@tedmond.bsky.social) development & change are recruiting PhD students this year @msupsychology.bsky.social! Your grad office could be across the hall from my office!* *not necessarily a selling point, just a fact

Meet Dr. Gwendolyn Seidman! As a social psychologist, Dr. Seidman’s research focuses on romantic relationships, social media, and personality traits like narcissism. Get to know her more here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/... Welcome to MSU, Dr. Seidman! 💚

Dr. Kimberly Fenn from the MSU Sleep and Learning Lab answers all your questions about dreaming—including how daylight saving time ending may subtly influence our dreams! Full Q&A here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/... #CognitiveNeuroscience #SleepResearch #DaylightSavingTime

Meet Jennifer Renick, our newest community psychologist! With a background in educational psychology and a commitment to research that creates meaningful change, she brings a passion for community psychology and youth engagement to Michigan State University. 💚 psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

Congrats to Abigail Cassario, one of the winners of SPSP's 2025 Student Publication Prize! Her research with Mark Brandt found minimal evidence that threats like unemployment, immigration, or COVID-19 shift people rightward. Learn more: ow.ly/TunV50XhgP5

Not sure what to be for Halloween this year? We’ve got you! 🎃 Here are five easy psychology inspired costume ideas that you can do with a group: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/... #PsychologyCostumes #HalloweenCostume

Meet Dr. Meltem Yucel, our new moral psychologist! Dr. Yucel has a passion for understanding why people behave the way they do. Her research focuses on how children and adults understand rules, group identity, & moral development. psychology.msu.edu/news-events/... @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social

Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Webster on successfully earning a PhD in Psychology! Since graduating, Dr. Webster accepted a position as a T32 Postdoctoral Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. 🎓 Congrats again, Dr. Webster! 💚🤍 #ClinicalScience

Drs. Kelly Klump, Katharine Thakkar & Kristen Culbert are leading a $3.7M study examining how hormonal changes during perimenopause might influence psychosis and other mental health outcomes like bipolar disorder. Full story: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/... #WorldMenopauseDay #Perimenopause

Meet Dr. Elisabeth Silver, our newest organizational psychologist! 💚 Dr. Silver's background spans biopsychology, computational methods, & workplace differences. Her work focuses on how orgs and individual employees respond to changing workplace demographics. psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

“DNA testing may indeed corroborate survivors’ accounts, but it remains to be seen whether this evidence can shift the long-standing practice of adjudicating victims’ credibility rather than perpetrators’ behavior," said Dr. Rebecca Campbell, University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at MSU.

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday to explore how belonging and community can shape mental health care! 💚 Interested in being a part of this work? Consider joining Mental Health Research Connect! Learn more here: mhrc.psy.msu.edu #MentalIllnessAwareness

📣Calling undergrad and early grad students studying psychology: Want to connect with advanced grad students who can share advice and help you navigate academia? Apply to join the SPSP Peer Advising Program! Apply here before October 28: ow.ly/Nb0W50X7L9s

Did you hear the news? New interview dropped! Meet @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social in her interview with @msupsychology.bsky.social! Learn about her research interests, how to get involved, and the @psychresearchlist.bsky.social website. psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

Join us for a night of exploring how dignity and belonging can shape mental health care beyond traditional clinical systems! More details here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/... 💚 #MentalHealth #MentalIllnessAwareness

MSU’s 2nd Annual Disability Summit is coming up Oct 3 and PSY's Beau Zhang is helping shape it. This year’s summit will feature keynote speaker @habengirma.bsky.social. Virtual sessions will be happening throughout October as well. More info: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

Congrats to the two PSY nominees for the prestigious Marshall Scholarship! Best of luck to both of you! 💚 Full list of nominees can be found here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

Come join the Moral Minds Lab as a grad student at MSU! Brand-new lab equipped for child & adult testing, with motivated undergrads in a happy department. 🤩 Learn more: www.moralmindslab.com/join-our-tea... (P.S. @tedmond.bsky.social is also taking a student!) @msupsychology.bsky.social

Congrats to Dr. Ted Schwaba on receiving the SAGE Early Career Trajectory Award from @spspnews.bsky.social! 👏 This award recognizes the outstanding work that Dr. Schwaba is doing at the cutting edge of psychology and genetics. Full story here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

New research from the Castillo-Ruiz lab finds that tiny microbes play an important role in shaping brain development, specifically in a region that controls stress, social behavior & vital body functions. 🧠 See why this is especially important today: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/... #Microbes

Student athlete & psych major Luke Baylis ‘24 found a way to thrive on the tennis court and in class. Now an MSU med student, Luke shares about the role of psychology and mental health in his success in hopes to help the next Spartan student athlete! Full story: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/... 💚

Congrats to Dr. Josh Pearman on earning a PhD in Psychology! Since graduation, Dr. Pearman accepted a position as a People Scientist at Roblox. 🎓 Congrats again, Dr. Pearman! 💚

Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Carroll on officially earning her PhD! Dr. Carroll’s research area is Clinical Science with a dissertation that examined the origins of antisocial behavior. 🎓 Congrats again, Dr. Carroll! Best of luck on your next steps! 💚

Whether you’re a PSY undergrad, grad student, or a professor - we’re celebrating you today! Happy first day of classes! 💚🤍

Big news, Spartans! 💚🤍 The Moral Minds Lab has officially opened its doors @michiganstateu.bsky.social! We can’t wait to kick off our very first semester of research on how we become moral beings. Here’s to new beginnings! @msupsychology.bsky.social

We’re excited to welcome five incoming MSU Psychology graduate students to the Clinical Science research area this month! Get to know them here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/... 💚🤍 #MSUPsychology #ClinicalScience

A warm welcome to the new PSY graduate students who will be joining us this month! Get to know the three new graduate students who will be working in the Ecological/Community research area: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/... 💚🤍 #MSUPsychology #GradStudent #CommunityPsychology

We are thrilled to welcome a new cohort of PSY graduate students this month! Get to know the four new graduate students who will be working in the Cognition & Cognitive Neuroscience research area: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/... 💚🤍 #MSUPsychology #GradStudent #CognitiveNeuroscience

A new MSU study led by @chops310.bsky.social found that if you get better at handling daily stress, you become more extroverted, agreeable & open to new experience. Likewise, the worse you manage daily stressors, the more introverted and unfriendly you become. psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

Congrats to ecological-community psychology alumna Dr. Jaleah Rutledge on being awarded the 2025 Dissertation of the Year! This award is given from Division 27: Society for Community Research and Action of the American Psychological Association. Full story: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

We are hiring research assistants for Fall 2025! Are you an @msupsychology.bsky.social undergraduate interested in gaining hands-on experience in developmental and social psychology research? Fill out the interest form and we’ll be in touch soon! www.moralmindslab.com/join-our-tea...

A new study led by Michigan State University shows that your assumptions about tattooed people are likely untrue…unless they have a wacky tattoo. Read the full story here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

Meet Hanna Kemenah, a fourth-year student pursuing a B.S. in Psychology at MSU. This summer, Hanna is interning at HealthQuest Physical Therapy where she's gaining hands-on experience in helping patients prevent and regain their mobility! 💪 Full story: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

A team of cognitive psychologists have received a grant from the Office of Naval Research to develop assessments for identifying people who are good at performing complex procedural tasks, even under conditions like sleep deprivation & interruptions. Full story: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

First place from this year’s American Evaluation Association Student Evaluation Case Competition went to Evaluators Will, a team of three MSU Program Evaluation students including Dayna Gallagher, Missy Catlow, and Kevin Yu. Read the full story here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

Researchers have given out over 10,000 postcards to the community over the last couple of years—postcards that highlight what resilience means to the transgender and non-binary community. Read the full story (including a link to request your own postcards) here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

Meet PSY academic advisor Andrew Murray! Andrew knows firsthand what it’s like to adjust to a large school like MSU as a first-gen student from a small town. Now as an advisor, Andrew is dedicated to supporting students as they navigate their own paths at MSU. psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

Congratulations to Dr. Emily Gerkin on earning a PhD in Psychology! Dr. Gerkin’s research area is Organizational Psychology with a dissertation that asked if women leaders are participating in strategic conversations at the same rates as their men counterparts. Congrats again, Dr. Gerkin! 🎓💚

Congrats to Dr. Aldo Barrita for receiving The Barbara Smith & Jewell E. Horvat Early Career Award for Research on LGBTQ Individuals of Color Award from APA Division 45. Full story here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/... 💚 @apadivision45.bsky.social @aldobarrita.bsky.social

After 52 years of service at Michigan State University, Dr. Lee June officially retires. Over his remarkable career at MSU, June has had many roles - but his work was never just about administrative titles, but about creating meaningful change. Full story here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/... 💚

Takatso Sibanda was one of three doctoral students who were selected as a 2025-26 CIRCLE Graduate Fellow. This fellowship celebrates innovative and cross-disciplinary approaches to contemporary social challenges. Full story here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

MSU Psychology's Dr. Kelly Klump and Dr. Kaston Anderson Jr. joined the second Spartan Bus Tour to learn more about communities in Detroit & how MSU partners to support the city. Find out what this tour meant to them as Spartan researchers: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/... 💚

Dr. Rebecca Campbell, University Distinguished Professor in the Dept of Psychology, joins Andrea Munford, Rachael Denhollander, Sterling Riethman, and Trinea Gonczar in a newly established Collaborative Advisory Board for Michigan State University. Full story here: msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/ms...

Recent PSY graduate, Daviona Cross, presented at the Society for Research in Child Development meeting. Daviona & Dr. Alytia Levendosky looked at how discrimination moderates the effects of intimate partner violence on maternal-child outcomes using a subsample from the MSU Prenatal Study. #SRCD2025

Mihael MacBeth is a grad student in the ecological community psychology program whose research focuses on transgender & nonbinary experiences of joy & resilience - and how these experiences can emerge & endure despite systemic power imbalances. Full story here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

Psychological evaluations can cost thousands of dollars in the US—a cost that many people seeking asylum can't afford. To help address this need, MSU Psychology grad students have partnered with the Immigration Law Clinic to provide psych evaluations for free. 💚 psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

Sophia Futo may only be in her second year at Michigan State University, but she is already a passionate advocate for incarcerated individuals with a history of mental illness. Full story here: psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...