The Department of Psychology is proud to announce that Victor Villacrez ’00 is our 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient. The Applications of Psychology Award recognizes alumni who have achieved prominence in the field of applied psychology and …
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Department of Psychology Graduation Celebration Pop-up
Congratulations to our students graduating December 2025, May 2026, and August 2026! We’re grateful to have been part of your journey and look forward to celebrating your accomplishments! On Saturday, May 9th, from 9am-11am, the …
Department of Psychology Pursues Ambitious Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Goals
Following the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor earlier this year, the Department of Psychology affirmed our commitment to BlackLivesMatter and the need to address racism, and created a new position – …
Department of Psychology welcomes five new faculty members to campus
This fall, the Department of Psychology welcomed five new faculty members with expertise in everything from adolescent risk-taking and children’s moral development to enhancing resilience following exposure to traumatic events. We invite you to get …
Department welcomes new career development manager
We are pleased to welcome our first-ever Career Development Manager, Stephanie Scholze, M.S., to the Department of Psychology. In this new role, Stephanie will advise undergraduate students on internship and job search strategies that complement …
Devine and Seidenberg elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced today that four University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members have been elected to the national honorary society and research center. The inductees include social psychologist Patricia Devine and …
Distinguished Lecturer Jeff Henriques advances student learning across psychology courses, university-wide during 27-year-long teaching career
If you walk past Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Jeff Henriques’s office hours, you might see multiple students in his office and a line out the door. In his sections of Introduction to Psychology, which he taught …
Diversity Science Podcast: Antiracism Resources and Activities in Academia
Psychology PhD students Kendall Holley, Ben Douglas, and Michelle Marji discuss the work they have been doing to build resources and communities around antiracism here at UW-Madison and beyond. They talk with Institute of Diversity Chair and …
Do partisanship and misunderstanding of exponential growth affect COVID-19 risk perception?
The guidance from scientific experts is clear: preventative measures such as social distancing and self-quarantine can help mitigate the risk of COVID-19 to oneself and to others. However, individual responses to the pandemic have been …
Does music affect animals? Professor Emeritus Snowdon shares his research with WPR.
Professor Emeritus Charles Snowdon spoke with WPR’s Al Ross in early February about the relationship between animals and music. His research shows that music can influence the emotional state of an animal. In a study …