Study finds fatigued officers struggle with investigations
New research by Zlatan Križan, psychology, indicates officers who are fatigued have a harder time collecting information that could bring justice to victims.
Tag: Department of Psychology
Study shows cybersickness more likely to affect women
An interdisciplinary team of Iowa State researchers determined that women experience cybersickness with virtual reality headsets more often than men.
CATEGORIES: Honored
Jonathan Kelly awarded National Science Foundation grant
Jonathan Kelly, professor in the Department of Psychology, has earned a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The nearly $230,000 award was received from the NSF’s competitive Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Division. The grant will support Kelly’s research until 2025. Kelly’s project “Decision Processes in Human Navigation,” will investigate how people navigate successfully from … Continue reading Jonathan Kelly awarded National Science Foundation grant
CATEGORIES: Honored
Alison Phillips and Philip Dixon part of research team which earned $1,050,000 CDC grant
Alison Phillips, associate professor in the Department of Psychology, and Philip Dixon, University Professor in the Department of Statistics, are co-principal investigators on a research project that was recently awarded a $1,050,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC will fund their study, “Process and Outcome Evaluation of the Walk … Continue reading Alison Phillips and Philip Dixon part of research team which earned $1,050,000 CDC grant
Researchers explore how people adapt to cybersickness from virtual reality
Jonathan Kelly, professor of psychology and human and computer interaction, leads the research team.
CATEGORIES: Published
Craig Anderson serves as expert on “Media Violence and its Impact on Youth” panel
Craig Anderson, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology, was part of an interdisciplinary panel that tackled a timely and critical topic: How do violent movies, television shows and video games affect our children’s behavior? Often quoted as an expert on media violence, Anderson played a key role in the Ask the Experts webinar, “Media … Continue reading Craig Anderson serves as expert on “Media Violence and its Impact on Youth” panel
Counseling teens with eating disorders is this alumna’s passion
Kim Pontius (’79 psychology) is on a mission to destigmatize college weight gain and reframe the phrase ‘freshman 15.’
LAS student receives Fulbright award
Jillian Olson, senior in psychology and Spanish, will teach English in Taiwan.