Department of Psychology

Founded 100 years ago with two faculty, the UW Department of Psychology—and the field of psychology—has come a long way. 

Although pay equity for women has improved, men are still paid more for the same work. Why is the problem even worse in King County than elsewhere?

Celeste Marion (BA, 2003) co-founded an innovative school for special education students in Cusco, Peru.

UW's Sapna Cheryan asks, “Do we want a society where each gender thinks they are smarter, or do we want one where boys and girls think the genders are equally smart?”

It can be hard to spot even glaring flaws in your relationship while you're in it. With that in mind, Business Insider rounded up seven science-backed indicators that there might be trouble.

A new study shows that the increasingly large minority populations in the United States may have contributed to Donald Trump's victory.

Allison Skinner, a postdoctoral researcher at the UW is quoted.

Although cognizant of the stones and bones, Robin Dunbar’s “Human Evolution” is concerned with something more consequential: how and why Homo sapiens became what we are.

Although cognizant of the stones and bones, Robin Dunbar’s “Human Evolution” is concerned with something more consequential: how and why Homo sapiens became what we are.

Ten blind people in the UK are set to be given "bionic eyes" for free by the National Health Service. Geoffrey Boynton, professor of psychology at the UW, is mentioned.

Children in the Grand Canyon State will soon be writing A-r-i-z-o-n-a as one linked series of letters. Is a conjoined W-a-s-h-i-n-g-t-o-n far behind?

 

Social bias can be expressed in variety of ways. A UW research reveals children not only notice non-verbal signals of social bias by adults, but also generalize the learned bias.

Doctors and parents of transgender children are embracing their identity as early as age 3. The UW's TransYouth Project, led by psychology professor Kristina Olson, is mentioned.

UW Psychology researchers have developed a remarkably effective therapy for people at high risk for suicide or with other behavior disorders.

While the gender gap is tightening in some STEM fields, it's only getting wider in others.