We are pleased to welcome new academic advisor Madeline Fer-Chapman to the Department of Psychology. Madeline joins us most recently from the College of Engineering at UW–Madison where she advised students in five engineering majors …
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New Associate Chair for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Announced
The UW–Madison Department of Psychology announced Monday the creation of a new associate chair position focused on issues of race, ethnicity, and anti-racism. College of Letters and Science Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Child Emotion …
New edition of Understanding Human Sexuality released by co-authors Hyde, Chadwick, and Jerald
Understanding Human Sexuality is one of the pre-eminent psychology of sexuality textbooks, first developed in 1979 by faculty emerita Janet Shibley Hyde and the late John DeLamater. Now in its 16th edition, the 2026 release …
New Faculty Focus: Kate Walsh
The Department of Psychology is pleased to welcome our newest faculty member, Kate Walsh. Walsh earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and completed T32 postdoctoral fellowships in traumatic stress and …
New Faculty Focus: Rosa Lafer-Sousa
The Department of Psychology is pleased to welcome new faculty member Rosa Lafer-Sousa. Lafer-Sousa earned her bachelor’s degree in neuroscience at Wellesley College. After graduation, she worked as a lab manager in Bevil Conway’s labs …
New Faculty Focus: Tatum Jolink
The Department of Psychology is delighted to introduce new faculty member Tatum Jolink who joined us this fall after completing a three-year postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Michigan. Jolink earned her undergraduate degree …
New Faculty Focus: Vivian Paulun
The Department of Psychology is pleased to welcome new faculty member Vivian Paulun. Paulun comes to us most recently from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she held a postdoctoral fellowship with the Department of …
New funding for MIDUS study researching pathways to health and illness across midlife
The Midlife in the U.S. (MIDUS) study examines how a variety of factors contribute to differences in physical and mental health and illness as individuals journey across midlife. When Dr. Carol Ryff and other researchers …
New master’s degree program trains students to use advanced data science tools to analyze and understand human behavior
The explosion of data science has changed the ways companies, government offices and nonprofit organizations track how people purchase and utilize goods, interact with each other, comply with regulations and support philanthropy and social causes. …
New members join Board of Visitors
The Department of Psychology is delighted to welcome two new members to its Board of Visitors and congratulate current Board of Visitors member Andrea Konz on her election to Chair of the Board. Andrea Konz …