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| Chair, Professor of Psychology:
Randy Larsen (rlarsen@artsci.wustl.edu)
Administrative Assistant: Cheryl B. Casanova (cbcasano@artsci.wustl.edu) | Home Page: http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~psych/default.htm
Email: psych@artsci.wustl.edu Telephone: (314) 935-6565 |
The Department of Psychology in Arts & Sciences in ranked among the leading graduate and undergraduate psychology programs in the nation. Psychology is one of the two most popular majors at Washington University and the department graduates about 180 majors each year, including about 80 graduate students. The department has four primary research programs: Aging and Development, Clinical Psychology, Behavior Brain & Cognition, and Social and Personality Psychology. Scroll down this page for more information on the department and its research.
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| Holiday tipping Holiday giving season complicated by shifting norms on gratuities, psychologist suggests (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/12035.html) July 17, 2008 --
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| Hands-free bonus Keeping hands where you can see 'em alters perception, study finds (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/11988.html) July 9, 2008 --
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| May is Mental Health Month Research offers clues for dealing with anxiety, childhood depression, schizophrenia (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/11823.html) May 28, 2008 -- Research is shedding new light on what happens in the brains of children and adults affected by clinical depression, anxiety disorders and schizophrenia, according to Washington University in St. Louis studies presented at a recent mental health symposium. The findings, which come as America celebrates Mental Health Awareness Month, point to new treatment options for preschool-aged children with significant clinical depression and for severely depressed adults who don't respond to standard treatments, such as antidepressants and psychotherapy. |
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| Renee Cunningham-Williams visiting associate professor of social work (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/737.html)
Cunningham-Williams' expertise centers on the comorbidity of mental health disorders, particularly those relating to behavioral addictions, risk taking, and antisocial behaviors. Expertise: gambling addiction, substance abuse, risk taking, antisocial behaviors, crisis intervention Direct contact: (314) 935-4563 / williamsr@wustl.edu |
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| Henry L. "Roddy" Roediger III James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/735.html)
Roediger is an internationally recognized scholar of human memory function and the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor. He served as chair of the Department of Psychology in Arts & Sciences from 1996-2004, when he was named dean of academic planning in Arts & Sciences. Roediger's ... Expertise: human memory, memory, learning, retention, false memory Direct contact: (314) 935-4307 / roediger@artsci.wustl.edu |
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| John Baugh Director of African and African American Studies (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/691.html)
John Baugh, Ph.D., a well-known African-American linguist and education expert, is the inaugural holder of an Arts & Sciences endowed professorship named in honor of prominent civil rights attorney and emerita trustee Margaret Bush Wilson. Baugh, author of Beyond Ebonics: Linguistic Pride and Racial ... Direct contact: (314) 935-5690 / jbaugh@wustl.edu |
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| John Stern Professor Emeritus of Psychology in Arts & Sciences (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/612.html)
Stern, a professor emeritus of psychology, is a pioneer in the integrative and emergent science of psychophysiology. His main field of interest is human psychophysiology applied to human factors problems and major concern is with using the eye and eyelids as indicants of aspects of information processing ... Expertise: psychophysiology, biometrics, lie detection, stress monitoring, eye blinks, fatigue, drowsy drivers Direct contact: (314) 935-6535 / jastern@artsci.wustl.edu |
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| Richard Abrams Professor of Psychology in Arts & Sciences (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/278.html) Abrams conducts research on aspects of perception, attention, and motor control. His work addresses questions about the mental mechanisms that underlie overt movements of the eyes and limbs and covert movements of visual attention. One ongoing project examines the link between eye movements and movements ... Expertise: attention, eye movements, mental mechanisms, motor control, perception, visual attention Direct contact: (314) 935-6538 / rabrams@artsci.wustl.edu |
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| Ultimate Study Tool: Testing
The New York Times July 28, 2008 -- Rereading class notes may not be the best way to study. New research suggests that frequent testing -- even self-testing -- is a better bet for retaining information. WUSTL psychology professor Henry Roediger III says his study of 180 students shows the benefits of "the testing effect." |
| Whose pants on fire?
The Economist May 12, 2008 -- The latest technology in lie detection technology is called voice risk analysis (VRA). WUSTL psychology professor Mitchell Sommers, who is a specialist in speech perception, says the findings confirm what other studies have shown about VRA: that it is not particularly good at detecting liars, but that it does act as an excellent deterrent. |
| Give a leg up
The Times Education Supplement (London UK) April 25, 2008 -- So you thought testing was just assessment and either neutral or actively harmful to learning? Well, think again. New research from the U.S. suggests that, far from being a recipe for a blighted childhood, repeated testing is one of the best ways to learn. The active retrieval of facts from the memory that occurs during testing is far more helpful for consolidating knowledge than passive studying. This research was conducted by Purdue's Jeffrey Karpicke and WUSTL psychology professor Henry Roediger. |
| Dementia Diagnosis May Relieve Patients
Associated Press and 110 others March 13, 2008 -- Doctors often hesitate to tell patients they likely suffer from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, fearing the news will overwhelm them. Not only did the diagnosis not increase anxiety or depression among patients and their caregivers, but most were relieved to have symptoms explained and a way to find help. But a WUSTL medical study suggests physicians need not worry. Researchers amd WUSTL psychology professor Brian Carpenter and neurology proessor John Morris comment. The study, which appears in the March issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, gauged depression and anxiety two days before and two days after an evaluation and diagnosis. |
| Humor Hampered By Aging Brain?
CBSNews.com and 1 others Aug. 6, 2007 -- Age-related brain changes may make it harder for older adults to understand humor, a new study shows. The study comes from WUSTL psychology graduate student Wingyun Mak and psychology professor Brian Carpenter. |
Established in 1924, the Department of Psychology at Washington University has graduated about 650 Ph.D.'s and thousands of psychology majors. In the early 1990s, Washington University targeted psychology as an area of excellence and growth. As part of its commitment, the University constructed a new $28 million psychology building, which opened in 1996. The department is currently engaged in an ambitious effort to double in size through an aggressive faculty recruitment campaign; it has added more than a dozen new faculty since 2000.
The Department has four primary research programs: Aging and Development, Clinical Psychology, Behavior Brain & Cognition, and Social and Personality Psychology.
The Aging and Development program dates back to the 1950s, when we received our first training grant. This program has been continually funded since that time. Although research on older adults has become increasingly prominent at a number of universities, we have a long history of excellence and continue to be a leader in this important scholarly endeavor.
The Clinical Psychology program, fully accredited by the American Psychological Association, trains students according to a scientist/practitioner model emphasizing clinical research. Three specializations within the clinical program are clinical aging, clinical neuropsychology, and health psychology. Recent students in this program have consistently received their top choice of outstanding internships.
The Behavior, Brain & Cognition program includes researchers studying attention, language, and memory, as well as animal learning and behavior. Cognitive neuroscience is a current emphasis, as we have recruited five researchers who use functional brain imaging in their research.
The Social/Personality program emphasizes both basic and applied research in such topics as stereotyping, the development of self-concept, racial dynamics, mood regulation and happiness, and decision-making related to health, careers, and relationships.
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