| Applied Cognition Laboratory | Christian Meissner | Science Hall Rooms 477 & 489 | Application of basic theory in cognition and usage of experimental research designs to assess a variety of real-world phenomena |
| Attitudes and Social Cognition Lab | Kevin Blankenship | | Our research focuses broadly on the role of information processing on the formation and strength of attitudes, impressions, judgments, and values. |
| The CARE Lab | Han Na Lee | 1465 Lagomarcino | The CARE Lab is dedicated to advancing research that centers the lived experiences of immigrants and marginalized communities with a particular focus on Asian American individuals and families. |
| Center for Study of Violence | Craig A. Anderson | | Promoting research on understanding and reducing aggression and violence in modern society. |
| Clinical and Legal Judgment Lab | Tess Neal | Science Hall Rooms 223 & 488 | We study the way people think and reach decisions, with particular interest in expert human judgment processes as they intersect with the law. We use multiple methods to study real-world behaviors, and we embrace open science practices. |
| Healthy Habits Lab | Alison Phillips | | |
| Identity Development Laboratory | Patrick I. Armstrong | 2356 Lagomarcino | The effects of attitudes and educational experiences on the identity development process, including interests, values, personality, and future career aspirations. |
| Lab for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning in Psychology | Loreto Prieto | 2432 Lagomarcino | Research in the SoTLP lab focuses on ways in which higher educators can improve the educational experiences of undergraduate psychology students. |
| Marsee Aggression and Delinquency Lab | Monica Marsee | 0054 Science I | Research in the Marsee Aggression & Delinquency Lab is generally focused on risk factors for antisocial behavior in children and adolescents. |
| Media Research Lab | Douglas A. Gentile | 1455 Lagomarcino | Positive and negative effects of media on children and adults, including media violence, video games, advertising, educational media, news/propaganda, virtual reality, and music |
| The Memory and Judgment Lab | Andrew Smith | 0420 Lagomarcino | The Memory and Judgment Lab at Iowa State University examines cognitive processes related to memory, judgment, and decision making, primarily in naturalistic settings. |
| Memory, Law, & Education Lab | Jason C.K. Chan | 0017 Office & Lab Building | Research focuses on issues related to human memory. E.g., why do people remember events that never happened to them? How can the principles of cognitive psychology improve educational practice? |
| Navigation Lab | Jonathan Kelly | 0016 Office and Lab Building | We use VR to investigate the science of spatial perception and memory, while advancing innovations that make VR a more powerful and usable tool. |
| Network Community Counseling Services | Nathaniel Wade | 0056 Science I | The clinic offers group and individual counseling as well as training/supervision and research opportunities related to the intersection between psychotherapy and forgiveness, religion/spirituality, and stigma. |
| P.L.E.A. Lab | Miko Wilford | 2216 Gilman | The Psycho-Legal Experiments and Applications Lab examines decision-making and memory in various, primarily legal, contexts. |
| Sleep, Self, and Personality Lab (SSPeL) | Zlatan Krizan | | In the SSPeL we explore the psychological dynamics underlying people’s perceptions of themselves and others, especially in reference to the immediate and broader social context. Particular attention is paid to social comparative, motivational, and personality processes that are involved. |
| Social Self and Culture Lab | Susan Cross | | The Social Self and Culture Lab conducts research on various aspects of the self, culture, honor, close relationships, and lay beliefs. |
| Stigma Research Lab | David L. Vogel | 1448 Lagomarcino | The Stigma Research Lab investigates how external and internalized stigma effects individuals’ psychological well-being and willingness to seek mental health services. |
Our faculty are active in research and/or professional training. Faculty members conduct research ranging from critical societal issues (help-seeking for mental health concerns, health-related behaviors, aggression, eyewitness testimony, and satisfaction with work) to more basic research questions that add to psychology’s foundation of knowledge. Many of our faculty are supported by external research funding.