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Jin Goh featured in Washington Post article

Jin Xun Goh, a third-year graduate student in our department working with Professor Judy Hall, was recently quoted in a Washington Post article entitled "Sexism often comes with a smile, study finds."
March 10, 2015

Prof. Sharp receives award from AGPA

Congratulations to Professor William Sharp, who was recently honored by the American Group Psychotherapy Association with its 2015 Alonso Award for Excellence in Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy for his work, "Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones But What About Words?"
February 18, 2015

Prof. Berent featured in News@Northeastern

A recent edition of News@Northeastern, the University's daily newsletter, featured an article about Professor Iris Berent's research into the links between language and motor systems.
February 05, 2015

Prof. Colvin featured in Northeastern Magazine

The Virtual Personality Assessment Laboratory, a collaboration between game design professors Alessandro Canossa and Magy Seif El-Nasr and psychology professor Randy Colvin, was the subject of a recent article in Northeastern Magazine
January 29, 2015

Article by Psych Faculty Top 5 Most-Viewed!

Two professors in the Psychology Department, Lisa Feldman Barrett and Spencer Lynn, wrote an article this year called "'Utilizing' Signal Detection Theory" that was recently announced to be among the top five most-viewed articles published in Psychological Science in 2014!
December 18, 2014

Psychology faculty featured in Northeastern Magazine

Three members of the Psychology Department faculty were featured in this month's edition of Northeastern Magazine! Professors Heather Brenhouse, Rich Melloni, and Rebecca Shansky spoke to the magazine about their exciting work exploring how traumatic experiences—violence, drugs, emotional abuse, and neglect—can rearrange the way our brains function.
December 15, 2014

Prof. Shansky speaks at "What Lights My Fire" event

Professor Rebecca Shansky of the Psychology Department was one of four College of Science faculty members who presented TED-style talks recently about what fuels their passion for science and discovery.
November 13, 2014

Prof. Coley interviewed for Boston.com

“Memory is not like a video camera,” John Coley told Boston.com. Coley, an associate professor of psychology, spoke with Boston.com after reporters questioned governor-elect Charlie Baker’s story about a fisherman.
November 07, 2014

IASLab profiled in Science

Congratulations to Professor Lisa Feldman Barrett, whose Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory was recently profiled in Science!
October 28, 2014

Vision quest

Peter Bex, a vision scientist and newly appointed psychology professor, works to detect, diagnose, and monitor visual impairment. His research goal, he says, is to maximize people's remaining vision.
September 04, 2014

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