In her 36 years as a faculty member at UW-Madison, Professor Janet Shibley Hyde made significant strides in the fields of human sexuality, gender differences, and gender studies. Among her most notable achievements, Hyde co-authored …
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Jason Samaha of the Postle Lab Wins Award
The Psychology Department is pleased to announce that Jason Samaha, in Brad Postle’s lab, has won the 2017 Ann E. Kelley Fellowship in Behavioral Neuroscience Travel award. His abstract is below and he will present …
Jenny Saffran elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Jenny Saffran, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of psychology and an expert on how infants learn, is among leaders in academia, business, public affairs and the arts elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts …
Jenny Saffran honored for Scientific Achievement and Community Building
Congratulations to Professor Jenny Saffran, recipient of the inaugural Jeffrey L. Elman Prize for Scientific Achievement and Community Building of the Cognitive Science Society. Jenny Saffran received her BA in cognitive science from Brown University, …
John Curtin Wins Grant to Fight Opioid Addiction
New app in development aims to stop opioid relapses before they happen
Jonathan Morris x’26 awarded Fulbright to advance brain health research
Psychology student Jonathan Morris X’26 will help researchers at the McGill University Department of Physiology in Montreal, Canada, investigate how fluctuations in heart rate relate to brain health as a Fulbright Canada-Mitacs Globalink research intern …
Judith Harackiewicz recognized for presentation at Understanding Interventions
Paul Pintrich Professor of Psychology Judith Harackiewicz received this year’s Understanding Interventions Tol Award, an honor which recognizes a presentation at the UI Annual Conference that exemplifies the return on investing in the next generation. …
Kate Walsh awarded $4.2 million grant through National Institute on Drug Abuse
Kate Walsh, a psychology and gender and women’s studies professor, has been awarded a $4.2 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for a project that aims to prevent post- traumatic stress disorder …
Kids who feel their parents are less reliable take fewer risks vital to learning and growth
Trying something new is a risk every child undertakes as they explore and learn about the world. While risk can be costly, it can also pay off in rewards or knowledge. But new research suggests …
Kristin Shutts on WPR: Friend psychology at the Children’s Museum
Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Wisconsin Today” featured Professor of Psychology and Vice Chair of the Madison Children’s Museum Board of Directors Kristin Shutts on the Friday, April 17 episode. Shutts discusses how her research informs exhibit …