Department of Psychology

Loreto Prieto receives Robert S. Daniel Teaching Excellence Award
Loreto Prieto, Morrill Professor in the Department of Psychology, was recently honored with the 2022 Robert S. Daniel Teaching Excellence Award. This award is granted… Read More

April 14, 2022
Graduate programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ranked among best by U.S. News and World Report
Statistics program secures top-10 rank and several LAS programs improve from previous ranking. Read More

March 30, 2022
Katerine Rafferty invited to speak at Institute for Reproductive Grief Care
Katherine Rafferty, associate teaching professor in the Department of Psychology, was invited to speak at the grand opening and launch of the Institute for Reproductive… Read More

March 22, 2022
Alison Phillips elected fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
Alison Phillps, associate professor in the Department of Psychology was recently elected fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM), the nation’s leading… Read More

March 4, 2022
New book connects the climate crisis and violence
Distinguished Professor of Psychology Craig A. Anderson co-authored the book with Andreas Miles-Novelo, an Iowa State psychology graduate student. Read More

February 22, 2022
Craig A. Anderson and Andreas Miles-Novelo publish book: “Climate Change and Human Behavior”
Craig A. Anderson, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, and Andreas Miles-Novelo, a graduate student in the Department of Psychology, have published a book, “Climate Change… Read More

February 15, 2022
Study reveals bullying extends from adolescence into young adulthood
An Iowa State research team discovered that childhood bullying and victimization may not end when students go to college. Read More

January 5, 2022
Family dynamics can motivate and prevent talking about health
New research published by Katherine Rafferty, Tina Coffelt and undergraduate researchers reveals that open dialogue and information sharing can improve health outcomes for emerging adults. Read More

December 9, 2021