Psych campaign

Adventure by Sydney
Sydney Ellis ('19 Spanish, psychology) stepped outside her comfort zone at Iowa State and followed her sense of adventure to Spain. Read More

May 19, 2019
Student graduating from Iowa State — 20 years after starting college in Brazil
Patricia O’Connell will finally finish at Iowa State University what she started in Brazil 20 years ago: a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Read More

May 6, 2019
A simple strategy to improve your mood in 12 minutes
New research out of the Department of Psychology shows that walking around and offering kindness to others reduces anxiety and increases happiness. Read More

March 27, 2019
Climate change increases potential for conflict and violence
Research from Craig Anderson, Iowa State University Distinguished Professor of psychology and Andreas Miles-Novelo, an ISU graduate student and lead author, identifies ways climate change increases the likelihood of violence. Read More

February 13, 2019
No, we’re not all working for a bunch of psychopaths
Marcus Credé, assistant professor of psychology, contributed to research that found claims that CEOs are psychopaths to be overblown. Contrary to public perception, they say the relationship between leadership and psychopathy is weak. Read More

October 16, 2018
Psychology professors ask questions, test to improve student learning of new material
Jason Chan and Christian Meissner use in-class questions and testing to improve student learning of new material. Read More

October 1, 2018
Psychologists: Risk factors for youth violence should guide policy in response to mass shootings
Psychology researchers stress that multiple risk factors contribute to violent acts, but too often policymakers, media and the public focus on a single cause. Read More

March 19, 2018
WHO gaming addiction classification an important step for treatment
Douglas Gentile, professor of psychology, says the WHO's decision to classify video game addiction as a mental health disorder is an important step in getting people the help they need. Read More

January 3, 2018