Overview The psychology department at Iowa State University provides doctoral level training in three program areas – cognitive psychology, counseling psychology, and social psychology – plus a graduate Certificate in Quantitative Methods. The composition of the graduate program areas is grounded in the research interests of individual faculty. Overlapping interests of faculty form a number … Continue reading Graduate Program
REVISED DATE AND TIME Mary Still, Iowa State University Ph.D. psychology graduate (2009), currently at Old Dominion University, will be delivering an HCI related psychology colloquium on Wednesday, June 21, at 11:00 am. The colloquium is scheduled for Lagomarcino Hall W139. All are welcome to attend. Assessing the Intuitiveness of a Design, Not so Intuitive–Designers … Continue reading Mary Still to Talk on Assessing the Intuitiveness of a Design, Not so Intuitive
Lindsey Hildebrand, recently graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors in Psychology, and was also commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. In recognition of her excellence, she was awarded one of only two Pallas Athene awards in the U.S. by the Women’s Army Corps Veterans Association. This award recognizes the top two outstanding military science female … Continue reading Recent Psychology Graduate Honored with Award
Three Psychology undergraduate students have been selected to present at a national conference. Read more at http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2017/04/05/ncurstudents
David Funder-University of CA-Riverside Iowa State University and the Department of Psychology presents the Gordon W. Allport Speaker Series guest speaker, David Funder. Dr. Funder will speak on “Accuracy in Personality Judgment: A (Very) Long View” on Friday, February 17th at noon in W162 Lagomarcino.
Psychology Department Professor Lisa Larson is part of a 15-member team lending her expertise to a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Read more here.
Gary Wells, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, was selected for the Association for Psychological Science’s James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award. This award is the highest honor conferred by APS. It honors distinguished APS members for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to applied psychological research. Dr. Wells will be presented with this award at the 2017 APS meeting … Continue reading Gary Wells Honored With James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award
The Department of Psychology offers research opportunities for students at all levels. Undergraduates are encouraged to conduct innovative research in fun and compelling labs. Whether it’s eyewitness identification, counseling or virtual reality, undergraduate students will help solve pressing global matters alongside expert faculty and graduate students. The Department of Psychology also offers doctoral-level training in … Continue reading Research in Psychology
Our faculty are active in research and/or professional training. With over $30 million in external grant support, faculty conduct research ranging from critical societal issues (such as drug and alcohol use/abuse, health-related behaviors, aggression, eyewitness testimony, and satisfaction with work) to more basic research questions that add to psychology’s foundation of knowledge.
A psychology background is useful in almost any career that involves the needs of and interactions with people. Psychologists also create new knowledge through research, apply that knowledge to solve problems, and/or teach this knowledge. As a psychology student you will have the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research under the supervision of world-class research leaders, have fun in psych club, and boost your resume by competing in our spring poster competition.