Department of Psychology

Noah Snyder-Mackler, Assistant Professor in the area of dog behavior, weighs in on dog behaviors and genetics.

Learn more about the study led by Kinsey Bice, a postdoctoral fellow in the UW Department of Psychology and the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences. 

Eight exceptional Arts & Sciences students have been selected as 2019 Dean's Medalists and Graduate Medalists.

UW mentors inspired Deja Edwards (BA, 2019) to accomplish more than she'd ever imagined.

Self-improvement books are a popular genre. But when are they useful? Gerald Rosen, clinical professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology, weighs in. 

Research from I-LABS shows how differences in the brains of blind individuals affects their ability to process auditory information.

Nearly 30 years ago, a mathematician and a psychologist teamed up to explore one of life’s enduring mysteries: What makes some marriages happy and some miserable?

Professor of Psychology, Yuichi Shoda, on the nonconscious feelings people hold told their partners. 

Associate Professor of Psychology Kristina Olson has been named one of this year's MacArthur Fellows.

UW Psychology research study finds that practicing mindfulness benefits parents and their children.

Department of Psychology researchers discover toddlers conduct a form of cost-benefit analysis in deciding whether to help someone.

John Gottman, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Washington, weighs in.

Listen to Dennis Donovan, adjunct professor of Psychology at the University of Washington talk about driving in Seattle and Seattle drivers.

UW Psychology professor Joseph Sisneros is part of the team researching how midshipman female fishes' hearing improves during mating season.

Op-ed piece co-authored by Stephanie A. Fryberg, associate professor of American Indian studies and psychology at the University of Washington.