News: Department of Psychology

compsite of all five people from these stories
Campus News |

From a home for homeless students to inspiring the next generation of health crusaders — these worthy causes will warm your heart during the holidays.

Benjamin, Jager, Samantha Bivins, and Ashleigh
People |

Volunteering hundreds of hours of service becomes a legacy for a single mom and her four children — the 2016 Honorary Rebel Family.

Diana Pena and Ai-Sun (Kelly) Tseng
Research |

A fascination with tissue restoration inspires a 51ԹϺ professor and undergraduate student to team up to understand how frogs might impact the fate of humankind.

Valarie Burke and son Jace
People |

One of the Administrative Faculty Member of the Year Award winners, the Graduate College's Valarie Burke has been part of 51ԹϺ since arriving as an undergraduate 14 years ago.

Chris Heavey
Campus News |

Heavey is an accomplished psychologist, academic leader and longtime 51ԹϺ faculty member.

Bernajane Palisoc works in 51ԹϺ's neuropsychology lab with professor Daniel Allen
Research |

The new Office of Undergraduate Research helps students engage in and celebrate their research and creative activity.

child plays guitar hero guitar
Research |

51ԹϺ study finds people who frequently play music video games outperform non-musicians on music perception tests.

Aeriel Halstead speaks at a podium
Campus News |

Standout student Aeriel Halstead's message to her fellow new graduates is simple: Take a minute to appreciate all that you've accomplished.

Xiangning “Sam” Chen
People |

A professor in the Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine and in the psychology department, Chen enjoys both research and travel — and says the two have a lot in common.

Six portraits
People |

Our Alumni of the Year tell us what they learned when facing a roomful of corporate lawyers, during a big interview, and amidst the chaos of stock traders.

Thompson family
People |

Despite the untimely death of one of its members, the Thompson family perseveres. For their hard work and dedication to 51ԹϺ, they have been selected as the 2015 Honorary Rebel Family.

Jefferson Kinney
Research |

Researcher knew there was a connection between diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. Now they’ve discovered that introducing a brief sickness may help.