Samantha Sorenson shows off her graduation cap in front of Bascom Hall. Photo: Bryce Richter Editor’s note: This story contains references to sexual assault. Two years ago, as a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Samantha Sorenson …
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UW–Madison psychology department featured in APS’s Observer: From Words to Action
In their diversity statements, most universities either frame the benefits of diversity from a moral perspective (e.g., increasing fairness and justice) or from an instrumental perspective (e.g., broadening horizons). In her research, APS Fellow and …
UW–Madison student-advisor pair Hammond and Marler named to 2024 cohort of Gilliam fellows
UW–Madison PhD student Emma Hammond and Professor Catherine Marler have received the prestigious Gilliam Fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). HHMI’s Gilliam Fellowships recognize outstanding research alongside a commitment to advancing equity and …
Walsh awarded funding through the Increasing Social and Economic Inclusion Initiative
The UW-Madison Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (OVCRGE) has awarded almost $250,000 for a new research project to Associate Professor Kate Walsh (principal investigator) and colleagues. The project aims to …
Walsh awarded Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grant
Associate Professor Kate Walsh of the Department of Psychology, along with Assistant Professor Mariel Barnes of the La Follette School, received a Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grant to evaluate the effectiveness of flexible financial assistance in helping …
Walsh receives Department of Justice grant to expand sexual assault services on UW-Madison campus
Kate Walsh, Professor of Psychology and Gender and Women’s Studies, and head of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative, has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crimes, to expand …
Wan named 2024 AVDF/ACLS Fellow for Research on the Liberal Arts
Sirui Wan, postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Psychology, has been named a 2024 AVDF/ACLS Fellow for Research on the Liberal Arts. The grant is administered by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and …
Watch John Curtin’s TEDxOshkosh talk, “Mental Healthcare at Our Fingertips”
Professor of Psychology John Curtin spoke at TEDxOshkosh in November 2021. Watch his talk below on how two emerging technological innovations, Digital Therapeutics and Personal Sensing, can address the mental health crisis by delivering highly scalable …
Welcome New Faculty
This fall, the Department of Psychology welcomed five new outstanding scholars to our faculty, representing a wide range of expertise in cognitive, developmental, and social psychology. We are thrilled they are here and look forward …
What we lose when we hide our smiles behind a mask
Trying to interact with other humans without being able to smile is the facial equivalent of communicating via text message; it’s easy to be misunderstood. Your expression and words lack context. People wonder: Are you …