Faculty recognized by psychological association
Denise Head and Lori Markson, professors, and Calvin Lai, an associate professor, all in Arts & Sciences, have been recognized for their achievements by the Association for Psychological Science.
This is your brain on everyday life
A new study by Zachariah Reagh in Arts & Sciences offers fresh insights into how the brain goes to great lengths to process and remember everyday events.
How parents’ personalities shape children’s lives
A new study by Joshua Jackson in Arts & Sciences found that five key personality traits in parents can significantly affect their child’s health, grades and more.
Study: Older adults were better equipped to deal with pandemic-related distress
A new study from psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences finds that one’s ability to cope with stressors, such as the pandemic, hinges heavily on individual personality and emotional characteristics that change with age.
Multiple substance use disorders may share inherited genetic signature
New research led by Washington University researchers identifies a common genetic signature that may increase a person’s risk of developing substance use disorders. The work eventually could lead to universal therapies to treat multiple substance use disorders and potentially help people diagnosed with more than one.
How your mind plays tricks on you
In the seminar “Cognitive Illusions,” students in psychological and brain sciences examine the causes and consequences of errors in thinking.
Commonly used police diversity training unlikely to change officers’ behavior, study finds
New research from Calvin Lai, in Arts & Sciences, suggests that the daylong implicit bias-oriented training programs now common in most U.S. police departments are unlikely to reduce racial inequity in policing.
McDaniel receives grant aimed at improving undergraduate STEM education
Mark McDaniel, a professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences, won a $60,164 grant from the National Science Foundation for a project aimed at giving students effective learning strategies for STEM courses.
Hill receives grant for healthy aging research
Patrick Hill, in Arts & Sciences, received a three-year $237,970 grant from Velux Stiftung, a Swiss science-funding foundation, for research on future time perspective as a motivator for healthy aging practices.
Hatoum wins NIH award
Alexander Hatoum, a research assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences, won a five-year $897,120 award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
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