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Recent Research
- Professor Sylvia Perry's work was recently mentioned in the NY Mag article, "Did kids become more racist under Trump?"
- Professor David Rapp provides guidance in an election year filled with deepfakes, bad actors, and the hazards of AI in "Misinformation is raging. Here's how we fight back"
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Professor Sylvia Perry's work was featured in the article "Talking to your kids about race can reduce bias" on WBEZ Chicago
- Professor Eli Finkel’s research was highlighted in the Kellogg Insight article "How Trolls Poison Political Discussions for Everyone Else"
- "The Mass Psychology of Trumpism" by Professor Dan McAdams
- Professor Renee EngeIn was featured in the article "Can being objectified affect women’s cognitive ability? New study has a surprising answer"
- Dan Mroczek's work was featured in the article "Neuroticism Isn’t Funny and May Impact Your Health" on Web MD
- "The stories in our minds: Enterprising students push narrative identity in unexpected directions" featuring Professor Dan McAdams and his students
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The Department of Psychology at Northwestern University was founded in 1909. Our department is a group of eminent faculty - scholars and teachers - who make major contributions to the field by helping to shape the base of knowledge, academic literature, and training of both undergraduate and graduate students of psychology
Events
May
17
2024
Prof. David Creswell: Psychology Colloquium Series, "How do mindf...
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM, Evanston
There has been a significant growth in research and public interest in mindfulness interventions, which teach a capacity to be more ope...