Each summer, research labs from the department of Psychology have the opportunity to participate in the Psychology Research Experience Program (PREP), an intensive research program designed for students from underrepresented groups in academic psychology. During …
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Trish receives a grant to address teacher bias
According to test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress shared in October 2019, Wisconsin has the national’s largest racial achievement gap among students. State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor responded to the results, calling …
Spring 2020 Honors in the PIRL
We have very talented lab members in the PIRL! Here is just a snapshot of all we accomplished during the Spring 2020 semester: Maddy Henkel received a Psychology Department Outstanding Undergraduate Research Scholar Award Mukadas …
The lab goes to SPSP
Our lab enjoyed our time in New Orleans for the Society of Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference- 2020! Members of our lab participated in the following ways: Megan Bruun presented a poster: Prejudice Habit-Breaking …
Trish & Mel provide meals to healthcare workers during COVID-19
Two of our department’s own – Melanie Jones and Patricia Devine – were feeling a bit frustrated trying to figure out ways to help with the challenges arising out of this pandemic. As they thought …