Department of Psychology

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. Read More

May 10, 2023
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. Read More

May 2, 2023
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… Read More

September 23, 2022
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… Read More

August 29, 2022
Researchers explore how people adapt to cybersickness from virtual reality
Jonathan Kelly, professor of psychology and human and computer interaction, leads the research team. Read More

August 15, 2022
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… Read More

June 15, 2022
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.’ Read More

June 1, 2022
LAS student receives Fulbright award
Jillian Olson, senior in psychology and Spanish, will teach English in Taiwan. Read More

April 27, 2022