Department of Psychology

Jonathan Kanter, research associate professor of psychology, is using surveys to study how the stay-at-home order has been impacting people’s mental health.

Shannon Dorsey, professor of psychology, shares tips on how to get kids to wear masks, including incorporating masks with activities kids love and using fun designs.

This article discusses the college life of Bruce Lee, who studied philosophy at the UW.

Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology, discusses the appropriate time to say "I love you" in a relationship and the issues that can arise with saying it too soon.

Dave Ross talks to Jonathan Kanter, research associate professor of psychology, about how protesting can be a form of "healthy coping."

U.S. Navy veteran DiShawnn Newell found community as a transfer student majoring in psychology and neuroscience.  

The scholarship program is the largest U.S. international exchange opportunity for students to pursue graduate study, advanced research and teaching worldwide.

A wide variety of College of Arts and Sciences students and faculty have been honored with the 2020 Awards of Excellence.

People with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, may experience sensory hypersensitivity more often than people without ASD, according to the National Autism Association. 

Jonathan Kanter, research associate professor of psychology, is referenced in this article about loneliness and its exacerbation due to COVID-19.

Psychology professor Jane Simoni explains effective tactics for getting people to wear masks and explaining why they're important.

Sapna Cheryan, professor of psychology, discusses former presidential candidate Andrew Yang's op-ed about the racism Asian-Americans were experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jonathan Kanter and Adam Kuczynski stress the effects of marginalization among those effected by COVID-19.

The uncertainty and disruption the coronavirus has brought means that teens are struggling at a much steeper level than usual. Liliana Lengua, professor of psychology, is quoted.

Psychology professor Liliana Lengua discusses the struggles that mothers are facing during the pandemic, and instructs how to thoroughly appreciate them during this upcoming Mother's Day.