Psychology Faculty Featured on ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ Podcast
Associate Professor of Psychology Gregory Chasson and Assistant Professor of Psychology Alissa Haedt-Matt are guests on the December 2019 episode of Curiosity Unplugged, the ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ Podcast. The...
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New Intervention Program Teaches Career Skills to High School Students with Autism
A new program aimed at helping high school students with autism spectrum disorder to develop work-related social skills will launch this fall in a sample of high schools in Illinois and Michigan. The...
Halo Cures Names Psychology Researcher Lindsay Sheehan Among Chicago’s ‘Heroes of Medicine’
Lindsay Sheehan, a senior research associate in the Department of Psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology, has been named among the 40 Under 40 Scientists in Chicago by Halo Cures, an...
Professor Advances Treatment of Hoarding Disorder Through Virtual Reality, New Book
Through the publication of a new book and the development of new treatment programs—one of which incorporates virtual reality software—Associate Professor of Psychology Gregory S. Chasson is advancing...
Psychology Professor Roya Ayman Named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Professor of Psychology Roya Ayman has been named a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology for 2019. She will be recognized as one of 20 recipients of the fellowship on...
Lewis College Psychology Study Assesses Barriers to Use of HIV/AIDS Prevention Medication in Sex Workers
Assistant Professor of Psychology Steve Du Bois and his team of graduate and undergraduate student researchers have received a grant from the American Psychological Foundation to explore the...
The Psychology of Gun Violence: New Course Examines Growing Public Health Crisis
Every day, approximately 100 Americans are killed with a gun, according to Centers for Disease Control statistics. As gun violence continues to be a polarizing topic in American politics, Associate...
Who Experiences Trauma During Parent-Child Separations at the Border?
TRANSCRIPT In the context of what’s going on right now with immigration and what ICE agents are doing in terms of separating families, I honestly don’t know if we can even know how painful that must...
Professor Scores Patent for Game Blending Fantasy Sports and Exercise
ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ Associate Professor of Psychology Arlen Moller was playing online fantasy sports with friends when the idea hit him: What if he could take the same features that made fantasy sports fun...
Letting Our Bodies Do the Office Work for Us
ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ Assistant Professor of Psychology Mahima Saxena wants people to work smarter—while also taking care of their health and well-being. Her newest topic of research, which secured funding in...